Neal Dow Elementary School

1420 Neal Dow Ave, Chico, CA 95926 | (530) 891-3110

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 445

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 445 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 3588th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1420 Neal Dow Ave., Chico, CA 95926

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Chico Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,376
Graduation Rate: 83.0%
Dropout Rate: 3.9%
Students Per Teacher: 23.1
Enrolled Students: 12,835

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 445
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 18.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 232 (52.1%)
Females: 213 (47.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 42 (9.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 160 (36.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 202 (45.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Neal Dow Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	17	3.8%
Black	15	3.4%
Asian	22	4.9%
Hispanic	54	12.1%
White	310	69.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	56	12.6%
1st Grade	54	12.1%
2nd Grade	69	15.5%
3rd Grade	73	16.4%
4th Grade	68	15.3%
5th Grade	60	13.5%
6th Grade	65	14.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

13.6%

District:

28.6%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 22.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 17.4

Average Age

School:

47.0

District:

50.0

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 Neal Dow Elementary School performed on average about the same as 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: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2010-2011

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 1

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	37.0%	38.0%	53.0%
2009	44.0%	45.0%	53.0%
2008	45.0%	38.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	54.0%	54.0%	62.0%
2009	67.0%	59.0%	63.0%
2008	62.0%	53.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	35.0%	40.0%	43.0%
2009	49.0%	42.0%	44.0%
2008	39.0%	41.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	37.0%	54.0%	65.0%
2009	65.0%	57.0%	64.0%
2008	55.0%	56.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	73.0%	61.0%	63.0%
2009	65.0%	63.0%	61.0%
2008	74.0%	61.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	52.0%	52.0%	68.0%
2009	75.0%	63.0%	66.0%
2008	69.0%	61.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	56.0%	62.0%	58.0%
2009	65.0%	58.0%	54.0%
2008	59.0%	56.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	47.0%	54.0%	61.0%
2009	67.0%	48.0%	57.0%
2008	58.0%	51.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	64.0%	62.0%	56.0%
2009	62.0%	54.0%	49.0%
2008	70.0%	56.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	74.0%	62.0%	55.0%
2009	52.0%	61.0%	52.0%
2008	52.0%	54.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	61.0%	49.0%	52.0%
2009	51.0%	53.0%	49.0%
2008	35.0%	46.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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