About Malcolm X Elementary School
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Malcolm X Elementary School is located in Berkeley, CA and is one of 11 elementary schools in Berkeley Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 359 students in grades K-5.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Malcolm X 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 Malcolm X 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.
Malcolm X Elementary School had an API growth score of 834 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Malcolm X Elementary School's 2009 base score was 838, however the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Malcolm X Elementary School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Malcolm X Elementary School's students and teachers.
Malcolm X Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Black
31 %
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White
28 %
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Multiple or No Response
20 %
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Hispanic
12 %
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Asian
8 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 50%
- Male 50%
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