Willow Oaks Elementary School in Menlo Park, 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 4.

620 Willow Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Student Enrollment: 462

County Name : San Mateo
District Name: Ravenswood City Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 21
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Ira Ruskin
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 11
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : S. Joseph Simitian
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 14
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Anna G. Eshoo
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 37.46332
Longitude: -122.15849

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 23 (601 to 624)
Met 9 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (43 tested out of 43)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (43 tested out of 43)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 95% (360 tested out of 377)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 95% (356 tested out of 375)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 97% (29 tested out of 30)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 97% (29 tested out of 30)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 95% (422 tested out of 442)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 95% (418 tested out of 440)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (358 tested out of 370)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (356 tested out of 368)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 93% (36 tested out of 39)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 93% (35 tested out of 38)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 17.0%

Willow Oaks Elementary:	17%
State average from 613 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 20.0%

Here:	20%
State average from 614 schools:	48%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 22.2% (8 proficient out of 36)

Here:	22%
State average from 174 schools:	39%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 16.7% (6 proficient out of 36)

Willow Oaks Elementary:	17%
State average from 174 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 15.6% (52 proficient out of 334)

Here:	16%
State average from 461 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 21.4% (71 proficient out of 332)

Here:	21%
State average from 461 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 23.1% (6 proficient out of 26)

Here:	23%
State average from 20 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 7.7% (2 proficient out of 26)

Here:	8%
State average from 20 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 16.9% (66 proficient out of 391)

Here:	17%
State average from 548 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 20.1% (78 proficient out of 389)

Here:	20%
State average from 548 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 13.2% (45 proficient out of 340)

Willow Oaks Elementary:	13%
State average from 375 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 19.5% (66 proficient out of 338)

Here:	20%
State average from 375 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 8.6% (3 proficient out of 35)

Here:	9%
State average from 377 schools:	21%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 8.8% (3 proficient out of 34)

Here:	9%
State average from 380 schools:	25%

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) : 412

2006 API (Base) : 621

Willow Oaks Elementary:	621.0
State average from 610 schools:	754.3

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 4

2007 API Target: 630

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 621 (340 students included)

Here:	621
State average from 309 schools:	701

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 397

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 620 (397 students included)

Here:	620
State average from 387 schools:	701

Number of English Learners included in API : 341

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 613 (341 students included)

Here:	613
State average from 193 schools:	674

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 36
Percent African American : 9%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 1%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 82%
Percent Pacific Islander : 6%
Percent White : 0%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 90%

Willow Oaks Elementary:	90.0%
State average from 624 schools:	48.6%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 2%

Willow Oaks Elementary:	2.0%
State average from 624 schools:	6.5%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 13%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 624 schools:	4.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 76%

Willow Oaks Elementary:	76.0%
State average from 624 schools:	17.3%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 624 schools:	9.5%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Here:	19.0
State average from 577 schools:	18.5

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 27

Willow Oaks Elementary:	27.0
State average from 576 schools:	25.2

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 27
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 83%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 56%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 29%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.64

Here:	1.6
State average from 624 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 76%

Willow Oaks Elementary:	76.0%
State average from 624 schools:	94.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 13%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 40%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 17%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 30%
School Characteristic Index : 153.3666357

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 412

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 197.760

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 410

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 131.200

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 46

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 9.200

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 47

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 9.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 139

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 8.340

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 139

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 4.170

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 139

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 4.170

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 139

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 11.120
2006 API (Growth) : 624
2005 API (Base): 601
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 624

Here:	624
State average from 309 schools:	703

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 597

Here:	597
State average from 300 schools:	688

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 27 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 622

Willow Oaks Elementary:	622
State average from 387 schools:	702

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 601

Willow Oaks Elementary:	601
State average from 384 schools:	691

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 21 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 616

Here:	616
State average from 192 schools:	677

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 595

Willow Oaks Elementary:	595
State average from 187 schools:	662

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 21 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 634
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 619