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This database was last updated in January 2013 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of data from the 2009-10 school year. For more recent data on public and charter schools, check out Miseducation.

ProPublica analyzed federal education data from the 2009-2010 school year to examine whether states provide high-poverty schools equal access to advanced courses and special programs that researchers say will help them later in life. This is the first nationwide picture of exactly which courses are being taken at which schools and districts across the country. More than three-quarters of all public school children are represented. Read our story and our methodology.

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Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)

12222 CUESTA DR., CERRITOS, CALIF., 90703 | Grades 9-12

Districts with 3,000 or more students
Students Total Teachers Inexp. Teachers AP Courses
This School
610
18
6% N/A
District 21K 908 7% 10
State 5.34M 237,404 6% 11
 
State Average
 
District Average

Percentage of relevant students who...

Get Free/Reduced Price Lunch

53%
41%

52%

Take Advanced Math

12%
11%

0%

Take Chemistry

16%
17%

0%

Take Physics

7%
8%

0%

Are

1%
0%

1% Am Indian
12%
39%

10% Asian
7%
10%

9% Black
52%
42%

69% Hispanic
26%
8%

12% White

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation), part of the ABC Unified district, is located in Cerritos, California. The school reports enrolling 610 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 18 teachers on staff.

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) is below the state average but above the district average for the percentage of its students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 53 percent of students in California qualify for free or reduced-price lunch programs, whereas 52 percent of Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) students qualify. At the district level, 41 percent of students qualify.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) hasn't reported or may not offer AP courses.

Miramonte High, in Orinda, Calif., is a lower-poverty school than Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation). It does not have any students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers 15 AP courses, and 41 percent of students are enrolled in those classes.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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