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Richard Henry Dana Middle Middle School
5504 West 135th St
Hawthorne CA, 90250, Los Angeles County
Phone: 310-725-4700
Ranking: (2,512 out of 6,930, top 36%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Wiseburn Elementary 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: | 36 | 36 | 38 | NA | NA | 37 | 35 | 37 | ||||||
Total Students: | 959 | 963 | 972 | 1,003 | 935 | 867 | 759 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 317 | 33.1% | 322 | 33.4% | 289 | 29.7% | 333 | 33.2% | 329 | 35.2% | 305 | 35.2% | 255 | 33.6% |
Grade 7: | 336 | 35.0% | 304 | 31.6% | 336 | 34.6% | 347 | 34.6% | 319 | 34.1% | 292 | 33.7% | 260 | 34.3% |
Grade 8: | 306 | 31.9% | 337 | 35.0% | 347 | 35.7% | 323 | 32.2% | 287 | 30.7% | 270 | 31.1% | 244 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 452 | 47.1% | 477 | 49.5% | 471 | 48.5% | 505 | 50.3% | 465 | 49.7% | 425 | 49.0% | 374 | 49.3% |
Female: | 507 | 52.9% | 486 | 50.5% | 501 | 51.5% | 498 | 49.7% | 470 | 50.3% | 442 | 51.0% | 381 | 50.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 54 | 5.6% | 60 | 6.2% | 50 | 5.1% | 46 | 4.6% | 46 | 4.9% | 43 | 5.0% | 58 | 7.6% |
Hispanic: | 546 | 56.9% | 539 | 56.0% | 528 | 54.3% | 548 | 54.6% | 511 | 54.7% | 432 | 49.8% | 422 | 55.6% |
Black: | 233 | 24.3% | 237 | 24.6% | 245 | 25.2% | 237 | 23.6% | 219 | 23.4% | 171 | 19.7% | 159 | 20.9% |
White: | 75 | 7.8% | 81 | 8.4% | 82 | 8.4% | 112 | 11.2% | 111 | 11.9% | 127 | 14.6% | 120 | 15.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.7% | 15 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.7% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 41 | 4.3% | 29 | 3.0% | 50 | 5.1% | 43 | 4.3% | 33 | 3.5% | 79 | 9.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 298 | 31.1% | 330 | 34.3% | NA | NA | 258 | 25.7% | 258 | 27.6% | 230 | 26.5% | 211 | 27.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 176 | 18.4% | 157 | 16.3% | NA | NA | 163 | 16.3% | 142 | 15.2% | 146 | 16.8% | 141 | 18.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.34 | 27.04 | 25.85 | NA | NA | 25.00 | 22.20 | 20.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.8 | 353.8 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.5 | 348.5 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.1 | 353.1 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.3 | 350.3 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 356.6 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.6 | 364.6 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.3 | 372.3 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 370.8 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 382.1 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.8 | 368.8 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 341.8 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 336.2 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 346.3 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 340.6 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 342 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 350.2 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 350.8 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.4 | 353.4 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 371.2 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.7 | 353.7 | 366.5 |
2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.9 | 369.9 | 414.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445.8 | 445.8 | 428.8 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445.8 | 445.8 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.3 | 401.3 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 352.5 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 355.2 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.9 | 346.9 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 353.9 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.3 | 364.3 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 368 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.1 | 375.1 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.3 | 383.3 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.7 | 387.7 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.8 | 383.8 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.8 | 337.8 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 338.7 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 331.9 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 342.3 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 334.7 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 333 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 349.9 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.9 | 358.9 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 359.6 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.4 | 367.4 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 310.8 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 317.5 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 349.9 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.9 | 364.9 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 323 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 318.8 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 319.9 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 350 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 361.5 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 355.4 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 343.3 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.9 | 346.9 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 356.5 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 346.3 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 358.1 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 364 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 373.5 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.7 | 382.7 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.5 | 392.5 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.1 | 383.1 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.2 | 299.2 | 311.1 |
2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 313.2 | 316.4 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 332.1 | 316.3 |
2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 334.1 | 315.7 |
2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 330.2 | 320.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 320.6 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.4 | 270.4 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 294.2 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.3 | 298.3 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.6 | 287.6 | 322.9 |
2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 368.4 | 423 |
2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.8 | 388.8 | 426 |
2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.8 | 382.8 | 422.6 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 340.2 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 340.5 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 344.3 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 342 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 352.5 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 363.2 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.9 | 370.9 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.6 | 379.6 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.8 | 381.8 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 385.5 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 341.3 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 346.3 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.2 | 379.2 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.8 | 383.8 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.9 | 387.9 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.9 | 425.9 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445 | 445 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.9 | 425.9 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 310.8 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 317.5 | 317.5 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 349.9 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 371.1 | 371.1 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 327.6 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 321.2 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 322.3 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 354.7 | 354.7 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.1 | 368.1 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 360.4 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.2 | 299.2 | 305.6 |
2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 313.2 | 310.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 332.1 | 310.1 |
2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 334.1 | 311 |
2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 330.2 | 315.2 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 320.6 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.4 | 270.4 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 294.2 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 298.3 | 298.3 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.6 | 287.6 | 317.9 |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 368.4 | 313.4 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 388.8 | 388.8 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382.8 | 382.8 | 320.8 |
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* Richard Henry Dana Middle Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.