La Joya Middle School in Visalia, 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 50.

4711 West La Vida
Visalia, CA 93277

Student Enrollment: 991

County Name : Tulare
District Name: Visalia Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 34
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Bill Maze
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 18
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Roy Ashburn
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 21
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Devin Nunes
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 36.30388
Longitude: -119.34379

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 7-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 33 (692 to 725)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (31 tested out of 31)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (31 tested out of 31)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (23 tested out of 23)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (23 tested out of 23)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (27 tested out of 27)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (27 tested out of 27)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (420 tested out of 422)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (417 tested out of 419)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate White: 99% (466 tested out of 470)
Math Participation Rate White: 98% (459 tested out of 469)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (453 tested out of 456)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (444 tested out of 452)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (115 tested out of 115)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (114 tested out of 115)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 97% (76 tested out of 79)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 95% (74 tested out of 78)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 44.4%

Here:	44%
State average from 332 schools:	44%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 29.1%

Here:	29%
State average from 332 schools:	41%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 16.7% (5 proficient out of 30)

La Joya Middle:	17%
State average from 245 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 6.7% (2 proficient out of 30)

Here:	7%
State average from 245 schools:	29%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above American Indian: 36.4% (8 proficient out of 22)

Here:	36%
State average from 45 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above American Indian: 22.7% (5 proficient out of 22)

Here:	23%
State average from 44 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 72.7% (16 proficient out of 22)

Here:	73%
State average from 247 schools:	61%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 77.3% (17 proficient out of 22)

Here:	77%
State average from 246 schools:	66%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 53.3% (8 proficient out of 15)

Here:	53%
State average from 161 schools:	60%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 46.7% (7 proficient out of 15)

Here:	47%
State average from 161 schools:	58%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 31.2% (120 proficient out of 385)

Here:	31%
State average from 322 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 21.7% (83 proficient out of 382)

Here:	22%
State average from 322 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 56.3% (252 proficient out of 448)

Here:	56%
State average from 315 schools:	55%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 34.5% (153 proficient out of 443)

Here:	35%
State average from 315 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.7% (119 proficient out of 414)

Here:	29%
State average from 325 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 19.7% (80 proficient out of 407)

La Joya Middle:	20%
State average from 325 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.2% (27 proficient out of 107)

Here:	25%
State average from 308 schools:	25%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 19.8% (21 proficient out of 106)

Here:	20%
State average from 308 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 2.8% (2 proficient out of 72)

Here:	3%
State average from 316 schools:	13%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 7.1% (5 proficient out of 70)

Here:	7%
State average from 318 schools:	13%

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) : 930

2006 API (Base) : 726

La Joya Middle:	726.0
State average from 332 schools:	727.2

Statewide Rank: 6

Similar Schools Rank: 5

2007 API Target: 731

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 678 (387 students included)

Here:	678
State average from 290 schools:	673

2006 Whites API (Base) : 770 (449 students included)

Here:	770
State average from 227 schools:	793

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 419

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 652 (419 students included)

Here:	652
State average from 293 schools:	665

Number of English Learners included in API : 107
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 73
Percent African American : 3%
Percent American Indian : 2%
Percent Asian : 3%
Percent Filipino : 2%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 43%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 47%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 44%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 354 schools:	49.0%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 16%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 354 schools:	12.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 2%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 354 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 8%

La Joya Middle:	8.0%
State average from 354 schools:	19.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

La Joya Middle:	8.0%
State average from 354 schools:	10.1%

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A

La Joya Middle:	0.0
State average from 7 schools:	27.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 30
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 98%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 37%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 24%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 6%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.68

Here:	2.7
State average from 354 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 90%

Here:	90.0%
State average from 353 schools:	93.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 8%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 100%
School Characteristic Index : 166.8950029

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 930

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 446.400

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 923

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 295.360

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 460

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 92.000

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 462

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 27.720

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 462

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 13.860

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 455

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 13.650

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 456

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 36.480

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) : 725
2005 API (Base): 692
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 679

Here:	679
State average from 290 schools:	672

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 622

Here:	622
State average from 288 schools:	663

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 57 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 769

Here:	769
State average from 226 schools:	795

2005 White API (Base) : 743

Here:	743
State average from 235 schools:	782

2005-2006 White Growth : 26 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 650

Here:	650
State average from 295 schools:	665

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 602

Here:	602
State average from 287 schools:	654

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 48 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 739
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 730