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La Mesa Middle Middle School
4200 Parks Ave
La Mesa CA, 91941, San Diego County
Phone: 619-668-5730
Ranking:
(2,560 out of 6,930, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: La Mesa-Spring Valley 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: | 23 | 27 | 26 | NA | NA | 46 | 54 | 65 | ||||||
Total Students: | 584 | 628 | 697 | 1,029 | 1,100 | 1,185 | 1,114 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 291 | 49.8% | 285 | 45.4% | 355 | 50.9% | 326 | 31.7% | 384 | 34.9% | 377 | 31.8% | 408 | 36.6% |
Grade 8: | 293 | 50.2% | 343 | 54.6% | 342 | 49.1% | 381 | 37.0% | 396 | 36.0% | 435 | 36.7% | 358 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 305 | 52.2% | 325 | 51.8% | 372 | 53.4% | 516 | 50.1% | 551 | 50.1% | 570 | 48.1% | 519 | 46.6% |
Female: | 279 | 47.8% | 303 | 48.2% | 325 | 46.6% | 513 | 49.9% | 549 | 49.9% | 615 | 51.9% | 591 | 53.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 13 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 41 | 7.0% | 50 | 8.0% | 56 | 8.0% | 82 | 8.0% | 78 | 7.1% | 79 | 6.7% | 89 | 8.0% |
Hispanic: | 258 | 44.2% | 250 | 39.8% | 293 | 42.0% | 411 | 39.9% | 409 | 37.2% | 427 | 36.0% | 424 | 38.1% |
Black: | 85 | 14.6% | 95 | 15.1% | 110 | 15.8% | 159 | 15.5% | 171 | 15.5% | 154 | 13.0% | 164 | 14.7% |
White: | 149 | 25.5% | 186 | 29.6% | 211 | 30.3% | 335 | 32.6% | 399 | 36.3% | 421 | 35.5% | 420 | 37.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 8.2% | 39 | 6.2% | 17 | 2.4% | 31 | 3.0% | 23 | 2.1% | 83 | 7.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 263 | 45.0% | 257 | 40.9% | NA | NA | 424 | 41.2% | 382 | 34.7% | 424 | 35.8% | 524 | 47.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 14.6% | 86 | 13.7% | NA | NA | 106 | 10.3% | 123 | 11.2% | 121 | 10.2% | 196 | 17.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.13 | 23.05 | 27.07 | NA | NA | 24.12 | 18.10 | 17.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 337.1 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 335.9 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 340.3 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 337.2 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 344.2 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.7 | 354.3 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.3 | 356.3 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.1 | 360.7 | 358.4 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 339 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 336.5 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 336.8 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.8 | 335.1 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 343.9 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 347.1 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 355.8 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.9 | 367 | 364.6 |
2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 440.7 | 430.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.6 | 416.4 | 428.8 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440.5 | 433.3 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.8 | 420.1 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 340.7 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 339.2 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 342.2 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 344.3 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.7 | 349.9 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 357.1 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.1 | 358.7 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 357.2 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.6 | 375.9 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 372.7 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 332.4 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 334 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 334.7 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 341.4 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 338.6 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.4 | 341.1 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 353.3 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 350.7 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 355.1 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.2 | 360.5 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 351.9 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 363.4 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 363.8 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 357.5 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 372.2 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 365.1 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 355.2 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 345.5 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.7 | 386.3 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.0 | 360.8 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 334.9 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 341.1 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 342.5 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 339.9 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 344 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 354.5 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 363.7 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.1 | 362.5 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.3 | 372.5 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 370.4 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.9 | 309.2 | 311.1 |
2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 316.7 | 316.4 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 309.9 | 316.3 |
2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.1 | 313.4 | 315.7 |
2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.2 | 318 | 320.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 321.6 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 321.8 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 322.2 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.4 | 343.7 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.0 | 313.1 | 322.9 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 327.8 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 332.6 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.6 | 333.1 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 328.1 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 333.2 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 340.7 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.3 | 350.3 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 349.7 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 357.5 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.0 | 360.3 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 332.7 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.7 | 343 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 358.5 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.1 | 380.1 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 388.3 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.9 | 391.2 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.6 | 417.9 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.3 | 416.1 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 351.9 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 363.4 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 363.8 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 357.6 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 375.5 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 374.1 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 369.8 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 358.5 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 427.4 | 400.6 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 371.0 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.9 | 309.2 | 305.6 |
2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 316.7 | 310.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 309.9 | 310.1 |
2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.1 | 313.4 | 311 |
2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.2 | 318 | 315.2 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 321.6 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 321.8 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 322.2 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 365.4 | 343.7 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.0 | 313.1 | 317.9 |
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* La Mesa 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.