Avocado Elementary School

3845 Avocado School Rd, La Mesa, CA 91941 | (619) 588-3100

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 514

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 514 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 1385th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 3845 Avocado School Rd., La Mesa, CA 91941

School District Details

Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,079
Students Per Teacher: 21.7
Enrolled Students: 16,115

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 514
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 23.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 272 (52.9%)
Females: 242 (47.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 44 (8.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 141 (27.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 185 (36.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Avocado Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	1.0%
Black	44	8.6%
Asian	14	2.7%
Hispanic	131	25.5%
White	229	44.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	72	14.0%
1st Grade	85	16.5%
2nd Grade	85	16.5%
3rd Grade	92	17.9%
4th Grade	92	17.9%
5th Grade	88	17.1%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

27.6%

District:

25.0%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 3.4%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.2%

Number of Certificated Staff: 29.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 21.0

Average Age

School:

45.9

District:

50.7

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on April 25, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Top teachers that care about kids. There is a nice community of active parents that add to the school experience. Both of my children are thriving and have excellent grades and love school. An excellent environment and community family for your children.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 26, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
so happy my daughter has the oppertunity to go to this school. a wonderfull school nothing but good things to say about this school

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Avocado Elementary School performed on average better 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: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	68.0%	43.0%	53.0%
2009	68.0%	44.0%	53.0%
2008	49.0%	46.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	78.0%	54.0%	62.0%
2009	64.0%	54.0%	63.0%
2008	54.0%	54.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	44.0%	36.0%	43.0%
2009	64.0%	41.0%	44.0%
2008	53.0%	35.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	73.0%	61.0%	65.0%
2009	78.0%	64.0%	64.0%
2008	75.0%	61.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	79.0%	59.0%	63.0%
2009	83.0%	58.0%	61.0%
2008	71.0%	54.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	82.0%	66.0%	68.0%
2009	89.0%	65.0%	66.0%
2008	69.0%	57.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	71.0%	56.0%	58.0%
2009	75.0%	58.0%	54.0%
2008	54.0%	52.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	64.0%	54.0%	61.0%
2009	62.0%	60.0%	57.0%
2008	43.0%	52.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	68.0%	54.0%	56.0%
2009	59.0%	49.0%	49.0%
2008	54.0%	46.0%	46.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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