Joshua Tree Elementary School

6051 Sunburst Dr, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 | (760) 366-8459

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 373

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 373 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 3311th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: PO Box 1209, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Morongo Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,819
Graduation Rate: 70.5%
Dropout Rate: 4.4%
Students Per Teacher: 21.8
Enrolled Students: 9,525

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 373
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 20.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 189 (50.7%)
Females: 184 (49.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 37 (9.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 267 (71.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 304 (81.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Joshua Tree Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	32	8.6%
Asian	9	2.4%
Hispanic	100	26.8%
White	183	49.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	60	16.1%
1st Grade	70	18.8%
2nd Grade	39	10.5%
3rd Grade	44	11.8%
4th Grade	62	16.6%
5th Grade	47	12.6%
6th Grade	51	13.7%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

25.0%

District:

46.2%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

20.8%

District:

7.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 24.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.7

Average Age

School:

46.3

District:

47.7

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on April 20, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is the BEST school I've EVER been to,but it is also the only school I have been to.there are great teachers,staff,and a great principal.I love this school and if I were you,I would want my kid to go there.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Joshua Tree Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	53.0%	47.0%	53.0%
2009	35.0%	49.0%	53.0%
2008	33.0%	43.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	70.0%	57.0%	62.0%
2009	44.0%	60.0%	63.0%
2008	47.0%	56.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	35.0%	38.0%	43.0%
2009	35.0%	39.0%	44.0%
2008	24.0%	34.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	53.0%	58.0%	65.0%
2009	54.0%	54.0%	64.0%
2008	40.0%	53.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	60.0%	63.0%	63.0%
2009	54.0%	59.0%	61.0%
2008	47.0%	49.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	52.0%	60.0%	68.0%
2009	56.0%	59.0%	66.0%
2008	47.0%	55.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	43.0%	60.0%	58.0%
2009	40.0%	57.0%	54.0%
2008	32.0%	47.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	53.0%	57.0%	61.0%
2009	32.0%	55.0%	57.0%
2008	22.0%	45.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	55.0%	55.0%	56.0%
2009	49.0%	48.0%	49.0%
2008	22.0%	48.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	53.0%	63.0%	55.0%
2009	50.0%	60.0%	52.0%
2008	36.0%	51.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	55.0%	58.0%	52.0%
2009	53.0%	55.0%	49.0%
2008	23.0%	51.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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