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Cactus Middle Middle School
3243 East Ave R8
Palmdale CA, 93550, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-273-0847
Ranking:
(6,713 out of 6,930, bottom 3%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Palmdale Elementary 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: | 42 | 48 | 50 | NA | NA | 40 | 47 | 50 | ||||||
Total Students: | 916 | 1,045 | 1,142 | 1,030 | 1,034 | 1,064 | 1,064 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 421 | 46.0% | 510 | 48.8% | 600 | 52.5% | 502 | 48.7% | 471 | 45.6% | 485 | 45.6% | 471 | 44.3% |
Grade 8: | 495 | 54.0% | 535 | 51.2% | 540 | 47.3% | 436 | 42.3% | 467 | 45.2% | 465 | 43.7% | 471 | 44.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 453 | 49.5% | 528 | 50.5% | 575 | 50.4% | 522 | 50.7% | 544 | 52.6% | 544 | 51.1% | 532 | 50.0% |
Female: | 463 | 50.5% | 517 | 49.5% | 567 | 49.6% | 508 | 49.3% | 490 | 47.4% | 520 | 48.9% | 528 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.9% | 20 | 1.8% | 28 | 2.7% | 27 | 2.6% | 24 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 670 | 73.1% | 764 | 73.1% | 826 | 72.3% | 751 | 72.9% | 729 | 70.5% | 731 | 68.7% | 766 | 72.0% |
Black: | 163 | 17.8% | 187 | 17.9% | 192 | 16.8% | 163 | 15.8% | 186 | 18.0% | 196 | 18.4% | 195 | 18.3% |
White: | 48 | 5.2% | 60 | 5.7% | 77 | 6.7% | 60 | 5.8% | 67 | 6.5% | 71 | 6.7% | 79 | 7.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.0% | 20 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.7% | 23 | 2.2% | 20 | 1.9% | 38 | 3.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 687 | 75.0% | 772 | 73.9% | NA | NA | 641 | 62.2% | 647 | 62.6% | 694 | 65.2% | 565 | 53.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 12.2% | 111 | 10.6% | NA | NA | 77 | 7.5% | 110 | 10.6% | 165 | 15.5% | 141 | 13.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.71 | 21.68 | 22.74 | NA | NA | 25.85 | 20.50 | 21.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.6 | 322.4 | 337.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.1 | 309.1 | 335.8 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.1 | 304.8 | 318.5 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 320.1 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.1 | 319.4 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 321 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 322.3 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.8 | 328 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 343.2 | 352.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.7 | 312.5 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 315.4 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.3 | 315.6 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 320.3 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 321.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 338.1 | 354.5 |
2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.4 | 416.3 | 428.8 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.8 | 373.9 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.3 | 401.8 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 313.1 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 315 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 318.3 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 317 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 325.8 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 332.1 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 335.2 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 340.3 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 341.6 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 338.3 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 302 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 308.6 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.2 | 308.3 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.7 | 310.4 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.5 | 318 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 326.7 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 331.2 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.5 | 341.3 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 339.5 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.0 | 344.8 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 291 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.9 | 291.4 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.1 | 291.4 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.6 | 289 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.2 | 289.9 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 296.2 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.6 | 299 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.1 | 310 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.4 | 311.7 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.2 | 305.3 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.2 | 314.4 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 313.9 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 317.8 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 314.4 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 320 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 326.4 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 332.8 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.9 | 339.9 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 344.6 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 337.5 | 361.3 |
2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 382.4 | 426 |
2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 359.4 | 422.6 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.4 | 300.3 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.4 | 301.9 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 303.6 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 302 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.2 | 307.4 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 312.5 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.1 | 316.9 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.5 | 328.4 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 339.4 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 334.5 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.6 | 308.8 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.2 | 308.4 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 323.1 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 333 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 341.5 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 366.2 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.8 | 383.9 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 367.0 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 291 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.9 | 291.4 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.1 | 291.4 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 289.3 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.2 | 290.1 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.4 | 296.7 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 286.6 | 300.5 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 311.7 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.6 | 316.2 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 308.8 | 334.1 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 382.4 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 359.4 | 320.8 |
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* Cactus Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.