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Alice M. Birney Elementary Primary School
8501 Orange Ave
Pico Rivera CA, 90660, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-801-5153
Ranking: 
(3,971 out of 6,930, bottom 43%)*
(3,971 out of 6,930, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: El Rancho Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 19 | 23 | NA | NA | 25 | 29 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 499 | 497 | 535 | 590 | 577 | 617 | 480 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 19.4% | 77 | 15.5% | 67 | 12.5% | 88 | 14.9% | 88 | 15.3% | 89 | 14.4% | 63 | 13.1% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 12.6% | 62 | 12.5% | 90 | 16.8% | 93 | 15.8% | 85 | 14.7% | 84 | 13.6% | 79 | 16.5% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 13.6% | 95 | 19.1% | 83 | 15.5% | 101 | 17.1% | 89 | 15.4% | 100 | 16.2% | 84 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 18.0% | 80 | 16.1% | 96 | 17.9% | 89 | 15.1% | 103 | 17.9% | 104 | 16.9% | 85 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 16.4% | 97 | 19.5% | 95 | 17.8% | 110 | 18.6% | 103 | 17.9% | 112 | 18.2% | 92 | 19.2% |
| Grade 5: | 99 | 19.8% | 86 | 17.3% | 104 | 19.4% | 109 | 18.5% | 109 | 18.9% | 128 | 20.7% | 77 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 53.7% | 276 | 55.5% | 297 | 55.5% | 317 | 53.7% | 298 | 51.6% | 327 | 53.0% | 243 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 231 | 46.3% | 221 | 44.5% | 238 | 44.5% | 273 | 46.3% | 279 | 48.4% | 290 | 47.0% | 233 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 483 | 96.8% | 478 | 96.2% | 523 | 97.8% | 572 | 96.9% | 567 | 98.3% | 600 | 97.2% | 466 | 97.1% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 333 | 66.7% | 303 | 61.0% | NA | NA | 363 | 61.5% | 333 | 57.7% | 347 | 56.2% | 225 | 46.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 15.0% | 60 | 12.1% | NA | NA | 85 | 14.4% | 84 | 14.6% | 85 | 13.8% | 93 | 19.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.95 | 26.16 | 23.78 | NA | NA | 23.08 | 20.60 | 21.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.6 | 315.1 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 323.1 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 333.7 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 337.5 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 337.2 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 337.6 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 341.7 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 341.1 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 347.8 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 345.1 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 339.2 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 346.1 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 361.6 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 362.9 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 354.8 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.8 | 349.3 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 364.7 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 358 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 366.1 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 365.0 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.3 | 308.4 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 308.1 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.8 | 324.1 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 323.4 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.2 | 327.9 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 326 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 326.8 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 327.3 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 334.3 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 328.8 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 341.3 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 346.5 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 363.2 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.3 | 370.5 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.9 | 369.6 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.9 | 364.6 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.5 | 377.2 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.2 | 373.1 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.3 | 387.1 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.5 | 376.2 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 322.5 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.7 | 335.4 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.7 | 332.9 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.8 | 343 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 345.2 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 351.3 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 353.4 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.4 | 355.4 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 364.8 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.4 | 367.0 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 326.2 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 345.5 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 345.6 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 357.6 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 356.8 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 356.3 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 368 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 361.5 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 375.3 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.7 | 381.0 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 325.6 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 329.6 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.1 | 335.1 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 331.5 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 336.6 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.3 | 340.6 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 345.3 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.3 | 344.8 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 352.1 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 354.7 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.3 | 312.9 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.6 | 332.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.1 | 346.5 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 339.1 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 346.6 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 347.9 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 358.3 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 356.4 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 372.2 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.6 | 376.0 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 306.7 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 310.5 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 317.1 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 318.3 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 329.5 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 331.4 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 339.6 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 339.3 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.5 | 335 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 346.9 | 366.9 |
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* Alice M. Birney Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.