Arroyo Elementary School

Infobox School
name = Arroyo Elementary School


motto =
established = 1965
type = Public elementary school
affiliation =
district = Tustin Unified School District
grades = K-5
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principal =
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faculty = 24 teachers [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/12927 Public School review] . Accessed March 10, 2008.]
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students = 552
enrollment =
athletics =
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mascot = Mustang
free_label = Phone number
free_text = [phone] [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=arroyo+elementary+school&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGIC_enUS255US255&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl Google maps] ]
free_label2 = Teacher:Student ratio
free_text2 = 1:23
location = 11112 Coronel Road,
Santa Ana, CA
coordinates = coord|33.7667|-117.7856|region:US_type:edu|display=inline
country = USA
homepage = [http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/arroyo/ District subwebsite]

Arroyo Elementary School is a school that is part of the Tustin Unified School District, California, USA. It serves grades Kindergarten through fifth grade. Its sports teams are known as the Mustangs.

It was originally built in 1965 with expansion in later years. [ [http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/HTML/Sites/Arroyo/arroyobody.htm Welcome to Arroyo Elementary School] , accessed November 22, 2006]

Awards and recognition

For the 1989-1990 school year, Arroyo Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education ["2 Schools Celebrate National Awards", "The Los Angeles Times", October 13, 1990. pg. 2] [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed May 11, 2006] , the highest honor that an American school can achieve. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."]

Arroyo Elementary School was designated as a California Distinguished School for the 2006 school year, awarded by the California State Board of Education to public schools that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. [ [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingyear.asp?year=2006&submit2=Submit Distinguished Elementary Schools; 2006 Award Winners] , accessed October 8, 2006]

Demographics

The school has a total of 552 students as of 2008, of which 52% are male and 48% are female. 1% of them are eligible for reduced lunches. 83% of the students are Caucasian, 7% is Asian, 6% is Hispanic, 2% is of mixed or unknown race, 1% is black, and 1% are Native Americans.

Students per Grade

The teacher-student ratio is 1:23, higher than the average California ratio of 1:20. There are 24 general teachers.

References

External links

* [http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/arroyo/ Arroyo's Site]
* [http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us Tustin Unified School District]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=arroyo&DistrictName=tustin&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=064015006633 National Center for Education Statistics data for Arroyo Elementary School]