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Polaris High (Alternative)
1800 West Ball Rd
Anaheim CA, 92804, Orange County
Phone: 714-220-3077
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Anaheim Union High 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: | 1 | 5 | 10 | NA | NA | 3 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 161 | 170 | 166 | 184 | 180 | 163 | ||||||
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 4 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.8% | 6 | 3.6% | 6 | 3.3% | 2 | 1.1% | 5 | 3.1% |
| Grade 9: | NA | NA | 3 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.2% | 7 | 4.2% | 3 | 1.6% | 11 | 6.1% | 12 | 7.4% |
| Grade 10: | NA | NA | 15 | 9.3% | 22 | 12.9% | 18 | 10.8% | 31 | 16.8% | 20 | 11.1% | 14 | 8.6% |
| Grade 11: | NA | NA | 44 | 27.3% | 51 | 30.0% | 53 | 31.9% | 52 | 28.3% | 47 | 26.1% | 42 | 25.8% |
| Grade 12: | NA | NA | 95 | 59.0% | 91 | 53.5% | 82 | 49.4% | 91 | 49.5% | 97 | 53.9% | 89 | 54.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 58 | 36.0% | 78 | 45.9% | 71 | 42.8% | 75 | 40.8% | 80 | 44.4% | 68 | 41.7% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 103 | 64.0% | 92 | 54.1% | 95 | 57.2% | 109 | 59.2% | 100 | 55.6% | 91 | 55.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 4 | 2.5% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 13 | 8.1% | 14 | 8.2% | 5 | 3.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 7 | 3.9% | 10 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 82 | 50.9% | 75 | 44.1% | 83 | 50.0% | 85 | 46.2% | 75 | 41.7% | 64 | 39.3% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 3 | 1.9% | 6 | 3.5% | 7 | 4.2% | 6 | 3.3% | 7 | 3.9% | 3 | 1.8% |
| White: | NA | NA | 53 | 32.9% | 67 | 39.4% | 60 | 36.1% | 81 | 44.0% | 75 | 41.7% | 86 | 52.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 5 | 3.1% | 5 | 2.9% | 10 | 6.0% | 8 | 4.3% | 15 | 8.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 25 | 15.5% | NA | NA | 45 | 27.1% | 18 | 9.8% | 28 | 15.6% | 19 | 11.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 4 | 2.4% | 11 | 6.0% | 7 | 3.9% | 7 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 32.20 | 16.28 | NA | NA | 61.33 | NA | NA | 11.60 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 78% | 76% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 79% | 77% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 77% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 78.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 83.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 77% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 79% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 80% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 81.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 80.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 62.0% | 64.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 52.0% | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271 | 309.8 | 286.3 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.4 | 321.2 | 289.8 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.5 | 307.6 | 294.7 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 326.9 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.6 | 331.9 | 328.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 332.8 | 328.5 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 337 | 331.3 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.4 | 338.6 | 336.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 341.1 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 343.5 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 350.9 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 355.1 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 355.2 | 352.4 |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.3 | 333.9 | 326.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 339.2 | 328.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.7 | 341.7 | 337 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.5 | 342.3 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 347.6 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 358 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 363.6 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.7 | 363.3 | 360.4 |
| 2004 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.3 | 318.7 | 318.1 |
| 2005 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.7 | 325.8 | 320.6 |
| 2006 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.7 | 330.3 | 321.1 |
| 2007 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.3 | 335.1 | 323.3 |
| 2008 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.8 | 335.9 | 327.5 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 339.6 | 331.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 345.4 | 338.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 356.2 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 353.5 | 347.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.1 | 295.8 | 279.3 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.3 | 302.9 | 282.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.5 | 293 | 277.7 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.1 | 292.9 | 280.4 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.6 | 300.5 | 284.9 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.7 | 298.6 | 287.4 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 359.9 | 343.3 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.9 | 359.0 | 357.9 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.6 | 314.7 | 332.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 318.9 | 319.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.7 | 326.7 | 323.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.3 | 326 | 324.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 333.3 | 327.6 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 330.5 | 327.4 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 333.9 | 332.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 343 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 341.4 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 352.5 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 349.1 | 344.8 |
| 2004 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 327 | 326.1 |
| 2005 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.3 | 333.8 | 329.1 |
| 2006 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.4 | 335.5 | 329.2 |
| 2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.9 | 337.2 | 329.6 |
| 2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 339.9 | 331.4 |
| 2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.7 | 343.4 | 338.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 347.7 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 348.5 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.7 | 355.3 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 353.0 | 348.5 |
| 2007 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.9 | 286.5 | 278.8 |
| 2009 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.5 | 250.4 | 266 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.2 | 327.6 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.1 | 331.6 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.1 | 335.1 | 341 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.8 | 324.7 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.3 | 328.2 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.8 | 333.6 | 338.2 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.6 | 318.8 | 350.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.9 | 320 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.3 | 328.6 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.7 | 330.6 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.5 | 329.2 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 334 | 341.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.6 | 349.3 | 357.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.4 | 317.9 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 322.6 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265 | 321 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.1 | 314.8 | 315.7 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.7 | 320.3 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.2 | 324.3 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.8 | 326 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.7 | 326 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 331.9 | 333.9 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.7 | 344.6 | 348.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247.2 | 331.7 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262 | 337.8 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 358.3 | 355 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.6 | 373.9 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.3 | 309.4 | 309.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.3 | 305.0 | 313.2 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.9 | 331.9 | 330.6 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 344.1 | 339.7 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.1 | 347.8 | 339.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 348.8 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 350.1 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 346.3 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 357.9 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 357.8 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.8 | 364.6 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 365.6 | 363.9 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.4 | 312.9 | 294.8 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 319.1 | 298.3 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.4 | 324 | 297.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.9 | 314.9 | 299 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.5 | 331.5 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.6 | 344.8 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.2 | 349.9 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.8 | 339.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.9 | 315.4 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.7 | 307.2 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.3 | 311.9 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.6 | 314 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.5 | 327 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 286.3 | 322.1 | 334.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 348.2 | 343 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 351.8 | 347.2 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 359.0 | 354.0 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 315.5 | 323.6 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 323.5 | 327.7 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 328 | 330.9 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 326.8 | 333.2 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.5 | 316.1 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.6 | 321.2 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.4 | 322.1 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.4 | 314.9 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 307.4 | 315.2 |
| 2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 282.6 | 324.7 | 314.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.3 | 311.7 | 313.4 |
| 2004 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 208.6 | 336.3 | 340.8 |
| 2007 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.3 | 334.6 | 321.1 |
| 2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.6 | 334 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 336.8 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 344.1 | 336.8 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 302.1 | 353.9 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 352.9 | 346.7 |
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