Per Pupil Expenditures (CCD, 1998-1999) |
$5,442 |
Number of districts (CCD, 1999-2000) |
231 |
Number of public schools (CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 321 |
36 |
189 |
2 |
550 |
Number of charter schools (CCD, 1999-2000) |
0 |
Number of FTE teachers (CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 3,974 |
1,008 |
2,820 |
9 |
7,951 |
Public school enrollment
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
K-8 (CCD) |
83,512 |
74,321 |
9-12 (CCD) |
35,000 |
37,783 |
Total (CCD) |
119,217 |
112,751 |
Pre-K (by state definition) |
615 |
647 |
Sources of funding District average (CCD, 1998-99)

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Race/ethnicity (CCD, K-12)
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Natives |
7,452 |
8,566 |
| |
6% |
8% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
876 |
858 |
| |
1% |
1% |
| Black |
905 |
1,057 |
| |
1% |
1% |
| Hispanic |
913 |
1,441 |
| |
1% |
1% |
| White |
108,981 |
100,828 |
| |
91% |
89% |
| Other |
n/a |
n/a |
| |
|
|
Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 10,502 |
11,636 |
| 9% |
10% |
Students with Limited English Proficiency (ED/NCBE, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 7,849 |
8,324 |
| 7% |
7% |
Migratory students (OME, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
11999-2000 |
| 1,413 |
615 |
| 1% |
* |
All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program* (CCD, 1999-2000)

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Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment 50% of students at proficient level or higher
Expected School Improvement on Assessment
None
Indicators for School Accountability
Achievement scores (CTBS5)
Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Gain 2.0 points on composite NRT Score (CTBS5)
|
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Title I (ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
| |
School Wide Programs |
Targeted Assistance |
Totals |
| Number of Schools |
28 |
246 |
274 |
| |
10% |
90% |
100% |
| Schools Meeting AYP Goal |
12 |
243 |
255 |
| |
43% |
99% |
93% |
| School in Need of Improvement |
16 |
3 |
19 |
| |
57% |
1% |
7% |
Title I allocation (Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-2000) |
$21,090,601 |
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NAEP State Results
| |
Grade 4 |
Grade 8 |
| Reading, 1998: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
n/a |
n/a |
| Basic level and above |
n/a |
n/a |
| Math, 2000: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
25% |
31% |
| Basic level and above |
75% |
77% |
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Assessment Information
| Assessment Reported |
Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills |
| State Definition of "Proficient" |
Above 50th percentile |
|---|
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Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels
Grade 4
Reading/Language Arts
| |
|
|
|
|
Proficient |
 |
| |
Novice |
Partially Proficient |
| |
Proficient |
Advanced |
| All Students |
4% |
18% |
| |
42% |
36% |
| Title I Schools |
4 |
18 |
| |
43 |
34 |
| High Poverty Schools |
13 |
41 |
| |
37 |
10 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
# |
# |
| |
# |
# |
| Migratory students |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Disabilities |
14 |
36 |
| |
38 |
12 |
Mathematics
| |
|
|
|
|
Proficient |
 |
| |
Novice |
Partially Proficient |
| |
Proficient |
Advanced |
| All Students |
6% |
19% |
| |
44% |
31% |
| Title I Schools |
6 |
19 |
| |
45 |
30 |
| High Poverty Schools |
21 |
40 |
| |
31 |
9 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
# |
# |
| |
# |
# |
| Migratory students |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Disabilities |
26 |
35 |
| |
28 |
11 |
Grade 8
Reading/Language Arts
| |
|
|
|
|
Proficient |
 |
| |
Novice |
Partially Proficient |
| |
Proficient |
Advanced |
| All Students |
9% |
19% |
| |
43% |
30% |
| Title I Schools |
8 |
19 |
| |
44 |
29 |
| High Poverty Schools |
26 |
34 |
| |
32 |
8 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
# |
# |
| |
# |
# |
| Migratory students |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Disabilities |
38 |
35 |
| |
19 |
8 |
Mathematics
| |
|
|
|
|
Proficient |
 |
| |
Novice |
Partially Proficient |
| |
Proficient |
Advanced |
| All Students |
9% |
16% |
| |
39% |
37% |
| Title I Schools |
9 |
16 |
| |
39 |
37 |
| High Poverty Schools |
29 |
33 |
| |
28 |
10 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
# |
# |
| |
# |
# |
| Migratory students |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Disabilities |
46 |
25 |
| |
19 |
10 |
Grade 10
Reading/Language Arts
| |
|
|
|
|
Proficient |
 |
| |
Novice |
Partially Proficient |
| |
Proficient |
Advanced |
| All Students |
5% |
13% |
| |
44% |
38% |
| Title I Schools |
5 |
14 |
| |
45 |
37 |
| High Poverty Schools |
22 |
27 |
| |
41 |
11 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
# |
# |
| |
# |
# |
| Migratory students |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Disabilities |
29 |
41 |
| |
29 |
1 |
Mathematics
| |
|
|
|
|
Proficient |
 |
| |
Novice |
Partially Proficient |
| |
Proficient |
Advanced |
| All Students |
7% |
12% |
| |
35% |
47% |
| Title I Schools |
7 |
12 |
| |
36 |
45 |
| High Poverty Schools |
29 |
31 |
| |
30 |
10 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
# |
# |
| |
# |
# |
| Migratory students |
- |
- |
| |
- |
- |
| Students with Disabilities |
47 |
31 |
| |
16 |
5 |
High School Indicators
| |
1993-94 |
1998-99 |
High school dropout rate
(CCD, event) |
3% |
2% |
| |
1994-95 |
1998-99 |
Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college) |
5,353 |
5,976 |
| 71% |
73% |
Sources
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