Yuba County - 2012-13 California County Scorecard

2012-13 California County Scorecard
Yuba County
The Scorecard provides a comprehensive picture of children’s well-being, tracking
28 indicators over time, by race/ethnicity and relative to other California counties.
TRENDS
4 6 10
Is the well-being of children in Yuba County improving over
time
The well-being of children in Yuba County is getting worse on 4
indicators, staying the same on 6 indicators, and improving on
10 indicators of children’s well-being.
How does the well-being of children living in Yuba County compare with the
well-being of children in other counties
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Additional resources, including definitions for Indicator, County Comparison, Trend and Data by
Race/Ethnicity, are available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecardtools.
The graphic above indicates how children in Yuba County are faring compared to
children in 57 other counties. The 24,962 children living in Yuba County are in the
bottom third (red) of performance on 11 indicators, the middle third (yellow) on 9
indicators, and the top third (green) on 6 indicators. The remaining 2 indicators
(white) have no available data.
INDICATOR
1. Women who receive early prenatal care
COUNTY COMPARISON
DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY
African
Bottom Middle Top Trend Latino White American Asian Other
Range/ Avg 56% 83%
100%
66%
+5%
56%
74%
64%
49%
76%
2. Newborns who are exclusively breastfed
while in the hospital
21% 57%
88%
50%
NA
44%
56%
71%
31%
NA
54% 48% 65%
79%
3. Young children who are read to every day
NA
NA
49%
69%
NA
NA
NA
4. Children, ages 0-3, who do not experience
recurring neglect or abuse
71% 93%
100%
91%
-1%
100%
85%
NA
60%
100%
34% 50%
73%
5. 3- and 4-year-olds who attend preschool
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
27% 46%
69%
6. 3rd-graders who read at grade level
40%
+29%
27%
48%
46%
NA
38%
7. 7th-graders who meet or exceed state
standards in math
33% 50%
68%
49%
+133%
44%
49%
45%
NA
48%
8. Elementary and middle school students
who are supervised by an adult after school
42% 60%
67%
61%
+18%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
9. Students who are “ready” or “conditionally
ready” for college-level math courses
28% 58%
77%
55%
-10%
45%
52%
NA
NA
20%
NA - Not Available; †/* - Statistically Unstable
Learn more from the Scorecard’s complete county-level data and
functionality, only available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecard.

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2012-13 California County Scorecard
INDICATOR
COUNTY COMPARISON
DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY
10. 12th-graders who graduate on time
Range/ Avg
Bottom Middle Top Trend Latino White
38% 76%
93%
73%
+20%
67%
72%
African
American Asian Other
64%
NA
NA
31% 92%
100%
11. Classrooms with high-speed Internet access
99%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
12. High school science classes that are taught
by a “highly qualified teacher”
67% 92%
100%
90%
-2%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
32% 44%
58%
13. Children who feel connected to their school
34%
+10%
32%
36%
NA
38%
33%
14. Suspensions that are limited to serious
offenses, not “willful defiance”
32% 58%
84%
53%
-47%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
15. Expulsions that are limited to serious
offenses, not “willful defiance”
71% 92%
100%
95%
-4%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
57% 69%
82%
16. Children who are in a healthy weight zone
68%
+19%
64%
71%
61%
70%
71%
17. Eligible students who eat free or reducedprice
breakfasts during the school year
18. Children who live near grocery stores,
produce stands or farmers markets
10% 30%
51%
51%
0% 79%
100%
42%
+6%
0%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
19. Eligible students who eat free or reducedprice
meals during the summer
0% 16%
48%
6%
0% 2%
14%
-45%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
20. Schools that have a health center
0%
0%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
21. Children who have health insurance for the
entire year
86% 92%
97%
93%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
22. Children who have a usual source
of health care
87% 92%
95%
92%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
97%*
23. Asthmatic children who have been given
an asthma management plan
23% 36%
55%
44%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
24. Adolescents who are not at risk
for depression
64% 70%
79%
66%
+2%
67%
66%
75%
68%
59%
25. Children who have visited a dentist in the
last year
82% 87%
93%
88%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
26. Children in the child welfare system who have
visited a dentist in the last year
0% 71%
100%
91%
+198%
100%
93%
33%
100%
NA

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INDICATOR
COUNTY COMPARISON
DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY
27. Children in the child welfare system who
have stability in their placement
28. Children in the child welfare system who exit
to permanency within three years
NA - Not Available; †/* - Statistically Unstable
Bottom Middle Top Trend Latino White
Range/ Avg 69% 85%
100%
76%
-6% 77% 71%
50% 88%
97%
96%
+11% NA 89%
African
American Asian Other
100%
NA
100%
NA
100%
NA
Learn more from the Scorecard’s complete county-level data and
functionality, only available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecard.