Alice M. Birney Elementary School
About This School
Public School | Grades K-5 | El Rancho Unified
Alice M. Birney Elementary School is located in Pico Rivera, CA and is one of 14 elementary schools in El Rancho Unified School District. It is a public school that serves 590 students in grades K-5.
Alice M. Birney Elementary School made AYP in 2012. 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 Alice M. Birney 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.
Alice M. Birney Elementary School had an API growth score of 805 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Alice M. Birney Elementary School's 2012 base score was 780 and the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.
In 2010, Alice M. Birney Elementary School had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Alice M. Birney Elementary School's students and teachers. more
Alice M. Birney Elementary School made AYP in 2012. 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 Alice M. Birney 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.
Alice M. Birney Elementary School had an API growth score of 805 in 2012. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Alice M. Birney Elementary School's 2012 base score was 780 and the school did meet its 2012 school-wide growth target.
In 2010, Alice M. Birney Elementary School had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 24 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Alice M. Birney Elementary School's students and teachers. more
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Alice M. Birney Elementary School
i think Alice M. Birney Elementary is a very great school!! there are excellent teachers there. i recommend this school to people that are new to pico.
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Alice M. Birney Elementary School
I think Alice M.Birney Elementary school is very good great teachers and stundents.And very well people.I love it there.
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I think Alice M. Birney Elementary school is a very good school! I would highly recommend it to people.I have heard very good comments about that school.It should highly be recommended to new comers in the Rivera Park area.The teachers there are great!The school is also well protected.Just because there's a big budget going on doesn't mean you can't put your kids in a great school!
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Mirna Santana: This school is a very well protected school. I went there seven or eight years ago and thie teachers were very nice
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I love every thing about Alice M Elementry school!The teachers are wonderful and care about every students education! I am now a high school student but I will never forget all the memories I had at that school and highly recomend this school to any parent
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 590
46%
54%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Alice M. Birney Elementary School had 76% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. California had 53% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
Hispanic
97%
White
2%
Black
1%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1%
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El Rancho Unified District Spending
$9,062Per Pupil
The El Rancho Unified spends $9,062 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 63% on instruction, 33% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about El Rancho Unified District
23:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2010, Alice M. Birney Elementary School had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the CST
What is it?
The California Standards Test (CST) is an annual exam used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The CST is one of the five components of the STAR Program.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in grades 2 through 11 in English language arts and math, in grades 5, 8 and 10 in science, and in grades 8, 10 and 11 in history/social science. In grades 9 through 11, students may also be assessed in math and science, depending on course enrollment.
How is it Scored?
Students receive one of five ratings: far below basic, below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
About the CAT6
What is it?
The California Achievement Test (CAT/6) is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons. The CAT/6 test is one of the five components of the STAR Program.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 and 7 are assessed in reading, language arts, spelling and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
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TestRating
4 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For California, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 CST Results for all subjects tested.
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