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Joe Walker Middle School in Quartz Hill, 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 58.

5632 Walker Ave. L-8
Quartz Hill, CA 93536


Student Enrollment: 871

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Westside Union Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 36
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Sharon Runner
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 17
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : George C. Runner
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 22
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : William M. Thomas
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 34.65299
Longitude: -118.22978

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: -1 (750 to 749)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 94% (82 tested out of 88)
Math Participation Rate African American: 94% (82 tested out of 88)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 80% (4 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (17 tested out of 17)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (17 tested out of 17)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (181 tested out of 185)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (178 tested out of 185)
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: 97% (493 tested out of 509)
Math Participation Rate White: 96% (491 tested out of 509)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 93% (196 tested out of 211)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 90% (190 tested out of 211)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (49 tested out of 51)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 91% (46 tested out of 51)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 77% (70 tested out of 91)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 74% (67 tested out of 91)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 51.3%
Joe Walker Middle:  51%
State average from 798 schools:  45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 39.4%
Here:  39%
State average from 798 schools:  41%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 39.0% (30 proficient out of 77)
Here:  39%
State average from 603 schools:  36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 25.0% (19 proficient out of 76)
Here:  25%
State average from 602 schools:  27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 87.5% (14 proficient out of 16)
Joe Walker Middle:  88%
State average from 577 schools:  64%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 62.5% (10 proficient out of 16)
Here:  63%
State average from 576 schools:  66%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 35.3% (55 proficient out of 156)
Here:  35%
State average from 786 schools:  34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 29.9% (46 proficient out of 154)
Here:  30%
State average from 786 schools:  30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 57.2% (270 proficient out of 472)
Here:  57%
State average from 730 schools:  58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 43.6% (205 proficient out of 470)
Here:  44%
State average from 730 schools:  50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 36.4% (63 proficient out of 173)
Here:  36%
State average from 781 schools:  32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 29.9% (50 proficient out of 167)
Here:  30%
State average from 781 schools:  30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 16.7% (7 proficient out of 42)
Here:  17%
State average from 750 schools:  24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 22.5% (9 proficient out of 40)
Joe Walker Middle:  23%
State average from 750 schools:  27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 13.8% (9 proficient out of 65)
Here:  14%
State average from 763 schools:  16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 6.6% (4 proficient out of 61)
Here:  7%
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) : 808

2006 API (Base) : 750
Here:  750.0
State average from 796 schools:  730.5
Statewide Rank: 6

Similar Schools Rank: 3

2007 API Target: 755


2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 690 (161 students included)
Here:  690
State average from 662 schools:  667

2006 Whites API (Base) : 773 (484 students included)
Here:  773
State average from 563 schools:  808
Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 185

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 663 (185 students included)
Here:  663
State average from 679 schools:  662
Number of English Learners included in API : 44
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 83
Percent African American : 10%
Percent American Indian : 1%
Percent Asian : 2%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 21%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 58%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 23%
Here:  23.0%
State average from 814 schools:  49.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 9%
Joe Walker Middle:  9.0%
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: 3%
Here:  3.0%
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) : N/A
Here:  0.0
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 : 67%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 4%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 37%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 25%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 14%

Average Parent Education Level : 3.26
Here:  3.3
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 : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 100%
School Characteristic Index : 172.3164708

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 805

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 386.400

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 806

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 257.920

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 425

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 85.000

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 380

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 22.800

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 380

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 11.400

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 380

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 11.400

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 377

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 30.160

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 2

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 0.200
2006 API (Growth) : 749
2005 API (Base): 750
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2005 African American API (Base) : 676
Joe Walker Middle:  676
State average from 193 schools:  614

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 690
Joe Walker Middle:  690
State average from 663 schools:  667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 695
Joe Walker Middle:  695
State average from 646 schools:  656
2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -5 (failed to meet target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 771
Here:  771
State average from 563 schools:  810

2005 White API (Base) : 771
Joe Walker Middle:  771
State average from 577 schools:  797
2005-2006 White Growth : 0 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 662
Here:  662
State average from 681 schools:  662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 656
Joe Walker Middle:  656
State average from 678 schools:  653
2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 6 (met target)

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 522
Here:  522
State average from 277 schools:  498
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 760
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 748

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