Blythe Middle School in Blythe, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 8.

825 North Lovekin Blvd.
Blythe, CA 92225

Student Enrollment: 814

County Name : Riverside
District Name: Palo Verde Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 80
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Bonnie Garcia
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 40
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Denise Moreno Ducheny
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 45
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Mary Whitaker Bono
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 33.62430
Longitude: -114.60572

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 6-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -24 (622 to 598)
Met 11 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 95% (75 tested out of 79)
Math Participation Rate African American: 99% (78 tested out of 79)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (464 tested out of 470)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (468 tested out of 469)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate White: 98% (246 tested out of 250)
Math Participation Rate White: 99% (249 tested out of 251)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (533 tested out of 545)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (542 tested out of 545)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 98% (148 tested out of 151)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (150 tested out of 151)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 79% (50 tested out of 64)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (62 tested out of 65)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 21.2%

Blythe Middle:	21%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 17.0%

Here:	17%
State average from 798 schools:	41%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 4.2% (3 proficient out of 71)

Here:	4%
State average from 603 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 4.1% (3 proficient out of 74)

Here:	4%
State average from 602 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 17.3% (78 proficient out of 451)

Here:	17%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 13.4% (61 proficient out of 455)

Here:	13%
State average from 786 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 31.8% (76 proficient out of 239)

Here:	32%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 27.0% (65 proficient out of 241)

Blythe Middle:	27%
State average from 730 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 13.4% (69 proficient out of 516)

Here:	13%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 11.6% (61 proficient out of 524)

Here:	12%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 9.6% (14 proficient out of 146)

Blythe Middle:	10%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 8.1% (12 proficient out of 148)

Here:	8%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 0.0% (0 proficient out of 47)

Here:	0%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 0.0% (0 proficient out of 58)

Here:	0%
State average from 767 schools:	15%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 791

2006 API (Base) : 598

Here:	598.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 1

2007 API Target: 608

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 580 (460 students included)

Blythe Middle:	580
State average from 662 schools:	667

2006 Whites API (Base) : 657 (243 students included)

Here:	657
State average from 563 schools:	808

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 530

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 559 (530 students included)

Blythe Middle:	559
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 149
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 60
Percent African American : 10%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 58%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 31%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 58%

Here:	58.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 4%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 12%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 814 schools:	19.9%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 814 schools:	10.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30

Here:	30.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 27
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 72%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 43%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 47%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 3%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.74

Blythe Middle:	1.7
State average from 814 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 94%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 8%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 35%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 65%
School Characteristic Index : 161.7507375

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 791

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 379.680

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 787

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 251.840

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 253

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 50.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 249

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 14.940

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 249

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 7.470

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 248

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 7.440

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 248

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 19.840
2006 API (Growth) : 598
2005 API (Base): 622
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 580

Here:	580
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 585

Blythe Middle:	585
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -5 (failed to meet target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 658

Here:	658
State average from 563 schools:	810

2005 White API (Base) : 698

Here:	698
State average from 577 schools:	797

2005-2006 White Growth : -40 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 558

Here:	558
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 585

Here:	585
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -27 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 692
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 679