Ark Independent Studies
840 North Branciforte Ave
Santa Cruz CA, 95062, Santa Cruz County
Phone: 831-429-3898
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Santa Cruz City High School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 2 | 2 | 3 | NA | NA | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Total Students: | 83 | 76 | 55 | 70 | 67 | 89 | 82 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 2 | 2.4% | 5 | 6.6% | 6 | 10.9% | 3 | 4.3% | 2 | 3.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 1 | 1.2% |
Grade 10: | 7 | 8.4% | 14 | 18.4% | 8 | 14.5% | 7 | 10.0% | 8 | 11.9% | 12 | 13.5% | 6 | 7.3% |
Grade 11: | 28 | 33.7% | 30 | 39.5% | 8 | 14.5% | 19 | 27.1% | 27 | 40.3% | 26 | 29.2% | 28 | 34.1% |
Grade 12: | 46 | 55.4% | 27 | 35.5% | 33 | 60.0% | 41 | 58.6% | 30 | 44.8% | 49 | 55.1% | 47 | 57.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 35 | 42.2% | 27 | 35.5% | 20 | 36.4% | 32 | 45.7% | 31 | 46.3% | 35 | 39.3% | 35 | 42.7% |
Female: | 48 | 57.8% | 49 | 64.5% | 35 | 63.6% | 38 | 54.3% | 36 | 53.7% | 54 | 60.7% | 43 | 52.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 2.4% | 2 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 1.1% | 2 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 30 | 36.1% | 24 | 31.6% | 15 | 27.3% | 23 | 32.9% | 19 | 28.4% | 27 | 30.3% | 29 | 35.4% |
Black: | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 3.9% | 1 | 1.8% | 2 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 1.2% |
White: | 43 | 51.8% | 43 | 56.6% | 38 | 69.1% | 45 | 64.3% | 44 | 65.7% | 55 | 61.8% | 50 | 61.0% |
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: | 5 | 6.0% | 4 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.5% | 5 | 5.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 19.3% | 14 | 18.4% | NA | NA | 11 | 15.7% | 9 | 13.4% | 9 | 10.1% | 19 | 23.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 6.0% | 1 | 1.3% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 2 | 2.2% | 2 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 34.58 | 33.04 | 20.37 | NA | NA | 22.33 | 26.20 | 19.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAHSEE | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | 76% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 88% | 77% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 77% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 85.0% | 79.0% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 90.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 88.0% | 82.0% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 89.0% | 83.0% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 84.0% | 83.0% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 87% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 85% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 85.0% | 80.0% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 88.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 87.0% | 83.0% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 41.0% | 38.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 45.0% | 36.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 0% | 35.0% | 28.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 73.0% | 69.0% | 61.0% |
2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 53.0% | 73.0% | 61.0% |
STAR | ||||||
2007 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.9 | 300.7 | 286.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.3 | 344 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.4 | 347.2 | 328.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 344.4 | 328.5 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 341.8 | 331.3 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.2 | 344.8 | 336.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.5 | 339.9 | 338.1 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.6 | 350.8 | 341.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 349.5 | 348.4 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.0 | 351.8 | 352.4 |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 341.2 | 326.7 |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 339.9 | 328.3 |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.7 | 344.6 | 337 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 343.7 | 343.3 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.1 | 356.8 | 348.1 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 356.3 | 357.3 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.6 | 358.4 | 360.4 |
2004 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.2 | 326.4 | 318.1 |
2005 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 324.8 | 320.6 |
2006 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.6 | 326.8 | 321.1 |
2007 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 320.3 | 323.3 |
2005 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 290.1 | 282.8 |
2007 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.2 | 283.4 | 279.5 |
2007 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 310.7 | 316.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.4 | 326.5 | 319.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 340.2 | 323.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 336.4 | 324.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 336.9 | 327.6 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.4 | 337.6 | 327.4 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 336.3 | 332.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 340.7 | 336.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 348 | 341.7 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 345.0 | 344.8 |
2004 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.4 | 326 | 326.1 |
2005 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 332.1 | 329.1 |
2006 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.7 | 329 | 329.2 |
2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.9 | 326.6 | 329.6 |
2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 327.9 | 331.4 |
2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 332.5 | 338.5 |
2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.2 | 337.7 | 341.4 |
2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 342.3 | 344.7 |
2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.5 | 342.6 | 348.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 366.3 | 339.7 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 363.5 | 339.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 317.9 | 297.1 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.7 | 330.2 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 284.7 | 325.6 | 307.8 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.6 | 325.5 | 311.1 |
2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.6 | 354 | 335.6 |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 311.5 | 319.8 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 320.8 | 310.1 |
2007 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.2 | 315.9 | 321.1 |
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