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Joshua Hills Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

3030 Fairfield

Palmdale CA, 93550, Los Angeles County

Phone: 661-265-9992

Ranking:

(4,792 out of 6,930, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

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:	33		35		36		NA	NA	32		33		35
Total Students:	923		963		1,043		1,063		779		813		855
Kindergarten:	126	13.7%	134	13.9%	138	13.2%	138	13.0%	100	12.8%	105	12.9%	105	12.3%
Grade 1:	130	14.1%	129	13.4%	135	12.9%	118	11.1%	107	13.7%	102	12.5%	96	11.2%
Grade 2:	132	14.3%	134	13.9%	112	10.7%	143	13.5%	104	13.4%	107	13.2%	137	16.0%
Grade 3:	122	13.2%	122	12.7%	159	15.2%	141	13.3%	99	12.7%	118	14.5%	101	11.8%
Grade 4:	125	13.5%	145	15.1%	142	13.6%	159	15.0%	124	15.9%	115	14.1%	144	16.8%
Grade 5:	150	16.3%	150	15.6%	165	15.8%	181	17.0%	105	13.5%	133	16.4%	140	16.4%
Grade 6:	138	15.0%	149	15.5%	191	18.3%	183	17.2%	140	18.0%	133	16.4%	132	15.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	476	51.6%	507	52.6%	530	50.8%	556	52.3%	435	55.8%	429	52.8%	447	52.3%
Female:	447	48.4%	456	47.4%	513	49.2%	507	47.7%	344	44.2%	384	47.2%	404	47.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	10	1.1%	8	0.8%	11	1.1%	5	0.5%	4	0.5%	7	0.9%	4	0.5%
Asian:	4	0.4%	6	0.6%	10	1.0%	15	1.4%	10	1.3%	17	2.1%	25	2.9%
Hispanic:	680	73.7%	719	74.7%	765	73.3%	787	74.0%	551	70.7%	535	65.8%	576	67.4%
Black:	148	16.0%	146	15.2%	157	15.1%	154	14.5%	134	17.2%	131	16.1%	158	18.5%
White:	53	5.7%	56	5.8%	69	6.6%	72	6.8%	69	8.9%	90	11.1%	92	10.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	0.8%	10	1.0%	8	0.8%	2	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.2%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	21	2.3%	18	1.9%	23	2.2%	28	2.6%	9	1.2%	31	3.8%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	698	75.6%	727	75.5%	NA	NA	708	66.6%	505	64.8%	470	57.8%	435	50.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	133	14.4%	126	13.1%	NA	NA	105	9.9%	133	17.1%	147	18.1%	175	20.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	27.93		27.51		28.96		NA	NA	24.34		22.00		24.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	310.9	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313.6	315	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.9	322.8	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.9	323.7	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.7	327.3	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.5	334.6	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.3	329.7	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.4	340	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.1	346.2	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.0	337.8	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.5	331.6	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.9	333.6	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.2	341.2	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.8	338.1	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395.9	341.3	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399.6	352.1	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.8	354.5	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	368.1	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.9	373.4	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.5	353.2	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308.3	305	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.4	304.1	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.7	311.5	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	312.5	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.3	316.2	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.1	322.1	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.5	318.7	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.5	317.8	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.6	323.5	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313.7	321.5	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.7	328.5	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.6	334.6	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.2	337.7	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	338.3	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	347.4	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.5	356.8	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390.5	367.1	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400.4	372.7	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404.2	376.9	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.7	366.6	399.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326.4	326.7	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.8	329.7	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.4	331	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.9	336.3	353.2
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.1	342.7	357.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.7	346.3	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.2	344.6	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.6	349.6	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	346.3	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.1	348.7	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.3	325	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309.4	328.6	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.5	332.9	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	341.4	366.1
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.9	354	373.9
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.3	354.4	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.3	365.9	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.8	371.7	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.3	371.4	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.6	367.5	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.8	322.4	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.3	322.3	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.2	325	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	324	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.1	334.8	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.4	344.3	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	343.3	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.6	341.6	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.6	348.2	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.2	339.6	365.2
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.2	309.1	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313.5	312.1	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299.6	320.8	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.4	318	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.9	333.8	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390.4	351.9	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.1	357.4	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.1	368.4	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	377.4	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.3	351.4	393.2
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	304.8	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.8	307.5	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304.6	309.8	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308.5	312.8	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.4	326.8	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.8	339.4	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.9	341.7	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	344.1	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.9	344.9	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.8	340.5	366.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.6	320.1	332.8
2005	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	319.4	335.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.2	321	337.4
2007	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.3	322.3	339.5
2008	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.9	328	345.5
2009	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.2	343.2	352.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.6	348.1	356.8
2011	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.3	345.1	358.4
2012	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.3	351.1	364.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.8	353.8	363.0
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.2	312.5	334.7
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.5	315.4	339.5
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326.4	315.6	341
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.4	320.3	343.2
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.8	321.5	347.9
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.8	338.1	354.5
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.7	352.4	360.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.2	351.3	364.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.9	354.6	366.8
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.0	353.8	366.5

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* Joshua Hills Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.