Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School in Long Beach, CA
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 7025 E. Parkcrest St.
Long Beach, CA 90808
- Telephone
- (562) 425-3539
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- City-data.com school rating
- 82
- Students
- 565
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 23.1
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 168
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 57
- School district
- Long Beach Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Not a Title I school
- Magnet School Indicator
- Yes
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Helen Keller Middle (0.3 miles): | 90 |
Henry (0.8 miles): | 84 |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 82 |
Cubberley K-8 (1.0 miles): | 65 |
Cleveland Elementary (1.2 miles): | 61 |
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle (1.3 miles): | 57 |
MacArthur Elementary (1.2 miles): | 52 |
Aloha Elementary (0.9 miles): | 42 |
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle (1.2 miles): | 42 |
California: | 46 |
Los Angeles County: | 44 |
Long Beach: | 47 |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 82 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 396
Enrollment in 2014: 204
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 193 | 195 | 177 | 565 |
Female students | 106 | 90 | 81 | 277 |
Male students | 87 | 105 | 96 | 288 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Asian students | 23 | 20 | 19 | 62 |
Hispanic students | 80 | 72 | 77 | 229 |
Black students | 18 | 32 | 15 | 65 |
White students | 56 | 59 | 52 | 167 |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Two or More Races students | 16 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 195
11th grade enrollment: 177
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
School: | 49.0% |
California: | 49.4% |
Here: | 51.0% |
State: | 49.6% |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
School: | 0.2% |
California: | 1.0% |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 11.0% |
California: | 9.4% |
Here: | 40.5% |
State: | 46.0% |
Here: | 11.5% |
California: | 6.1% |
Here: | 29.6% |
California: | 28.3% |
School: | 0.4% |
California: | 0.6% |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 6.9% |
California: | 4.5% |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 39.8% |
State: | 61.2% |
Here: | 29.7% |
State: | 52.8% |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 10.1% |
State: | 8.6% |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 9
Number of FTE sworn law enforcement officers: 0.3
Number of FTE security guards: 1.1
Number of FTE nurses: 0.2
Student/Teacher Ratio
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 24.5 |
State: | 22.8 |
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 21.4 (Salary Expenditures: $1,945,181)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.7 (Salary Expenditures: $173,710)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 9.3 (Salary Expenditures: $496,449)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $2,183,779
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1.5 (Salary Expenditures: $49,434)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.7 (Salary Expenditures: $176,422)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 11.1 (Salary Expenditures: $496,449)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic: 11 (male: 7, female: 4)
- Black: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
- White: 17 (male: 10, female: 7)
- Hispanic4
- Asian4
- Black2
- White10
- Multirace2
Students with disabilities served under Section 504
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 5,551 schools)
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
- Hispanic49
- Asian10
- Native Hawaiian4
- Black10
- White34
- Multirace7
- IDEA2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment
- Hispanic: 49 (male: 29, female: 20)
- Asian: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- White: 34 (male: 23, female: 11)
- Two or More Races: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
School: | 201.8 |
California: | 84.3 |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All77%
- Males81%
- Females73%
- Black69%
- Hispanic67%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 167
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 77% |
California: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 7.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 15.6%
Standard Met: 37.1%
Standard Exceeded: 40.1%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2645.2, Students tested: 167, Standard Not Met: 7.2%, Nearly Met: 15.6%, Met: 37.1%, Exceeded: 40.1%)
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All48%
- Males58%
- Females36%
- Black15%
- Hispanic33%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 163
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 48% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 24.5%
Standard Nearly Met: 27.6%
Standard Met: 31.3%
Standard Exceeded: 16.6%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2616.6, Students tested: 165, Standard Not Met: 24.5%, Nearly Met: 27.6%, Met: 31.3%, Exceeded: 16.6%)
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.
CST Science students with scores: 183
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 68% |
State: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 3.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 3.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 26.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 27.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 41.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 379.0, Students tested: 188, Far Below Basic: 3.0%, Below Basic: 3.0%, Basic: 26.0%, Proficient: 27.0%, Advanced: 41.0%)
California High School Exit Exam:
(State average from 2,305 schools)
- All398
- Hispanic395
- Black380
- White412
Math Mean Scale Score
Math Mean Scale Score: | 398 |
California: | 374 |
Math Percentage Passed: | 94% |
California: | 68% |
Math Number Passed: 175
Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
Probability & Statistics: 83% California: 69% Number Sense: 77% State: 65% Algebra & Functions: 83% California: 68% Measurement & Geometry: 77% California: 64% Algebra 1: 72% California: 58%
- All402
- Hispanic397
- Black390
- White413
ELA Mean Scale Score
ELA Mean Scale Score: | 402 |
State: | 370 |
ELA Percentage Passed: | 94% |
California: | 68% |
ELA Number Passed: 174
ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
Reading - Word Analysis: 88% State: 76% Reading - Reading Comprehension: 86% State: 71% Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis: 89% State: 75% Writing - Writing Strategies: 79% California: 64% Writing - Writing Conventions: 85% California: 69%
The Physical Fitness Test:
9th grade: (Students tested: 187, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 94.7%, Needs Improvement: 5.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Body Composition:
9th grade: (Students tested: 187, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 59.9%, Needs Improvement: 24.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 16.0%)
Abdominal Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 187, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 82.9%, Needs Improvement: 17.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 187, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 90.9%, Needs Improvement: 9.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 187, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 88.2%, Needs Improvement: 11.8%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
9th grade: (Students tested: 187, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 94.7%, Needs Improvement: 5.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
Student Count: 8
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 63.0% |
California: | 34.0% |
Grade 9:
Student Count: 4
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 3
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 75.0% |
State: | 33.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 675.3 |
California: | 533.7 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 652.8 |
California: | 534.6 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 595.8 |
State: | 515.1 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 615.5 |
California: | 513.2 |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Here: | 99.0% |
State: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic100
- American Indian100
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Native Hawaiian100
- Black94
- White100
- Multirace100
- SED99
- LEP100
- With Disabilities90
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 75 out of 75 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 9 out of 9 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 9 out of 9 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Black: 94% (tested 14 out of 15 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 52 out of 52 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 70 out of 71 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 90% (tested 9 out of 10 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School: | 100.0% |
California: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic100
- American Indian100
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Native Hawaiian100
- Black100
- White100
- Multirace100
- SED100
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 75 out of 75 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 9 out of 9 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 9 out of 9 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 15 out of 15 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 52 out of 52 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 6 out of 6 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 71 out of 71 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 4 out of 4 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 10 out of 10 enrolled)
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
- Hispanic73
- American Indian2
- Asian19
- Native Hawaiian4
- Black16
- White55
- Multirace10
- LEP2
- IDEA13
SAT or ACT Test Participation
- Hispanic: 73 (male: 35, female: 38)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 19 (male: 14, female: 5)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- White: 55 (male: 32, female: 23)
- Two or More Races: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
Advanced Placement:
(State average from 1,204 schools)
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High School - AP exams with scores at or above criteria
Number of students taking at least one AP exam: 408
Percent of students taking at least one AP exam: | 230.0% |
California: | 94.1% |
Percent of AP exams with scores at or above 3: | 34.1% |
State: | 46.6% |
Health & Safety
Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.
Robbery is taking or attempting to take anything of value that is owned by another person or organization, under confrontational circumstances by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. A key difference between robbery and theft/larceny is that robbery involves a threat or assault.
Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No
Incidents of robbery without a weapon: 1
Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 8
Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 7
Total incidents per 1,000 students
School: | 28.3 |
State: | 60.8 |
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 8,737 schools)
- Hispanic22
- Asian4
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black13
- White25
- Multirace4
- LEP2
- IDEA10
- 5044
Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Hispanic: 22 (male: 5, female: 17)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- White: 25 (male: 8, female: 17)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Here: | 123.9 |
California: | 172.7 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 1,406 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Hispanic8
- Asian4
- Black24
- White3
- IDEA5
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 8 (male: 2, female: 6)
- Asian: 4 (all male)
- Black: 24 (male: 9, female: 15)
- White: 3 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 5 (male: 2, female: 3)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 14
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
School: | 24.8 |
California: | 84.8 |
- Black: 2
- Hispanic4
- Asian2
- Black13
- White2
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- White: 2 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 3
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
School: | 5.3 |
California: | 28.1 |
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 2 (all male)
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,144 schools)
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 2
- Hispanic25
- Asian4
- Black7
- White7
- Multirace4
- LEP2
- IDEA4
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 25 (male: 8, female: 17)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- White: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 23 (male: 7, female: 16)
- Black: 4 (all female)
- White: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
School: | 74.5% |
State: | 72.5% |
Algebra II:
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 6
- Hispanic85
- American Indian2
- Asian22
- Black31
- White58
- Multirace10
- LEP4
- IDEA13
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 85 (male: 44, female: 41)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 22 (male: 14, female: 8)
- Black: 31 (male: 14, female: 17)
- White: 58 (male: 38, female: 20)
- Two or More Races: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
Calculus:
Number of Calculus classes taught by certified teachers: 1
Student Enrollment in Calculus: 2 (all female)
- White: 2
Geometry:
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 6
- Hispanic70
- Asian22
- Black16
- White61
- Multirace10
- LEP4
- IDEA13
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 70 (male: 35, female: 35)
- Asian: 22 (male: 8, female: 14)
- Black: 16 (male: 2, female: 14)
- White: 61 (male: 35, female: 26)
- Two or More Races: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
Advanced Mathematics:
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic43
- Asian16
- Native Hawaiian4
- Black10
- White40
- Multirace10
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics
- Hispanic: 43 (male: 26, female: 17)
- Asian: 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
- White: 40 (male: 26, female: 14)
- Two or More Races: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Biology:
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic82
- Asian22
- Black19
- White55
- Multirace16
- LEP4
- IDEA10
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 82 (male: 38, female: 44)
- Asian: 22 (male: 8, female: 14)
- Black: 19 (male: 5, female: 14)
- White: 55 (male: 32, female: 23)
- Two or More Races: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
Chemistry:
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 7
- Hispanic73
- Asian22
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black31
- White61
- Multirace10
- LEP2
- IDEA16
Student Enrollment in Chemistry
- Hispanic: 73 (male: 41, female: 32)
- Asian: 22 (male: 14, female: 8)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 31 (male: 11, female: 20)
- White: 61 (male: 38, female: 23)
- Two or More Races: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
Physics:
Number of Physics classes taught by certified teachers: 2
- Hispanic25
- Asian7
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black2
- White22
- Multirace4
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Physics
- Hispanic: 25 (male: 20, female: 5)
- Asian: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 22 (male: 17, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
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