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State of the Schools – 2011-2012

Contents:

Demographics

Contra Costa County Statistics
Student Enrollment Growth
Schools Ethnic Makeup
County's Changing Student Population
English Language Learner (ELL) Students Up Since 1995

Accountability

Academic Performance Index (API)
Williams Case Summary

Accomplishments

College Bound UC/CSU Course Completion
County's Advanced Placement (AP) Rates Well Above National Average
UC Subject "A" Writing Test
Contra Costa County’s California Distinguished Schools
Contra Costa County’s Teachers of The Year

Funding

CA School Funding Sources
CA Per Pupil Expenditures

How California Ranks Nationally

Links to more information

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DEMOGRAPHICS

Contra Costa County Statistics

Number of Public School Students K-12 plus ungraded sections	169,394
Number of Districts (including COE)	19
Number of Schools	271
Number of Teachers	7,942
Student to Teacher Ratio	23:1
Average Class Size	26.4
Average Teacher Salary (2008-2009)	$60,748
Expense of Education Per ADA* (2010-2011)	$8,205
*Average Daily Attendance
Private School Enrollment (2008-2009)	16,274
Percentage of Students in Private School	8.8%
Classified Staff	6,741

Source: California Department of Education (CDE), 2011-12
Contra Costa Office of Education (CCCOE) 2010-11

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Student Enrollment Growth

Source: CDE

Enrollment: Special Programs

	County 2010-2011	% of Enrollment	% of State Enrollment
Special Education	19,550	11.62%	10.9%
Free/Reduced Meals	61,794	36.7%	56.7%
ELL (English Language Learners)	29,149	17.8%	24.0%
Alternative Education (Continuation, Community Based, Opportunity, Magnet Prgenant/Parenting, Independent Study)	14,176	8.4%	11.5%
GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)	10,786 (2008-09)	6.4%	8.6%

Source: CDE Dataquest 2010-11

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Schools Ethnic Makeup

Ethnicity	Contra Costa County	California
Latino	32.09%	49.00%
White	36.94%	27.90%
African American	10.55%	7.3%
Asian	10.75%	8.40%
Filipino	4.14%	2.70%
American Indian	.4%	0.70%
Pacific Islander	.7%	0.60%
Multiple Response/None	4.46%	3.40%

Source: CDE Dataquest 2011-12

County's Changing Student Population

	1987	2010	Increase since 1987
Number of Students	118,311	168,228	42%
ELL Students	5,705	29,149	411%

Source: CDE Dataquest 2010-11
ELL population number for 2010-11

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English Language Learner (ELL) Students Up Since 1995

Language	1995-1996	2010-11	% Change
Spanish	8,931	23,223	160%
Filipino (Tagalog)	637	805	26.3%
Vietnamese	526	490	-6.8%
Punjabi	233	379	62.6%
Farsi (Persian)	247	434	75.7%
All other	2,745	3,818	39%
Total ELL	13,319	29,149	118.8%

Source: CDE, Ed-data 2010-11

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ACCOUNTABILITY

Academic Performance Index (API)

API is the cornerstone of the Public Schools Accountability Act.

The API uses the following assessments:

• CA Standards Tests in English Language Arts, Math, Science, History/Social Sciences, Grades 2-11
• CAT/6, Grades 3 & 7 only, English Language Arts, Math (Norm-referenced test)
• CA High School Exit Exam
• Additional criteria, onle developed and deemed valid and reliable, will be added in the future

Source: Lining Up Public Schools: California’s API, May 2006

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Academic Performance Scale

API scores are based on a scale of 200-1,000, with 800 being the statewide target.

	State Index	County
High API	993	977
Low API	378	515

Source: CDE DataQuest

API Growth Targets

The following districts in Contra Costa County had all of their schools at an 800 API or above:

• Acalanes Union High School District
• Canyon Elementary School District
• Knightsen School District
• Lafayette School District
• Martinez Unified School District
• Moraga School District
• Orinda Union School District
• San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• Walnut Creek School District

Source: CDE DataQuest CPI Base 2010-11

No Child Left Behind

Reauthorization of Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act NCLB 2001

Strengthens federal pressure on states—standards based reform

NCLB touches every area of CA education policy

Requires 100% of students to meet state definition of academically “proficient” by 2014

Testing required 95% of 3rd-8th graders in reading and math by 2005-2006

By June 2006, all teachers meet “highly qualified” definition

Parent choice to transfer students

Publicize school report cards (SARCS) by 2005-06

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Williams Case Summary

Williams class action lawsuit settled August 2004
New laws seek to ensure all students have:

• Access to standards-aligned instruction materials and textbooks
• Access to school facilities that are clean, safe and functional
• Teachers are properly assigned and credentialed

Focus is on schools in deciles 1-3, of the 2009 API
(original settlement based on 2003 API)

In Contra Costa 63 schools in 6 districts are subject to Williams (2011)

Role for County Superintendent, to monitor and report on results

State funding allocated

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Career Technical Education in Contra Costa County

ROP (Regional Occupational Program):

• Serves 12,000 students at 33 high schools in Contra Costa and Alameda
• Over 60 rigorous standards-based courses from Accounting to Web Design
• 38 UC-approved “a-g” courses from Advanced Architectural Design to Veterinary Science
• Key industry partners
• Industry internship opportunities
• Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• Courses include CA State Academic Standards and Career Technical Education Standards, as well as, industry standards.
• Industry Advisory Committees review courses annually

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College Bound UC/CSU Course Completion

Percent of graduates completing A-G college preparation course sequence

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2010
CC County	42.4%	39.9%	40.4%	37.3%	39.8%	43.8%	36.5%	40.3%
CA	34.6%	33.4%	34.1%	35.2%	35.9%	35.5%	33.9%	36.3%

The six components labeled a-g include: two years of social science, four years of English, three years of mathematics, two years of laboratory science, two years of a foreign language, and two years of college preparatory elective courses.

Source: CDE DataQuest

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Graduates

	12th Grade Enrollment	12the Grade Graduates
County	12,605	11,136 (88.5%)
State	477,885	405,087 (84.7%)