Prospect Education Center School

645 North Prospect St, Porterville, CA 93257 | (559) 782-7095

Grades: KG-12
Student Enrollment: 142

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 142 elementary, middle, and high school students from grades KG-12
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 645 North Prospect St., Porterville, CA 93257

School Operational Details

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

School District Details

Porterville Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,128
Graduation Rate: 80.1%
Dropout Rate: 5.6%
Students Per Teacher: 22.6
Enrolled Students: 13,383

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 142
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 7.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 41 (28.9%)
Females: 101 (71.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 4 (2.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81 (57.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 85 (59.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Prospect Education Center School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	1.4%
Black	1	0.7%
Asian	2	1.4%
Hispanic	80	56.3%
White	57	40.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
1st Grade	2	1.4%
2nd Grade	1	0.7%
3rd Grade	2	1.4%
5th Grade	1	0.7%
6th Grade	2	1.4%
7th Grade	1	0.7%
8th Grade	3	2.1%
9th Grade	9	6.3%
10th Grade	29	20.4%
11th Grade	40	28.2%
12th Grade	52	36.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

40.0%

District:

25.8%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 10.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 21.4

Average Age

School:

55.6

District:

45.7

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 Prospect Education Center 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 Biology
CST Earth Science
CST English-Language Arts
CST Geometry
CST History - Social Science
CST Science
CST U.S. History
CST World History

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 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	27.0%	47.0%	54.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	9.0%	24.0%	47.0%

CST Science Test
2010	18.0%	45.0%	59.0%

Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	16.0%	29.0%	22.0%
2009	8.0%	27.0%	21.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2010	10.0%	12.0%	35.0%
2009	6.0%	40.0%	29.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	36.0%	50.0%	54.0%
2009	24.0%	42.0%	50.0%
2008	12.0%	39.0%	49.0%

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	7.0%	20.0%	12.0%
2009	14.0%	15.0%	11.0%
2008	4.0%	8.0%	9.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	17.0%	42.0%	38.0%
2009	19.0%	33.0%	34.0%
2008	12.0%	39.0%	35.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	18.0%	37.0%	45.0%
2009	32.0%	36.0%	44.0%
2008	21.0%	36.0%	41.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	8.0%	15.0%	14.0%

CST Science Test
2010	21.0%	43.0%	46.0%
2009	25.0%	34.0%	44.0%
2008	21.0%	36.0%	40.0%

CST World History Test
2010	19.0%	35.0%	42.0%
2009	14.0%	29.0%	38.0%
2008	15.0%	28.0%	33.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2008	18.0%	19.0%	23.0%

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	7.0%	10.0%	8.0%
2009	18.0%	8.0%	8.0%
2008	5.0%	5.0%	5.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2010	15.0%	38.0%	32.0%
2009	32.0%	30.0%	26.0%
2008	19.0%	40.0%	28.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	14.0%	34.0%	42.0%
2009	29.0%	31.0%	40.0%
2008	19.0%	31.0%	37.0%

CST U.S. History Test
2010	17.0%	37.0%	45.0%
2009	32.0%	34.0%	44.0%
2008	19.0%	30.0%	38.0%

CST Biology Test
2009	13.0%	23.0%	41.0%
2008	12.0%	15.0%	39.0%

CST Geometry Test
2009	4.0%	9.0%	7.0%

CST World History Test
2008	9.0%	19.0%	9.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	8.0%	28.0%	31.0%
2009	12.0%	26.0%	28.0%
2008	3.0%	20.0%	25.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	12.0%	37.0%	46.0%
2009	16.0%	30.0%	42.0%
2008	15.0%	34.0%	42.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2010	14.0%	34.0%	33.0%
2009	24.0%	29.0%	28.0%
2008	16.0%	36.0%	28.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	3.0%	20.0%	27.0%
2009	3.0%	21.0%	26.0%

CST World History Test
2010	20.0%	34.0%	41.0%
2009	13.0%	28.0%	38.0%
2008	14.0%	27.0%	33.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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