Thurston Middle School

2100 Park Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 | (949) 497-7785

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 683

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 683 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 127th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2100 Park Ave., Laguna Beach, CA 92651

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Laguna Beach Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,406
Graduation Rate: 96.5%
Students Per Teacher: 20.3
Enrolled Students: 2,919

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 683
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 345 (50.5%)
Females: 338 (49.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 17 (2.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 50 (7.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 67 (9.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Thurston Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.1%
Black	8	1.2%
Asian	22	3.2%
Hispanic	55	8.1%
White	583	85.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	236	34.6%
7th Grade	201	29.4%
8th Grade	246	36.0%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

5.4%

District:

16.7%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 2.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 37.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 14.1

Average Age

School:

43.5

District:

45.3

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

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Thurston 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	77.0%	77.0%	55.0%
2009	81.0%	81.0%	52.0%
2008	71.0%	71.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	76.0%	76.0%	52.0%
2009	83.0%	83.0%	49.0%
2008	69.0%	69.0%	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	88.0%	88.0%	80.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	87.0%	87.0%	55.0%
2009	82.0%	82.0%	54.0%
2008	72.0%	72.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	84.0%	84.0%	48.0%
2009	67.0%	67.0%	43.0%
2008	64.0%	64.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	78.0%	78.0%	46.0%
2009	74.0%	74.0%	44.0%
2008	75.0%	75.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	82.0%	82.0%	54.0%
2009	72.0%	72.0%	48.0%
2008	70.0%	70.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	47.0%	47.0%	30.0%
2009	40.0%	40.0%	30.0%
2008	44.0%	44.0%	31.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	95.0%	95.0%	85.0%
2009	100.0%	100.0%	87.0%
2008	92.0%	92.0%	84.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	82.0%	82.0%	47.0%
2009	69.0%	69.0%	42.0%
2008	63.0%	63.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	87.0%	87.0%	59.0%
2009	82.0%	82.0%	56.0%
2008	84.0%	84.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	82.0%	54.0%	31.0%
2009	76.0%	46.0%	28.0%
2008	76.0%	44.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	47.0%	46.0%	27.0%
2009	40.0%	38.0%	26.0%
2008	44.0%	43.0%	27.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	95.0%	51.0%	27.0%
2009	100.0%	37.0%	26.0%
2008	92.0%	37.0%	24.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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