Ethel Dwyer Middle School

1502 Palm Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 | (714) 536-7507

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1,198

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,198 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 187th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1502 Palm Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92648

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Huntington Beach City Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,834
Students Per Teacher: 24.6
Enrolled Students: 6,758

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,198
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 44.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 27.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 610 (50.9%)
Females: 588 (49.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 72 (6.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 212 (17.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 284 (23.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Ethel Dwyer Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	8	0.7%
Black	4	0.3%
Asian	119	9.9%
Hispanic	253	21.1%
White	738	61.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	2	0.2%
6th Grade	386	32.2%
7th Grade	431	36.0%
8th Grade	377	31.5%
9th Grade	2	0.2%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree: 4.5%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 2.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 44.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.2

Average Age

School:

43.5

District:

45.1

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

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on July 27, 2007
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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Ethel Dwyer 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 Geometry
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	76.0%	75.0%	55.0%
2009	70.0%	71.0%	52.0%
2008	70.0%	70.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	73.0%	71.0%	52.0%
2009	72.0%	70.0%	49.0%
2008	56.0%	57.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	100.0%	100.0%	84.0%
2009	100.0%	100.0%	81.0%
2008	100.0%	100.0%	80.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	79.0%	80.0%	55.0%
2009	77.0%	79.0%	54.0%
2008	71.0%	71.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	77.0%	72.0%	48.0%
2009	75.0%	65.0%	43.0%
2008	60.0%	58.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	79.0%	56.0%	46.0%
2009	88.0%	88.0%	44.0%
2008	75.0%	80.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	74.0%	75.0%	54.0%
2009	70.0%	70.0%	48.0%
2008	63.0%	65.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	56.0%	44.0%	30.0%
2009	57.0%	58.0%	30.0%
2008	51.0%	49.0%	31.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	100.0%	100.0%	85.0%
2009	91.0%	96.0%	87.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	65.0%	65.0%	47.0%
2009	63.0%	63.0%	42.0%
2008	53.0%	54.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	77.0%	80.0%	59.0%
2009	76.0%	79.0%	56.0%
2008	76.0%	75.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	85.0%	64.0%	31.0%
2009	90.0%	91.0%	28.0%
2008	78.0%	83.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	56.0%	44.0%	27.0%
2009	57.0%	58.0%	26.0%
2008	51.0%	49.0%	27.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	100.0%	100.0%	27.0%
2009	91.0%	96.0%	26.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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