Zela Davis School

13435 South Yukon Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250 | (310) 679-1771
  • Grades: KG-5
  • Student Enrollment: 1,180
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School Description

School Summary and Highlights
Additional Contact Information
  • Mailing Address: 13435 South Yukon Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250
School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 1,180
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 52.0
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.7
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 628 (53.2%)
  • Females: 552 (46.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 123 (10.4%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 989 (83.8%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,112 (94.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Zela Davis School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian10.08%
Black32127.2%
Asian665.6%
Hispanic76364.7%
White211.8%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Zela Davis School
  Number Percent
Kindergarten20317.2%
1st Grade20117.0%
2nd Grade18815.9%
3rd Grade18916.0%
4th Grade20717.5%
5th Grade19216.3%
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
19.0%
District:
10.5%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
10.3%
District:
5.3%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 3.6%
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.4%
Number of Certificated Staff: 58.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.0
Average Age
School:
36.1
District:
52.2
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 4.5

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7 reviews for Zela Davis School

  • Reviewed by Community Member on February 22, 2011
  • Rating: 2 (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • I am concerned about this overall state test grade of C-
  • Reviewed by Student on February 02, 2011
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • i love this school zela davis.
  • Reviewed by Student on February 02, 2011
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • I'm a student hear and love this school.Great students and teachers(especially my teacher Mrs.Dickert
  • Reviewed by Student on July 24, 2010
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • I love zela davis they do cool stuff for us we have wonderful teachers and wonderful classmates and since i'm out of school I miss zela davis so much I don't know what to do without school. THANKS SO MUCH ZELA DAVIS!
  • Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 15, 2008
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • Both of my boys attend, this school and I love it, back to school nights, they are so helpful. Thank you Zela Davis, for a great job, you are doing for all the kids!

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Zela Davis 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: Yes
Math AYP Met: No

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST English-Language Arts Test
201061.0%57.0%53.0%
200957.0%51.0%53.0%
200839.0%43.0%48.0%
 
CST Mathematics Test
201052.0%55.0%62.0%
200965.0%60.0%63.0%
200849.0%53.0%59.0%
 

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST English-Language Arts Test
201049.0%41.0%43.0%
200935.0%32.0%44.0%
200831.0%27.0%38.0%
 
CST Mathematics Test
201063.0%61.0%65.0%
200955.0%56.0%64.0%
200861.0%56.0%61.0%
 

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST English-Language Arts Test
201061.0%59.0%63.0%
200961.0%55.0%61.0%
200852.0%42.0%55.0%
 
CST Mathematics Test
201068.0%61.0%68.0%
200971.0%62.0%66.0%
200865.0%52.0%61.0%
 

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST English-Language Arts Test
201058.0%53.0%58.0%
200946.0%43.0%54.0%
200840.0%42.0%48.0%
 
CST Mathematics Test
201047.0%49.0%61.0%
200957.0%48.0%57.0%
200850.0%45.0%51.0%
 
CST Science Test
201038.0%41.0%56.0%
200928.0%26.0%49.0%
200827.0%33.0%46.0%
 
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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