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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 71 middle and high school students from grades 7-12
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
School Operational Details
- Alternative School
School District Details
- Sweetwater Union High School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,219
- Graduation Rate: 83.5%
- Dropout Rate: 3.9%
- Students Per Teacher: 23.4
- Enrolled Students: 42,224
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 71
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 9.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 7.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 44 (62.0%)
- Females: 27 (38.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 2 | 2.8% |
| Black | 20 | 28.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic | 18 | 25.4% |
| White | 26 | 36.6% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Grade | 1 | 1.4% |
| 8th Grade | 16 | 22.5% |
| 9th Grade | 16 | 22.5% |
| 10th Grade | 18 | 25.4% |
| 11th Grade | 12 | 16.9% |
| 12th Grade | 8 | 11.3% |
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Ph.D.
School:
11.1%
District:
6.8%
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
44.4%
District:
37.9%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
11.1%
District:
5.6%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%
Number of Certificated Staff: 9.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 8.9
Average Age
School:
38.7
District:
46.5
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 Alta Vista Academy performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
- CST Algebra I
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST General 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
SAT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking SAT Exam: 11.1%
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 9.0% | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2009 | 8.0% | 39.0% | 30.0% |
Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 9.0% | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 9.0% | 46.0% | 49.0% |
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 5.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | 37.0% | 41.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 5.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | 35.0% | 40.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2009 | 6.0% | 34.0% | 38.0% |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 17.0% | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | 36.0% | 40.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| CST U.S. History Test | |||
| 2010 | 8.0% | 42.0% | 45.0% |
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 6.0% | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 5.0% | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | 34.0% | 38.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2009 | 10.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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