Sycamore Middle School in Gridley, 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 33.

1125 Sycamore St.
Gridley, CA 95948

Student Enrollment: 443

County Name : Butte
District Name: Gridley Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 03
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Rick Keene
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 04
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Sam Aanested
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 02
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Wally Herger
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 39.36315
Longitude: -121.69818

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: 34 (660 to 694)
Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (21 tested out of 21)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 96% (20 tested out of 21)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 97% (227 tested out of 233)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (223 tested out of 233)
ELA Participation Rate White: 96% (175 tested out of 182)
Math Participation Rate White: 95% (172 tested out of 182)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 97% (283 tested out of 293)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 94% (275 tested out of 293)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (115 tested out of 118)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 94% (111 tested out of 118)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 73% (26 tested out of 36)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 50% (18 tested out of 36)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 36.1%

Here:	36%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 31.7%

Here:	32%
State average from 798 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 38.1% (8 proficient out of 21)

Here:	38%
State average from 577 schools:	64%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 40.0% (8 proficient out of 20)

Sycamore Middle:	40%
State average from 576 schools:	66%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 26.6% (58 proficient out of 218)

Here:	27%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 27.6% (59 proficient out of 214)

Here:	28%
State average from 786 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 48.8% (83 proficient out of 170)

Sycamore Middle:	49%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 36.5% (61 proficient out of 167)

Here:	37%
State average from 730 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.9% (81 proficient out of 280)

Sycamore Middle:	29%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 29.0% (79 proficient out of 272)

Here:	29%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 16.1% (18 proficient out of 112)

Here:	16%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.9% (28 proficient out of 108)

Here:	26%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 0.0% (0 proficient out of 25)

Sycamore Middle:	0%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 5.9% (1 proficient out of 17)

Here:	6%
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) : 424

2006 API (Base) : 688

Here:	688.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 4

Similar Schools Rank: 1

2007 API Target: 694

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 652 (222 students included)

Here:	652
State average from 662 schools:	667

2006 Whites API (Base) : 729 (175 students included)

Here:	729
State average from 563 schools:	808

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 287

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 654 (287 students included)

Sycamore Middle:	654
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 114

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 597 (114 students included)

Here:	597
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 34
Percent African American : 1%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 5%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 53%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 41%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 66%

Here:	66.0%
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): 14%

Sycamore Middle:	14.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 27%

Sycamore Middle:	27.0%
State average from 814 schools:	19.9%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

Sycamore Middle:	8.0%
State average from 814 schools:	10.0%

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 26

Here:	26.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 21
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 2%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 71%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 14%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 0%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 14%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 0%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.57

Here:	1.6
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 grade 6 (STAR) : 33%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 67%
School Characteristic Index : 166.9976494

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 424

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 203.520

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 424

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 135.680

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 143

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 28.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 143

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 8.580

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 143

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 4.290

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 142

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 4.260

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 142

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 11.360
2006 API (Growth) : 694
2005 API (Base): 660
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 659

Sycamore Middle:	659
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 598

Here:	598
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 61 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 735

Here:	735
State average from 563 schools:	810

2005 White API (Base) : 721

Here:	721
State average from 577 schools:	797

2005-2006 White Growth : 14 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 660

Here:	660
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 608

Here:	608
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 52 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 604

Here:	604
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 521

Here:	521
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 83 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 707
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 697