Santa Rita Elementary School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Santa Rita Elementary School

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type = Public
grades = K-6
established= 1957
city = Los Altos
state = California
country = U.S.
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mascot = Bobcat
colors = Red and White
principal = Alyssa Gallagher
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website = [http://www.santaritaschool.org/index.html santaritaschool.org]

Santa Rita School is an elementary school located on the north side of the district, approximately one mile from the downtown center of the City of Los Altos .

Santa Rita generally students feed into Egan Intermediate School for 7th and 8th grades.

History

Santa Rita was constructed from 1957 to 1961. As part of the district's facilities modernization program, Santa Rita was renovated during the 2003-04 school year. Students and staff returned to their newly remodeled campus in August 2004.

Originally built for 300 Students, Santa Rita is currently serving 548 children. There are eleven portable classrooms on campus. In phase two of the construction program (as yet unfunded) Santa Rita will get new classroom buildings as well. The school has been reconstructed to house up to 600 students. [ [http://www.santaritaschool.org/about/about_index.html About "Santa Rita School"] ]

Santa Rita's student body has grown by 20 students in the last ten years. The current student population is very diverse. The racial/ethnic composition of the school is 53% Caucasian, 36% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and a small mix of other groups. The school receives some state and federal funding to help educate students who have limited proficiency in the English language. [ [http://api.cde.ca.gov/reports/API/2004Grth_sch.asp?SchCode=6047492&DistCode=&AllCds=43695186047492 Santa Rita Demographic Statistics] ]

Academics

Santa Rita School was chosen as one of a select group of National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, an honor reflected every day in every classroom. Santa Rita has exemplary teaching and support staff and involved parents and a strong community sense that education is a priority. [ [http://www.santaritaschool.org/about/about_index.html About "Santa Rita School"] ]

This has been reflected in the academic performance at Santa Rita since it is consistently near the top in the state as measured by the Academic Performance Index (API). Santa Rita is ranked a full 10 in the statewide ranking and a full 10 when measured against similar schools. [ [http://api.cde.ca.gov/reports/API/2004Grth_sch.asp?SchCode=6047492&DistCode=&AllCds=43695186047492 API Growth Report, "Santa Rita Elementary School"] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.santaritaschool.org/index.html Santa Rita Homepage]