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Joe Walker Middle Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

5632 Walker Ave L8

Lancaster CA, 93536, Los Angeles County

Phone: 661-943-3258

Ranking:

(3,089 out of 6,930, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Westside Union Elementary School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	35		34		31		NA	NA	38		42		45
Total Students:	889		887		850		838		858		898		911
Grade 6:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.8%	5	0.6%	2	0.2%
Grade 7:	411	46.2%	462	52.1%	410	48.2%	415	49.5%	440	51.3%	418	46.5%	458	50.3%
Grade 8:	478	53.8%	425	47.9%	440	51.8%	423	50.5%	411	47.9%	475	52.9%	451	49.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	483	54.3%	466	52.5%	466	54.8%	428	51.1%	402	46.9%	435	48.4%	451	49.5%
Female:	406	45.7%	421	47.5%	384	45.2%	410	48.9%	456	53.1%	463	51.6%	456	50.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.6%	8	0.9%	7	0.8%	7	0.8%	9	1.0%	9	1.0%	11	1.2%
Asian:	51	5.7%	43	4.8%	40	4.7%	43	5.1%	40	4.7%	45	5.0%	49	5.4%
Hispanic:	291	32.7%	305	34.4%	294	34.6%	245	29.2%	262	30.5%	255	28.4%	236	25.9%
Black:	105	11.8%	103	11.6%	103	12.1%	100	11.9%	114	13.3%	105	11.7%	114	12.5%
White:	395	44.4%	391	44.1%	370	43.5%	414	49.4%	413	48.1%	456	50.8%	501	55.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.4%	3	0.3%	3	0.4%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	38	4.3%	34	3.8%	33	3.9%	27	3.2%	17	2.0%	24	2.7%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	257	28.9%	256	28.9%	331	38.9%	269	32.1%	254	29.6%	221	24.6%	213	23.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	53	6.0%	39	4.4%	0	0.0%	56	6.7%	61	7.1%	71	7.9%	48	5.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	25.08		26.01		27.33		NA	NA	22.82		19.70		20.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.4	337.6	332.8
2005	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.8	341.1	335.4
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.5	337.4	334.7
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.6	339.8	339.5
2007	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423.8	416.9	400
2008	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422.6	391.4	414.9
2009	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418.2	381.2	422.7
2010	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	387	430.9
2011	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	403.1	428.8
2012	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.7	407.3	434.3
2013	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.9	419.3	437.3
2004	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.7	347.5	332.4
2005	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.1	343.3	337.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.9	346.6	341
2007	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.7	349.1	342.9
2008	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	354.6	348.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.1	362.5	354.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.3	366.6	356.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.2	368.5	360.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.4	373.8	366.6
2013	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.9	365.7	363.5
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.1	335	328.5
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.5	335.9	333.6
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	335.8	338.2
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.8	338.5	336
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	335.2	339.3
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.5	340.1	345
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.4	354.3	352.2
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.1	352.8	354.9
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.8	356.8	360.5
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.9	348.3	357.9
2004	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	344.9	330.8
2005	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389.5	365.4	330.4
2006	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.6	352.7	338.5
2007	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.5	327.7	336.8
2008	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.9	328.5	342.9
2009	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.8	310.9	347.3
2010	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316.8	321.3	350.3
2011	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.1	336.4	351.9
2012	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.7	336.8	355.1
2013	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316.3	333.5	358.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.4	341	328.1
2005	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.2	348.2	334.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.1	346.8	339.2
2007	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.9	347.9	338.7
2008	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.6	348.6	341.2
2009	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.6	356.7	348.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.8	372.2	357.1
2011	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.8	376.4	361.8
2012	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.7	374.5	365.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.3	368.3	361.3
2004	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	326.2	311.1
2005	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.4	328.6	316.4
2006	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.8	322.6	316.3
2007	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262.5	315.2	315.7
2008	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	319.7	320.5
2008	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439.1	433	420.2
2009	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432.8	399.1	423
2010	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417.6	400.1	421.4
2011	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408.3	405.2	424.6
2012	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.8	425.8	426
2013	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409.9	425.7	422.6
2004	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.1	333.5	319.2
2005	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.1	338.5	323.8
2006	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.6	337.1	327.9
2007	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.8	341.8	329.8
2008	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.9	349.5	333.9
2009	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.3	351.9	340.2
2010	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.2	362.2	348.1
2011	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.8	366.5	352.6
2012	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.6	373.2	356.6
2013	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.5	370.2	357.1
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.6	344.4	331.2
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.3	351.1	339.7
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.8	370.2	355
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392.3	384.9	364.3
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.1	398.5	375.3
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.1	412.1	385.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421.9	424.8	394.8
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416.0	412.6	390.9
2004	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389	344.9	304.9
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	389.5	365.4	307.8
2006	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	393.6	352.7	308.6
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	320.1	333.7	311.1
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	324.1	335.9	314.6
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	332.6	320.6	319.7
2010	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	325	330.1	323.9
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	327.8	345.2	326.9
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	330.9	347.4	330.4
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	335.5	346.8	334.1
2004	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	331	326.2	305.6
2005	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	325.4	328.6	310.1
2006	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	319.8	322.6	310.1
2007	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	262.5	315.2	311
2008	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	294	319.7	315.2
2008	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	439.1	433	310.7
2009	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	432.8	399.1	313.4
2010	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	417.6	400.1	317.2
2011	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	408.3	405.2	320.3
2012	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	414.8	425.8	322.8
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	409.9	425.7	320.8

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* Joe Walker Middle 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.