About Virginia Avenue Elementary School
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Virginia Avenue Elementary School is located in Bakersfield, CA and is one of 2 elementary schools in Fairfax Elementary. It is a public school that serves 716 students in grades K-6.
Virginia Avenue Elementary School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Virginia Avenue Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Virginia Avenue Elementary School had an API growth score of 672 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Virginia Avenue Elementary School's 2009 base score was 644 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Virginia Avenue Elementary School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Virginia Avenue Elementary School's students and teachers.
Virginia Avenue Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
84 %
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White
6 %
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Multiple or No Response
3 %
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Black
3 %
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Asian
2 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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CA Dept. of Education
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