Sunset School

8301 Sunset Blvd, Bakersfield, CA 93307 | (661) 845-1320

Grades: 5-8
Student Enrollment: 382

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 382 elementary school students from grades 5-8
Ranks 2034th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 8301 Sunset Blvd., Bakersfield, CA 93307

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Vineland Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,796
Students Per Teacher: 23.5
Enrolled Students: 892

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 382
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 19.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 190 (49.7%)
Females: 192 (50.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 26 (6.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 348 (91.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 374 (97.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	-	-
Asian	1	0.3%
Hispanic	369	96.6%
White	12	3.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	95	24.9%
6th Grade	106	27.7%
7th Grade	104	27.2%
8th Grade	77	20.2%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

23.1%

District:

50.0%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 7.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 95.5%

Number of Certificated Staff: 26.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.0

Average Age

School:

37.2

District:

48.0

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

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Sunset School 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 History - Social Science
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: 2003-2004

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	24.0%	24.0%	58.0%
2009	15.0%	15.0%	54.0%
2008	12.0%	12.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	19.0%	19.0%	61.0%
2009	3.0%	3.0%	57.0%
2008	11.0%	11.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	27.0%	27.0%	56.0%
2009	17.0%	17.0%	49.0%
2008	16.0%	16.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	10.0%	10.0%	55.0%
2009	12.0%	12.0%	52.0%
2008	10.0%	10.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	5.0%	5.0%	52.0%
2009	11.0%	11.0%	49.0%
2008	9.0%	9.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	22.0%	22.0%	55.0%
2009	30.0%	30.0%	54.0%
2008	21.0%	21.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	13.0%	13.0%	48.0%
2009	29.0%	29.0%	43.0%
2008	37.0%	37.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	9.0%	9.0%	46.0%
2009	40.0%	40.0%	44.0%
2008	25.0%	25.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	24.0%	24.0%	54.0%
2009	33.0%	33.0%	48.0%
2008	31.0%	31.0%	45.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	19.0%	19.0%	47.0%
2009	16.0%	16.0%	42.0%
2008	19.0%	19.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	22.0%	22.0%	59.0%
2009	30.0%	30.0%	56.0%
2008	29.0%	29.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	9.0%	9.0%	31.0%
2009	40.0%	40.0%	28.0%
2008	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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