Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 973 middle school students from grades 6-8
- Ranks 46th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 480 East Meadow Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94306
School District Details
- Palo Alto Unified School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $13,568
- Graduation Rate: 96.6%
- Dropout Rate: 1.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 17.7
- Enrolled Students: 11,661
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 973
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 53.1
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.3
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 483 (49.6%)
- Females: 490 (50.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 31 (3.2%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 75 (7.7%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 106 (10.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 20 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 349 | 35.9% |
| Hispanic | 131 | 13.5% |
| White | 390 | 40.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 331 | 34.0% |
| 7th Grade | 326 | 33.5% |
| 8th Grade | 315 | 32.4% |
| 9th Grade | 1 | 0.1% |
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Ph.D.
School:
2.9%
District:
14.6%
Percent With Master's Degree: 2.9%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
2.9%
District:
2.1%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 1.7%
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%
Number of Certificated Staff: 68.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.7
Average Age
School:
41.6
District:
51.8
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
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1 review for Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School
- Reviewed by Student on August 07, 2007
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Jane Lathrop Middle school is an excellent school it was ranked 17th in California. Classrooms usually are about 20. Each student has 7 classes but there are only 6 periods a day. The teachers are GREAT! The school has high academic expectaions. Theirs is a heavy homework load. But other than that it is a GREAT SCHOOL!
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
- CST Algebra I
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST General Mathematics
- CST History - Social Science
- CST Mathematics
- CST Science
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Yes
ELA AYP Met: Yes
Math AYP Met: Yes
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 87.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | 84.0% | 52.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | 85.0% | 47.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 84.0% | 52.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | 81.0% | 49.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 83.0% | 44.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 87.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | 87.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | 86.0% | 49.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 85.0% | 48.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | 81.0% | 43.0% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | 84.0% | 41.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.0% | 80.0% | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 87.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 98.0% | 42.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 85.0% | 54.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 83.0% | 48.0% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | 81.0% | 45.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.0% | 67.0% | 30.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 73.0% | 30.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | 67.0% | 31.0% |
| CST History - Social Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 80.0% | 84.0% | 47.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | 80.0% | 42.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | 77.0% | 36.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.0% | 90.0% | 59.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | 89.0% | 56.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 86.0% | 52.0% |
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 71.0% | 31.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 72.0% | 28.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 80.0% | 25.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.0% | 58.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 65.0% | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | 61.0% | 27.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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