School Accountability Report Card School Year 2000-2001
School Information
District Information
School Name
Rivergold Elementary
District Name
Coarsegold Union Elementary
Principal
Bob Rose
Superintendent
Bill McCabe
Street
31800 Road 400
45426 Road 415
City, State, Zip
Coarsegold, CA 93614-9501
Coarsegold, CA 93614
Phone Number
559-658-7566
559-683-2996
FAX Number
559-658-7244
559-683-4160
Web Site
www.coarsegoldusd.com
N/A
Email Address
brose@coarsegoldusd.com
bmccabe@yosemiteuhsd.com
Enrollment
387
SARC Contact
Grades Served
K-6
School Description and Mission Statement
Rivergold Elementary is a K-6 school with a student population of 387, and, along with Coarsegold Elementary and the Coarsegold Community Day School, serves the Sierra foothill community of Coarsegold, CA. Madera County Office of Education maintains a Special Education Department on the Coarsegold campus currently serving 43 students. A Home School Program is in place on the Rivergold campus, and a successful gifted education (GATE) program, called Junior University, was implemented in 1999-2000.
Reading is a very important part of Rivergold. Students at Rivergold have met the Governor’s Reading Challenge the past two years with the “Rivergold Reads Program”. A Library Technician manages our school library. It is the desired goal in our adopted Library Plan that the district libraries eventually are served by a full time district librarian as well as the library technicians.
Commencing with the 1996-1997 school year, the district has elected to participate, to the maximum level, in the class size reduction program. Currently, all kindergarten through third grade classrooms have a better than 20 to 1 student/teacher ratio. Rivergold will expand to K-8 in 2003 and 2004.
MISSION STATEMENT
Coarsegold Union School District is dedicated to providing the structure and support, in a partnership with students, parents, staff, and the community of Coarsegold, necessary to insure that every student receives the highest quality education in a positive, safe, secure learning environment in order to become a productive, healthy, intellectually curious member of our society.
Opportunities for Parental Involvement
Contact Person Name
Carol Holt (PTA President)
Contact Person Phone Number
559-658-7566 ext 2106
The school is well served by the parents and community. Rivergold has an active PTA, which provides funding and activities for the students, such as a Book Fair, Reflections Art and Photography Program, Science Day, Spelling Bee, community movie nights and school wide fundraisers. Parents and community members provide many hours of assistance to our students. We are very proud of the hundreds of hours our volunteers provide each month. Local businesses are generous and cooperative in responding to student fund-raising efforts. The School Site Council is active and meets regularly to govern school programs and categorical funding.
I. Demographic Information Student Enrollment The percentage of students is the number of students in a racial/ethnic category divided by the school's most recent California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) total enrollment.
Racial/Ethnic Category
Number of Students
Percentage of Students
African-American
5
1.3
Hispanic or Latino
43
11.4
American Indian or Alaska Native
12
3.2
Pacific Islander
3
0.8
Asian-American
9
2.4
White (Not Hispanic)
305
80.7
Filipino-American
0
0.0
Other
1
0.3
II. School Safety and Climate for Learning School Safety Plan
Date of Last Review/Update
Spring 2001
Date Last Reviewed with Staff
Acting Principal Cindy Simons updated the plan in the Spring of 2001. It has been reviewed with staff and can be implemented in case of an emergency. Two-way radios allow direct access to the site administrator and office. Regular monthly meetings are held with all staff to discuss safety concerns. Safety concerns are treated with immediate responses by administration and maintenance staff, as appropriate.
School Programs and Practices that Promote a Positive Learning Environment
Rivergold has a monthly reward program called “Super Hawks”. Those students that are following the 5 R’s of Rivergold (Respect, Responsibility, Ready to Learn, Reaching Academic Standards, and Rising to Their Potential) are recognized by their teacher and the principal each month.
Suspensions and Expulsions The number of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents. The rate of suspensions and expulsions is the total number of incidents divided by the school's California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) total enrollment for the given year. In unified school districts, a comparison between a particular type of school (elementary, middle, high) and the district average may be misleading. Schools have the option of comparing their data with the district-wide average for the same type of school.
School
District
1999
2000
2001
Suspensions (number)
8
68
47
56
Suspensions (rate)
.020
.030
.031
.068
.047
.056
Expulsions (number)
Expulsions (rate)
.001
School Facilities
Rivergold is celebrating our 10th anniversary. Our facility is clean and well kept. The principal and site head of maintenance inspect the school grounds weekly. Rivergold consists of 60% permanent buildings and 40% portables with a multi-purpose room, computer lab and library. The Rivergold campus is expanding to 7th and 8th grade over the next two years and will add portable buildings to meet the needs of the 7-8th grade program.
III. Academic Data Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Through the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, students in grades 2-11 are tested annually in various subject areas. Currently, the STAR program includes California Standards Tests (CST) in English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades 2-11, and Science and History-Social Science in grades 9-11; and the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (Stanford 9), which tests Reading, Language, Mathematics (grades 2-11), Spelling (grades 2-8), and Science and History-Social Science (grades 9-11 only). California Standards Tests (CST) The California Standards Tests show how well students are doing in relation to the state content standards. Student scores are reported as performance levels. The five performance levels are Advanced (exceeds state standards), Proficient (meets standards), Basic (approaching standards), Below Basic (below standards), and Far Below Basic (well below standards). Students scoring at the Proficient or Advanced level have met state standards in that content area. English Language Arts (ELA) Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
Grade Level
State
2
---
58
52
32
57
48
30
4
44
40
33
28
6
50
31
ELA Subgroups (More than 10 Students Per Grade Level with Test Results) Percentage of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standard)
Male
Female
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
Not Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
53
63
67
55
64
61
41
42
45
Stanford 9 Reading and mathematics results from the Stanford 9 test are reported for each grade level as the percentage of tested students scoring at or above the 50th percentile (the national average). School results are compared to results at the district and state levels. Reading Percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile
60
83
75
49
51
59
69
46
65
80
76
70
62
78
71
66
Mathematics Percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile
88
84
73
54
82
86
72
79
74
87
Stanford 9 Subgroups - Reading Percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile
81
Stanford 9 Subgroups - Mathematics Percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile
89
92
85
Local Assessment
Our district has implemented a Local Assessment Program. We will be compiling and presenting Local Assessment Program data in future editions of the School Accountability Report Card. Academic Performance Index (API) The Academic Performance Index (API) is a score on a scale of 200 to 1000 that annually measures the academic performance and progress of individual schools in California. On an interim basis, the state has set 800 as the API score that schools should strive to meet. Growth Targets: The annual growth target for a school is 5% of the distance between its base API and 800. Actual growth is the number of API points a school gained between its base and growth years. Schools that reach their annual targets are eligible for monetary awards. Schools that do not meet their targets and have a statewide API rank of one to five are eligible to participate in the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP), which provides resources to schools to improve their academic achievement. Subgroup APIs and Targets: In addition to a whole-school API, schools also receive API scores for each numerically significant racial/ethnic and socioeconomically disadvantaged subgroup in the school. Growth targets are also set for each of the subgroups. Each subgroup must also meet its target for the school to be identified as having met its target. Percentage Tested: In order to be eligible for awards, elementary and middle schools must have at least 95% of their students in grades 2-8 tested in STAR. High schools must have at least 90% of their students in grades 9-11 tested. Statewide Rank: Schools receiving an API score are ranked in ten categories of equal size (deciles) from one (lowest) to ten (highest), according to type of school (elementary, middle, or high school). Similar Schools Rank: This is a comparison of each school with 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics. Each set of 100 schools is ranked by API score from one (lowest) to ten (highest) to indicate how well the school performed compared to schools most like it. API criteria are subject to change as new legislation is enacted into law. More detailed and current information about the API and public school accountability in California can be found at the California Department of Education website at http://api.cde.ca.gov/ or by speaking with the school principal
School Wide API
API Base Data
API Growth Data
From 1999 to 2000
From 2000 to 2001
From 2001 to 2002
Percentage Tested
100
99
Base API Score
733
788
806
Growth API Score
Growth Target
* A
Actual Growth
18
Statewide Rank
Eligible for Awards
Yes
Similar Schools Rank
7
Eligible for II/USP
*A means the school scored at or above the interim Statewide Performance Target of 800 in 2001
API Subgroups - Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
712
760
759
IV. Class Size Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution Data reported are the average class size and the number of classrooms for each range of students, by grade level as reported by CBEDS.
Grade
Avg
1-20
21-32
33+
K
18.0
18.5
15.5
15.0
20.0
19.0
16.0
17.0
19.3