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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 178 elementary, middle, and high school students from grades KG-12
- Ranks 956th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 950 Flynn Rd., Camarillo, CA 93012
School Operational Details
- Charter School
School District Details
- Somis Union School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,822
- Graduation Rate: 68.8%
- Dropout Rate: 2.9%
- Students Per Teacher: 19.1
- Enrolled Students: 479
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 178
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 8.9
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.0
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 78 (43.8%)
- Females: 100 (56.2%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 30 (16.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 43 (24.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 73 (41.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 3 | 1.7% |
| Black | 2 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 41 | 23.0% |
| White | 123 | 69.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 4 | 2.2% |
| 2nd Grade | 4 | 2.2% |
| 3rd Grade | 2 | 1.1% |
| 4th Grade | 3 | 1.7% |
| 5th Grade | 7 | 3.9% |
| 6th Grade | 10 | 5.6% |
| 7th Grade | 10 | 5.6% |
| 8th Grade | 11 | 6.2% |
| 9th Grade | 13 | 7.3% |
| 10th Grade | 29 | 16.3% |
| 11th Grade | 44 | 24.7% |
| 12th Grade | 41 | 23.0% |
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree: 27.3%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 4.5%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%
Number of Certificated Staff: 22.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 15.7
Average Age
School:
53.4
District:
61.0
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Somis Academy performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
- CST Algebra I
- CST Biology
- CST Chemistry
- CST Earth Science
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST General Mathematics
- CST Geometry
- CST History - Social Science
- CST Mathematics
- CST Science
- CST U.S. History
- CST World History
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
ELA AYP Met: Yes
Math AYP Met: No
ACT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking ACT Exam: 5.3%
SAT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking SAT Exam: 7.9%
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 50.0% | 37.0% | 55.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 22.0% | 43.0% | 52.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.0% | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 21.0% | 49.0% | 48.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 38.0% | 42.0% | 54.0% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 42.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 45.0% | - | 30.0% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 32.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% |
| CST History - Social Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 38.0% | 30.0% | 47.0% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 17.0% | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 31.0% | 58.0% | 59.0% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 30.0% | 46.0% | 52.0% |
Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 21.0% | - | 35.0% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | - | 29.0% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | - | 31.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 29.0% | - | 54.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | - | 50.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | - | 49.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2009 | 19.0% | - | 17.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | - | 18.0% |
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2008 | 14.0% | - | 18.0% |
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 23.0% | - | 38.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | - | 34.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | - | 35.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 33.0% | - | 45.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | - | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | - | 41.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 28.0% | - | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | - | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | - | 40.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 18.0% | - | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | - | 38.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | - | 33.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2008 | 16.0% | - | 12.0% |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 13.0% | - | 30.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | - | 27.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | - | 25.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 35.0% | - | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | - | 40.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | - | 37.0% |
| CST U.S. History Test | |||
| 2010 | 32.0% | - | 45.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | - | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | - | 38.0% |
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2009 | 9.0% | - | 8.0% |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2009 | 8.0% | - | 41.0% |
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 4.0% | 52.0% | 31.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | 12.0% | 25.0% |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 22.0% | - | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | - | 42.0% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | - | 42.0% |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 12.0% | - | 38.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | - | 36.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | - | 32.0% |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 25.0% | - | 33.0% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | - | 28.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | - | 28.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 29.0% | - | 27.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | - | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 18.0% | - | 41.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | - | 38.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | - | 33.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2009 | 17.0% | - | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | - | 24.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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