Sycamore Middle School

1125 Sycamore St, Gridley, CA 95948 | (530) 846-3636

Grades: 6-9
Student Enrollment: 585

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2 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 585 middle and high school students from grades 6-9
Ranks 1125th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1125 Sycamore St., Gridley, CA 95948

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Gridley Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,805
Graduation Rate: 19.7%
Dropout Rate: 2.3%
Students Per Teacher: 20.4
Enrolled Students: 2,154

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 585
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 21.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 27.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 304 (52.0%)
Females: 281 (48.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 54 (9.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 270 (46.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 324 (55.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Sycamore Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	6	1.0%
Asian	17	2.9%
Hispanic	319	54.5%
White	225	38.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	151	25.8%
7th Grade	157	26.8%
8th Grade	146	25.0%
9th Grade	131	22.4%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

9.5%

District:

25.0%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 21.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 16.4

Average Age

School:

45.3

District:

54.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2

2 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Sycamore Middle School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 28, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i think the school can improve by getting new desks i saw some pics
the desks we have at my school are better
but may be its because i live in san jose

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Sycamore Middle School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST Geometry
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2005-2006

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 4

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	54.0%	54.0%	55.0%
2009	41.0%	41.0%	52.0%
2008	54.0%	54.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	56.0%	56.0%	52.0%
2009	46.0%	46.0%	49.0%
2008	52.0%	52.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	48.0%	48.0%	55.0%
2009	61.0%	62.0%	54.0%
2008	35.0%	35.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	48.0%	48.0%	48.0%
2009	71.0%	71.0%	43.0%
2008	35.0%	35.0%	41.0%

CST Algebra I Test
2009	84.0%	84.0%	81.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	50.0%	50.0%	46.0%
2009	26.0%	26.0%	44.0%
2008	11.0%	11.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	50.0%	49.0%	54.0%
2009	46.0%	45.0%	48.0%
2008	33.0%	32.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	4.0%	3.0%	30.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	67.0%	67.0%	85.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	48.0%	48.0%	47.0%
2009	37.0%	36.0%	42.0%
2008	24.0%	23.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	49.0%	49.0%	59.0%
2009	49.0%	47.0%	56.0%
2008	35.0%	34.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	50.0%	34.0%	31.0%
2009	30.0%	29.0%	28.0%
2008	11.0%	26.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	4.0%	14.0%	27.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	67.0%	59.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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