Central Middle School in Riverside, CA
(05-08 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 4795 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92506
- Telephone
- (951) 788-7282
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- City-data.com school rating
- 31
- Students
- 691
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 30.1
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 477
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 86
- School district
- Riverside Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I schoolwide school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Riverside Virtual (0.4 miles): | 58 |
Pachappa Elementary (1.1 miles): | 51 |
Magnolia Elementary (0.7 miles): | 48 |
Central Middle School: | 31 |
Gateway College and Career Academy (0.1 miles): | 21 |
Come Back Kids (0.5 miles): | 21 |
Riverside County Juvenile Court (0.6 miles): | 11 |
Riverside County Community (0.6 miles): | 7 |
Riverside County Special Education (0.6 miles): | 0 |
California: | 46 |
Riverside County: | 40 |
Riverside: | 38 |
Central Middle School: | 31 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 713
Enrollment in 2014: 720
Enrollment in 2013: 706
Enrollment in 2012: 889
Enrollment in 2011: 682
Enrollment in 2010: 713
Enrollment in 2009: 758
Enrollment in 2008: 713
Enrollment in 2007: 724
Enrollment in 2006: 714
Enrollment in 2005: 743
Enrollment in 2004: 828
Enrollment in 2003: 783
Enrollment in 2002: 748
Enrollment in 2001: 688
Enrollment in 2000: 607
Enrollment in 1999: 641
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G07 | G08 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All students | 352 | 339 | 691 |
Female students | 192 | 165 | 357 |
Male students | 160 | 174 | 334 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Asian students | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Hispanic students | 242 | 250 | 492 |
Black students | 29 | 21 | 50 |
White students | 57 | 54 | 111 |
Two or More Races students | 19 | 9 | 28 |
Enrollment by grade:
8th grade enrollment: 339
Central Middle School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Central Middle School: | 51.7% |
State: | 49.4% |
School: | 48.3% |
State: | 49.6% |
Central Middle School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Central Middle School: | 0.4% |
State: | 1.0% |
School: | 1.0% |
State: | 9.4% |
School: | 71.2% |
California: | 46.0% |
School: | 7.2% |
State: | 6.1% |
Here: | 16.1% |
State: | 28.3% |
School: | 4.1% |
State: | 4.5% |
Central Middle School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Here: | 81.5% |
State: | 61.2% |
School: | 69.0% |
California: | 52.8% |
Here: | 12.4% |
California: | 8.6% |
Central Middle School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 5
Number of FTE school counselors: 1.5
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 5
Number of FTE security guards: 3
Number of FTE nurses: 0.2
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.4
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 23.0 |
State: | 22.8 |
Central Middle School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 26.2 (Salary Expenditures: $1,978,026)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $314,088)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 14 (Salary Expenditures: $750,159)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $2,053,979
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 7.6 (Salary Expenditures: $122,873)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 4.8 (Salary Expenditures: $394,525)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 14 (Salary Expenditures: $750,487)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic97
- Asian2
- Multirace2
- IDEA28
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs
- Hispanic: 97 (male: 56, female: 41)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 28 (male: 23, female: 5)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic: 65 (male: 43, female: 22)
- White: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 29 (male: 22, female: 7)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
Retention:
(State average from 212 schools)
- Hispanic: 2
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2
Percent of 7th grade students retained
Central Middle School: | 0.6% |
California: | 2.7% |
Total number of students retained in 8th grade: 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2
Percent of 8th grade students retained
Central Middle School: | 0.6% |
State: | 4.0% |
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 5,551 schools)
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
- Hispanic40
- Asian2
- Black2
- White16
- Multirace4
- LEP4
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment
- Hispanic: 40 (male: 23, female: 17)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
School: | 92.6 |
California: | 84.3 |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All40%
- Males27%
- Females51%
- Black24%
- Hispanic35%
- White61%
- Multirace36%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 616
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 40% |
State: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 30.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 30.2%
Standard Met: 30.2%
Standard Exceeded: 9.4%
All Grades:
Central Middle School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All24%
- Males21%
- Females27%
- Black16%
- Hispanic19%
- White41%
- Multirace29%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 622
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 24% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 44.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 31.7%
Standard Met: 14.3%
Standard Exceeded: 9.8%
All Grades:
Central Middle School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
California Alternate Assessments:
(State average from 1,489 schools)
ELA students with scores: 11
Percentage Level 3: | 18% |
State: | 11% |
Level 1: 18.0% The student showed limited understanding of core concepts.
Level 2: 64.0% The student showed foundational understanding of core concepts.
Level 3: 18.0% The student showed understanding of core concepts.
All Grades:
Math students tested: 11
Math students with scores: 11
Percentage Level 3: | 0% |
California: | 5% |
Level 1: 64.0% The student showed limited understanding of core concepts.
Level 2: 36.0% The student showed foundational understanding of core concepts.
Level 3: 0.0% The student showed understanding of core concepts.
All Grades:
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.
California Modified Assessment (CMA) - The CMA for science was administered to eligible students in grades five, eight, and ten. The CMA is a standards-based test for students with an individualized education program who meet the eligibility criteria adopted by the State Board of Education. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act called for a range of assessments appropriate to students' abilities. The CMA provides an appropriate assessment for a small percentage of students allowing them to demonstrate their knowledge of skills in the California academic content standards for science.
CST Science students with scores: 315
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 59% |
State: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 4.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 14.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 23.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 23.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 36.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 377.2, Students tested: 319, Far Below Basic: 4.0%, Below Basic: 14.0%, Basic: 23.0%, Proficient: 23.0%, Advanced: 36.0%)
CMA Science students tested: 16
CMA Science students with scores: 15
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 60% |
California: | 38% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 7.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 13.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 20.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 40.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 20.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 352.5, Students tested: 16, Far Below Basic: 7.0%, Below Basic: 13.0%, Basic: 20.0%, Proficient: 40.0%, Advanced: 20.0%)
The Physical Fitness Test:
7th grade: (Students tested: 297, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.9%, Needs Improvement: 23.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 21.2%)
Body Composition:
7th grade: (Students tested: 297, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.5%, Needs Improvement: 24.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 20.9%)
Abdominal Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 297, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 82.5%, Needs Improvement: 17.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 297, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 89.9%, Needs Improvement: 10.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 297, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 59.9%, Needs Improvement: 40.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
7th grade: (Students tested: 297, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 87.9%, Needs Improvement: 12.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)
Central Middle School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
Student Count: 98
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 48
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 49.0% |
California: | 34.0% |
Grade 7:
Student Count: 64
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 31
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 48.0% |
State: | 48.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 549.9 |
California: | 547.6 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 532.7 |
State: | 534.4 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 516.9 |
California: | 529.9 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 523.4 |
State: | 530.2 |
Grade 8:
Student Count: 34
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 17
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 50.0% |
California: | 47.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 554.6 |
California: | 556.2 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 527.3 |
State: | 547.2 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 501.3 |
California: | 536.1 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 533.4 |
California: | 537.0 |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Central Middle School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Central Middle School: | 98.0% |
State: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic99
- American Indian67
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Black99
- White97
- Multirace100
- SED98
- LEP98
- With Disabilities94
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 99% (tested 473 out of 479 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 67% (tested 2 out of 3 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
- Black: 99% (tested 50 out of 51 enrolled)
- White: 97% (tested 107 out of 110 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 17 out of 17 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (tested 549 out of 558 enrolled)
- English Learners: 98% (tested 174 out of 177 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 94% (tested 76 out of 81 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
School: | 98.0% |
California: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic99
- American Indian67
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Black99
- White97
- Multirace100
- SED98
- LEP98
- With Disabilities93
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 99% (tested 472 out of 479 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 67% (tested 2 out of 3 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
- Black: 99% (tested 50 out of 51 enrolled)
- White: 97% (tested 107 out of 110 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 17 out of 17 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (tested 549 out of 558 enrolled)
- English Learners: 98% (tested 173 out of 177 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 93% (tested 75 out of 81 enrolled)
Advanced Placement:
(State average from 1,204 schools)
Central Middle School - AP exams with scores at or above criteria
Number of students taking at least one AP exam: 15
Number of AP exams with scores at or above 3: 10
Percent of AP exams with scores at or above 3: | 66.7% |
State: | 46.6% |
Health & Safety
Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.
Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No
Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 81
Total incidents per 1,000 students
School: | 117.2 |
State: | 60.8 |
Referrals and Arrests:
(State average from 2,295 schools)
School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
- Hispanic7
- Black8
- White2
- Multirace2
- LEP2
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Black: 8 (all female)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
School: | 27.5 |
California: | 21.3 |
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
Central Middle School: | 5.8 |
State: | 7.2 |
Harassment & Bullying:
(State average from 2,337 schools)
Harassment or bullying on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment or bullying and gender-based harassment or bullying. Sexual harassment or bullying is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Gender-based harassment or bullying is nonsexual intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on the student's actual or perceived sex, including harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and nonconformity with gender stereotypes. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Both male and female students can be victims of harassment or bullying on the basis of sex, and the harasser or bully and the victim can be of the same sex. Bullying on the basis of sex constitutes sexual harassment.
Central Middle School: | 5.8 |
State: | 6.8 |
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all male)
Students disciplined for bullying or harassment on the basis of sex: 4 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Black: 2
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 8,737 schools)
- Hispanic88
- Black13
- White13
- Multirace4
- LEP22
- IDEA22
- 5042
Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Hispanic: 88 (male: 41, female: 47)
- Black: 13 (male: 2, female: 11)
- White: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 22 (male: 14, female: 8)
- Section 504: 2 (all male)
School: | 170.8 |
California: | 172.7 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 1,406 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Hispanic282
- Black89
- White20
- Multirace25
- LEP73
- IDEA86
- 50413
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 282 (male: 118, female: 164)
- Black: 89 (male: 22, female: 67)
- White: 20 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 25 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 73 (male: 35, female: 38)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 86 (male: 57, female: 29)
- Section 504: 13 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 109
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Central Middle School: | 157.7 |
State: | 84.8 |
- Hispanic16
- Black2
- White2
- Multirace2
- LEP4
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension
- Hispanic: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Black: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic19
- Black7
- White5
- Multirace2
- LEP2
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- White: 5 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Hispanic16
- Black7
- Multirace2
- LEP4
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 16 (male: 5, female: 11)
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 31
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
Central Middle School: | 44.9 |
State: | 28.1 |
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Section 504 only)
Central Middle School: | 7.2 |
California: | 3.4 |
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Hispanic7
- Black2
- Multirace2
- LEP4
- 5042
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Section 504: 2 (all male)
Expulsions:
(State average from 1,805 schools)
Expulsion under zero tolerance policies refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for the remainder of the school year or longer because of zero-tolerance policies. A zero tolerance policy is a policy that results in mandatory expulsion of any student who commits one or more specified offenses (e.g., offenses involving guns, or other weapons, or violence, or similar factors, or combinations of these factors). A policy is considered "zero tolerance" even if there are some exceptions to the mandatory aspect of the expulsion, such as allowing the chief administering officer of a local educational agency to modify the expulsion on a case-by-case basis
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
Here: | 5.8 |
State: | 10.5 |
Students with Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
School: | 5.8 |
State: | 4.5 |
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,382 schools)
- Hispanic34
- Asian4
- Black4
- White22
8th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 34 (male: 20, female: 14)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
- Hispanic: 32 (male: 19, female: 13)
- White: 20 (male: 10, female: 10)
Central Middle School: | 81.3% |
California: | 85.6% |
Geometry:
- Hispanic16
- Asian2
- Black2
- White10
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Black: 2 (all female)
- White: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
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