About Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet
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Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet is located in Berkeley, CA and is one of 11 elementary schools in Berkeley Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 381 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.
Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet did not make 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 Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet'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.
Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet had an API growth score of 735 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet's 2009 base score was 747 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet's students and teachers.
Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
32 %
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White
28 %
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Black
18 %
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Multiple or No Response
15 %
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Asian
6 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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