Yucca Elementary School in Palmdale, 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 2.

38440 Second St. East
Palmdale, CA 93550

Student Enrollment: 577

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Palmdale Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 36
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Sharon Runner
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 17
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : George C. Runner
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 25
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Howard P. McKeon
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 34.58089
Longitude: -118.12744

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 26 (557 to 583)
Met 9 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (70 tested out of 70)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (69 tested out of 69)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (459 tested out of 460)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (456 tested out of 459)
ELA Participation Rate White: 97% (32 tested out of 33)
Math Participation Rate White: 97% (30 tested out of 31)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (560 tested out of 562)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (553 tested out of 557)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (267 tested out of 268)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (265 tested out of 267)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (58 tested out of 58)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (58 tested out of 58)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 12.9%

Here:	13%
State average from 1973 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 22.3%

Here:	22%
State average from 1973 schools:	55%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 8.6% (5 proficient out of 58)

Here:	9%
State average from 1124 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 15.8% (9 proficient out of 57)

Here:	16%
State average from 1126 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 11.5% (44 proficient out of 382)

Here:	12%
State average from 1910 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 21.4% (81 proficient out of 379)

Yucca Elementary:	21%
State average from 1911 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 36.0% (9 proficient out of 25)

Here:	36%
State average from 1730 schools:	57%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 44.0% (11 proficient out of 25)

Yucca Elementary:	44%
State average from 1731 schools:	62%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 12.5% (58 proficient out of 464)

Here:	13%
State average from 1913 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 21.7% (100 proficient out of 460)

Here:	22%
State average from 1915 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 8.1% (20 proficient out of 247)

Here:	8%
State average from 1850 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 18.0% (44 proficient out of 245)

Here:	18%
State average from 1849 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 3.8% (2 proficient out of 52)

Here:	4%
State average from 1870 schools:	22%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 9.6% (5 proficient out of 52)

Here:	10%
State average from 1878 schools:	29%

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) : 488

2006 API (Base) : 580

Here:	580.0
State average from 1971 schools:	764.9

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 1

2007 API Target: 591

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 575 (396 students included)

Here:	575
State average from 1561 schools:	710

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 478

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 578 (478 students included)

Here:	578
State average from 1643 schools:	706

Number of English Learners included in API : 247

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 549 (247 students included)

Here:	549
State average from 1181 schools:	687

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 53
Percent African American : 12%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 80%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 6%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 97%

Yucca Elementary:	97.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	54.2%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 3%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	6.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	2.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 48%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	28.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10%

Yucca Elementary:	10.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	10.6%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 30

Here:	30.0
State average from 1975 schools:	19.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30

Here:	30.0
State average from 1967 schools:	29.2

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 81%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 52%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 4%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.85

Here:	1.9
State average from 1980 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 94%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	97.5%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 18%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 65%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 17%
School Characteristic Index : 155.9753136

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 488

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 234.240

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 484

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 154.880

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 86

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 17.200

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 112

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 6.720

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 112

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.360

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 112

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.360

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 112

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 8.960
2006 API (Growth) : 583
2005 API (Base): 557
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2005 African American API (Base) : 558

Here:	558
State average from 228 schools:	674

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 577

Here:	577
State average from 1571 schools:	710

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 553

Yucca Elementary:	553
State average from 1544 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 24 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 580

Here:	580
State average from 1647 schools:	706

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 555

Here:	555
State average from 1621 schools:	695

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 25 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 551

Here:	551
State average from 1176 schools:	689

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 528

Here:	528
State average from 1131 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 23 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 655
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 628