Thomas Starr King Middle School in Los Angeles, 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 21.

4201 Fountain Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029

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Student Enrollment: 2781

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Los Angeles Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 43
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Dario Frommer
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 26
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Kevin Murray
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 31
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Xavier Becerra
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 34.09600
Longitude: -118.28167

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: 7 (647 to 654)
Met 26 out of 33 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (68 tested out of 69)
Math Participation Rate African American: 99% (68 tested out of 69)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (149 tested out of 149)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (149 tested out of 149)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (186 tested out of 186)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (186 tested out of 186)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (2122 tested out of 2131)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (2120 tested out of 2131)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (237 tested out of 237)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (236 tested out of 237)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (2489 tested out of 2496)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (2487 tested out of 2496)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (1955 tested out of 1959)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (1955 tested out of 1959)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (314 tested out of 315)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (313 tested out of 315)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 28.7%

Here:	29%
State average from 798 schools:	45

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 26.6%

Here:	27%
State average from 798 schools:	41

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 19.0% (11 proficient out of 58)

Here:	19%
State average from 603 schools:	36

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 15.5% (9 proficient out of 58)

Here:	16%
State average from 602 schools:	27

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 60.1% (86 proficient out of 143)

Here:	60%
State average from 577 schools:	64

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 60.8% (87 proficient out of 143)

Here:	61%
State average from 576 schools:	66

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 51.7% (89 proficient out of 172)

Here:	52%
State average from 401 schools:	60

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 47.1% (81 proficient out of 172)

Here:	47%
State average from 401 schools:	56

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 22.4% (449 proficient out of 2007)

Thomas Starr King Middle:	22%
State average from 786 schools:	34

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 20.8% (417 proficient out of 2004)

Here:	21%
State average from 786 schools:	30

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 50.7% (111 proficient out of 219)

Thomas Starr King Middle:	51%
State average from 730 schools:	58

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 42.7% (93 proficient out of 218)

Here:	43%
State average from 730 schools:	50

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 25.4% (604 proficient out of 2375)

Here:	25%
State average from 781 schools:	32

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 23.9% (567 proficient out of 2373)

Here:	24%
State average from 781 schools:	30

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 16.6% (311 proficient out of 1876)

Here:	17%
State average from 750 schools:	24

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 17.4% (327 proficient out of 1876)

Here:	17%
State average from 750 schools:	27

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 8.1% (24 proficient out of 295)

Here:	8%
State average from 763 schools:	16

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 7.5% (22 proficient out of 294)

Here:	8%
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) : 2626

2006 API (Base) : 653

Here:	653.0
State average from 796 schools:	731

Statewide Rank: 3

Similar Schools Rank: 7

2007 API Target: 660

2006 Asian API (Base) : 824 (144 students included)

Here:	824
State average from 177 schools:	872

2006 Filipino API (Base) : 767 (180 students included)

Here:	767
State average from 37 schools:	800

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 622 (2017 students included)

Here:	622
State average from 662 schools:	667

2006 Whites API (Base) : 750 (220 students included)

Thomas Starr King Middle:	750
State average from 563 schools:	808

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 2392

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 638 (2392 students included)

Here:	638
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 1876

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 598 (1876 students included)

Thomas Starr King Middle:	598
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 295

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 466 (295 students included)

Here:	466
State average from 296 schools:	510

Percent African American : 2%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 5%
Percent Filipino : 7%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 77%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 9%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 88%

Here:	88.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49

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

Thomas Starr King Middle:	16.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Thomas Starr King Middle:	0.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 35%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 814 schools:	20

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 814 schools:	10

Multi-Track Year-Round School

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 32

Here:	32.0
State average from 778 schools:	29

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 29
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 76%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 41%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 29%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 15%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.08

Here:	2.1
State average from 814 schools:	3

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 91%

Here:	91.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 4%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 31%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 69%
School Characteristic Index : 154.8940841

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 2626

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1260.480

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 2623

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 839.360

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 902

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 180.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 913

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 54.780

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 913

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 27.390

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 912

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 27.360

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 912

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 72.960

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 1

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 0.100
2006 API (Growth) : 654
2005 API (Base): 647
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 822

Here:	822
State average from 178 schools:	871

2005 Asian API (Base) : 810

Here:	810
State average from 174 schools:	854

2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 12 (met target)

2006 Filipino API (Growth) : 760

Here:	760
State average from 37 schools:	799

2005 Filipino API (Base) : 745

Here:	745
State average from 40 schools:	779

2005-2006 Filipino Subgroup API Growth : 15 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 622

Here:	622
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 616

Here:	616
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 6 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 754

Here:	754
State average from 563 schools:	810

2005 White API (Base) : 732

Here:	732
State average from 577 schools:	797

2005-2006 White Growth : 22 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 638

Here:	638
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 633

Here:	633
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 5 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 600

Here:	600
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 597

Here:	597
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 3 (failed to meet target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 466

Here:	466
State average from 295 schools:	512

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 423

Here:	423
State average from 277 schools:	498

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : 43 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 658
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 653