Ronald Mcnair Academy Middle School
2033 Pulgas Ave
Palo Alto CA, 94303, Santa Clara County
Phone: 650-329-2800
Ranking: 
(6,279 out of 6,930, bottom 9%)*
(6,279 out of 6,930, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ravenswood City 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: | 9 | 14 | 14 | NA | NA | 11 | 28 | 19 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 241 | 300 | 314 | 316 | 210 | 331 | 566 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 64 | 26.6% | 103 | 34.3% | 110 | 35.0% | 115 | 36.4% | 106 | 50.5% | 58 | 17.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 89 | 36.9% | 103 | 34.3% | 103 | 32.8% | 117 | 37.0% | 58 | 27.6% | 58 | 17.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 88 | 36.5% | 94 | 31.3% | 101 | 32.2% | 84 | 26.6% | 44 | 21.0% | 88 | 26.6% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 112 | 46.5% | 147 | 49.0% | 147 | 46.8% | 157 | 49.7% | 98 | 46.7% | 152 | 45.9% | 267 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 129 | 53.5% | 153 | 51.0% | 167 | 53.2% | 159 | 50.3% | 112 | 53.3% | 179 | 54.1% | 295 | 52.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 61 | 10.8% |
| Hispanic: | 195 | 80.9% | 231 | 77.0% | 237 | 75.5% | 224 | 70.9% | 163 | 77.6% | 270 | 81.6% | 449 | 79.3% |
| Black: | 16 | 6.6% | 29 | 9.7% | 36 | 11.5% | 49 | 15.5% | 21 | 10.0% | 27 | 8.2% | 55 | 9.7% |
| White: | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 21 | 8.7% | 26 | 8.7% | 28 | 8.9% | 34 | 10.8% | 19 | 9.0% | 26 | 7.9% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 214 | 88.8% | 258 | 86.0% | 311 | 99.0% | 289 | 91.5% | 169 | 80.5% | 291 | 87.9% | 419 | 74.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 6.2% | 23 | 7.7% | NA | NA | 11 | 3.5% | 16 | 7.6% | 37 | 11.2% | 43 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.78 | 21.43 | 22.43 | NA | NA | 19.09 | 11.00 | 29.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 297.4 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 315.5 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.7 | 316.6 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.2 | 316 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 322 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.2 | 331.4 | 352.8 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 326.5 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.8 | 346.2 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 340.4 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 331.1 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 346.6 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 361.1 | 376.7 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.5 | 287.6 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.6 | 286.7 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 305.2 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.2 | 295.2 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.1 | 293.4 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 314.8 | 340.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 311.2 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 318.1 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.1 | 331.9 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 319.1 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 321.7 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 357.6 | 387.7 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 312.6 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 318.3 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 318.5 | 366.8 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 307.3 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 320.7 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 322.2 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 323.4 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 315.3 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 318 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 319.0 | 363.0 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.1 | 330 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 319.2 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 314.8 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.3 | 314.3 | 366.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 322.3 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 327.8 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 319.6 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.2 | 329.9 | 363.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 336.4 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 347.5 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 329.4 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 340.0 | 357.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 323.3 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.2 | 326.9 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.7 | 309.2 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 299.2 | 358.0 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 330.2 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 322.4 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 331.3 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 325.6 | 361.3 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 304.6 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.9 | 307 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.7 | 307.8 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.4 | 305.7 | 357.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 308.7 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 325.7 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.1 | 323.1 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 310.3 | 390.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 324.1 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 326.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.7 | 309.2 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 299.2 | 334.1 |
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* Ronald Mcnair Academy Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.