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December 7, 2009

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Edythe and Lloyd Katz

From the school

The staff at Katz Elementary School provides meaningful communication with parents, family and the community through open house celebrations, family academic nights, student progress reports, and parent/teacher conferences. In addition, parents are informed of the ongoing events and celebrations at Katz through classroom newsletters, school newsletters, surveys and the school Web site. Parents and the community also participate in decision-making by serving on the PTA, the school site-based council and through volunteer opportunities.

School details

  • Principal: Joan Marie Lombard
  • All year: No
  • Safe Key: Yes (SafeKey is offered Monday through Friday starting at 7:00 a.m., as well as after school from 3:00 until 6 p.m.)
  • Full-day kindergarten: No
  • Block schedule: No
  • Level(s): Elementary
  • Dress code: No
  • Mascot: Mountain Lions
  • Made AYP: Unknown
  • Homework help centers: No
  • ESL offered: Unknown
  • Edison school: No
  • Class-size reduction: Yes
  • District: E
  • Region: Northwest
  • Alternative education summer school: No
  • Magnet school: No

Annual Data

  • 2008

Demographics

  • Enrollment: 695
  • Female students: 49.4 %
  • Male students: 51 %
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native: 7 (1.0 %)
  • Asian/Pacific Islanders: 69 (9.9 %)
  • Black/African American: 141 (20.3 %)
  • Hispanic: 216 (31.1 %)
  • White: 262 (37.7 %)
  • Free/Reduced Lunch students: 329
  • Students with disabilities: 81
  • Limited English Proficiency students: 119

Fiscal Information

  • Total Expenditures/Pupil: $7258

Student Information

  • Average daily attendance: 94.9 %
  • Teacher/Student ratio: 22:1
  • Transiency: 36.4 %

Technology

  • Classrooms: 31
  • Classrooms with Internet access: 31
  • Instructional computers: 151
  • Instructional computers with Internet access: 151
  • Labs/Libraries/Media Centers: 3
  • Labs/Libraries/Media Centers with Internet access: 3

Assessments

Retention

  • Kindergarten: 1 (1.0 %)
  • 2nd grade: 1 (0.9 %)
  • 3rd grade: 1 (0.9 %)

Scoring

  • Math K8 AS: 23 %
  • Math K8 ED: 6 %
  • Math K8 ES: 31 %
  • Math K8 MS: 39 %
  • Reading K8 AS: 29 %
  • Reading K8 ED: 9 %
  • Reading K8 ES: 20 %
  • Reading K8 MS: 43 %
  • Science K8 AS: 30 %
  • Science K8 ED: 10 %
  • Science K8 ES: 23 %
  • Science K8 MS: 37 %
  • Writing K8 AS: 42 %
  • Writing K8 ED: 2 %
  • Writing K8 ES: 14 %
  • Writing K8 MS: 42 %
  • Key: AS = Approaches Standards; ED = Emergent/Developing; ES = Exceeds Standards; MS = Meets Standards; HS = High School; K8 = Kindergarten-8th grade

Student/Teacher Ratios

  • Kindergarten: 25:1
  • 1st grade: 16:1
  • 2nd grade: 19:1
  • 3rd grade: 19:1
  • 4th grade: 31:1
  • 5th grade: 29:1

Additional Information

  • Parent/Teacher conference attendance: 85.0 %
  • Complete report card: Click here

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