Richard E. Byrd Middle School

8501 Arleta Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352 | (818) 394-4300

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1,768

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5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,768 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 1585th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 8501 Arleta Ave., Sun Valley, CA 91352

School Operational Details

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

School District Details

Los Angeles Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
Graduation Rate: 48.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 21.3
Enrolled Students: 667,870

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,768
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 70.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 25.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 912 (51.6%)
Females: 856 (48.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 157 (8.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,402 (79.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,559 (88.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Richard E. Byrd Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	7	0.4%
Black	16	0.9%
Asian	85	4.8%
Hispanic	1,608	91.0%
White	46	2.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	3	0.2%
6th Grade	592	33.5%
7th Grade	608	34.4%
8th Grade	565	32.0%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

13.6%

District:

26.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

13.6%

District:

31.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 94.5%

Number of Certificated Staff: 88.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.9

Average Age

School:

42.5

District:

46.7

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 Richard E. Byrd Middle School

Reviewed by Student on February 24, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I think this School is the best!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 28, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
It's too strict, and not fun at all.
It was way better at the old byrd.
This school has alot of drama, and the old byrd harely had drama.

Reviewed by Student on December 01, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
the address is all incorrect

Reviewed by Student on November 11, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I like the new school. (:

Reviewed by Student on March 14, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This is a good school. Me as a student, I enjoy going every day. It is to bad that we are switching to different schools. I will miss the school. The only thing that concerns me is the school uniform colors. They are not a pleasant color. But any ways, it is the best school I've gone to.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Richard E. Byrd Middle 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 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	31.0%	39.0%	55.0%
2009	33.0%	37.0%	52.0%
2008	25.0%	33.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	36.0%	39.0%	52.0%
2009	30.0%	35.0%	49.0%
2008	29.0%	31.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	37.0%	39.0%	55.0%
2009	36.0%	38.0%	54.0%
2008	29.0%	34.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	39.0%	34.0%	48.0%
2009	35.0%	27.0%	43.0%
2008	33.0%	28.0%	41.0%

CST Algebra I Test
2009	85.0%	72.0%	81.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	59.0%	32.0%	46.0%
2009	46.0%	28.0%	44.0%
2008	49.0%	26.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	35.0%	37.0%	54.0%
2009	24.0%	31.0%	48.0%
2008	31.0%	31.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	28.0%	22.0%	30.0%
2009	20.0%	18.0%	30.0%
2008	24.0%	16.0%	31.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	65.0%	80.0%	85.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	33.0%	35.0%	47.0%
2009	26.0%	30.0%	42.0%
2008	24.0%	25.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	45.0%	46.0%	59.0%
2009	31.0%	41.0%	56.0%
2008	41.0%	40.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	59.0%	22.0%	31.0%
2009	50.0%	19.0%	28.0%
2008	49.0%	17.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	28.0%	20.0%	27.0%
2009	20.0%	17.0%	26.0%
2008	24.0%	15.0%	27.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	65.0%	14.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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