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 

Horace Mann Elementary  

District Name 

Bakersfield City  

Street 

2710 Niles St.  

Phone Number 

(661) 631-4600 

City, State, Zip 

Bakersfield  , CA  93306-4108 

Web Site 

www.bcsd.com 

Phone Number 

(661) 631-5360 

Superintendent 

Mike  Lingo 

Principal 

David  Hernandez 

E-mail Address 

supt@bcsd.com 

E-mail Address 

hernandezd@bcsd.com 

CDS Code

15-63321-6008981 

 

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 Horace Mann Elementary as a school with a commitment towards academic achievement and continuous improvement, a faculty that is professionally skilled and personally committed to meeting the learning needs of students, and a student body that is enthusiastic and motivated to achieve to their fullest potential.

 

We Believe that:

  • Student learning is the chief priority of the school
  • Teachers, administrators, parents and the community share the responsibility for advancing the school’s mission
  • Students learn in different ways and should be provided with a variety of instructional approaches to support their learning
  • Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social and intellectual needs
  • A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning
  • The commitment to continuous improvement is imperative if our school is going to enable students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners

 

The mission of Horace Mann School is to create a learning community where individuality is valued and students are motivated to learn the necessary skills to become productive citizens in an ever-changing society.

 

Opportunities for Parental Involvement 

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

Horace Mann implements a school-parent compact with all parents. This compact is a three-part commitment that details what our school, parents, and students pledge to ensure that each child achieves success at school.  Each school-home compact is individualized to the specific needs of our students.

 

Parents receive communication through the following methods:

  • At the beginning of the school year the school sends home the California Content Standards that the students will be learning throughout the year.
  • The school publishes quarterly Parent Newsletters.
  • The school has English classes for parents in the evenings.
  • The school offers Parenting classes for parents in the spring.
  • Parents attend Parent/Teacher Conferences in the fall.
  • Parents volunteer to help in the Instructional Materials Center and in the classrooms. 
  • All school-to-home communications are given in both English and Spanish.
  • Our School Site Council and appropriate parent groups oversee the implementation of the school plan.

Our bilingual Family Advocate is available to assist parents with specific needs.

 

 

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 

Kindergarten 

151 

Grade 1 

155 

Grade 2 

128 

Grade 3 

143 

Grade 4 

127 

Grade 5 

130 

Total Enrollment 

834 

 

 

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 

5.04  %

White (not Hispanic) 

4.32  %

American Indian or Alaska Native 

0.36  %

Multiple or No Response 

0.24  %

Asian 

0.24  %

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 

95  %

Filipino 

0.12  %

English Learners 

49  %

Hispanic or Latino 

89.69  %

Students with Disabilities 

7  %

 

 

 

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution (Elementary) 

 

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

 

Grade Level 

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 

21-32 

33+ 

1-20 

21-32 

33+ 

1-20 

21-32 

33+ 

K 

18.8 

8 

 

 

19.0 

8 

 

 

20.0 

6 

1 

 

1 

17.3 

8 

 

 

18.9 

8 

 

 

18.0 

8 

 

 

2 

19.7 

6 

1 

 

19.1 

8 

 

 

21.0 

 

6 

 

3 

19.9 

7 

 

 

20.3 

3 

3 

 

20.1 

6 

1 

 

4 

24.0 

 

5 

 

30.4 

 

5 

 

28.5 

 

4 

 

5 

28.2 

 

5 

 

26.6 

 

5 

 

27.0 

 

4 

 

K-3 

19.0 

1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.0 

1 

 

 

4-8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.0