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James Foster Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
22500 Pamplico Dr.
Saugus, CA 91350
Phone
(661) 294-5355
District
SAUGUS UNION
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
326
Classroom Teachers
13

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.6% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

James Foster Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
49%
57%
48%
57%
50%
57%
49%
57%
48%
57%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
47%
57%
49%
52%
45%
55%
47%
57%
49%
52%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
55%
45%
72%
51%
37%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
44%
57%
49%
52%
38%
55%
44%
57%
49%
52%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
25
26
23
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 31 9.5%
Grade 1 46 14.1%
Grade 2 53 16.3%
Grade 3 52 16.0%
Grade 4 32 9.8%
Grade 5 58 17.8%
Grade 6 54 16.6%
Total 326 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.6% 41.5% 23.3%
Black 2.6% 3.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 32.5% 37.8% 57.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.0% 16.8% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.9% 23.4% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 20.2% 19.1% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 4.3% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 109,150 39,237,836
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,236.2 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.5% 19.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.0% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 10.4% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 34,504 13,217,586
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 84.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.2% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.1% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.7% 17.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.9% 14.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.8% 12.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.7% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,120 $69,697,680 42.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $893 $8,741,577 5.3%
Staff $331 $3,240,159 2.0%
General Administration $176 $1,722,864 1.1%
School Administration $645 $6,313,905 3.8%
Operation $1,053 $10,307,817 6.3%
Transportation $118 $1,155,102 0.7%
Other $541 $5,295,849 3.2%
Total Support $3,756 $36,767,484 22.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,881 $57,569,109 35.1%
Total Expenditures $16,757 $164,034,273 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,356 $50,163,077,615 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $884 $5,306,242,206 5.2%
Staff $863 $5,178,254,236 5.0%
General Administration $215 $1,291,487,537 1.3%
School Administration $923 $5,541,916,109 5.4%
Operation $1,311 $7,872,234,116 7.7%
Transportation $303 $1,818,082,742 1.8%
Other $665 $3,989,805,237 3.9%
Total Support $5,163 $30,997,440,957 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,580 $21,494,994,026 20.9%
Total Expenditures $17,099 $102,656,107,113 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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