Ada W. Harris

School Accountability Report Card

Reported for School Year 2005-06
Published During 2006-07

 

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://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

School

District

 School Name

 Ada W. Harris Elementary

 District Name

 Cardiff Elementary

 Street

 1508 Windsor Rd.

 Phone Number

  760-632-5890

 City, State, Zip

 Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA    92007-1356

 Web Site

  cardiffschools.com

 Phone Number

  760-632-5894

 Superintendent

  Vince Jewell

 Principal

  Jill Heichel

 E-mail Address

  vjewell@sdcoe.net

 E-mail Address

  jheichel@sdcoe.net

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School Description and Mission Statement
Although the Cardiff community is part of the City of Encinitas, Cardiff School District is maintained as a separate, self-directed entity. It is one of the smallest districts in the county of San Diego. Together, the two district schools, Cardiff Elementary School and Ada Harris Elementary School, have an enrollment of approximately 750 students. The intimate size of the district fosters unique learning opportunities for our students’ educational growth. Parent and community support and involvement are vital factors in shaping a positive atmosphere of collaboration. Recognizing that young elementary school students and older elementary school students have different social, academic and physical needs, the district has separated the schools by grade level. Cardiff Elementary School has students in grades Kindergarten through third. Ada Harris Elementary School has students in third through sixth grade.  The success of the educational approach in the Cardiff School District is evidenced by our students’ outstanding performance on the STAR standardized testing required by the State of California. Cardiff students have some of the highest test scores of all public schools in San Diego County on the standardized tests administered in Spring 2005. 

MISSION STATEMENT:

DEVELOP in all students confidence in their ability to fulfill their unique potential, intellectually, physically and emotionally.

EDUCATE students to be effective thinkers and learners now and for the future.

TEACH students about our diverse culture and develop in them a respect for and appreciation of that culture.

PREPARE students with the skills and knowledge to become ethical and responsible citizens, family members and workers.

Opportunities for Parental Involvement
Contact Person Name  Helen Ramsey  

Contact Person Phone Number 760 632-5894


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 3

57 

 Grade 4

115 

 Grade 5

114 

 Grade 6

109 


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

0.8 

 White (not Hispanic)

68.1 

 American Indian or Alaska Native

1.3 

 Multiple or No Response

1.5 

 Asian

2.3 

 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

20.0 

 Filipino

1.0 

 English Learners

16.0 

 Hispanic or Latino

24.6 

 Students with Disabilities

13.0 

 Pacific Islander

0.5 

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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

 2003-04

 2004-05

 2005-06

 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+

 3

 19.3

 3

 

 

 20.0

 3

 

 

 18.7

 3

 

 

 4

 23.2

 

 5

 

 21.6

 1

 4

 

 22.8

 

 5

 

 5

 26.2

 

 6

 

 20.3

 2