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Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle Middle School
2151 North Kraemer Blvd Placentia CA, 92870, Orange County Phone: 714-986-7480 Ranking:  (957 out of 6,930, top 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||
| Total Students: | 743 | 736 | 732 | |||
| Grade 7: | 372 | 50.1% | 367 | 49.9% | 358 | 48.9% |
| Grade 8: | 371 | 49.9% | 369 | 50.1% | 374 | 51.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 390 | 52.5% | 392 | 53.3% | 370 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 353 | 47.5% | 344 | 46.7% | 362 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 71 | 9.6% | 65 | 8.8% | 65 | 8.9% |
| Hispanic: | 256 | 34.5% | 257 | 34.9% | 256 | 35.0% |
| Black: | 17 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.5% |
| White: | 372 | 50.1% | 384 | 52.2% | 380 | 51.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 3.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 176 | 23.7% | 161 | 21.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 7.7% | 38 | 5.2% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.73 | 25.89 | 25.94 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.5 | 496.2 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473.7 | 520.9 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481.4 | 503.2 | 430.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475.7 | 499.5 | 428.8 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.6 | 356.9 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 354.8 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 362.9 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 366 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 372.9 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.6 | 376.7 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 380.5 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.3 | 384.6 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.7 | 389.9 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.8 | 385.9 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.2 | 360.2 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 358.7 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 366.4 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.6 | 359 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 363.1 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.1 | 367.4 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.7 | 373.8 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.6 | 376.1 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.4 | 384.7 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.6 | 382.7 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.9 | 406.9 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.9 | 426.8 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 427.2 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.4 | 413.6 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417.9 | 408.6 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453.5 | 429.5 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.9 | 396.1 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.8 | 396.7 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.4 | 393.2 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.8 | 401.9 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 348.3 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 352.5 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 356.9 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 359.2 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 363 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.8 | 371.5 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 381.7 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 386.4 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.7 | 390.8 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.0 | 380.2 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 347.5 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.9 | 353.4 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.9 | 355.1 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 351.7 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 355.6 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 359.3 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 345.3 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.7 | 348 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 342.9 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.8 | 347.7 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.8 | 447.5 | 395.6 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463.2 | 481.3 | 407.3 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475.8 | 479 | 417.9 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434.7 | 473.5 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479.2 | 474.5 | 421.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.8 | 465.6 | 424.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484.7 | 480.4 | 426 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 337.6 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 343.6 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.7 | 350.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 352.3 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 355.6 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.7 | 368.2 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.4 | 377.7 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.4 | 385.6 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.6 | 393.3 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.6 | 394.5 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 352.9 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.6 | 375.8 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.3 | 398.5 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424.3 | 408.1 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.1 | 420.6 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437.2 | 431.3 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453.7 | 436.8 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468.8 | 440.5 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 390.9 | 338.9 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 431.9 | 353.3 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 357.9 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 402.5 | 356.5 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 418.9 | 359.8 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 455.3 | 372.1 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393.2 | 375.5 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 406.4 | 377.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 399.3 | 376.7 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 409.6 | 382.7 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 338.7 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.9 | 344 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.9 | 345.1 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 343.6 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 346.6 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 350.8 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 343 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.7 | 340.5 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 338.8 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.8 | 342.9 | 317.9 |
| 2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 427.8 | 358.5 | 314.2 |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 463.2 | 371.7 | 314.9 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 475.8 | 376.1 | 310.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 434.7 | 377.7 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 479.2 | 375.1 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 435.8 | 374.5 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 484.7 | 384.7 | 322.8 |
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* Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.