About Abraham Lincoln Alternative
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Abraham Lincoln Alternative is located in Rosamond, CA and is one of 7 schools in Southern Kern Unified. It is a alternative education school that serves 140 students in grades K-12.
Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.
Abraham Lincoln Alternative did not make AYP in 2008. 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 Abraham Lincoln Alternative'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.
Abraham Lincoln Alternative had an API growth score of 539 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Abraham Lincoln Alternative's 2009 base score was 529, however the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Abraham Lincoln Alternative had 35 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Abraham Lincoln Alternative's students and teachers.
Abraham Lincoln Alternative Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
47 %
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Hispanic
41 %
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Black
8 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 52%
- Female 48%
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