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Walter F. Dexter Middle Middle School
11532 East Floral Dr
Whittier CA, 90601, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-789-3090
Ranking:
(4,407 out of 6,930, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Whittier City Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 42 | 45 | 47 | NA | NA | 52 | 52 | 59 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,138 | 958 | 1,199 | 1,249 | 1,281 | 1,307 | 1,252 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 340 | 29.9% | 146 | 15.2% | 394 | 32.9% | 410 | 32.8% | 390 | 30.4% | 442 | 33.8% | 434 | 34.7% |
Grade 7: | 379 | 33.3% | 416 | 43.4% | 393 | 32.8% | 404 | 32.3% | 437 | 34.1% | 445 | 34.0% | 411 | 32.8% |
Grade 8: | 419 | 36.8% | 396 | 41.3% | 412 | 34.4% | 435 | 34.8% | 454 | 35.4% | 420 | 32.1% | 407 | 32.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 583 | 51.2% | 531 | 55.4% | 625 | 52.1% | 646 | 51.7% | 639 | 49.9% | 667 | 51.0% | 632 | 50.5% |
Female: | 555 | 48.8% | 427 | 44.6% | 574 | 47.9% | 603 | 48.3% | 642 | 50.1% | 640 | 49.0% | 616 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 9 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 1,046 | 91.9% | 877 | 91.5% | 1,076 | 89.7% | 1,134 | 90.8% | 1,163 | 90.8% | 1,120 | 85.7% | 1,122 | 89.6% |
Black: | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% |
White: | 56 | 4.9% | 53 | 5.5% | 70 | 5.8% | 68 | 5.4% | 72 | 5.6% | 79 | 6.0% | 100 | 8.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.8% | 37 | 3.1% | 20 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.3% | 76 | 5.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 595 | 52.3% | 500 | 52.2% | NA | NA | 592 | 47.4% | 665 | 51.9% | 607 | 46.4% | 650 | 51.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 9.0% | 94 | 9.8% | NA | NA | 156 | 12.5% | 223 | 17.4% | 260 | 19.9% | 245 | 19.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.22 | 21.43 | 25.35 | NA | NA | 24.73 | 22.70 | 21.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 324.4 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 329.5 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 331.9 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 332.5 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 339.3 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 344.2 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 352.4 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 346.4 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 351 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 354.3 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 322 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 329.4 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.1 | 329.5 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 339.6 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 338.8 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 332.6 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 346.4 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 346.6 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 357.6 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 359.3 | 366.5 |
2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.2 | 408.7 | 430.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.1 | 386.7 | 428.8 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.7 | 420.9 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.8 | 421.2 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 323.8 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 333.6 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 334.7 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 341.5 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 344.2 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 348.7 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 347.3 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 350.8 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 350.3 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 347.0 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.2 | 316 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 318.5 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 319.8 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 331.2 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 326.6 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 334.6 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.8 | 323.1 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 341.1 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 340.4 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 335.1 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.3 | 366.2 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.5 | 366.4 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.4 | 347.8 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 351.8 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 384.4 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.1 | 354.4 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 312.6 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 323.5 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 356.9 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 350.9 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 322.5 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.3 | 329.9 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 336.4 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 331.5 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 344.3 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 343 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 357.1 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 351.8 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.8 | 361.5 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.0 | 353.6 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.7 | 304.7 | 311.1 |
2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 314.6 | 316.4 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 304.7 | 316.3 |
2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 316.9 | 315.7 |
2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 324.4 | 320.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 310.2 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.8 | 301.2 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.1 | 282 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.7 | 304.7 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 297.3 | 322.9 |
2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 389 | 424.6 |
2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.9 | 414.2 | 426 |
2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.2 | 384.4 | 422.6 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 315.7 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.9 | 321.4 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 323.3 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 321.7 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 331.5 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 339.6 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.8 | 335.1 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 333.5 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.7 | 347 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.7 | 345.7 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.3 | 316.5 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 320.6 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 335.8 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 347.1 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 348 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 347.6 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.7 | 376.9 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 357.5 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 364.3 | 366.2 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380.5 | 366.4 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.4 | 347.8 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 352.8 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382.3 | 393 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.2 | 363.4 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 325 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 331.2 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 373.3 | 364.4 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 370.2 | 360.7 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.7 | 304.7 | 305.6 |
2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 314.6 | 310.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 304.7 | 310.1 |
2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 316.9 | 311 |
2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 324.4 | 315.2 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 310.2 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.8 | 301.2 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.1 | 282 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 298.7 | 304.7 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 297.3 | 317.9 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 389 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 403.9 | 414.2 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 391.2 | 384.4 | 320.8 |
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* Walter F. Dexter Middle Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.