Mesa Intermediate School in Palmdale, 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 15.

3243 East Avenue R-8
Palmdale, CA 93550

Student Enrollment: 1027

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Palmdale 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. : 25
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Howard P. McKeon
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 34.56511
Longitude: -118.07040

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: -9 (643 to 634)
Met 16 out of 25 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (167 tested out of 168)
Math Participation Rate African American: 98% (165 tested out of 168)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (13 tested out of 13)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (13 tested out of 13)
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% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (683 tested out of 684)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (681 tested out of 684)
ELA Participation Rate White: 99% (136 tested out of 137)
Math Participation Rate White: 98% (134 tested out of 137)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (619 tested out of 622)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (617 tested out of 622)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (309 tested out of 309)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (308 tested out of 309)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 97% (96 tested out of 99)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (95 tested out of 99)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 22.8%

Here:	23%
State average from 332 schools:	44%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 18.7%

Here:	19%
State average from 332 schools:	41%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 14.8% (21 proficient out of 142)

Here:	15%
State average from 245 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 9.2% (13 proficient out of 142)

Here:	9%
State average from 245 schools:	29%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above American Indian: 18.2% (2 proficient out of 11)

Here:	18%
State average from 45 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above American Indian: 18.2% (2 proficient out of 11)

Here:	18%
State average from 44 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 21.7% (127 proficient out of 585)

Mesa Intermediate:	22%
State average from 322 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 18.2% (106 proficient out of 584)

Mesa Intermediate:	18%
State average from 322 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 35.1% (46 proficient out of 131)

Here:	35%
State average from 315 schools:	55%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 29.5% (38 proficient out of 129)

Here:	30%
State average from 315 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 19.1% (102 proficient out of 535)

Mesa Intermediate:	19%
State average from 325 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 18.2% (97 proficient out of 534)

Here:	18%
State average from 325 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 12.0% (33 proficient out of 275)

Here:	12%
State average from 308 schools:	25%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 12.7% (35 proficient out of 275)

Here:	13%
State average from 308 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 5.7% (5 proficient out of 88)

Here:	6%
State average from 316 schools:	13%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 4.6% (4 proficient out of 87)

Here:	5%
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) : 905

2006 API (Base) : 638

Here:	638.0
State average from 332 schools:	727.2

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 3

2007 API Target: 646

2006 African American API (Base) : 586 (142 students included)

Here:	586
State average from 56 schools:	627

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 636 (601 students included)

Here:	636
State average from 290 schools:	673

2006 Whites API (Base) : 696 (131 students included)

Mesa Intermediate:	696
State average from 227 schools:	793

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 551

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 625 (551 students included)

Here:	625
State average from 293 schools:	665

Number of English Learners included in API : 275

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 593 (275 students included)

Here:	593
State average from 190 schools:	636

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 88
Percent African American : 16%
Percent American Indian : 1%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 67%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 13%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 52%

Here:	52.0%
State average from 354 schools:	49.0%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 3%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 354 schools:	12.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 3%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 354 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 24%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 354 schools:	19.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10%

Mesa Intermediate:	10.0%
State average from 354 schools:	10.1%

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 34

Here:	34.0
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 : 74%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 29%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 24%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 33%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 11%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.36

Mesa Intermediate:	2.4
State average from 354 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 82%

Here:	82.0%
State average from 353 schools:	93.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 14%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 86%
School Characteristic Index : 156.9892460

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 905

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 434.400

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 902

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 288.640

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 410

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 82.000

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 369

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 22.140

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 369

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 11.070

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 368

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 11.040

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 368

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 29.440
2006 API (Growth) : 634
2005 API (Base): 643
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 582

Mesa Intermediate:	582
State average from 56 schools:	630

2005 African American API (Base) : 556

Here:	556
State average from 56 schools:	627

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 26 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 631

Here:	631
State average from 290 schools:	672

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 648

Here:	648
State average from 288 schools:	663

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -17 (failed to meet target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 693

Mesa Intermediate:	693
State average from 226 schools:	795

2005 White API (Base) : 701

Here:	701
State average from 235 schools:	782

2005-2006 White Growth : -8 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 619

Here:	619
State average from 295 schools:	665

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 609

Mesa Intermediate:	609
State average from 287 schools:	654

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

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 593

Here:	593
State average from 190 schools:	637

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 614

Here:	614
State average from 179 schools:	627

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -21 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 663
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 660