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Albert A. Michelson Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
196 Pennsylvania Gulch Rd.
Murphys, CA 95247
Phone
(209) 728-3441
District
Vallecito Union
County
CALAVERAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
213
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.6% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Albert A. Michelson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
46%
65%
46%
62%
45%
64%
46%
65%
46%
62%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
75%
43%
75%
44%
75%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
40%
54%
47%
45%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 45 21.1%
Grade 1 27 12.7%
Grade 2 35 16.4%
Grade 3 37 17.4%
Grade 4 33 15.5%
Grade 5 36 16.9%
Total 213 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.0% 76.2% 23.2%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 5.1%
Hispanic 21.5% 20.7% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 0.7% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.0% 2.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.3% 47.9% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 30.5% 45.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 2.6% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,863 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 37.3 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 10.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.3% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 37.6% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,590 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 2.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.1% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.0% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.7% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,166 $4,818,000 25.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $936 $552,000 3.0%
Staff $322 $190,000 1.0%
General Administration $539 $318,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,476 $871,000 4.7%
Operation $1,556 $918,000 4.9%
Transportation $503 $297,000 1.6%
Other $946 $558,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,278 $3,704,000 19.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $17,081 $10,078,000 54.2%
Total Expenditures $31,525 $18,600,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.3%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%