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California Academy of Mathematics and Science

1000 East Victoria St., Bldg. SAC3 rm3117, Carson, 90747 (Schools in Carson)

public

ENROLLMENT

644

STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ?

38:1

UNOFFICIAL API RANK ?

10/10

DIVERSITY RANK ?

10/10

Student body

Enrollment: 644 students
Free and reduced-price lunch: 49.4% ?
English language learners: 0.0%
Diversity rank: 10/10 ?

Source: 2009, 2010 state data

Faculty

Total teachers: 17
Median teacher experience: 13 years
Student-teacher ratio: 38:1 ?

Source: 2008, 2009 state data

Performance

Academic Performance Index (API) ?

Unofficial Rank: 10/10 ?

Source: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 state data

California Standards Tests (STAR) ?

Students scoring "proficient" or above:

2011

2010

2009

No Child Left Behind (AYP) ?

Met federal targets for 2011

Missed 0 of 18 federal targets for 2010, but has yet to report a graduation rate

Met federal targets for 2009

Met federal targets for 2008

Met federal targets for 2007

SAT Reasoning Test ?

Source: 2009-2010 state data reported for 137 participants

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Six comments about California Academy of Mathematics and Science

This is an incredible school. Everyone is so kind and friendly, you begin to feel like a big family. This school is totally reccomended to nyone who is willing to make sacrifices in order to succeed. GO CLASS OF 2010 NINJAS!!!!!

— Student

October 13, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.

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This school seems incredible! I'd love to go here, but it's too far away. I have to go to Pedro High instead, and that place is crap...
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— An eighth grader researching for a stupid essay...

January 18, 2010 at 3:49 p.m.

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I loved my experience at CAMS. I went in a student yearning for knowledge, and came out a student full of knowledge, confidence, and ready to take on the world. I met people from many diverse backgrounds, which taught me a lot about life. Go Rebels!!!

— c/o 97 student

August 25, 2010 at 10:43 p.m.

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CAMS is the school of my dreams(: can't wait to go there next year

— student:eight grader at Bret Harte

November 30, 2010 at 7:34 p.m.

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This place sound better than the school I go to right now. I want to make a difference in my life and I want to go to this school, I would love it, wouldnt it be cool if I could tell my friends that I went to one of the top 5 schools in california, that be great!!!

— Christina

December 2, 2010 at 5:47 p.m.

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its sounds like a good school but the truth is i hate math and science.

— another 8th grader researching for a stupid essay

February 7, 2011 at 3:49 p.m.

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