Tamarack Elementary School

1000 Union Ave, Avenal, CA 93204 | (559) 386-4051

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 333

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 333 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 5410th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1000 Union Ave., Avenal, CA 93204

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Reef-Sunset Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,659
Graduation Rate: 55.8%
Dropout Rate: 4.1%
Students Per Teacher: 21.0
Enrolled Students: 2,607

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 333
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 16.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 170 (51.1%)
Females: 163 (48.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 322 (96.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 322 (96.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Tamarack Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	-	-
Asian	3	0.9%
Hispanic	314	94.3%
White	15	4.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	85	25.5%
1st Grade	91	27.3%
2nd Grade	67	20.1%
3rd Grade	87	26.1%
4th Grade	3	0.9%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.: 5.3%

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

5.3%

District:

36.4%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 5.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 94.4%

Number of Certificated Staff: 19.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 7.0

Average Age

School:

40.6

District:

48.8

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Teacher on February 21, 2011
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When was this last updated? Tamarack Elementary includes grades k-4. The enrollment of the school is more than 343. There is a total of 3 elementary schools in Reef-Sunset Unified School District. If you're going to provide information, please make sure it is accurate.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Tamarack Elementary School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics

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: 2004-2005

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	21.0%	26.0%	53.0%
2009	32.0%	25.0%	53.0%
2008	11.0%	11.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	27.0%	34.0%	62.0%
2009	42.0%	37.0%	63.0%
2008	23.0%	23.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	14.0%	18.0%	43.0%
2009	18.0%	14.0%	44.0%
2008	6.0%	7.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	31.0%	39.0%	65.0%
2009	42.0%	29.0%	64.0%
2008	33.0%	29.0%	61.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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