Kennedy Middle School in El Centro, 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 29.

900 North Sixth St.
El Centro, CA 92243

Student Enrollment: 699

County Name : Imperial
District Name: El Centro Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
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. : 51
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Bob Filner
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 32.80010
Longitude: -115.55709

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: 10 (657 to 667)
Met 15 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (663 tested out of 665)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (665 tested out of 665)
ELA Participation Rate White: 94% (14 tested out of 15)
Math Participation Rate White: 94% (14 tested out of 15)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (693 tested out of 696)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (695 tested out of 696)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (464 tested out of 466)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (466 tested out of 466)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (47 tested out of 48)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (48 tested out of 48)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 24.5%

Here:	25%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 30.5%

Kennedy Middle:	31%
State average from 798 schools:	41%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 20.0% (3 proficient out of 15)

Kennedy Middle:	20%
State average from 603 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 20.0% (3 proficient out of 15)

Kennedy Middle:	20%
State average from 602 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 24.2% (144 proficient out of 596)

Kennedy Middle:	24%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 30.4% (182 proficient out of 598)

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

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 36.4% (4 proficient out of 11)

Kennedy Middle:	36%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 36.4% (4 proficient out of 11)

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

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 24.5% (153 proficient out of 625)

Kennedy Middle:	25%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 30.5% (191 proficient out of 627)

Here:	31%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 18.8% (81 proficient out of 431)

Kennedy Middle:	19%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 26.8% (116 proficient out of 433)

Kennedy Middle:	27%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 4.7% (2 proficient out of 43)

Here:	5%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 2.3% (1 proficient out of 44)

Here:	2%
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) : 640

2006 API (Base) : 677

Kennedy Middle:	677.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 3

Similar Schools Rank: 9

2007 API Target: 683

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 676 (611 students included)

Here:	676
State average from 662 schools:	667

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 640

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 677 (640 students included)

Here:	677
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 433

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 651 (433 students included)

Kennedy Middle:	651
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 44
Percent African American : 2%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 95%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 2%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 99%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 0%

Here:	0.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 18%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 53%

Here:	53.0%
State average from 814 schools:	19.9%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 7%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 814 schools:	10.0%

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 27

Here:	27.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 26
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 97%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 27%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 46%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 4%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.09

Kennedy Middle:	2.1
State average from 814 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 91%

Here:	91.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 3%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 30%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 70%
School Characteristic Index : 154.4928415

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 640

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 307.200

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 640

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 204.800

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 228

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 45.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 214

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 12.840

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 214

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 6.420

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 214

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 6.420

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 214

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 17.120
2006 API (Growth) : 667
2005 API (Base): 657
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 666

Here:	666
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 652

Here:	652
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 14 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 667

Here:	667
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 657

Here:	657
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 10 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 641

Kennedy Middle:	641
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 639

Kennedy Middle:	639
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 2 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 647
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 633