Handy Elementary School
1 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 540 elementary school students from grades KG-6
- Ranks 4166th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 860 North Handy St., Orange, CA 92867
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Orange Unified School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,451
- Graduation Rate: 80.0%
- Dropout Rate: 2.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 25.5
- Enrolled Students: 30,167
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 540
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.5
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 285 (52.8%)
- Females: 255 (47.2%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 59 (10.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 413 (76.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 472 (87.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic | 484 | 89.6% |
| White | 30 | 5.6% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 16.3% |
| 1st Grade | 77 | 14.3% |
| 2nd Grade | 76 | 14.1% |
| 3rd Grade | 67 | 12.4% |
| 4th Grade | 81 | 15.0% |
| 5th Grade | 74 | 13.7% |
| 6th Grade | 77 | 14.3% |
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Ph.D.
School:
3.2%
District:
5.9%
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
58.1%
District:
46.5%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
6.5%
District:
5.9%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.6%
Number of Certificated Staff: 31.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.7
Average Age
School:
41.3
District:
46.5
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 1
1 out of 5 | 1 Review
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1 review for Handy Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 19, 2010
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - My son has gone to a private school since preschool and unfortunately had to finish the last 6 weeks of 5th grade at this school since it is closest to our home. What a mistake. We are used to a very mixed/diverse enviornment and this school was not it. My son was antagonized every day and ate lunch by himself. When I mentioned it to the principal she laughed it off. I called and left messages for his teacher to call me on several occasions with no response. This school does NOT care about it's students or parent participation. My son lost his father in Oct. 2009 and the heartache continued with this school treating him the way it did. I am in no way a racist but it is not right for a school to be so dominated that any other race is cast off and/or antagonized for NO reason. He should have been more protected by the staff!
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Handy Elementary School performed on average worse than many 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: No
ELA AYP Met: No
Math AYP Met: No
Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)
First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2005-2006
School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 43.0% | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 42.0% | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | 65.0% | 59.0% |
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 36.0% | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 55.0% | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | 65.0% | 64.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | 64.0% | 61.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 48.0% | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 62.0% | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | 59.0% | 61.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 49.0% | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | 63.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 42.0% | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | 54.0% | 57.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 39.0% | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | 56.0% | 46.0% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 31.0% | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 30.0% | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | 50.0% | 44.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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