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Mar Vista Academy For Problem Based Learning Middle School
1267 Thermal Ave San Diego CA, 92154, San Diego County Phone: 619-628-5100 Ranking:  (4,909 out of 6,930, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Sweetwater 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: | 38 | 44 | 45 | NA | NA | 49 | 48 | 61 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 919 | 1,011 | 1,063 | 1,061 | 1,081 | 1,100 | 1,116 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 446 | 48.5% | 466 | 46.1% | 543 | 51.1% | 561 | 52.9% | 542 | 50.1% | 548 | 49.8% | 537 | 48.1% |
| Grade 8: | 472 | 51.4% | 545 | 53.9% | 520 | 48.9% | 500 | 47.1% | 537 | 49.7% | 551 | 50.1% | 579 | 51.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 517 | 56.3% | 561 | 55.5% | 569 | 53.5% | 564 | 53.2% | 569 | 52.6% | 587 | 53.4% | 570 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 402 | 43.7% | 450 | 44.5% | 494 | 46.5% | 497 | 46.8% | 512 | 47.4% | 513 | 46.6% | 542 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 35 | 3.8% | 50 | 4.9% | 63 | 5.9% | 66 | 6.2% | 66 | 6.1% | 88 | 8.0% | 98 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic: | 751 | 81.7% | 787 | 77.8% | 798 | 75.1% | 788 | 74.3% | 818 | 75.7% | 776 | 70.5% | 780 | 69.9% |
| Black: | 19 | 2.1% | 34 | 3.4% | 43 | 4.0% | 37 | 3.5% | 34 | 3.1% | 55 | 5.0% | 64 | 5.7% |
| White: | 65 | 7.1% | 84 | 8.3% | 99 | 9.3% | 115 | 10.8% | 117 | 10.8% | 159 | 14.5% | 164 | 14.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 4.2% | 48 | 4.7% | 56 | 5.3% | 53 | 5.0% | 41 | 3.8% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 620 | 67.5% | 629 | 62.2% | NA | NA | 653 | 61.5% | 650 | 60.1% | 616 | 56.0% | 444 | 39.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 14.8% | 141 | 13.9% | NA | NA | 148 | 13.9% | 162 | 15.0% | 171 | 15.5% | 189 | 16.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.44 | 22.97 | 23.81 | NA | NA | 22.15 | 19.40 | 18.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 400.9 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.4 | 393.3 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 326.9 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 333.8 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 334.4 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 339.3 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.6 | 345.3 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 351.2 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 354 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 360.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.7 | 366.3 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 361.5 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 325.3 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 331 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 332.8 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 337.3 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 341.1 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 350.8 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 360.5 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.5 | 359.9 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 363 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.0 | 355.6 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 340.3 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 357.9 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.2 | 370.6 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.6 | 364.6 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 360.4 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.2 | 381 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 364.8 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.5 | 366.2 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 360.8 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 356.4 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.6 | 320.7 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.8 | 327.7 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 332.4 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 331.2 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 336.2 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 347.4 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 355.5 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 364.2 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.8 | 366.8 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 359.6 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.4 | 304.7 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.1 | 313.6 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 315.6 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.9 | 320.3 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 328.1 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 333.5 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 317.3 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 325.7 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.8 | 316.8 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.3 | 313.8 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.9 | 315.6 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.2 | 322.4 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 323.8 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 325.7 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 330.5 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 338.9 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 350.6 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 353.9 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.5 | 360.9 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.8 | 354.2 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.6 | 327.5 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 336.7 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 349.6 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 363.2 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 381.6 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.5 | 397.9 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.2 | 405.7 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 394.3 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 302.8 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 311.7 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 411.2 | 315.4 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 420.5 | 315.5 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 316.2 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 385.2 | 329.8 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 333.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 420.6 | 340.4 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 339.1 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 339.1 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.4 | 299.5 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300.1 | 305.9 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 308 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.9 | 312 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 320.2 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 323.2 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 311.9 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 316.6 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.8 | 311 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.3 | 307.0 | 317.9 |
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* Mar Vista Academy For Problem Based Learning Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.