Paradise Canyon Elementary School

471 Knight Way, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 | (818) 952-8340

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 626

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 626 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 132nd out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

School District Details

La Canada Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,463
Graduation Rate: 100.0%
Students Per Teacher: 24.3
Enrolled Students: 3,998

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 626
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 338 (54.0%)
Females: 288 (46.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 2 (0.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 2 (0.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Paradise Canyon Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	2	0.3%
Asian	179	28.6%
Hispanic	52	8.3%
White	349	55.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	79	12.6%
1st Grade	79	12.6%
2nd Grade	81	12.9%
3rd Grade	101	16.1%
4th Grade	97	15.5%
5th Grade	92	14.7%
6th Grade	97	15.5%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

29.4%

District:

33.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 3.4%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.6%

Number of Certificated Staff: 34.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.8

Average Age

School:

40.1

District:

43.6

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 Paradise Canyon Elementary School performed on average much better than most 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: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

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	83.0%	89.0%	53.0%
2009	89.0%	90.0%	53.0%
2008	85.0%	88.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	90.0%	92.0%	62.0%
2009	89.0%	94.0%	63.0%
2008	90.0%	92.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	88.0%	87.0%	43.0%
2009	83.0%	82.0%	44.0%
2008	80.0%	77.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	98.0%	94.0%	65.0%
2009	93.0%	90.0%	64.0%
2008	91.0%	90.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	88.0%	93.0%	63.0%
2009	96.0%	97.0%	61.0%
2008	91.0%	92.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	91.0%	94.0%	68.0%
2009	95.0%	96.0%	66.0%
2008	88.0%	93.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	94.0%	95.0%	58.0%
2009	90.0%	93.0%	54.0%
2008	92.0%	89.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	89.0%	93.0%	61.0%
2009	96.0%	95.0%	57.0%
2008	94.0%	90.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	94.0%	94.0%	56.0%
2009	89.0%	91.0%	49.0%
2008	93.0%	92.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	90.0%	91.0%	55.0%
2009	95.0%	93.0%	52.0%
2008	86.0%	89.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	95.0%	91.0%	52.0%
2009	91.0%	91.0%	49.0%
2008	86.0%	90.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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