- 2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
- Berkeley, CA 94704
- (510) 644-6310
Magnet | Grades K-5 | Berkeley Unified
About Washington Elementary School
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Washington Elementary School is located in Berkeley, CA and is one of 11 elementary schools in Berkeley Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 302 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.
Washington 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 Washington 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.
Washington Elementary School had an API growth score of 811 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Washington Elementary School's 2009 base score was 775 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Washington 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 Washington Elementary School's students and teachers.
Washington Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
33 %
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Multiple or No Response
19 %
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Black
18 %
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Asian
15 %
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Hispanic
14 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 56%
- Female 44%
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About Berkeley, CA
- Population Median Age 36 years
- Median Household Income $44,485
- Average Household Size 2.16 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 19%
- % Owning / % Renting 43% / 57%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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