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Placerita Junior High Middle School
25015 North Newhall Ave
Newhall CA, 91321, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-259-1551
Ranking: (890 out of 6,930, top 13%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: William S. Hart Union High School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | 42 | 41 | 43 | NA | NA | 35 | 44 | 50 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,087 | 1,061 | 1,051 | 1,048 | 941 | 1,028 | 1,060 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 546 | 50.2% | 539 | 50.8% | 504 | 48.0% | 554 | 52.9% | 464 | 49.3% | 479 | 46.6% | 547 | 51.6% |
Grade 8: | 541 | 49.8% | 522 | 49.2% | 547 | 52.0% | 494 | 47.1% | 456 | 48.5% | 549 | 53.4% | 513 | 48.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 560 | 51.5% | 523 | 49.3% | 516 | 49.1% | 567 | 54.1% | 518 | 55.0% | 541 | 52.6% | 529 | 49.9% |
Female: | 527 | 48.5% | 538 | 50.7% | 535 | 50.9% | 481 | 45.9% | 423 | 45.0% | 487 | 47.4% | 527 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 53 | 4.9% | 36 | 3.4% | 36 | 3.4% | 50 | 4.8% | 67 | 7.1% | 79 | 7.7% | 77 | 7.3% |
Hispanic: | 522 | 48.0% | 512 | 48.3% | 468 | 44.5% | 462 | 44.1% | 418 | 44.4% | 403 | 39.2% | 399 | 37.6% |
Black: | 15 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% | 22 | 2.1% | 20 | 1.9% |
White: | 454 | 41.8% | 464 | 43.7% | 494 | 47.0% | 486 | 46.4% | 430 | 45.7% | 518 | 50.4% | 561 | 52.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 41 | 3.8% | 31 | 2.9% | 38 | 3.6% | 34 | 3.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 345 | 31.7% | 307 | 28.9% | NA | NA | 225 | 21.5% | 188 | 20.0% | 160 | 15.6% | 174 | 16.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 5.0% | 53 | 5.0% | NA | NA | 33 | 3.1% | 29 | 3.1% | 29 | 2.8% | 25 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.76 | 25.60 | 24.41 | NA | NA | 26.89 | 20.20 | 21.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 450.1 | 414.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448.8 | 457.1 | 422.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467.3 | 447.6 | 430.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 451.6 | 428.8 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460.1 | 456.1 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436.5 | 456.3 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 355.7 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 355.7 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 362.6 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.5 | 365.8 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.6 | 372.7 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 375.8 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 379.6 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.1 | 378.8 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.5 | 390.1 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.4 | 387.3 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 352.5 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 355.9 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 360.9 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.1 | 367.7 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 357.8 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 367.8 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.2 | 370.9 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.2 | 367.3 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 376.7 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.9 | 370.9 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.7 | 376.8 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.5 | 387.7 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445.7 | 401.2 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.5 | 391 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.2 | 412.3 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.9 | 419.4 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442.4 | 410.1 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.3 | 387.8 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.7 | 387.8 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.6 | 386.2 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 345.4 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 352.6 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 357.4 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.7 | 360.6 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.9 | 362.1 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.2 | 372 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.7 | 377.9 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.5 | 383.3 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.6 | 384 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.7 | 378.9 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 338 | 311.1 |
2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 345.5 | 316.4 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 343.7 | 316.3 |
2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 346.6 | 315.7 |
2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 355.4 | 320.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.7 | 363.2 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.1 | 359.2 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 351.7 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 351.3 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 352.7 | 322.9 |
2004 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.5 | 425.8 | 395.6 |
2005 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445.9 | 431.8 | 407.3 |
2006 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439.9 | 436 | 409.2 |
2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457.7 | 443.7 | 417.9 |
2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438.9 | 448.6 | 420.2 |
2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452.8 | 450.7 | 423 |
2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440.2 | 450.2 | 421.4 |
2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439.7 | 439.7 | 424.6 |
2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439.7 | 438.6 | 426 |
2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446.1 | 447.1 | 422.6 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 338.1 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.8 | 348 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.7 | 350.9 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 352.6 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 357.8 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 366.7 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.4 | 378.7 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 376.6 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.6 | 381.6 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.5 | 381.2 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 361.3 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 377.1 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.6 | 395.5 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432.8 | 414.3 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447.7 | 413.7 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449.3 | 421.4 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463.4 | 436.7 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452.0 | 433.9 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 391.7 | 330.1 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 405.5 | 332.2 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 445.7 | 341.2 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 404.5 | 341.2 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 427.7 | 348.7 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 436.5 | 351.9 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 447.1 | 358.6 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 352 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 404.8 | 351.3 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 396.7 | 353.6 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 329.5 | 305.6 |
2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 334.6 | 310.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 335.5 | 310.1 |
2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 336.6 | 311 |
2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 345.6 | 315.2 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 375.7 | 350.8 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 364.1 | 347.1 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 341.9 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 341.3 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 341.1 | 317.9 |
2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 433.5 | 350 | 314.2 |
2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 445.9 | 356.9 | 314.9 |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 439.9 | 356.5 | 312.8 |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 457.7 | 355.5 | 310.2 |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 438.9 | 356.9 | 310.7 |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 452.8 | 363.7 | 313.4 |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 440.2 | 356.6 | 317.2 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 439.7 | 354.9 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 439.7 | 349.3 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 446.1 | 346.3 | 320.8 |
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* Placerita Junior High Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.