High Desert School in Acton, CA Back to: Acton, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 66. 3620 Antelope Woods Rd. Acton, CA 93510 Student Enrollment: 527 County Name : Los Angeles District Name: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: MIDDLE Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 38 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Keith Richman Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 17 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : George C. Runner Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 25 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Howard P. McKeon Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican Latitude: 34.49224 Longitude: -118.19531 The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 6-8 Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 3 (767 to 770) Met 9 out of 9 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 75% (3 tested out of 4) Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (4 tested out of 4) ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (6 tested out of 6) Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (6 tested out of 6) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (5 tested out of 5) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (78 tested out of 78) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (78 tested out of 78) ELA Participation Rate White: 99% (338 tested out of 341) Math Participation Rate White: 99% (336 tested out of 341) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (3 tested out of 3) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (3 tested out of 3) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (22 tested out of 22) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (22 tested out of 22) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 53.4% Here:   53% State average from 798 schools:   45% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 45.1% Here:   45% State average from 798 schools:   41% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 31.0% (22 proficient out of 71) Here:   31% State average from 786 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 22.5% (16 proficient out of 71) Here:   23% State average from 786 schools:   30% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 58.3% (193 proficient out of 331) Here:   58% State average from 730 schools:   58% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 49.5% (163 proficient out of 329) Here:   50% State average from 730 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.0% (5 proficient out of 20) Here:   25% State average from 750 schools:   24% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 30.0% (6 proficient out of 20) Here:   30% State average from 750 schools:   27% ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4% Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5% Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 505 2006 API (Base) : 769 High Desert:   769.0 State average from 796 schools:   730.5 Statewide Rank: 7 Similar Schools Rank: 1 2007 API Target: 774 2006 Whites API (Base) : 792 (331 students included) Here:   792 State average from 563 schools:   808 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 3 Number of English Learners included in API : 20 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 5 Percent African American : 1% Percent American Indian : 1% Percent Asian : 1% Percent Filipino : 2% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 15% Percent Pacific Islander : 0% Percent White : 65% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 814 schools:   49.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 814 schools:   11.3% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 814 schools:   3.1% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 3% Here:   3.0% State average from 814 schools:   19.9% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 1% Here:   1.0% State average from 814 schools:   10.0% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 32 Here:   32.0 State average from 778 schools:   29.1 Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 29 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 1% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 14% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 29% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 29% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 29% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 0% Average Parent Education Level : 2.71 Here:   2.7 State average from 814 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 95% Here:   95.0% State average from 811 schools:   92.2% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0% Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 32% Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 68% School Characteristic Index : 181.6356397 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 504 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 241.920 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 503 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 160.960 Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 182 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 36.400 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 160 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 9.600 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 160 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 4.800 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 159 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 4.770 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 160 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 12.800 2006 API (Growth) : 770 2005 API (Base): 767 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 683 Here:   683 State average from 646 schools:   656 2006 Whites API (Growth) : 795 Here:   795 State average from 563 schools:   810 2005 White API (Base) : 786 High Desert:   786 State average from 577 schools:   797 2005-2006 White Growth : 9 (met target) 2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 568 Here:   568 State average from 277 schools:   498 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 779 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 770

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