Setting Description
Students
Total: 424
Average Class Size: 24
Maximum Class Size: 26
Data File: High Tech Elementary
The following data file presents information from the 2012-2013 school year.
(1) “EL students are those students for whom there is a report of a primary language other than English on the state-approved Home Language Survey and who, on the basis of the state approved oral language (grades K-12) assessment procedures and including literacy (grades 3-12 only), have been determined to lack the clearly defined English language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing necessary to succeed in the school's regular instructional programs.”
(2) “Students whose primary language is other than English and who have met the district criteria for determining proficiency in English.”
(3) “No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Title III is a federal program that assists immigrant and limited-English proficient (LEP) students in achieving grade-level and graduation standards, as well as acquiring the English language.”
Source: California Department of Education Data Quest
* No students identified as American Indian or Alaska Native or as two or more races.
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Date File: High Tech Elementary and Chula Vista Elementary School District
Like all HTH schools, High Tech Elementary operates under a statewide benefit charter. In Chula Vista, most elementary schools are part of the Chula Vista Elementary School District, the nation’s largest elementary school district. Since both institutions work in the same area, it is worthwhile to compare them.
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Students |
High Tech Elementary |
Chula Vista Elementary School District
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|
Total Population |
424 |
28,668 |
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Female/Male |
48%/52% |
49%/51% |
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African American |
8% |
4% |
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0% |
1% |
|
Asian |
4% |
3% |
|
Filipino |
9% |
10% |
|
Hispanic/Latino of Any Race |
67% |
72% |
|
Pacific Islander |
1% |
1% |
|
White |
11% |
14% |
|
Two or More Races |
0% |
0% |
|
Not Reported |
0% |
0% |
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English Learners |
20% |
35% |
|
Fluent English-Proficient Students (FEP) |
4% |
18% |
|
LEP NCLB Definition |
21% |
34% |
|
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged |
54% |
50% |
|
Special Education |
8% |
9% |
With the exception of English Learners, Fluent English-Proficient Students, and students covered under the LEP NCLB Definition, the demographics of High Tech Elementary and Chula Vista Elementary School District are relatively similar.