Virgil 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 6.

152 North Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004

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Student Enrollment: 2735

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. : 48
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Mark Ridley-Thomas
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: 34.07381
Longitude: -118.29073

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: -3 (583 to 580)
Met 14 out of 25 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (81 tested out of 81)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (81 tested out of 81)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (69 tested out of 69)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (69 tested out of 69)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (126 tested out of 126)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (126 tested out of 126)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (2427 tested out of 2442)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (2422 tested out of 2442)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (14 tested out of 14)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (14 tested out of 14)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (2571 tested out of 2586)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (2567 tested out of 2586)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (2213 tested out of 2228)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (2208 tested out of 2228)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (274 tested out of 285)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (274 tested out of 285)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 14.6%

Here:	15%
State average from 798 schools:	45

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 13.0%

Here:	13%
State average from 798 schools:	41

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 15.3% (9 proficient out of 59)

Here:	15%
State average from 603 schools:	36

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 8.5% (5 proficient out of 59)

Virgil Middle:	9%
State average from 602 schools:	27

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 31.4% (16 proficient out of 51)

Here:	31%
State average from 577 schools:	64

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 23.5% (12 proficient out of 51)

Here:	24%
State average from 576 schools:	66

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 28.6% (32 proficient out of 112)

Virgil Middle:	29%
State average from 401 schools:	60

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 31.3% (35 proficient out of 112)

Here:	31%
State average from 401 schools:	56

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 13.5% (299 proficient out of 2222)

Here:	14%
State average from 786 schools:	34

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 11.9% (263 proficient out of 2219)

Virgil Middle:	12%
State average from 786 schools:	30

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

Here:	18%
State average from 730 schools:	58

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 27.3% (3 proficient out of 11)

Here:	27%
State average from 730 schools:	50

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 14.0% (331 proficient out of 2366)

Here:	14%
State average from 781 schools:	32

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 12.7% (300 proficient out of 2364)

Here:	13%
State average from 781 schools:	30

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 10.4% (216 proficient out of 2075)

Here:	10%
State average from 750 schools:	24

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 10.5% (217 proficient out of 2072)

Here:	11%
State average from 750 schools:	27

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 7.6% (19 proficient out of 250)

Here:	8%
State average from 763 schools:	16

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 7.2% (18 proficient out of 250)

Here:	7%
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) : 2475

2006 API (Base) : 578

Here:	578.0
State average from 796 schools:	731

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 4

2007 API Target: 589

2006 Filipino API (Base) : 663 (114 students included)

Here:	663
State average from 37 schools:	800

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 571 (2236 students included)

Virgil Middle:	571
State average from 662 schools:	667

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 2383

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 575 (2383 students included)

Here:	575
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 2083

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 556 (2083 students included)

Here:	556
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 259

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 406 (259 students included)

Here:	406
State average from 296 schools:	510

Percent African American : 3%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 3%
Percent Filipino : 5%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 89%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 93%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 6%

Virgil Middle:	6.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 1%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 46%

Here:	46.0%
State average from 814 schools:	20

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10%

Virgil Middle:	10.0%
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) : 31

Here:	31.0
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 : 60%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 52%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 26%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 4%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.86

Here:	1.9
State average from 814 schools:	3

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 81%

Here:	81.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 8%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 35%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 65%
School Characteristic Index : 148.9721209

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 2475

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1188.000

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 2472

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 791.040

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 731

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 146.200

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 809

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 48.540

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 809

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 24.270

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 809

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 24.270

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 809

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 64.720
2006 API (Growth) : 580
2005 API (Base): 583
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Filipino API (Growth) : 667

Here:	667
State average from 37 schools:	799

2005 Filipino API (Base) : 692

Here:	692
State average from 40 schools:	779

2005-2006 Filipino Subgroup API Growth : -25 (failed to meet target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 573

Here:	573
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 574

Here:	574
State average from 646 schools:	656

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -1 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 577

Here:	577
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 582

Here:	582
State average from 678 schools:	653

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

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 559

Here:	559
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 566

Here:	566
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -7 (failed to meet target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 409

Here:	409
State average from 295 schools:	512

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 381

Here:	381
State average from 277 schools:	498

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : 28 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 602
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 589