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High Desert Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

3620 Antelope Woods Rd

Acton CA, 93510, Los Angeles County

Phone: 661-269-0310

Ranking:

(3,078 out of 6,930, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Acton-Agua Dulce 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:	15		13		17		NA	NA	19		18		23
Total Students:	325		332		399		430		423		462		436
Grade 6:	93	28.6%	99	29.8%	129	32.3%	132	30.7%	109	25.8%	148	32.0%	135	31.0%
Grade 7:	104	32.0%	128	38.6%	124	31.1%	149	34.7%	157	37.1%	158	34.2%	145	33.3%
Grade 8:	128	39.4%	105	31.6%	146	36.6%	148	34.4%	157	37.1%	156	33.8%	156	35.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	173	53.2%	162	48.8%	194	48.6%	220	51.2%	204	48.2%	226	48.9%	204	46.8%
Female:	152	46.8%	170	51.2%	205	51.4%	210	48.8%	219	51.8%	236	51.1%	228	52.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.9%	3	0.9%	3	0.8%	4	0.9%	2	0.5%	2	0.4%	2	0.5%
Asian:	5	1.5%	5	1.5%	7	1.8%	10	2.3%	8	1.9%	8	1.7%	9	2.1%
Hispanic:	103	31.7%	101	30.4%	137	34.3%	125	29.1%	120	28.4%	108	23.4%	110	25.2%
Black:	5	1.5%	3	0.9%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	2	0.4%	4	0.9%
White:	198	60.9%	188	56.6%	231	57.9%	272	63.3%	266	62.9%	279	60.4%	311	71.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	3.4%	32	9.6%	19	4.8%	18	4.2%	23	5.4%	61	13.2%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	76	23.4%	63	19.0%	NA	NA	119	27.7%	116	27.4%	88	19.0%	87	20.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	29	8.9%	21	6.3%	NA	NA	23	5.3%	26	6.1%	26	5.6%	23	5.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.41		26.56		24.18		NA	NA	22.26		21.50		19.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2005	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.1	352.1	335.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.8	345.8	337.4
2007	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.7	341.7	339.5
2008	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.8	353.8	345.5
2009	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.8	355.8	352.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.5	360.5	356.8
2011	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.4	368.4	358.4
2012	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.8	373.8	364.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.0	366.0	363.0
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.3	340.3	339.5
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.4	335.4	341
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.9	325.9	343.2
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.7	337.7	347.9
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	345	354.5
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.1	344.1	360.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.9	352.9	364.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.4	356.4	366.8
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.1	348.1	366.5
2012	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	362	434.3
2013	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.5	362.5	437.3
2004	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.1	354.1	332.4
2005	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.6	355.6	337.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	356	341
2007	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.5	352.5	342.9
2008	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.3	352.3	348.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.7	361.7	354.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.7	361.7	356.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.4	368.4	360.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.9	377.9	366.6
2013	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.8	365.8	363.5
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.7	340.7	328.5
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.6	336.6	333.6
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.4	337.4	338.2
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.6	329.6	336
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.7	328.7	339.3
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	337	345
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.2	340.2	352.2
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.5	350.5	354.9
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.9	334.9	360.5
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.8	321.8	357.9
2004	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.9	357.9	330.8
2005	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386.8	386.8	330.4
2006	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.4	410.4	338.5
2007	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.2	393.2	336.8
2008	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.5	376.5	342.9
2009	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.6	301.6	347.3
2010	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.7	312.7	350.3
2011	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.1	325.1	351.9
2012	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.2	321.2	355.1
2013	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297.2	297.2	358.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.2	345.1	328.1
2005	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.8	345.8	334.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.3	358.3	339.2
2007	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.3	353.3	338.7
2008	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.4	351.4	341.2
2009	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.2	353.2	348.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.1	367.1	357.1
2011	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.2	374.2	361.8
2012	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.2	367.2	365.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.0	371.0	361.3
2004	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.1	338.9	311.1
2005	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.4	341.4	316.4
2006	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.1	345.1	316.3
2007	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.6	333.6	315.7
2008	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.5	334.5	320.5
2009	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.8	315.8	321.3
2011	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262.6	262.6	322.7
2013	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.0	349.0	422.6
2004	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.1	335	319.2
2005	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.7	340.7	323.8
2006	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.2	336.2	327.9
2007	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.5	333.5	329.8
2008	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.5	336.5	333.9
2009	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.9	336.9	340.2
2010	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.3	353.3	348.1
2011	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.9	364.9	352.6
2012	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.7	365.7	356.6
2013	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.7	349.7	357.1
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.4	339.4	331.2
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.2	355.2	339.7
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.8	351.8	355
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	358	364.3
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.2	369.2	375.3
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389.8	389.8	385.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.7	388.7	394.8
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399.8	399.8	390.9
2004	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	357.9	311.9	304.9
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	386.8	315.7	307.8
2006	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	410.4	317.1	308.6
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	393.2	314.1	311.1
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	376.5	293.7	314.6
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	301.3	288.3	319.7
2010	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	312.7	291.5	323.9
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	325.1	315	326.9
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	327.2	309.9	330.4
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	314.0	302.4	334.1
2004	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	339.1	332.3	305.6
2005	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	341.4	338.2	310.1
2006	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	344.4	338.3	310.1
2007	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	333.6	328.1	311
2008	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	334.5	334.5	315.2
2009	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	315.8	312.6	315.8
2011	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	262.6	269.9	316.8
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	349.0	321.8	320.8

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* High Desert Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.