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Thomas Starr King Middle School Film And Media Mag
4201 Fountain Ave Los Angeles CA, 90029, Los Angeles County Phone: 323-644-6700 Ranking:  (4,840 out of 6,930, bottom 30%)*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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 66 | 63 | 62 | NA | NA | 73 | 108 | 137 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,667 | 1,522 | 1,503 | 1,505 | 1,715 | 2,454 | 2,663 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 463 | 27.8% | 344 | 22.6% | 334 | 22.2% | 291 | 19.3% | 411 | 24.0% | 662 | 27.0% | 822 | 30.9% |
| Grade 7: | 624 | 37.4% | 581 | 38.2% | 616 | 41.0% | 576 | 38.3% | 647 | 37.7% | 881 | 35.9% | 947 | 35.6% |
| Grade 8: | 580 | 34.8% | 596 | 39.2% | 552 | 36.7% | 638 | 42.4% | 656 | 38.3% | 911 | 37.1% | 894 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 849 | 50.9% | 795 | 52.2% | 787 | 52.4% | 797 | 53.0% | 878 | 51.2% | 1,267 | 51.6% | 1,393 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 818 | 49.1% | 727 | 47.8% | 716 | 47.6% | 708 | 47.0% | 837 | 48.8% | 1,187 | 48.4% | 1,266 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 14 | 0.9% | 17 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 325 | 19.5% | 313 | 20.6% | 319 | 21.2% | 291 | 19.3% | 250 | 14.6% | 308 | 12.6% | 329 | 12.4% |
| Hispanic: | 957 | 57.4% | 903 | 59.3% | 955 | 63.5% | 995 | 66.1% | 1,243 | 72.5% | 1,883 | 76.7% | 2,082 | 78.2% |
| Black: | 51 | 3.1% | 28 | 1.8% | 25 | 1.7% | 23 | 1.5% | 27 | 1.6% | 49 | 2.0% | 71 | 2.7% |
| White: | 313 | 18.8% | 265 | 17.4% | 193 | 12.8% | 174 | 11.6% | 141 | 8.2% | 169 | 6.9% | 179 | 6.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 32 | 1.9% | 34 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 991 | 59.4% | 564 | 37.1% | NA | NA | 680 | 45.2% | 1,383 | 80.6% | 1,870 | 76.2% | 1,985 | 74.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 173 | 10.4% | 47 | 3.1% | NA | NA | 48 | 3.2% | 139 | 8.1% | 229 | 9.3% | 257 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.13 | 24.22 | 24.43 | NA | NA | 23.62 | 19.10 | 19.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.6 | 325.5 | 337.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233.6 | 328.9 | 335.8 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.6 | 307 | 318.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 315.3 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 313.3 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 315.4 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.7 | 317.7 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 326.7 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 331.4 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 335.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.3 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.8 | 346.4 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.6 | 348.3 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 316 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 315.6 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.3 | 316.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 317.9 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 325.9 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 329.7 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 337.9 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.3 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.6 | 349.6 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.3 | 350.8 | 366.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 369.8 | 400 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.9 | 385.8 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 397.5 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.7 | 410.7 | 430.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436.2 | 407.7 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437.7 | 421.4 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.6 | 419.3 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 312.6 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.9 | 318.8 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 319.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 321.8 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.7 | 326.9 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 332 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 332.2 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 340.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.9 | 347.4 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.4 | 346.1 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 304.3 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.5 | 310.7 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 312.8 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 311.8 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.4 | 317.8 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 319.6 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 328.1 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.9 | 332.2 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.4 | 338.2 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.0 | 338.7 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.9 | 294.9 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.6 | 289.4 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.8 | 299.2 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 306.9 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 315.7 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 318.8 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 324.2 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 323.7 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 329.8 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 340.2 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 309.4 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 312.9 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 319.2 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 316.4 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 321 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 323.6 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 331.9 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 339.7 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 346.7 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 343.8 | 361.3 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 242.8 | 301.2 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.6 | 298.8 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 295.3 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.6 | 297.9 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.4 | 303.5 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 306.9 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 250.8 | 311.6 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249.7 | 313.5 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.2 | 305.6 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 359.1 | 395.6 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.4 | 367 | 407.3 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.2 | 363.6 | 409.2 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 374.2 | 417.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.2 | 396.4 | 420.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.4 | 405.4 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.5 | 405.4 | 421.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.8 | 406.9 | 424.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423.9 | 405 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423.0 | 403.3 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.2 | 301.5 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 302.6 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.1 | 307.9 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 308.8 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 317.4 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 321.6 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 328.7 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 337.3 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 340.7 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.1 | 342.3 | 357.1 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 308.5 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 315.5 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.3 | 329.1 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 331.3 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 343.7 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 356.4 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 368 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.4 | 367.6 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.9 | 283.4 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.6 | 283.9 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.8 | 285 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 291.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 295.5 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 300.1 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.0 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 242.8 | 292.3 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 255.6 | 290.4 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 292.4 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.6 | 295.7 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 273.4 | 301.4 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 303.9 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 250.8 | 308.4 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 249.7 | 310.1 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 255.2 | 304.6 | 317.9 |
| 2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 287.7 | 314.2 |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393.4 | 279 | 314.9 |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 374.2 | 276 | 312.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 274.5 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 414.2 | 278.4 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 431.4 | 284.1 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 413.5 | 289.1 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 404.8 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 423.9 | 298 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 423.0 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
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* Thomas Starr King Middle School Film And Media Mag was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.