Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School in Berkeley, CA
(KG-05 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 1645 Milvia St.
Berkeley, CA 94709
- Telephone
- (510) 644-6225
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- City-data.com school rating
- 84
- Students
- 448
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 20.6
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 128
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 25
- School district
- Berkeley Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I schoolwide school
- Magnet School Indicator
- Yes
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Jefferson Elementary (0.8 miles): | 94 |
Martin Luther King Middle (0.5 miles): | 85 |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 84 |
Washington Elementary (0.7 miles): | 80 |
Cragmont Elementary (1.2 miles): | 77 |
Berkeley High (0.7 miles): | 76 |
Oxford Elementary (0.8 miles): | 76 |
Thousand Oaks Elementary (1.2 miles): | 66 |
Berkeley Technology Academy (1.2 miles): | 59 |
California: | 46 |
Alameda County: | 51 |
Berkeley: | 71 |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier: | 84 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 445
Enrollment in 2014: 421
Enrollment in 2013: 404
Enrollment in 2012: 412
Enrollment in 2011: 408
Enrollment in 2010: 367
Enrollment in 2009: 375
Enrollment in 2008: 278
Enrollment in 2007: 384
Enrollment in 2006: 367
Enrollment in 2005: 398
Enrollment in 2004: 402
Enrollment in 2003: 398
Enrollment in 2002: 390
Enrollment in 2001: 417
Enrollment in 2000: 438
Enrollment in 1999: 442
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | KG | G01 | G02 | G03 | G04 | G05 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 82 | 60 | 87 | 84 | 71 | 64 | 448 |
Female students | 36 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 213 |
Male students | 46 | 26 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 33 | 235 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Asian students | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
Hispanic students | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 65 |
Black students | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 61 |
White students | 33 | 24 | 44 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 192 |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Two or More Races students | 8 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 |
Enrollment by grade:
1st grade enrollment: 60
2nd grade enrollment: 87
3rd grade enrollment: 84
4th grade enrollment: 71
5th grade enrollment: 64
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Here: | 47.5% |
California: | 49.4% |
Here: | 52.5% |
State: | 49.6% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Here: | 0.2% |
State: | 1.0% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 11.6% |
State: | 9.4% |
Here: | 14.5% |
State: | 46.0% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 13.6% |
California: | 6.1% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 42.9% |
State: | 28.3% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 0.4% |
California: | 0.6% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 16.7% |
State: | 4.5% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 34.2% |
California: | 61.2% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 28.6% |
California: | 52.8% |
Here: | 5.6% |
State: | 8.6% |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 6.5
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 9
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.5
Student/Teacher Ratio
School: | 21.7 |
State: | 22.8 |
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 28.4 (Salary Expenditures: $1,837,467)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 5.1 (Salary Expenditures: $117,072)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 5.3 (Salary Expenditures: $207,818)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $124,392)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,851,295
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 5.1 (Salary Expenditures: $117,072)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 6.4 (Salary Expenditures: $237,756)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $124,392)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic7
- Asian16
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black2
- White10
- Multirace2
- IDEA4
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Asian: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic4
- Black7
- White11
- Multirace4
Students with disabilities served under IDEA
- Hispanic: 4 (all male)
- Black: 7 (all male)
- White: 11 (male: 7, female: 4)
- Two or More Races: 4 (all female)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Retention:
(State average from 2,659 schools)
- Hispanic2
- Black4
- Multirace2
- LEP2
- IDEA4
Total number of students retained in Kindergarten
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Percent of Kindergarten students retained
School: | 9.8% |
State: | 5.3% |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All59%
- Males57%
- Females60%
- Black8%
- Hispanic20%
- Multirace42%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 222
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 59% |
California: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 23.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 18.5%
Standard Met: 26.6%
Standard Exceeded: 32.0%
All Grades:
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All61%
- Males64%
- Females57%
- Hispanic20%
- Multirace32%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 227
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 61% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 21.1%
Standard Nearly Met: 18.1%
Standard Met: 28.6%
Standard Exceeded: 32.2%
All Grades:
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.
CST Science students with scores: 63
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 71% |
State: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 5.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 2.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 22.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 33.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 38.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 388.4, Students tested: 63, Far Below Basic: 5.0%, Below Basic: 2.0%, Basic: 22.0%, Proficient: 33.0%, Advanced: 38.0%)
The Physical Fitness Test:
5th grade: (Students tested: 73, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 53.4%, Needs Improvement: 45.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 1.4%)
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 73, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 76.7%, Needs Improvement: 12.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 11.0%)
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 73, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 64.4%, Needs Improvement: 35.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 73, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 75.3%, Needs Improvement: 24.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 73, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 47.9%, Needs Improvement: 52.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 73, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 69.9%, Needs Improvement: 30.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
Student Count: 55
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 24
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 44.0% |
State: | 34.0% |
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 8
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 2
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 25.0% |
State: | 13.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 388.1 |
State: | 364.6 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 291.9 |
State: | 276.6 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 411.9 |
State: | 375.9 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 303.0 |
State: | 286.0 |
Grade 1:
Student Count: 9
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 56.0% |
State: | 44.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 471.1 |
State: | 439.9 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 448.4 |
California: | 383.8 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 529.0 |
State: | 446.4 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 400.2 |
California: | 386.5 |
Grade 2:
Student Count: 9
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 56.0% |
State: | 27.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 522.1 |
California: | 477.2 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 458.7 |
State: | 440.5 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 531.6 |
California: | 483.0 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 466.3 |
State: | 456.4 |
Grade 3:
Student Count: 9
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 3
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 33.0% |
State: | 26.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 467.7 |
State: | 475.9 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 468.6 |
California: | 459.6 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 503.9 |
State: | 491.7 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 474.6 |
State: | 478.6 |
Grade 4:
Student Count: 9
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 3
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 33.0% |
California: | 37.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 513.2 |
California: | 509.2 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 457.4 |
California: | 490.7 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 575.7 |
California: | 515.2 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 510.0 |
State: | 502.2 |
Grade 5:
Student Count: 11
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 6
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 55.0% |
State: | 48.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 516.3 |
State: | 533.7 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 510.3 |
State: | 514.0 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 550.1 |
California: | 530.0 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 527.4 |
California: | 519.1 |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Here: | 98.0% |
California: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic98
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Black94
- White98
- Multirace100
- SED98
- LEP100
- With Disabilities95
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 98% (tested 35 out of 36 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 14 out of 14 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
- Black: 94% (tested 28 out of 30 enrolled)
- White: 98% (tested 85 out of 87 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 45 out of 45 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (tested 76 out of 78 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 25 out of 25 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 95% (tested 17 out of 18 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 98.0% |
State: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic98
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Black97
- White98
- Multirace100
- SED99
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 98% (tested 35 out of 36 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 16 out of 16 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
- Black: 97% (tested 29 out of 30 enrolled)
- White: 98% (tested 86 out of 88 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 44 out of 44 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 78 out of 79 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 27 out of 27 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 18 out of 18 enrolled)
Health & Safety
Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.
Sexual assault is an incident that includes threatened rape, fondling, indecent liberties, or child molestation. Both male and female students can be victims of sexual assault. Classification of these incidents should take into consideration the age and developmentally appropriate behavior of the offender(s)
Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No
Incidents of sexual assault (other than rape): 1
Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 3
Total incidents per 1,000 students
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 8.9 |
California: | 60.8 |
Referrals and Arrests:
(State average from 2,295 schools)
School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
- Hispanic2
- Asian2
- Black2
- LEP2
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official
- Hispanic: 2
- Asian: 2
- Black: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 13.4 |
California: | 27.2 |
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 4.5 |
State: | 7.9 |
Harassment & Bullying:
(State average from 2,337 schools)
Harassment or bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin refers to intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on actual or perceived race, color or national origin. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin constitutes racial harassment.
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 2.2 |
State: | 4.4 |
Students disciplined for bullying or harassment on the basis of race, color, or national origin: 2 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 8,737 schools)
- Hispanic7
- Asian4
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black13
- White16
- Multirace7
- LEP7
- IDEA7
- 5044
Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
- Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- White: 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 109.4 |
California: | 172.7 |
Restraint and Seclusion:
(State average from 741 schools)
- White: 2
Students with disabilities (IDEA) subjected to physical restraint per 1,000 students
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 4.5 |
State: | 11.7 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 1,406 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Asian3
- Black4
- White5
- Multirace2
- LEP1
- IDEA5
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension
- Asian: 3
- Black: 4
- White: 5
- Two or More Races: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 1
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 5
- Asian2
- Black2
- White2
- Multirace2
- LEP2
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension
- Asian: 2
- Black: 2
- White: 2
- Two or More Races: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 1
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
Berkeley Arts Magnet At Whittier School: | 2.2 |
State: | 28.1 |
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
- White: 2
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