Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle School in Carson, 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 6.

1254 East Helmick St.
Carson, CA 90746

Student Enrollment: 1429

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Los Angeles Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 55
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Jenny Oropeza
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. : 37
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Juanita Millender-McDonald
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.85143
Longitude: -118.24906

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: -7 (591 to 584)
Met 12 out of 25 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (924 tested out of 932)
Math Participation Rate African American: 99% (924 tested out of 932)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 80% (4 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 80% (4 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (454 tested out of 456)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (453 tested out of 456)
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% (14 tested out of 14)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (14 tested out of 14)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (985 tested out of 993)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (983 tested out of 993)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (293 tested out of 295)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (293 tested out of 295)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (132 tested out of 138)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (133 tested out of 138)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 19.6%

Here:	20%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 14.5%

Here:	15%
State average from 798 schools:	41%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 19.7% (170 proficient out of 861)

Here:	20%
State average from 603 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 12.5% (108 proficient out of 861)

Here:	13%
State average from 602 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 17.6% (70 proficient out of 397)

Here:	18%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 17.1% (68 proficient out of 397)

Here:	17%
State average from 786 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 35.7% (5 proficient out of 14)

Here:	36%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 35.7% (5 proficient out of 14)

Here:	36%
State average from 730 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 20.2% (180 proficient out of 890)

Here:	20%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 15.3% (136 proficient out of 889)

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle:	15%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 12.5% (34 proficient out of 271)

Here:	13%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 11.8% (32 proficient out of 271)

Here:	12%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 8.9% (11 proficient out of 123)

Here:	9%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 8.1% (10 proficient out of 124)

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle:	8%
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) : 1302

2006 API (Base) : 580

Here:	580.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 3

2007 API Target: 591

2006 African American API (Base) : 577 (867 students included)

Here:	577
State average from 196 schools:	625

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 578 (400 students included)

Here:	578
State average from 662 schools:	667

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 897

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 581 (897 students included)

Here:	581
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 271

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 539 (271 students included)

Here:	539
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 129

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 407 (129 students included)

Here:	407
State average from 296 schools:	510

Percent African American : 65%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 32%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 68%

Here:	68.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 6%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Here:	0.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 11%

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle:	11.0%
State average from 814 schools:	19.9%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10%

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

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 31

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle:	31.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 30
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 47%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 28%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 28%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 18%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 6%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.63

Here:	2.6
State average from 814 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 77%

Here:	77.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 13%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 34%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 66%
School Characteristic Index : 150.9789365

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1302

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 624.960

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 1301

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 416.320

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 419

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 83.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 430

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 25.800

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 430

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 12.900

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 431

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 12.930

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 430

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 34.400
2006 API (Growth) : 584
2005 API (Base): 591
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 581

Here:	581
State average from 196 schools:	627

2005 African American API (Base) : 597

Here:	597
State average from 193 schools:	614

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : -16 (failed to meet target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 581

Here:	581
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 574

Here:	574
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 7 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 584

Here:	584
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 593

Here:	593
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -9 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 544

Here:	544
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 545

Here:	545
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -1 (failed to meet target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 411

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle:	411
State average from 295 schools:	512

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 419

Here:	419
State average from 277 schools:	498

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : -8 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 603
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 592

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