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Desert Willow Intermediate Middle School
36555 Sunny Ln
Palmdale CA, 93550, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-285-5866
Ranking:
(5,955 out of 6,930, bottom 14%)*

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: | 29 | 29 | 37 | NA | NA | 36 | 38 | 43 | ||||||
Total Students: | 510 | 620 | 800 | 971 | 859 | 841 | 844 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 240 | 47.1% | 284 | 45.8% | 373 | 46.6% | 521 | 53.7% | 419 | 48.8% | 414 | 49.2% | 450 | 53.3% |
Grade 8: | 263 | 51.6% | 336 | 54.2% | 422 | 52.8% | 445 | 45.8% | 436 | 50.8% | 427 | 50.8% | 394 | 46.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 262 | 51.4% | 326 | 52.6% | 423 | 52.9% | 506 | 52.1% | 442 | 51.5% | 447 | 53.2% | 455 | 53.9% |
Female: | 248 | 48.6% | 294 | 47.4% | 377 | 47.1% | 465 | 47.9% | 417 | 48.5% | 394 | 46.8% | 385 | 45.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.9% | 20 | 2.3% | 14 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 350 | 68.6% | 452 | 72.9% | 547 | 68.4% | 660 | 68.0% | 551 | 64.1% | 529 | 62.9% | 538 | 63.7% |
Black: | 105 | 20.6% | 93 | 15.0% | 140 | 17.5% | 165 | 17.0% | 147 | 17.1% | 163 | 19.4% | 170 | 20.1% |
White: | 31 | 6.1% | 49 | 7.9% | 77 | 9.6% | 108 | 11.1% | 126 | 14.7% | 117 | 13.9% | 116 | 13.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.5% | 15 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 357 | 70.0% | 417 | 67.3% | NA | NA | 523 | 53.9% | 428 | 49.8% | 365 | 43.4% | 353 | 41.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 94 | 18.4% | 83 | 13.4% | NA | NA | 117 | 12.0% | 134 | 15.6% | 177 | 21.0% | 153 | 18.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.60 | 21.75 | 21.60 | NA | NA | 23.86 | 19.30 | 19.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 322.3 | 339.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 320.3 | 343.2 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 373.9 | 434.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.7 | 317 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 325.8 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 332.1 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 335.2 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 340.3 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 341.6 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 338.3 | 363.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 310.4 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 318 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 326.7 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 331.2 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 341.3 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 339.5 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 344.8 | 357.9 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.3 | 289 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.4 | 289.9 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.5 | 296.2 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.1 | 299 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.9 | 310 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.2 | 311.7 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.5 | 305.3 | 358.0 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.9 | 314.4 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 320 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 326.4 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 332.8 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 339.9 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 344.6 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 337.5 | 361.3 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 302 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.7 | 307.4 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 312.5 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 316.9 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 328.4 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 339.4 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 334.5 | 357.1 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 308.4 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 323.1 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 333 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 341.5 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 366.2 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 383.9 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 367.0 | 390.9 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.1 | 289.3 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.4 | 290.1 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 296.7 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 302.2 | 300.5 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.6 | 311.7 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.2 | 316.2 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 308.8 | 334.1 |
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* Desert Willow Intermediate Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.