Walnut Heights Elementary School in Walnut Creek, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 97.

4064 Walnut Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

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Student Enrollment: 243

County Name : Contra Costa
District Name: Walnut Creek Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 15
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Guy S. Houston
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 07
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Tom Torlakson
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 10
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Ellen O. Tauscher
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 37.89439
Longitude: -122.03858

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-5
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 45 (903 to 948)
Met 9 out of 9 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (12 tested out of 12)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (12 tested out of 12)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (214 tested out of 214)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (214 tested out of 214)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (20 tested out of 20)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (20 tested out of 20)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 86.7%

Here:	87%
State average from 2398 schools:	47

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 92.9%

Here:	93%
State average from 2398 schools:	58

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 91.7% (11 proficient out of 12)

Walnut Heights Elementary:	92%
State average from 1210 schools:	71

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 100.0% (12 proficient out of 12)

Walnut Heights Elementary:	100%
State average from 1210 schools:	82

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 87.3% (186 proficient out of 213)

Walnut Heights Elementary:	87%
State average from 1879 schools:	61

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 92.5% (197 proficient out of 213)

Here:	93%
State average from 1880 schools:	68

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 45.0% (9 proficient out of 20)

Here:	45%
State average from 2260 schools:	24

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 50.0% (10 proficient out of 20)

Here:	50%
State average from 2278 schools:	32

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 242

2006 API (Base) : 948

Here:	948.0
State average from 2396 schools:	772

Statewide Rank: 10

Similar Schools Rank: 8

2007 API Target: the school or subgroup scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2006

2006 Whites API (Base) : 948 (214 students included)

Here:	948
State average from 1270 schools:	854

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 7
Number of English Learners included in API : 10
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 20
Percent African American : 1%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 5%
Percent Filipino : 2%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 4%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 88%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 3%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Here:	0.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 1%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 20

Here:	20.0
State average from 2394 schools:	20

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 25

Here:	25.0
State average from 2387 schools:	29

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : N/A
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 98%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 0%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 0%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 10%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 42%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 47%

Average Parent Education Level : 4.36

Here:	4.4
State average from 2399 schools:	3

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 24%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 76%
School Characteristic Index : 190.2645577

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 242

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 116.160

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 242

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 77.440

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 63

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 12.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 60

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 3.600

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 60

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 1.800

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 60

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 1.800

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 60

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 4.800
2006 API (Growth) : 948
2005 API (Base): 903
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 948

Here:	948
State average from 1266 schools:	856

2005 White API (Base) : 906

Walnut Heights Elementary:	906
State average from 1304 schools:	843

2005-2006 White Growth : 42 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 921
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 911