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La Quinta Middle Middle School
78900 Ave 50 La Quinta CA, 92253, Riverside County Phone: 760-777-4220 Ranking:  (4,359 out of 6,930, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Desert Sands 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: | 20 | 22 | 23 | NA | NA | 31 | 34 | 37 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 507 | 580 | 614 | 677 | 777 | 744 | 855 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 145 | 28.6% | 213 | 36.7% | 176 | 28.7% | 205 | 30.3% | 240 | 30.9% | 240 | 32.3% | 290 | 33.9% |
| Grade 7: | 205 | 40.4% | 175 | 30.2% | 205 | 33.4% | 237 | 35.0% | 245 | 31.5% | 281 | 37.8% | 254 | 29.7% |
| Grade 8: | 157 | 31.0% | 192 | 33.1% | 233 | 37.9% | 235 | 34.7% | 291 | 37.5% | 223 | 30.0% | 311 | 36.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 53.6% | 310 | 53.4% | 351 | 57.2% | 367 | 54.2% | 404 | 52.0% | 370 | 49.7% | 414 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 235 | 46.4% | 270 | 46.6% | 263 | 42.8% | 310 | 45.8% | 373 | 48.0% | 374 | 50.3% | 437 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 421 | 83.0% | 465 | 80.2% | 473 | 77.0% | 508 | 75.0% | 560 | 72.1% | 526 | 70.7% | 591 | 69.1% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.3% | 23 | 2.7% |
| White: | 54 | 10.7% | 74 | 12.8% | 101 | 16.4% | 134 | 19.8% | 184 | 23.7% | 185 | 24.9% | 224 | 26.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 340 | 67.1% | 398 | 68.6% | NA | NA | 375 | 55.4% | 377 | 48.5% | 333 | 44.8% | 364 | 42.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 14.0% | 87 | 15.0% | NA | NA | 86 | 12.7% | 142 | 18.3% | 142 | 19.1% | 164 | 19.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.53 | 26.61 | 27.05 | NA | NA | 25.06 | 19.40 | 23.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 326.1 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 328.3 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 328.8 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.2 | 331.8 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 340.9 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 348.4 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 352.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 355.7 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 361.1 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.5 | 357.8 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 322.6 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.7 | 326.9 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.6 | 328.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.4 | 331.9 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.5 | 343.6 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 351.5 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 358.8 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 358.9 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 364.2 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 364.0 | 366.5 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.8 | 397.8 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 436.1 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 429 | 430.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 444.7 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 431.2 | 434.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 325.3 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 331.8 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 334.7 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 339.8 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 342.1 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 355 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 354.3 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 359 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 369.4 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 366.7 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 320.4 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 329.2 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.2 | 331.6 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 331 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.2 | 334.9 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 351.5 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 354.1 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 357.9 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 369.1 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.0 | 366.5 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.1 | 337.6 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 316.5 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 327.2 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.2 | 346.6 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.5 | 363.5 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 332.6 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 351.7 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 353.1 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 381.1 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.1 | 382.7 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 320.5 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 328.6 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 336.7 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 338 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 340.3 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 347.7 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.4 | 359.3 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 361.5 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 368.1 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.4 | 365.6 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 307.1 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.3 | 303.9 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.1 | 310.7 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 311.6 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 327.8 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 335 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.4 | 328.3 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.8 | 334.8 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 343.7 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 341.3 | 322.9 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 423.1 | 424.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 426.7 | 426 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 307.8 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.2 | 312.4 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 321.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 321.3 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 322 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 327.3 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.6 | 343.7 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 346.4 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 351.5 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 351.9 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.3 | 321.7 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 335.7 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 353.8 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 356.7 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 372.7 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.6 | 378 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.1 | 397.9 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.4 | 395.8 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.1 | 298 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 296.4 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 299.6 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.2 | 306.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 313.4 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 309.7 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.7 | 322.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 324.5 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.2 | 329.8 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 395.1 | 341.3 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 304 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.3 | 303.4 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 302.1 | 307 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 309.2 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 324 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 328.9 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.4 | 326.2 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.8 | 334.1 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 342.5 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 340.2 | 317.9 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 325.9 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 324.6 | 322.8 |
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* La Quinta Middle Middle 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.