Grimmway Academy School in Arvin, CA
(KG-08 • Public • Regular School)
City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 38
- Address
- 901 Nectarine Ct.
Arvin, CA 93203
- Telephone
- (661) 855-8200
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- City-data.com school rating
- 38
- Students
- 679
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 26.0
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 484
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 107
- School district
- Kern County Office of Education
- Charter school
- Yes
- Title I status
- Title I schoolwide school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Grimmway Academy School: | 38 |
Arvin High (0.3 miles): | 29 |
El Camino Real Elementary (1.9 miles): | 28 |
Haven Drive Middle (0.7 miles): | 24 |
Bear Mountain Elementary (0.3 miles): | 13 |
Di Giorgio Elementary (3.2 miles): | 11 |
Sierra Vista Elementary (0.9 miles): | 10 |
Vineland Elementary (3.5 miles): | 7 |
Sunset (4.4 miles): | 5 |
Grimmway Academy School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California: | 46 |
Kern County: | 32 |
Arvin: | 22 |
Grimmway Academy School: | 38 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 679
Enrollment in 2015: 571
Enrollment in 2014: 513
Enrollment in 2013: 399
Enrollment in 2012: 277
Enrollment in 2015: 571
Enrollment in 2014: 513
Enrollment in 2013: 399
Enrollment in 2012: 277
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | KG | G01 | G02 | G03 | G04 | G05 | G06 | G07 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 85 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 679 |
Female students | 43 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 345 |
Male students | 42 | 44 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 334 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Asian students | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 5 |
Hispanic students | 80 | 75 | 83 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 639 |
Black students | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
White students | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 85
1st grade enrollment: 80
2nd grade enrollment: 89
3rd grade enrollment: 88
4th grade enrollment: 87
5th grade enrollment: 82
6th grade enrollment: 83
7th grade enrollment: 85
1st grade enrollment: 80
2nd grade enrollment: 89
3rd grade enrollment: 88
4th grade enrollment: 87
5th grade enrollment: 82
6th grade enrollment: 83
7th grade enrollment: 85
Grimmway Academy School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 345 (50.8%)
Grimmway Academy School: | 50.8% |
State: | 49.4% |
Male enrollment: 334 (49.2%)
Grimmway Academy School: | 49.2% |
State: | 49.6% |
Grimmway Academy School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 1 (0.1%)
Here: | 0.1% |
State: | 1.0% |
Asian enrollment: 5 (0.7%)
Grimmway Academy School: | 0.7% |
California: | 9.4% |
Hispanic enrollment: 639 (94.1%)
School: | 94.1% |
State: | 46.0% |
Black enrollment: 9 (1.3%)
Here: | 1.3% |
State: | 6.1% |
White enrollment: 25 (3.7%)
School: | 3.7% |
State: | 28.3% |
Grimmway Academy School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 591 (87.0%)
Grimmway Academy School: | 87.0% |
State: | 61.2% |
Free lunch eligible students: 484 (71.3%)
School: | 71.3% |
State: | 52.8% |
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 107 (15.8%)
Grimmway Academy School: | 15.8% |
California: | 8.6% |
Grimmway Academy School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 26
Student/Teacher Ratio
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 26.1 |
California: | 22.8 |
Grimmway Academy School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.
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.
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.
- All44%
- Males36%
- Females53%
- Hispanic40%
- White58%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 500
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 44% |
California: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 30.4%
Standard Nearly Met: 25.2%
Standard Met: 27.8%
Standard Exceeded: 16.6%
All Grades:
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2388.2, Students tested: 87, Standard Not Met: 46.5%, Nearly Met: 22.1%, Met: 19.8%, Exceeded: 11.6%)
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2444.5, Students tested: 86, Standard Not Met: 34.9%, Nearly Met: 23.3%, Met: 20.9%, Exceeded: 20.9%)
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2480.4, Students tested: 80, Standard Not Met: 38.8%, Nearly Met: 13.8%, Met: 28.8%, Exceeded: 18.8%)
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2516.1, Students tested: 83, Standard Not Met: 27.7%, Nearly Met: 31.3%, Met: 31.3%, Exceeded: 9.6%)
7th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2547.8, Students tested: 81, Standard Not Met: 13.6%, Nearly Met: 35.8%, Met: 42.0%, Exceeded: 8.6%)
8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2586.5, Students tested: 84, Standard Not Met: 20.2%, Nearly Met: 25.0%, Met: 25.0%, Exceeded: 29.8%)
Grimmway Academy School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All33%
- Males30%
- Females36%
- Hispanic28%
- White50%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 501
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 33% |
State: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 34.5%
Standard Nearly Met: 32.5%
Standard Met: 18.2%
Standard Exceeded: 14.8%
All Grades:
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2392.5, Students tested: 87, Standard Not Met: 41.4%, Nearly Met: 34.5%, Met: 16.1%, Exceeded: 8.1%)
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2434.7, Students tested: 86, Standard Not Met: 43.0%, Nearly Met: 27.9%, Met: 20.9%, Exceeded: 8.1%)
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2472.9, Students tested: 80, Standard Not Met: 40.0%, Nearly Met: 36.3%, Met: 11.3%, Exceeded: 12.5%)
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2516.1, Students tested: 83, Standard Not Met: 31.3%, Nearly Met: 33.7%, Met: 15.7%, Exceeded: 19.3%)
7th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2536.7, Students tested: 81, Standard Not Met: 19.8%, Nearly Met: 44.4%, Met: 22.2%, Exceeded: 13.6%)
8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2565.2, Students tested: 84, Standard Not Met: 30.9%, Nearly Met: 19.1%, Met: 22.6%, Exceeded: 27.4%)
Grimmway Academy School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:
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.
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 tested: 78
CST Science students with scores: 78
Percentage Far Below Basic: 2.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 6.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 36.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 46.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 10.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 357.0, Students tested: 78, Far Below Basic: 2.0%, Below Basic: 6.0%, Basic: 36.0%, Proficient: 46.0%, Advanced: 10.0%)
CST Science students with scores: 78
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 56% |
California: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 2.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 6.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 36.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 46.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 10.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 357.0, Students tested: 78, Far Below Basic: 2.0%, Below Basic: 6.0%, Basic: 36.0%, Proficient: 46.0%, Advanced: 10.0%)
The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 25.3%, Needs Improvement: 69.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 5.1%)
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 50.6%, Needs Improvement: 16.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 32.9%)
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 51.9%, Needs Improvement: 48.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 53.2%, Needs Improvement: 46.8%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 22.8%, Needs Improvement: 77.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 57.0%, Needs Improvement: 43.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 25.3%, Needs Improvement: 69.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 5.1%)
7th grade: (Students tested: 85, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 83.5%, Needs Improvement: 16.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 50.6%, Needs Improvement: 16.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 32.9%)
7th grade: (Students tested: 85, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 87.1%, Needs Improvement: 11.8%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 1.1%)
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 51.9%, Needs Improvement: 48.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
7th grade: (Students tested: 85, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 100.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 53.2%, Needs Improvement: 46.8%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
7th grade: (Students tested: 85, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 97.6%, Needs Improvement: 2.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 22.8%, Needs Improvement: 77.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
7th grade: (Students tested: 85, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 82.4%, Needs Improvement: 17.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 79, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 57.0%, Needs Improvement: 43.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
7th grade: (Students tested: 85, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 57.6%, Needs Improvement: 42.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).
Grimmway Academy School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
All Grades:
Student Count: 316
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 101
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 61
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5
Grade 1:
Student Count: 51
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 33
Grade 2:
Student Count: 42
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 42
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 7
Grade 4:
Student Count: 31
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 9
Grade 5:
Student Count: 24
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 13
Grade 6:
Student Count: 22
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 7
Grade 7:
Student Count: 21
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 12
Grade 8:
Student Count: 22
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 11
Student Count: 316
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 101
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 32.0% |
State: | 34.0% |
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 61
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 8.0% |
State: | 13.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 380.5 |
California: | 364.6 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 281.0 |
State: | 276.6 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 398.2 |
State: | 375.9 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 308.4 |
State: | 286.0 |
Grade 1:
Student Count: 51
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 33
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 65.0% |
California: | 44.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 460.8 |
State: | 439.9 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 427.0 |
State: | 383.8 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 491.2 |
State: | 446.4 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 394.4 |
State: | 386.5 |
Grade 2:
Student Count: 42
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 10.0% |
State: | 27.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 477.5 |
California: | 477.2 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 401.2 |
State: | 440.5 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 498.6 |
California: | 483.0 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 422.9 |
California: | 456.4 |
Grade 3:
Student Count: 42
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 7
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 17.0% |
California: | 26.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 473.5 |
California: | 475.9 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 450.1 |
California: | 459.6 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 500.3 |
State: | 491.7 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 474.4 |
State: | 478.6 |
Grade 4:
Student Count: 31
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 9
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 29.0% |
State: | 37.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 494.7 |
State: | 509.2 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 484.9 |
California: | 490.7 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 545.0 |
State: | 515.2 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 506.5 |
State: | 502.2 |
Grade 5:
Student Count: 24
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 13
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 54.0% |
California: | 48.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 546.0 |
California: | 533.7 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 510.6 |
California: | 514.0 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 558.8 |
State: | 530.0 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 525.1 |
State: | 519.1 |
Grade 6:
Student Count: 22
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 7
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 32.0% |
State: | 39.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 545.4 |
State: | 532.4 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 517.9 |
State: | 518.5 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 540.0 |
State: | 518.5 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 540.2 |
State: | 522.0 |
Grade 7:
Student Count: 21
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 12
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 57.0% |
State: | 48.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 550.3 |
California: | 547.6 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 535.6 |
State: | 534.4 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 562.4 |
State: | 529.9 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 549.2 |
California: | 530.2 |
Grade 8:
Student Count: 22
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 11
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 50.0% |
State: | 47.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 566.3 |
California: | 556.2 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 549.8 |
State: | 547.2 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 584.6 |
California: | 536.1 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 551.7 |
California: | 537.0 |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).
Grimmway Academy School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Here: | 100.0% |
State: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic99
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Black100
- White100
- SED99
- LEP100
- With Disabilities98
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 99% (tested 391 out of 393 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 5 out of 5 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 17 out of 17 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 374 out of 376 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 260 out of 261 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 98% (tested 36 out of 37 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
Here: | 99.0% |
California: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic99
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Black100
- White100
- SED99
- LEP98
- With Disabilities98
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 99% (tested 389 out of 394 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 5 out of 5 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 17 out of 17 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 372 out of 377 enrolled)
- English Learners: 98% (tested 258 out of 262 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 98% (tested 36 out of 37 enrolled)
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