School Accountability Report Card

Reported for School Year 2006-07

Published During 2007-08

 

 

The School Accountability Report Card (SARC), which is required by law to be published annually, contains information about the condition and performance of each California public school. More information about SARC requirements is available at the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/. For additional information about the school, parents and community members should contact the school principal or the district office. DataQuest, an online data tool at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/ap1/http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest, contains additional information about this school and comparisons of the school to the district, the county, and the state.

 

 

 

I. About This School 

Contact Information 

This section provides the schools contact information. 

School 

District 

School Name 

Compton Junior High  

District Name 

Bakersfield City  

Street 

3211 Pico Ave.  

Phone Number 

(661) 631-4600 

City, State, Zip 

Bakersfield  , CA  93306-3598 

Web Site 

www.bcsd.com 

Phone Number 

(661) 631-5230 

Superintendent 

Mike  Lingo 

Principal 

Linda  Carbajal 

E-mail Address 

supt@bcsd.com 

E-mail Address 

carbajall@bcsd.com 

CDS Code

15-63321-6009021 

 

 

School Description and Mission Statement 

This section provides information about the school’s goals and programs. 

This is the nineteenth year of the School Accountability Report Card that was established by Proposition 98, an initiative passed by California voters.  As you read the Report Card, you will gain a better understanding of Compton as a school with a record for improvement, a faculty that is professionally skilled and personally committed to meeting the learning needs of students and a student body which is enthusiastic and motivated to perform well.

 

Compton Junior High School's Mission consists of a pro-active community of students, teachers, and administrators, support staff; parents and business partners committed to having students become lifelong learners.  All members of this team are responsible and accountable for expanding their potential through accelerated learning using current technology in a clean, safe, appealing school environment.

 

Opportunities for Parental Involvement 

This section provides information about opportunities for parents to become involved with school activities.  

The school community is actively involved with the School Site Council, the PTA, and Parent conferences.  A newsletter is mailed home monthly.  The newsletter includes: a letter from both the Principal, and vice-principal, a monthly calendar of events, articles from various support staff, recognition of students, PTA news, After-school Program schedule, etc. The newsletter is translated into Spanish each month.

 

Annual events include Back to School Night, fundraisers, concerts, Festival of the Arts, and sixth grade orientation.

 

 

Student Enrollment by Grade Level 

This table displays the number of students enrolled in each grade level at the school. 

Grade Level 

Number of Students 

Grade 7 

352 

Grade 8 

326 

Total Enrollment 

678 

 

 

Student Enrollment by Group 

 

This table displays the percent of students enrolled at the school who are identified as being in a particular group. 

 

Group 

Percent of Total Enrollment 

Group 

Percent of Total Enrollment 

African American 

10.03  %

White (not Hispanic) 

13.27  %

American Indian or Alaska Native 

0.88  %

Multiple or No Response 

0.15  %

Asian 

0.88  %

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 

82  %

Filipino 

0.59  %

English Learners 

21  %

Hispanic or Latino 

74.04  %

Students with Disabilities 

6  %

Pacific Islander 

0.15  %

 

 

 

 

 

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution (Secondary) 

 

This table displays by subject area the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each size category (a range of total students per classroom). 

 

Subject 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

1-20 

23-32 

33+ 

1-20 

23-32 

33+ 

1-20 

23-32 

33+ 

English 

30.2 

4 

38 

10 

29.3 

 

37 

14 

28.5 

9 

27 

18 

Mathematics 

28.4 

7 

9 

8 

29.4 

1 

18 

5 

25.4 

9 

14 

2 

Science 

29.7 

2 

14 

8 

31.0 

1 

13 

10 

32.7 

5 

3 

4 

Social Science 

29.4 

 

20 

4 

30.7 

 

15 

9 

33.5 

4 

6 

10 

 

 

 

II. School Climate 

 

School Safety Plan 

 

This section provides information about the school's comprehensive safety plan. 

 

Compton established its Comprehensive School Safety Plan in 1998.  A law enforcement officer specializing in safety provided direction in the establishment of the School Safety Plan.  Compton’s School Safety Plan is current and is updated annually.  Key elements of Compton’s School Safety Plan include the following: (a) routine and emergency disaster procedures; (b) suspension, and expulsion procedures; (c) teacher notification of pupils with a specific discipline history; (d) child abuse reporting procedures, (e) the district’s sexual harassment policy; (f) school crime data; (g) the student dress code; (h) safe entrance and exit procedures; (i) the civil defense and disaster plan; and (j) discipline rules and procedures.  Our overall goal is to maintain a safe and orderly school environment conducive to learning.

 

 

 

Suspensions and Expulsions 

 

This table displays the rate of suspensions and expulsions (the total number of incidents divided by the total enrollment) at the school and district levels for the most recent three-year period. 

 

Rate 

School 

District 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

Suspensions 

120.4  

129.2  

146.6  

42.6  

43.3  

47.1  

Expulsions 

1.4  

1.1  

1.6  

0.6  

0.4  

0.3  

 

 

 

III. School Facilities 

 

School Facility Conditions and Improvements 

 

This section provides information about the condition of the school’s grounds, buildings, and restrooms, and a description of any planned or recently completed facility improvements.