Edward J. Richardson Middle School in Torrance, CA Back to: Torrance, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 93. 23751 Nancy Lee Ln. Torrance, CA 90505 Student Enrollment: 683 County Name : Los Angeles District Name: Torrance Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: MIDDLE Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 53 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Ted W. Lieu Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 28 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Debra Bowen Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 36 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Jane Harman Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat Latitude: 33.80981 Longitude: -118.36743 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: 15 (855 to 870) Met 13 out of 13 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (5 tested out of 5) 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: 99% (195 tested out of 196) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (196 tested out of 196) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (24 tested out of 24) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (24 tested out of 24) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (56 tested out of 56) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 97% (54 tested out of 56) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (4 tested out of 4) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (4 tested out of 4) ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (394 tested out of 394) Math Participation Rate White: 98% (387 tested out of 394) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (47 tested out of 47) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 96% (45 tested out of 47) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (70 tested out of 70) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (69 tested out of 70) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (73 tested out of 74) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 90% (66 tested out of 74) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 71.8% Here:   72% State average from 798 schools:   45% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 73.2% Here:   73% State average from 798 schools:   41% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 73.6% (134 proficient out of 182) Here:   74% State average from 577 schools:   64% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 84.2% (154 proficient out of 183) Edward J. Richardson Middle:   84% State average from 576 schools:   66% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 66.7% (16 proficient out of 24) Here:   67% State average from 401 schools:   60% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 70.8% (17 proficient out of 24) Here:   71% State average from 401 schools:   56% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 54.0% (27 proficient out of 50) Edward J. Richardson Middle:   54% State average from 786 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 54.2% (26 proficient out of 48) Here:   54% State average from 786 schools:   30% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 73.8% (287 proficient out of 389) Edward J. Richardson Middle:   74% State average from 730 schools:   58% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 71.0% (272 proficient out of 383) Here:   71% State average from 730 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 32.6% (14 proficient out of 43) Here:   33% State average from 781 schools:   32% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 46.3% (19 proficient out of 41) Here:   46% State average from 781 schools:   30% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 37.7% (26 proficient out of 69) Here:   38% State average from 750 schools:   24% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 64.7% (44 proficient out of 68) Here:   65% State average from 750 schools:   27% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 50.0% (35 proficient out of 70) Here:   50% State average from 763 schools:   16% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 46.9% (30 proficient out of 64) Edward J. Richardson Middle:   47% 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) : 669 2006 API (Base) : 872 Edward J. Richardson Middle:   872.0 State average from 796 schools:   730.5 Statewide Rank: 10 Similar Schools Rank: 3 2007 API Target: the school or subgroup scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2006 2006 Asian API (Base) : 900 (191 students included) Here:   900 State average from 177 schools:   872 2006 Whites API (Base) : 871 (389 students included) Here:   871 State average from 563 schools:   808 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 47 Number of English Learners included in API : 69 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 71 Percent African American : 1% Percent American Indian : 0% Percent Asian : 29% Percent Filipino : 4% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 8% Percent Pacific Islander : 1% Percent White : 58% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 6% Here:   6.0% State average from 814 schools:   49.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 18% Here:   18.0% State average from 814 schools:   11.3% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Edward J. Richardson Middle:   0.0% State average from 814 schools:   3.1% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 9% Here:   9.0% State average from 814 schools:   19.9% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11% Here:   11.0% State average from 814 schools:   10.0% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 32 Here:   32.0 State average from 778 schools:   29.1 Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 31 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 79% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 1% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 7% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 24% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 39% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 29% Average Parent Education Level : 3.88 Here:   3.9 State average from 814 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100% Here:   100.0% State average from 811 schools:   92.2% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 7% Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 32% Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 68% School Characteristic Index : 185.3298398 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 669 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 321.120 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 669 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 214.080 Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 219 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 43.800 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 233 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 13.980 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 233 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 6.990 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 233 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 6.990 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 233 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 18.640 2006 API (Growth) : 870 2005 API (Base): 855 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes 2006 Asian API (Growth) : 890 Edward J. Richardson Middle:   890 State average from 178 schools:   871 2005 Asian API (Base) : 885 Edward J. Richardson Middle:   885 State average from 174 schools:   854 2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 5 (met target) 2006 Whites API (Growth) : 873 Here:   873 State average from 563 schools:   810 2005 White API (Base) : 853 Here:   853 State average from 577 schools:   797 2005-2006 White Growth : 20 (met target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 876 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 868

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