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Christopher Dena Elementary Primary School
1314 Dacotah St Los Angeles CA, 90023, Los Angeles County Phone: 323-269-9222 Ranking:  (6,386 out of 6,930, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Los Angeles Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 17 | 20 | NA | NA | 27 | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 463 | 445 | 482 | 518 | 566 | 652 | 590 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 11.9% | 52 | 11.7% | 50 | 10.4% | 52 | 10.0% | 51 | 9.0% | 66 | 10.1% | 72 | 12.2% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 9.9% | 45 | 10.1% | 42 | 8.7% | 42 | 8.1% | 53 | 9.4% | 64 | 9.8% | 62 | 10.5% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 9.3% | 37 | 8.3% | 44 | 9.1% | 58 | 11.2% | 60 | 10.6% | 58 | 8.9% | 77 | 13.1% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 17.3% | 77 | 17.3% | 96 | 19.9% | 94 | 18.1% | 91 | 16.1% | 105 | 16.1% | 121 | 20.5% |
| Grade 4: | 76 | 16.4% | 79 | 17.8% | 84 | 17.4% | 89 | 17.2% | 98 | 17.3% | 119 | 18.3% | 127 | 21.5% |
| Grade 5: | 79 | 17.1% | 79 | 17.8% | 82 | 17.0% | 96 | 18.5% | 106 | 18.7% | 120 | 18.4% | 131 | 22.2% |
| Grade 6: | 84 | 18.1% | 76 | 17.1% | 84 | 17.4% | 87 | 16.8% | 107 | 18.9% | 120 | 18.4% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 233 | 50.3% | 227 | 51.0% | 243 | 50.4% | 261 | 50.4% | 287 | 50.7% | 317 | 48.6% | 297 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 230 | 49.7% | 218 | 49.0% | 239 | 49.6% | 257 | 49.6% | 279 | 49.3% | 335 | 51.4% | 289 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 455 | 98.3% | 439 | 98.7% | 474 | 98.3% | 509 | 98.3% | 559 | 98.8% | 646 | 99.1% | 587 | 99.5% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 405 | 87.5% | 237 | 53.3% | NA | NA | 239 | 46.1% | 516 | 91.2% | 604 | 92.6% | 268 | 45.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.2% | 11 | 1.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.37 | 26.18 | 24.10 | NA | NA | 20.96 | 18.60 | 18.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 320.3 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 325 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 333 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.7 | 336.7 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 341.7 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 345.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 349.9 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.8 | 353.4 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.1 | 356.6 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 353.4 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 348.8 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 351.2 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 362.5 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.6 | 360.4 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 364.8 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.4 | 365.9 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 364.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 371.2 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 366.2 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 365.4 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 307.1 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.4 | 308.8 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.1 | 316.5 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.9 | 317.9 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.5 | 319.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.5 | 325.8 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 329.4 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 335.7 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 340.4 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.1 | 338.4 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 344 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 352.4 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 358.5 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.2 | 363.6 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 371.9 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.5 | 376.4 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 382 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 398.9 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 397.1 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.0 | 396.3 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 325.2 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 330.3 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.5 | 335.6 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.8 | 339.2 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 344.4 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 353 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 356.2 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 360.5 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 367.2 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 365.3 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 335.9 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 343.1 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 350 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 356 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.8 | 367.4 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 371.9 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 380.7 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.9 | 387.2 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 392.2 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 392.9 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 325.5 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.7 | 324.9 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.9 | 327.2 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 329.3 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.7 | 334.4 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 341 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 346.2 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 350.5 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 355.2 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 355.6 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.3 | 328.9 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 337.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 340.8 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 345.9 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 357 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 365.9 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 370.7 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.1 | 384.8 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 386 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 385.3 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 307 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.7 | 311.6 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.9 | 316.5 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 323.5 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 334.5 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.3 | 340.5 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.3 | 348 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.1 | 355.5 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.2 | 359.6 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 358.1 | 366.9 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 331.4 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 335.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 346.4 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 348.3 | 363.0 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 329.7 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 337.9 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.7 | 349.6 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.4 | 350.8 | 366.5 |
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* Christopher Dena Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.