Sycamore Junior High School

1801 East Sycamore St, Anaheim, CA 92805 | (714) 999-3616

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 1,606

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,606 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 1630th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1801 East Sycamore St., Anaheim, CA 92805

School Operational Details

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

School District Details

Anaheim Union High School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,347
Graduation Rate: 62.3%
Dropout Rate: 2.3%
Students Per Teacher: 24.1
Enrolled Students: 33,158

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,606
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 87.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 808 (50.3%)
Females: 798 (49.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 263 (16.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,223 (76.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,486 (92.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Sycamore Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	0.3%
Black	12	0.7%
Asian	51	3.2%
Hispanic	1,488	92.7%
White	43	2.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	787	49.0%
8th Grade	818	50.9%
10th Grade	1	0.06%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

1.2%

District:

12.7%

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

57.6%

District:

11.1%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 28.2%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 97.4%

Number of Certificated Staff: 85.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.5

Average Age

School:

39.6

District:

46.2

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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5 reviews for Sycamore Junior High School

Reviewed by Student on March 21, 2011
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sycamore is the greatest school ever and it has the best staff thank for all the help Mrs. Tice and you're awesome.

Reviewed by Student on March 16, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
SYCAMORE rocks!!!!! but i go to Anaheim high school so ANAHEIM HIGH SCHOOL rocks now!!!!!!! hahahahah laters

Reviewed by Staff Member on September 03, 2009
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you rock

Reviewed by Student on February 26, 2009
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Well the teachers really try to help us learn but there are so many kids that don't want to learn that it's hard for them. I'm in honors and still there are kids that waste our time by talking and making rude remarks. Still I love my school.

Reviewed by Student on October 30, 2006
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SYCAMORE ROCKS!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Sycamore Junior High School performed on average worse than many 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: 2003-2004

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	71.0%	74.0%	84.0%
2009	96.0%	75.0%	81.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	31.0%	46.0%	55.0%
2009	34.0%	47.0%	54.0%
2008	29.0%	44.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	33.0%	41.0%	48.0%
2009	31.0%	39.0%	43.0%
2008	35.0%	39.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	19.0%	27.0%	46.0%
2009	18.0%	27.0%	44.0%
2008	49.0%	45.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	36.0%	47.0%	54.0%
2009	26.0%	41.0%	48.0%
2008	24.0%	39.0%	45.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	75.0%	83.0%	85.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	35.0%	44.0%	47.0%
2009	29.0%	41.0%	42.0%
2008	21.0%	35.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	61.0%	60.0%	59.0%
2009	60.0%	58.0%	56.0%
2008	54.0%	56.0%	52.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2008	7.0%	23.0%	31.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	23.0%	24.0%	31.0%
2009	20.0%	21.0%	28.0%
2008	49.0%	24.0%	25.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	75.0%	29.0%	27.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2008	7.0%	22.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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