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Sal Castro Middle Middle School
1575 West 2nd St Los Angeles CA, 90026, Los Angeles County Phone: 213-241-4416 Ranking:  (6,304 out of 6,930, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Los Angeles Unified 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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 18 | 19 | 22 | NA | NA | 22 | ||||
| Total Students: | 471 | 511 | 510 | 427 | 428 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 118 | 25.1% | 160 | 31.3% | 132 | 25.9% | 76 | 17.8% | 158 | 36.9% |
| Grade 7: | 180 | 38.2% | 186 | 36.4% | 159 | 31.2% | 207 | 48.5% | 134 | 31.3% |
| Grade 8: | 173 | 36.7% | 165 | 32.3% | 219 | 42.9% | 144 | 33.7% | 135 | 31.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 252 | 53.5% | 257 | 50.3% | 251 | 49.2% | 215 | 50.4% | 223 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 219 | 46.5% | 254 | 49.7% | 259 | 50.8% | 212 | 49.6% | 205 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 23 | 4.9% | 22 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.3% | 24 | 5.6% | 14 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 436 | 92.6% | 466 | 91.2% | 473 | 92.7% | 394 | 92.3% | 397 | 92.8% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.1% | 16 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.6% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 400 | 84.9% | 274 | 53.6% | NA | NA | 238 | 55.7% | 358 | 83.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.0% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | 4 | 0.9% | 16 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.42 | 26.44 | 23.65 | NA | NA | 19.45 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 346.4 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 348.3 | 363.0 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 349.6 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.8 | 350.8 | 366.5 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.8 | 407.7 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463.7 | 421.4 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.9 | 419.3 | 437.3 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 340.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 347.4 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 346.1 | 363.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 332.2 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 338.2 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.0 | 338.7 | 357.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.4 | 323.7 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424.7 | 329.8 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.5 | 340.2 | 358.0 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.8 | 339.7 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 346.7 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 343.8 | 361.3 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 311.6 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 313.5 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 305.6 | 322.9 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 405 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 403.3 | 422.6 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 337.3 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.6 | 340.7 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 342.3 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 356.4 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 368 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 367.6 | 390.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 396.5 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 391.2 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 308.4 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 310.1 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 304.6 | 317.9 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 298 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
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* Sal Castro Middle 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.