Overview

❏ Our School
❏ School Demographics
❏ Staff and Student Perceptions
❏ School Comparison
❏ Advanced Course Enrollment
❏ AP and Community College Courses
❏ Standardized Testing
❏ SAT and CAASPP
❏ Class of 2018
❏ Graduation Rate and UC/CSU Eligibility
❏ Highlights
❏ Areas of Strength
❏ Areas of Growth
❏ Recommendations
 Our
School
 Mission Statement:
“Bayfront Charter High School illuminates
multiple pathways toward each student’s college,
career, and life aspirations through our culture
of high expectations, caring and support, and
meaningful opportunities for participation.”

Vision Statement:
“Our students will change the world”
 CHKS Survey: 9th Grade Responses

A little under half of

the 9th grade class
believe there is low
opportunities for
participation.

Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, (2016-2017)

 CHKS Survey: 11th Grade Responses

One-third of the 11th

grade class believe
there is low
opportunities for
participation.

Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, (2016-2017)

 School
Demographics:
Students
 Steady Enrollment Over Time

15% increase in
overall enrollment
from 2017-2018 to
2018-2019 school
year.

9-10th 9-11th 9-12th 9-12th

Source: WASC Report

Enrollment Over Time By Grade Level
More freshmen
enrolling every
year

Each year the freshmen class has increased in size. However, each cohort of
students continue to decrease each school year.
Source: WASC Report
 Enrollment By Gender (2018-2019)

This year, we have approximately 8 more females enrolled than we do males,

creating a gender balance in the student body.
Source: CVESD Data System
 Enrollment By Gender Over Time

Historically, there has been a larger female enrollment, but the gap is slowly
decreasing.
Source: California Dept of Ed.
 Enrollment By Critical Subgroups (18-19)

The % for socioeconomically dis. students is not accurate. Many of our

families did not turn in a free/reduced lunch form. It is closer to 75%.
Source: CVESD Data System
 Enrollment By Ethnicity (2018-2019)

Our largest ethnic group is Hispanic, and White students come in second. All
other groups account for 3% or less for each category.
Source: CVESD Data System
 Enrollment By Ethnicity Over Time

Over time, we see similar trends in student ethnic enrollment. Hispanic students average
in the 80’s, White students average around 10%, and all other groups under 3 %.
Source: DataQuest (California Dept of Ed.)
Enrollment By Ethnicity: A Comparative Look

Bayfront has similar demographics as SUHSD and CA in that the largest ethnicity is
Hispanic, however, Bayfront is not diverse compared to the district or state.
Source: DataQuest (California Dept of Ed.)
 School
Demographics:
Staff
 Staff By Gender (18-19)

We have more females on staff than males. This represents the student body
at Bayfront as we have slightly more females enrolled than males.
Source: Google Survey
 Staff vs SUHSD District by Ethnicity

Larger percentage of
White staff, but our
student body is
predominantly Hispanic.

The staff demographics does not really match the demographics of the
students in terms of ethnicity. It is similar to that of the district.
Source: DataQuest (California Dept of Ed.)
 Student
Perceptions
Areas of Strength at Bayfront:
● “Bayfront is very accepting of everyone. No matter, what you have
been through, everyone still thinks you are capable of
accomplishing great things”
● “It’s also a nice learning environment. There aren’t a lot of students
in one class so teachers get to focus on individual students.”
● Graduation requirements are higher
● Mural is a visual representation of a “Safe Haven”

Area of Growth at Bayfront:

● Offer more AP courses → this is why some students leave Bayfront
● “Staff should be less biased and stop picking favorites.
● “Teachers should be faster at grading things so we know our grades.”
● “We need more respect towards teachers. There’s usually a lot of
students talking during class time.”
● The lower classmen are not integrated into the school culture
● More structured tutoring
 Staff
Perceptions
Areas of Strength at Bayfront…
● Small school where we get to know each other
● Voice of students in decision making
● Organic and grassroot approach to education
● Student centered philosophy
● Students can be comfortable with who they are
● Many of the staff are passionate about making learning
and life meaningful for their students
● The connections we build with our students

Area of Growth at Bayfront...

● Data collection
● Systems
● Since we are a new school, a little more structure is
needed on policies and procedures.
● More staff accountability and enforcement of norms we
have agreed on as a unified staff
 School
Comparison
”The entity that granted the charter determines that
the academic performance of the charter school is at
least equal to the academic performance of the public
schools that the charter school pupils would
otherwise have been required to attend, as well as the
academic performance of the schools in the school
district in which the charter school is located, taking
into account the composition of the pupil population
that is served at the charter school.
--Education Code Section 47607(b)
 School Comparisons
Bayfront Charter H.S. Chula Vista H.S
Chula Vista Elementary S.D Sweetwater Union High S.D.

Title 1 Funds Title 1 Funds

7.2 Miles from Border 7.8 Miles from Border

Main Feeder Schools: Main Feeder Schools:

Mueller Charter Mueller Charter
Chula Vista Middle Chula Vista Middle
Feaster Middle Feaster Middle

Populations: Populations:
81% Hispanic 89% Hispanic
12.8% Special Population 12% Special Population
75%+ Socioec. Disadvantaged 75%+ Socioec. Disadvantaged

**Students that enroll at Bayfront would have otherwise attended Chula Vista High
School. The schools are 1.5 miles apart. Many students also transfer to/from CVHS.
Advanced
Classes
During its second (2015-16) and
third (2016-17) years, Bayfront
offered AP Spanish Language and
Culture as its sole AP class. In the
2017-18 school year, Bayfront
added AP Biology and AP English
Language and Composition. AP is
an open-enrollment program.
 Overall AP Enrollment by Gender

Larger percentage of
females enrolled in
AP classes than
males. More than ⅔
are female.

Source: eSchool Plus

AP Course Enrollment By Gender (2018-2019)

When broken down, we see the biggest gender gap in AP Biology.

Source: eSchool Plus

 Overall AP Course Enrollment Over Time

Since we began offering AP courses, ⅔ of the students enrolled have been

females, creating a consistent gender gap over time in AP enrollment.
Source: eSchool Plus
 AP Spanish Lang. By Ethnicity

For the past two years, the AP Spanish class has been exclusively Hispanic
students enrolled.
Source: AP College Board
 AP Bio Enrollment By Ethnicity

Hispanic and White students were the only ethnic groups enrolled in AP Bio. This mostly
represents the student body since together they make up about 96% of student demographics.
Source: AP College Board
AP English Lang Enrollment by Ethnicity

In AP English, we see a
little more diversity than
the other AP classes, but
still lacking representation
of other groups.

Source: AP College Board

 AP Scores Over Time
15-16

16-17

17-18

In the first two years of AP testing, 100% of students passed with a 3 or higher. AP
enrollment dramatically increased in the third year when more courses were added.
Source: AP College Board
 AP Mean Score Comparison
15-16
On average, AP
scores at Bayfront 16-17
are higher than
the state.
17-18

Source: AP College Board

 CC Course Enrollment 2018
For both CC courses 15-16
offered this fall, more
females were enrolled 16-17
than males.
17-18

Source: eSchool Plus

 Overall CC Course Enrollment
15-16

16-17

17-18

Similar to AP courses, we see a higher enrollment of females in community

college courses than we do males for every year they have been offered.
Source: eSchool Plus
Standardized
Testing
In Spring 2018 during our
SAT Day, 96% of the Class
of 2019 took the SAT at
Bayfront.
 SAT Test Taking Over Time
Huge increase
in the % of
seniors taking
the SAT!

Source: College Board

 SAT Test Taking By Gender

When students first started taking the SAT, the gap was small. This year, the
gender gap amongst seniors taking the SAT has increased.
Source: College Board
 Average SAT Scores
Almost a 100 point
increase in total
score from Oct
2017 - Oct 2018

SAT scores reached a peak in October 2018. However, the average scores for
students who took the SAT the following test date in November decreased.
Source: College Board
 2018 SAT Score Comparison

Overall, Bayfront scored below SUHSD and the state average, but not by a lot.

Source: College Board

CAASPP
Scores
CAASPP ELA Meeting Standards By Gender

Females are meeting CAASPP ELA standards at a higher rate than males in both years that it
was administered. Females meeting standards dropped this past year, but still above males.
Source: CAASPP (California Dept of Ed.)
CAASPP Math Meeting Standards By Gender

Male achievement in
math dramatically
improved and is
higher than female
math achievement

Source: CAASPP (California Dept of Ed.)

CAASPP Critical Subgroups Meeting Standards: ELA

RSP decreased
in students
meeting
standards.

A higher percentage of students classified as: English Learners, English Only,

and Socioeconomically disadvantaged students met standards in 2018.
Source: CAASPP (California Dept of Ed.)
CAASPP Critical Subgroups Meeting Standards: Math

Huge increase in
E.O students
meeting
standards in math

None of the RSP students have met standards for Math for the past two years.
However, more English Only students met standards in 2018 than 2017.
Source: CAASPP (California Dept of Ed.)
CAASPP Meeting Standards Comparison 2017-2018

Overall, Bayfront is performing better than CVHS on both ELA and Math. We
are also doing better than SD County and the state.
Source: CAASPP (California Dept of Ed.)
Graduation
Rates
 Graduation Rates Comparison: Class of 18’

90%

Bayfront was able to graduate 100% of the class of 2018. They did better than
CVHS, SUHSD, and the state.
Source: DataQuest (California Dept of Ed.)
A-G Completion Rates Comparison: Class of 18’

47%

Overall, Bayfront outperformed CVHS, SUHSD, and the state when it came to
the percentage of students meeting the A-G requirements upon graduation.
Source: DataQuest (California Dept of Ed.)
Class of 2018
Highlights
 The Class of 2018...
● 95% exceeded CA graduation requirements
● 68% met state College-Career Readiness standards
● 77% passed at least 1 honors or AP course
● 68% participated in dual-enrollment program
● 44% applied to at least one 4-year college
● 38% accepted into at least one 4 year college
● 58% applied to CC, trade school, or service

Source: WASC Report

Schools the Class of 2018 were accepted into...
San Diego State UC San Diego
San Jose State UC Santa Barbara
Fresno State UC Riverside
Cal State Fullerton UC Merced
Cal State San Marcos Oregon State
Cal State Northridge Northern Arizona University
San Francisco State Hampden-Sydney College
University Jackson State
Cal Poly Pomona Arizona State
Cal State Long Beach Christian Brothers College
Sacramento State Middlebury College
Humboldt State University Wichita State
UC Berkeley Clark Atlanta University
UC Irvine
Promoting a College Going Culture
 Promoting a College Going Culture
● 4x4 class schedule allows students to take more classes and
re-take if needed
● AP Open Enrollment
● High expectations (94% of ninth graders and 99% of juniors
agree)
● 9-12th grade SD College Fair visit
● 9th Grade Santa Barbara Trip
○ Freshmen visit: UCSB, Pepperdine, CSULA and CSUF
● 11th Grade San Francisco Trip
○ Juniors visit various colleges along California up to SFSU
● 12th Grade college workshops
○ Financial Aid, PIQ’s, College Apps, and more
● College Bound Program w/Southwestern Community College
 Areas of Strength
● Small Community → Relationship building
● Increased enrollment → gaining positive attention of
community
● High expectations→ graduation requirements, college trips,
college classes, etc
● Morning “Stand Up”
● Positive trends in student achievement (CAASPP)
○ Higher scores than CVHS, SUHSD, and state
● Graduation rate (100%) and College Going Culture
● Student voice → courses, governance, staff hires, etc
● Culture of continual improvement
 Areas of Growth
● Data Collection
● Staff representing student body
● Enrollment gaps
○ Increase male participation in rigorous coursework
○ Increase diversity in AP classes
● Plan to improve math achievement, especially for critical
subgroups (RSP, ELL’s…)
● Expand opportunities for participation
○ Courses
○ Clubs
○ Sports
○ Leadership
● CTE: Career exploration
 Recommendations
● Invest in a high school friendly data collection system
● Focus group for male students about involvement in rigorous
coursework and overall achievement
● Data informed decisions that best serve the needs of our students and
maximize student learning and achievement
● Share data with school staff
● Increase career knowledge and promote career exploration for
students who are not college-bound
● Prepare students for SAT
● Develop early warning systems for students not meeting A-G
requirements to help them get back on track
● Math interventions to support ALL students, especially RSP students
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