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Sparks Middle Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

15100 Giordano St

La Puente CA, 91744, Los Angeles County

Phone: 626-933-5001

Ranking:

(3,583 out of 6,930, bottom 48%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Hacienda La Puente 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		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	23		23		22		NA	NA	24		23		28
Total Students:	492		502		528		510		522		544		552
Grade 7:	252	51.2%	253	50.4%	258	48.9%	262	51.4%	246	47.1%	278	51.1%	261	47.3%
Grade 8:	240	48.8%	249	49.6%	270	51.1%	248	48.6%	276	52.9%	266	48.9%	291	52.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	257	52.2%	255	50.8%	257	48.7%	248	48.6%	274	52.5%	271	49.8%	280	50.7%
Female:	235	47.8%	247	49.2%	271	51.3%	262	51.4%	248	47.5%	273	50.2%	268	48.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%
Asian:	23	4.7%	20	4.0%	18	3.4%	15	2.9%	10	1.9%	11	2.0%	17	3.1%
Hispanic:	457	92.9%	462	92.0%	496	93.9%	476	93.3%	492	94.3%	519	95.4%	517	93.7%
Black:	8	1.6%	8	1.6%	7	1.3%	8	1.6%	6	1.1%	3	0.6%	7	1.3%
White:	3	0.6%	6	1.2%	3	0.6%	6	1.2%	10	1.9%	9	1.7%	9	1.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.2%	4	0.8%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	408	82.9%	413	82.3%	525	99.4%	377	73.9%	384	73.6%	354	65.1%	304	55.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	58	11.8%	50	10.0%	NA	NA	93	18.2%	90	17.2%	95	17.5%	78	14.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.30		21.73		24.13		NA	NA	21.31		20.80		19.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.4	322.4	332.8
2005	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	329.2	335.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.1	331	337.4
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304.8	328.6	334.7
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.3	337.3	339.5
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.5	341	341
2012	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403.5	454.1	434.3
2013	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417.6	468.8	437.3
2004	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.8	330.2	332.4
2005	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.4	329.5	337.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.2	342.9	341
2007	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.9	340.3	342.9
2008	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.9	349.8	348.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	361	354.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.8	358.6	356.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.2	367.1	360.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.1	369.7	366.6
2013	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.5	367.6	363.5
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.9	338.9	328.5
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.8	335.8	333.6
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.6	344.9	338.2
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.4	336.1	336
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.5	342.3	339.3
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.6	353.4	345
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.6	358.2	352.2
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.1	369.4	354.9
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.5	372.2	360.5
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.8	365.3	357.9
2004	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.8	356.6	330.8
2005	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304.8	320.4	330.4
2006	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.5	328.1	338.5
2007	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.4	321.8	336.8
2008	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.5	319.8	342.9
2009	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.7	331.8	347.3
2010	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.5	353.4	350.3
2011	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.6	344.9	351.9
2012	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385.1	351.5	355.1
2013	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.5	356.1	358.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.7	324.9	328.1
2005	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.1	333.6	334.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.2	338.7	339.2
2007	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.9	342.1	338.7
2008	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.1	341.6	341.2
2009	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.2	357.3	348.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.2	368.5	357.1
2011	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.5	367.4	361.8
2012	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.2	372.4	365.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.2	366.4	361.3
2004	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.6	320.3	311.1
2013	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409.9	463.0	422.6
2004	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309.3	324.1	319.2
2005	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.9	332.9	323.8
2006	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.2	330.6	327.9
2007	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.8	339.7	329.8
2008	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.7	341.8	333.9
2009	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.3	354.8	340.2
2010	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.8	367.3	348.1
2011	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.8	367.4	352.6
2012	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.6	368.8	356.6
2013	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.2	368.5	357.1
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.6	335.4	331.2
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.4	348.9	339.7
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.4	357.8	355
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.5	379.3	364.3
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.2	402.9	375.3
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.6	402.4	385.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416.7	417.3	394.8
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401.0	411.9	390.9
2004	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	343.8	302	304.9
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	304.8	302.9	307.8
2006	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	307.5	305	308.6
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	323.4	306.9	311.1
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	330.5	305.6	314.6
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	348.7	316.4	319.7
2010	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	373.5	337.5	323.9
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	372.7	337.4	326.9
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	387.9	342.5	330.4
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	383.5	348.3	334.1
2004	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	301.6	318.6	305.6
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	409.9	315.9	320.8

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* Sparks Middle Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.