Taper Avenue Elementary School

1824 Taper Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731 | (310) 832-3056

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 651

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 651 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 1212th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1824 Taper Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731

School Operational Details

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

School District Details

Los Angeles Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
Graduation Rate: 48.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 21.3
Enrolled Students: 667,870

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 651
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 30.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 329 (50.5%)
Females: 322 (49.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 76 (11.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 203 (31.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 279 (42.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Taper Avenue Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	9	1.4%
Black	49	7.5%
Asian	54	8.3%
Hispanic	309	47.5%
White	212	32.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	120	18.4%
1st Grade	106	16.3%
2nd Grade	106	16.3%
3rd Grade	97	14.9%
4th Grade	115	17.7%
5th Grade	107	16.4%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

8.6%

District:

26.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

5.7%

District:

31.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 35.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.3

Average Age

School:

40.4

District:

46.7

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

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Taper Avenue 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: 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	74.0%	49.0%	53.0%
2009	74.0%	48.0%	53.0%
2008	66.0%	44.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	74.0%	54.0%	62.0%
2009	82.0%	57.0%	63.0%
2008	79.0%	56.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	58.0%	35.0%	43.0%
2009	50.0%	34.0%	44.0%
2008	55.0%	29.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	77.0%	59.0%	65.0%
2009	71.0%	60.0%	64.0%
2008	68.0%	57.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	78.0%	54.0%	63.0%
2009	68.0%	52.0%	61.0%
2008	59.0%	45.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	82.0%	63.0%	68.0%
2009	71.0%	60.0%	66.0%
2008	61.0%	58.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	70.0%	48.0%	58.0%
2009	63.0%	43.0%	54.0%
2008	56.0%	37.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	64.0%	55.0%	61.0%
2009	68.0%	53.0%	57.0%
2008	57.0%	48.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	71.0%	47.0%	56.0%
2009	69.0%	41.0%	49.0%
2008	64.0%	40.0%	46.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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