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Whitethorn Elementary School in Whitethorn, CA
(KG-06 • 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 22
Address
 16851 Briceland-Thorn Rd.
Whitethorn, CA 95589
Telephone
(707) 986-7420
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City-data.com school rating
22
Students
78
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
4.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
23
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
4
School district
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide eligible school-No program
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Whale Gulch Elementary (3.3 miles):

56
South Fork Junior - Senior High (16.2 miles):

47
Miranda Junior High (16.2 miles):

43
Leggett Valley Elementary (15.8 miles):

31
Redway Elementary (9.1 miles):

26
Whitethorn Elementary School:

22
Whitethorn Elementary School rating compared to average state and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Whitethorn:

39
Whitethorn Elementary School:

22

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 78
Enrollment in 2015: 81
Enrollment in 2014: 78
Enrollment in 2013: 106
Enrollment in 2012: 80
Enrollment in 2011: 79
Enrollment in 2010: 77
Enrollment in 2009: 65
Enrollment in 2008: 53
Enrollment in 2007: 55
Enrollment in 2006: 50
Enrollment in 2005: 53
Enrollment in 2004: 67
Enrollment in 2003: 57
Enrollment in 2002: 67
Enrollment in 2001: 61
Enrollment in 2000: 49
Enrollment in 1999: 64

Whitethorn Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05G06Total
All students227137129878
Female students1117463537
Male students1166366341
American Indian/Alaska Native students - - 1 - - 1 - 2
Hispanic students2 - - 21 - 16
White students197124106765
Two or More Races students1 - - 112 - 5

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 22
1st grade enrollment: 7
2nd grade enrollment: 13
3rd grade enrollment: 7
4th grade enrollment: 12
5th grade enrollment: 9
6th grade enrollment: 8

Whitethorn Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 37 (47.4%)
Whitethorn Elementary School:

47.4%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 41 (52.6%)
School:

52.6%
State:

49.6%

Whitethorn Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 2 (2.6%)
Here:

2.6%
State:

1.0%
Hispanic enrollment: 6 (7.7%)
Whitethorn Elementary School:

7.7%
California:

46.0%
White enrollment: 65 (83.3%)
Whitethorn Elementary School:

83.3%
State:

28.3%
Two or More Races enrollment: 5 (6.4%)
School:

6.4%
California:

4.5%

Whitethorn Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 27 (34.6%)
School:

34.6%
California:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 23 (29.5%)
School:

29.5%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 4 (5.1%)
Here:

5.1%
California:

8.6%

Whitethorn Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 4


Student/Teacher Ratio
Whitethorn Elementary School:

19.5
State:

22.8

Whitethorn Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $375,872
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $297,815)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 0.7 (Salary Expenditures: $25,524)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 0.3 (Salary Expenditures: $7,518)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 0.3 (Salary Expenditures: $25,765)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $5,667

Retention:
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(State average from 1,901 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 1st grade: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2

Percent of 1st grade students retained
School:

28.6%
State:

4.8%

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 5,551 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Whitethorn Elementary School:

25.6
State:

84.3

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

  • All24%
  • Males11%
  • Females38%
  • White17%
ELA students tested: 34
ELA students with scores: 34

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

24%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 52.9%
Standard Nearly Met: 23.5%
Standard Met: 20.6%
Standard Exceeded: 2.9%

All Grades:
52.9%
23.5%
20.6%
2.9%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2351.5, Students tested: 11, Standard Not Met: 63.6%, Nearly Met: 9.1%, Met: 18.2%, Exceeded: 9.1%)
63.6%
9.1%
18.2%
9.1%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2426.9, Students tested: 11, Standard Not Met: 63.6%, Nearly Met: 36.4%, Met: 0.0%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
63.6%
36.4%

Whitethorn Elementary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All18%
  • Males17%
  • Females19%
  • White8%
Math students tested: 34
Math students with scores: 34

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

18%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 41.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 41.2%
Standard Met: 14.7%
Standard Exceeded: 2.9%

All Grades:
41.2%
41.2%
14.7%
2.9%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2384.5, Students tested: 11, Standard Not Met: 63.6%, Nearly Met: 18.2%, Met: 9.1%, Exceeded: 9.1%)
63.6%
18.2%
9.1%
9.1%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2451.7, Students tested: 11, Standard Not Met: 45.5%, Nearly Met: 45.5%, Met: 9.1%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
45.5%
45.5%
9.1%

Whitethorn Elementary School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,660 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: 13
CST Science students with scores: 13

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

46%
State:

60%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 23.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 31.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 31.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 15.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 349.6, Students tested: 13, Far Below Basic: 0.0%, Below Basic: 23.0%, Basic: 31.0%, Proficient: 31.0%, Advanced: 15.0%)
23.0%
31.0%
31.0%
15.0%

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:
5th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 81.8%, Needs Improvement: 9.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 9.1%)
81.8%
9.1%
9.1%
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 63.6%, Needs Improvement: 18.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 18.2%)
63.6%
18.2%
18.2%
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 90.9%, Needs Improvement: 9.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
90.9%
9.1%
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 90.9%, Needs Improvement: 9.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
90.9%
9.1%
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 63.6%, Needs Improvement: 36.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
63.6%
36.4%
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 81.8%, Needs Improvement: 18.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
81.8%
18.2%

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).

Whitethorn Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
School:

94.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • White93
  • Multirace100
  • SED91
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • White: 93% (tested 24 out of 26 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 91% (tested 10 out of 11 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Whitethorn Elementary School:

94.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • White93
  • Multirace100
  • SED91
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • White: 93% (tested 24 out of 26 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 91% (tested 10 out of 11 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)

Health & Safety


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: 28 (male: 15, female: 13)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
  • White: 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Whitethorn Elementary School:

359.0
California:

172.7

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
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: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

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