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Spark Charter School in Sunnyvale, CA
(KG-08 • 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 79
Address
 739 Morse Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94088
Telephone
(408) 306-5872
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Website
http://www.sparkcharter.org
City-data.com school rating
79
Students
144
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
7.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
8
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
8
School district
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Charter school
Yes
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Summit Public School: Denali (1.7 miles):

88
Fairwood Elementary (1.6 miles):

79
Spark Charter School:

79
Ellis Elementary (1.7 miles):

61
Braly Elementary (2.0 miles):

52
Bishop Elementary (0.6 miles):

42
Columbia Middle (0.1 miles):

34
Lakewood Elementary (0.9 miles):

33
San Miguel Elementary (0.5 miles):

30
Spark Charter School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Santa Clara County:

64
Sunnyvale:

71
Spark Charter School:

79

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 144

Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05G06Total
All students40232122171110144
Female students121212968665
Male students2811913113479
American Indian/Alaska Native students1 - - - - - - 1
Asian students3 - 1 - 1 - - 5
Hispanic students542414222
White students - 1 - - 1 - 13
Two or More Races students311818181477113

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 40
1st grade enrollment: 23
2nd grade enrollment: 21
3rd grade enrollment: 22
4th grade enrollment: 17
5th grade enrollment: 11
6th grade enrollment: 10

Spark Charter School - Enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 65 (45.1%)
Here:

45.1%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 79 (54.9%)
Spark Charter School:

54.9%
State:

49.6%

Spark Charter School - Enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 1 (0.7%)
School:

0.7%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 5 (3.5%)
School:

3.5%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 22 (15.3%)
School:

15.3%
California:

46.0%
White enrollment: 3 (2.1%)
School:

2.1%
State:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 113 (78.5%)
School:

78.5%
California:

4.5%

Spark Charter School - Enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 16 (11.1%)
School:

11.1%
California:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 8 (5.6%)
Here:

5.6%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 8 (5.6%)
Spark Charter School:

5.6%
State:

8.6%

Spark Charter School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 7

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 2
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 1

Student/Teacher Ratio
Spark Charter School:

20.6
California:

22.8

School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $667,918
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 7 (Salary Expenditures: $382,373)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 0.3 (Salary Expenditures: $10,427)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 0.3 (Salary Expenditures: $7,271)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2.8 (Salary Expenditures: $202,455)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $684,736
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $0
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $667,918
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $0

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: 12 (male: 8, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 4 (all male)
  • White: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2

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

  • All58%
  • Males52%
  • Females63%
ELA students tested: 73
ELA students with scores: 73

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

58%
California:

49%

Standard Not Met: 27.4%
Standard Nearly Met: 15.1%
Standard Met: 31.5%
Standard Exceeded: 26.0%

All Grades:
27.4%
15.1%
31.5%
26.0%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2422.2, Students tested: 24, Standard Not Met: 25.0%, Nearly Met: 20.8%, Met: 29.2%, Exceeded: 25.0%)
25.0%
20.8%
29.2%
25.0%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2498.5, Students tested: 23, Standard Not Met: 26.1%, Nearly Met: 0.0%, Met: 26.1%, Exceeded: 47.8%)
26.1%
26.1%
47.8%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2463.8, Students tested: 12, Standard Not Met: 41.7%, Nearly Met: 16.7%, Met: 41.7%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
41.7%
16.7%
41.7%

Spark Charter School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All55%
  • Males48%
  • Females60%
Math students tested: 73
Math students with scores: 73

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

55%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 27.4%
Standard Nearly Met: 17.8%
Standard Met: 15.1%
Standard Exceeded: 39.7%

All Grades:
27.4%
17.8%
15.1%
39.7%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2457.0, Students tested: 24, Standard Not Met: 29.2%, Nearly Met: 8.3%, Met: 20.8%, Exceeded: 41.7%)
29.2%
8.3%
20.8%
41.7%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2539.0, Students tested: 23, Standard Not Met: 13.0%, Nearly Met: 21.7%, Met: 8.7%, Exceeded: 56.5%)
13.0%
21.7%
8.7%
56.5%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2493.7, Students tested: 12, Standard Not Met: 25.0%, Nearly Met: 41.7%, Met: 25.0%, Exceeded: 8.3%)
25.0%
41.7%
25.0%
8.3%

Spark Charter 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: 12
CST Science students with scores: 12

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

58%
California:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 9.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 8.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 25.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 50.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 8.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 350.3, Students tested: 12, Far Below Basic: 9.0%, Below Basic: 8.0%, Basic: 25.0%, Proficient: 50.0%, Advanced: 8.0%)
9.0%
8.0%
25.0%
50.0%
8.0%

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).
All Grades:
Student Count: 57
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 37

Students who met CELDT criterion:

65.0%
State:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 17
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 8

Students who met CELDT criterion:

47.0%
California:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

466.1
State:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

357.5
California:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

477.8
State:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

358.5
State:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 18
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 14

Students who met CELDT criterion:

78.0%
California:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

484.9
California:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

449.4
State:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

517.5
California:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

409.3
California:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 8
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 7

Students who met CELDT criterion:

88.0%
California:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

545.3
State:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

494.9
California:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

620.3
State:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

499.3
State:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 7
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 3

Students who met CELDT criterion:

43.0%
State:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

517.9
State:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

481.3
California:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

587.6
California:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

511.7
State:

478.6

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,753 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).

ELA Participation Rate
Here:

100.0%
California:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 17 out of 17 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 16 out of 16 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 14 out of 14 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Spark Charter School:

100.0%
California:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 17 out of 17 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 16 out of 16 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 14 out of 14 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 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

Sexual assault is an incident that includes threatened rape, fondling, indecent liberties, or child molestation. Both male and female students can be victims of sexual assault. Classification of these incidents should take into consideration the age and developmentally appropriate behavior of the offender(s)
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 sexual assault (other than rape): 1


Total incidents per 1,000 students
School:

6.9
State:

60.8

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