Walter Stiern Middle School in Bakersfield, 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 5.

2551 Morning Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93306

Student Enrollment: 1379

County Name : Kern
District Name: Bakersfield City
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 32
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Kevin O. McCarthy
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 18
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Roy Ashburn
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 22
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : William M. Thomas
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 35.38440
Longitude: -118.91477

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 (565 to 572)
Met 15 out of 25 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 98% (71 tested out of 73)
Math Participation Rate African American: 98% (71 tested out of 73)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (14 tested out of 14)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (14 tested out of 14)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (1096 tested out of 1101)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (1085 tested out of 1101)
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: 96% (165 tested out of 171)
Math Participation Rate White: 95% (163 tested out of 171)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (1256 tested out of 1268)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (1245 tested out of 1268)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (631 tested out of 633)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (629 tested out of 633)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (143 tested out of 146)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (143 tested out of 146)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 19.0%

Walter Stiern Middle:	19%
State average from 798 schools:	45%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 17.5%

Here:	18%
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: 12.3% (7 proficient out of 57)

Walter Stiern Middle:	12%
State average from 602 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 15.2% (149 proficient out of 981)

Walter Stiern Middle:	15%
State average from 786 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 14.8% (144 proficient out of 973)

Walter Stiern Middle:	15%
State average from 786 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 40.7% (59 proficient out of 145)

Walter Stiern Middle:	41%
State average from 730 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 32.6% (47 proficient out of 144)

Walter Stiern Middle:	33%
State average from 730 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 16.5% (183 proficient out of 1111)

Here:	17%
State average from 781 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 16.2% (178 proficient out of 1102)

Here:	16%
State average from 781 schools:	30%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 10.3% (59 proficient out of 574)

Here:	10%
State average from 750 schools:	24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 10.5% (60 proficient out of 572)

Here:	11%
State average from 750 schools:	27%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 1.6% (2 proficient out of 126)

Here:	2%
State average from 763 schools:	16%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 1.6% (2 proficient out of 126)

Here:	2%
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) : 1217

2006 API (Base) : 569

Here:	569.0
State average from 796 schools:	730.5

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 2

2007 API Target: 581

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 550 (985 students included)

Here:	550
State average from 662 schools:	667

2006 Whites API (Base) : 703 (145 students included)

Here:	703
State average from 563 schools:	808

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 1114

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 553 (1114 students included)

Walter Stiern Middle:	553
State average from 679 schools:	662

Number of English Learners included in API : 574

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 514 (574 students included)

Here:	514
State average from 457 schools:	621

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 126

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 343 (126 students included)

Walter Stiern Middle:	343
State average from 296 schools:	510

Percent African American : 5%
Percent American Indian : 1%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 80%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 12%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 92%

Here:	92.0%
State average from 814 schools:	49.1%

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

Here:	3.0%
State average from 814 schools:	11.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 30%

Walter Stiern Middle:	30.0%
State average from 814 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 19%

Walter Stiern Middle:	19.0%
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

Walter Stiern Middle:	33.0
State average from 778 schools:	29.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 31
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 51%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 44%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 31%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 18%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 4%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.89

Here:	1.9
State average from 814 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 91%

Here:	91.0%
State average from 811 schools:	92.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 11%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 29%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 71%
School Characteristic Index : 151.2647746

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1217

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 584.160

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 1209

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 386.880

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 414

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 82.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 445

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 26.700

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 445

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 13.350

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 445

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 13.350

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 444

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 35.520

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

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 0.200
2006 API (Growth) : 572
2005 API (Base): 565
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 553

Here:	553
State average from 663 schools:	667

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 546

Walter Stiern Middle:	546
State average from 646 schools:	656

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

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 710

Here:	710
State average from 563 schools:	810

2005 White API (Base) : 702

Here:	702
State average from 577 schools:	797

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

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 557

Here:	557
State average from 681 schools:	662

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 546

Here:	546
State average from 678 schools:	653

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 11 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 518

Here:	518
State average from 457 schools:	623

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 518

Here:	518
State average from 452 schools:	615

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 0 (failed to meet target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 340

Walter Stiern Middle:	340
State average from 295 schools:	512

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 431

Here:	431
State average from 277 schools:	498

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : -91 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 594
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 588

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