Philip Magruder Middle School in Torrance, 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 66.

4100 West 185th St.
Torrance, CA 90504

Student Enrollment: 845

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Torrance Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 53
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Ted W. Lieu
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. : 36
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Jane Harman
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.86253
Longitude: -118.34603

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: 16 (752 to 768)
Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (62 tested out of 63)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (63 tested out of 63)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (179 tested out of 179)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (179 tested out of 179)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (27 tested out of 27)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (27 tested out of 27)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (247 tested out of 249)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (249 tested out of 249)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
ELA Participation Rate White: 97% (288 tested out of 297)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (297 tested out of 297)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (297 tested out of 303)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (303 tested out of 303)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (135 tested out of 137)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (137 tested out of 137)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 88% (80 tested out of 91)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (91 tested out of 91)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 52.7%

Here:	53%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 40.6%

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

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 47.5% (29 proficient out of 61)

Here:	48%
State average from 603 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 21.3% (13 proficient out of 61)

Philip Magruder Middle:	21%
State average from 602 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 58.8% (100 proficient out of 170)

Here:	59%
State average from 577 schools:	64%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 55.9% (95 proficient out of 170)

Here:	56%
State average from 576 schools:	66%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 52.0% (13 proficient out of 25)

Here:	52%
State average from 401 schools:	60%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 40.0% (10 proficient out of 25)

Philip Magruder Middle:	40%
State average from 401 schools:	56%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 43.7% (97 proficient out of 222)

Philip Magruder Middle:	44%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 29.9% (67 proficient out of 224)

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

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 43.8% (7 proficient out of 16)

Here:	44%
State average from 113 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 37.5% (6 proficient out of 16)

Here:	38%
State average from 112 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 57.2% (162 proficient out of 283)

Here:	57%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 43.8% (128 proficient out of 292)

Philip Magruder Middle:	44%
State average from 730 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 42.5% (114 proficient out of 268)

Here:	43%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 33.2% (91 proficient out of 274)

Here:	33%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 30.5% (40 proficient out of 131)

Philip Magruder Middle:	31%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 28.6% (38 proficient out of 133)

Here:	29%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 32.9% (25 proficient out of 76)

Philip Magruder Middle:	33%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 19.8% (17 proficient out of 86)

Here:	20%
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) : 813

2006 API (Base) : 769

Here:	769.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 7

Similar Schools Rank: 4

2007 API Target: 774

2006 Asian API (Base) : 835 (174 students included)

Here:	835
State average from 177 schools:	872

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 726 (231 students included)

Here:	726
State average from 662 schools:	667

2006 Whites API (Base) : 774 (292 students included)

Philip Magruder Middle:	774
State average from 563 schools:	808

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 285

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 721 (285 students included)

Philip Magruder Middle:	721
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 133
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 87
Percent African American : 7%
Percent American Indian : 1%
Percent Asian : 21%
Percent Filipino : 3%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 29%
Percent Pacific Islander : 2%
Percent White : 35%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 34%

Philip Magruder Middle:	34.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 7%

Here:	7.0%
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: 14%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 814 schools:	19.9%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 814 schools:	10.0%

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 33

Here:	33.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 33
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 74%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 6%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 23%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 41%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 9%

Average Parent Education Level : 3.06

Here:	3.1
State average from 814 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 89%

Here:	89.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 6%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 33%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 67%
School Characteristic Index : 172.5670585

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 813

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 390.240

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 813

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 260.160

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 252

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 50.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 300

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 18.000

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 300

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 9.000

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 300

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 9.000

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 300

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 24.000
2006 API (Growth) : 768
2005 API (Base): 752
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 831

Philip Magruder Middle:	831
State average from 178 schools:	871

2005 Asian API (Base) : 830

Here:	830
State average from 174 schools:	854

2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 1 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 725

Here:	725
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 692

Here:	692
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 33 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 775

Here:	775
State average from 563 schools:	810

2005 White API (Base) : 759

Here:	759
State average from 577 schools:	797

2005-2006 White Growth : 16 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 718

Here:	718
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 681

Here:	681
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 37 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 777
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 767