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Learning Works School in Pasadena, CA
(07-12 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 14
Address
 90 N. Daisy Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91107
Telephone
(626) 564-2871
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Website
http://www.learningworkscharter.com
City-data.com school rating
14
Students
276
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
10.9
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
228
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
24
School district
Pasadena Unified
Charter school
Yes
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Pasadena High (1.0 miles):

57
Norma Coombs Elementary (0.8 miles):

54
Willard Elementary (0.7 miles):

54
Opportunities for Learning - Santa Clarita (0.9 miles):

36
Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park (0.9 miles):

33
Opportunities For Learning - Baldwin Park II (0.9 miles):

25
CIS Academy (1.0 miles):

17
Woodrow Wilson Middle (0.8 miles):

16
Learning Works School:

14
Learning Works School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Pasadena:

37
Learning Works School:

14

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 276
Enrollment in 2015: 316
Enrollment in 2014: 332
Enrollment in 2013: 382
Enrollment in 2012: 347
Enrollment in 2011: 330
Enrollment in 2010: 290
Enrollment in 2009: 134

Learning Works School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeG08G09G10G11G12Total
All students252256191276
Female students14142693138
Male students1183098138
American Indian/Alaska Native students - - - - 11
Asian students - - - - 22
Hispanic students141744152218
Black students113112945
White students - - 2147
Two or More Races students - - - - 33

Enrollment by grade:
8th grade enrollment: 2
9th grade enrollment: 5
10th grade enrollment: 22
11th grade enrollment: 56
12th grade enrollment: 191

Learning Works School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 138 (50.0%)
Here:

50.0%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 138 (50.0%)
Here:

50.0%
California:

49.6%

Learning Works School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 1 (0.4%)
Here:

0.4%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 2 (0.7%)
Learning Works School:

0.7%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 218 (79.0%)
Here:

79.0%
California:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 45 (16.3%)
Learning Works School:

16.3%
California:

6.1%
White enrollment: 7 (2.5%)
School:

2.5%
State:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 3 (1.1%)
Here:

1.1%
State:

4.5%

Learning Works School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 252 (91.3%)
School:

91.3%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 228 (82.6%)
Learning Works School:

82.6%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 24 (8.7%)
Learning Works School:

8.7%
California:

8.6%

Learning Works School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 10.9

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE school counselors: 2
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 3
Number of FTE social workers: 0.2

Student/Teacher Ratio
Learning Works School:

25.3
California:

22.8

Learning Works School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $1,463,954
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 13.8 (Salary Expenditures: $651,161)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $35,385)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 16.7 (Salary Expenditures: $410,534)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 8.6 (Salary Expenditures: $366,873)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $969,717
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $880,730
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $651,161
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 4.6 (Salary Expenditures: $92,458)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 16.7 (Salary Expenditures: $410,534)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 8.7 (Salary Expenditures: $377,738)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $981,965

Limited English Proficiency:
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    Students Enrolled in LEP Programs

  • Hispanic64
  • Asian2
  • White2
  • IDEA10
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 68 (male: 30, female: 38)
  • Hispanic: 64 (male: 26, female: 38)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 10 (male: 5, female: 5)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 33 (male: 26, female: 7)
  • Hispanic: 23 (male: 16, female: 7)
  • Black: 10 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 2 (all female)

Retention:
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(State average from 682 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained

    Total number of students retained in 12th grade

  • Hispanic100
  • Asian2
  • Black13
  • White4
  • LEP40
  • IDEA4
  • 5042
Total number of students retained in 12th grade: 119 (male: 68, female: 51)
  • Hispanic: 100 (male: 59, female: 41)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 40 (male: 26, female: 14)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Section 504: 2 (all male)

Percent of 12th grade students retained
School:

62.3%
California:

16.5%

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All7%
  • Males6%
  • Females8%
  • Hispanic9%
ELA students tested: 59
ELA students with scores: 55

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

7%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 58.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 34.5%
Standard Met: 7.3%
Standard Exceeded: 0.0%

11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2483.2, Students tested: 52, Standard Not Met: 56.3%, Nearly Met: 35.4%, Met: 8.3%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
56.3%
35.4%
8.3%

Learning Works School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

Math students tested: 58
Math students with scores: 58

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

0%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 98.3%
Standard Nearly Met: 1.7%
Standard Met: 0.0%
Standard Exceeded: 0.0%

11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2424.9, Students tested: 51, Standard Not Met: 100.0%, Nearly Met: 0.0%, Met: 0.0%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
100.0%

Learning Works School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 41
CST Science students with scores: 41

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

5%
State:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 27.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 34.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 34.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 5.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 0.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 290.7, Students tested: 41, Far Below Basic: 27.0%, Below Basic: 34.0%, Basic: 34.0%, Proficient: 5.0%, Advanced: 0.0%)
27.0%
34.0%
34.0%
5.0%

California High School Exit Exam:
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(State average from 2,357 schools)
Beginning with the Class of 2006, students in California public schools were required to pass the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) to demonstrate competency in grade-level skills in reading, writing, and mathematics to earn a high school diploma. The content of the CAHSEE was based on content standards in English-language arts and mathematics that were adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE) in 2003. In 2010, the SBE adopted the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics. The CAHSEE has been repealed. Assembly Bill 830 was chaptered into law by Governor Brown on October 10, 2017. This law eliminates the CAHSEE and removes it as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation or a condition of graduation from high school.

Learning Works School - California High School Exit Exam results

2014-15 results for this school are based on 5 separate tests and combined using weighted average.

    Math Mean Scale Score

  • All336
  • Hispanic337
  • Black335
Math Mean Scale Score:

336
California:

374
Math Percentage Passed:

21%
California:

68%
Math Number Tested: 239
Math Number Passed: 50

Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
  • Probability & Statistics:

    55%
    California:

    69%
  • Number Sense:

    45%
    California:

    65%
  • Algebra & Functions:

    47%
    State:

    68%
  • Measurement & Geometry:

    41%
    California:

    64%
  • Algebra 1:

    32%
    California:

    58%
ELA Mean Scale Score:

326
California:

370
ELA Percentage Passed:

31%
State:

68%
ELA Number Tested: 212
ELA Number Passed: 65

ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
  • Reading - Word Analysis:

    59%
    California:

    76%
  • Reading - Reading Comprehension:

    51%
    State:

    71%
  • Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis:

    57%
    State:

    75%
  • Writing - Writing Strategies:

    45%
    California:

    64%
  • Writing - Writing Conventions:

    51%
    California:

    69%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
9th grade: (Students tested: 13, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 0.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 100.0%)
100.0%
Body Composition:
9th grade: (Students tested: 13, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 38.5%, Needs Improvement: 30.8%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 30.7%)
38.5%
30.8%
30.7%
Abdominal Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 13, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 15.4%, Needs Improvement: 84.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
15.4%
84.6%
Trunk Extension Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 13, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 84.6%, Needs Improvement: 15.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
84.6%
15.4%
Upper Body Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 13, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 84.6%, Needs Improvement: 15.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
84.6%
15.4%
Flexibility:
9th grade: (Students tested: 13, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 61.5%, Needs Improvement: 38.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
61.5%
38.5%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Learning Works School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 39
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 15

Students who met CELDT criterion:

38.0%
California:

34.0%
Grade 11:
Student Count: 12
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5

Students who met CELDT criterion:

42.0%
California:

45.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

572.3
California:

575.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

592.5
State:

573.9
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

578.0
California:

550.8
Writing Mean Scale Score:

579.0
California:

544.5
Grade 12:
Student Count: 24
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 9

Students who met CELDT criterion:

38.0%
California:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

541.6
State:

564.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

587.0
California:

567.0
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

560.2
State:

544.2
Writing Mean Scale Score:

551.2
California:

532.5

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Learning Works School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Learning Works School:

95.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic94
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED95
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 94% (tested 73 out of 78 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 16 out of 16 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 95% (tested 74 out of 78 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 21 out of 21 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
School:

94.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic93
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED94
  • LEP96
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 93% (tested 73 out of 79 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 15 out of 15 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 94% (tested 73 out of 78 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 96% (tested 20 out of 21 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 3


Total incidents per 1,000 students
Learning Works School:

10.9
California:

60.8

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 6 (male: 2, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Learning Works School:

21.7
California:

172.7

Restraint and Seclusion:
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(State average from 741 schools)
Mechanical restraint refers to the use of any device or equipment to restrict a student's freedom of movement. The term does not include devices implemented by trained school personnel, or utilized by a student that have been prescribed by an appropriate medical or related services professional and are used for the specific and approved purposes for which such devices were designed, such as:
  • Adaptive devices or mechanical supports used to achieve proper body position, balance, or alignment to allow greater freedom of mobility than would be possible without the use of such devices or mechanical supports;
  • Vehicle safety restraints when used as intended during the transport of a student in a moving vehicle;
  • Restraints for medical immobilization; or Orthopedically prescribed devices that permit a student to participate in activities without risk of harm.


Physical restraint refers to a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head freely. The term physical restraint does not include a physical escort. Physical escort means a temporary touching or holding of the hand, wrist, arm, shoulder or back for the purpose of inducing a student who is acting out to walk to a safe location.
Total Number of Non-IDEA students subjected to physical restraint: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2

Non-IDEA students subjected to physical restraint per 1,000 students
Learning Works School:

7.2
California:

1.9

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
In-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his or her regular classroom(s) for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes, but remains under the direct supervision of school personnel. Direct supervision means school personnel are physically in the same location as students under their supervision.
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 6 (male: 2, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
Students with disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2

Classes & Courses


Algebra I:
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(State average from 1,182 schools)
Algebra I is a (college-preparatory) course that includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.
Number of Algebra I classes: 1

    9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I

  • Hispanic28
  • Black13
  • White2
  • LEP10
  • IDEA4
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 43 (male: 27, female: 16)
  • Hispanic: 28 (male: 20, female: 8)
  • Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
9-10th grade studenst who passed Algebra I: 40 (male: 26, female: 14)
  • Hispanic: 29 (male: 22, female: 7)
  • Black: 11 (male: 4, female: 7)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 10 (all male)
Percent of 9-10th grade students who passed
School:

93.0%
State:

65.4%

    11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I

  • Hispanic46
  • Black13
  • White2
  • LEP19
  • IDEA4
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 61 (male: 36, female: 25)
  • Hispanic: 46 (male: 29, female: 17)
  • Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
11-12th studenst who passed Algebra I: 61 (male: 38, female: 23)
  • Hispanic: 47 (male: 31, female: 16)
  • Black: 14 (male: 7, female: 7)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 20 (male: 13, female: 7)
Percent of 11-12th grade students who passed
Learning Works School:

100.0%
State:

62.4%

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