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La Paz Middle Middle School
1300 North Sanborn Rd
Salinas CA, 93905, Monterey County
Phone: 831-796-7900
Ranking: 
(6,398 out of 6,930, bottom 8%)*
(6,398 out of 6,930, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Salinas Union High 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: | 47 | 46 | 46 | NA | NA | 47 | 51 | 53 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 930 | 892 | 870 | 855 | 898 | 952 | 978 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 491 | 52.8% | 445 | 49.9% | 440 | 50.6% | 432 | 50.5% | 441 | 49.1% | 458 | 48.1% | 516 | 52.8% |
| Grade 8: | 439 | 47.2% | 446 | 50.0% | 430 | 49.4% | 423 | 49.5% | 457 | 50.9% | 494 | 51.9% | 462 | 47.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 482 | 51.8% | 447 | 50.1% | 426 | 49.0% | 425 | 49.7% | 459 | 51.1% | 487 | 51.2% | 505 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 448 | 48.2% | 445 | 49.9% | 444 | 51.0% | 430 | 50.3% | 439 | 48.9% | 465 | 48.8% | 469 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.7% | 19 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.7% | 18 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 903 | 97.1% | 855 | 95.9% | 837 | 96.2% | 824 | 96.4% | 865 | 96.3% | 921 | 96.7% | 949 | 97.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% |
| White: | 15 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 711 | 76.5% | 680 | 76.2% | NA | NA | 598 | 69.9% | 652 | 72.6% | 709 | 74.5% | 680 | 69.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 8.8% | 120 | 13.5% | NA | NA | 135 | 15.8% | 125 | 13.9% | 110 | 11.6% | 143 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.74 | 19.57 | 19.04 | NA | NA | 19.11 | 16.80 | 18.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.5 | 385.7 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.4 | 386.9 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.4 | 404 | 430.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.7 | 388.5 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424.6 | 378.4 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.2 | 380.2 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.7 | 307.9 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.3 | 314 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.2 | 319.7 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.7 | 317.7 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 328.3 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 326.9 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 332 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 334.6 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 339.2 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 338.1 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.1 | 305.8 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 313.9 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.5 | 321.2 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 323.7 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 329.9 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 320.5 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 327 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 323.9 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 330.2 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 328.0 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 324.7 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 350.5 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.6 | 349.8 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 341.4 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.5 | 324.5 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 324.8 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 331.5 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 329.1 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 323 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 323.6 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.5 | 306.5 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.1 | 315 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 318.6 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 316.5 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.7 | 322.6 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 324 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 330.8 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 338.9 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 340.9 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 340.8 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.1 | 303.1 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.9 | 307.8 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 307 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.7 | 305 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.1 | 304.2 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.7 | 293.2 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.4 | 290.1 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.3 | 290 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.5 | 291.3 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.4 | 290.0 | 322.9 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.2 | 377.1 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 370.5 | 421.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.5 | 370.2 | 424.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.1 | 374.5 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.3 | 374.2 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.1 | 307.7 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.9 | 309.6 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 317.9 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 314.7 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.8 | 317.7 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 317.5 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 322.5 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 330.5 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.8 | 333.3 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 336.8 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 326.1 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 341.5 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 350 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 350.6 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 353.9 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.6 | 377 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 374 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.8 | 372.3 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 300.4 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 299.9 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 375.6 | 301.4 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.2 | 312.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 300.1 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 303.1 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 310.8 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 310.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 303.3 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 307.8 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.1 | 300 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.9 | 302.3 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 302.1 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.7 | 303.1 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269.1 | 301 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.7 | 292.8 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 284.4 | 289.2 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 279.3 | 289.7 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 286.5 | 290.4 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.4 | 292.8 | 317.9 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 399.2 | 286 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 290.5 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 388.5 | 298.1 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366.1 | 300.1 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 414.3 | 296.9 | 320.8 |
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* La Paz Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.