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Alliance Richard Merkin Middle
2023 Union Ave
Los Angeles CA, 90007, Los Angeles County
Phone: 213-748-0141
Ranking: 
(5,477 out of 6,930, bottom 21%)*
(5,477 out of 6,930, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 17 | 19 | NA | NA | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 468 | 471 | 445 | 425 | 411 | 404 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 158 | 33.8% | 159 | 33.8% | 149 | 33.5% | 143 | 33.6% | 142 | 34.5% | 138 | 34.2% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 156 | 33.3% | 157 | 33.3% | 149 | 33.5% | 142 | 33.4% | 136 | 33.1% | 138 | 34.2% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 154 | 32.9% | 155 | 32.9% | 147 | 33.0% | 140 | 32.9% | 131 | 31.9% | 128 | 31.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 230 | 49.1% | 232 | 49.3% | 222 | 49.9% | 217 | 51.1% | 228 | 55.5% | 220 | 54.5% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 238 | 50.9% | 239 | 50.7% | 223 | 50.1% | 208 | 48.9% | 183 | 44.5% | 180 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 451 | 96.4% | 452 | 96.0% | 414 | 93.0% | 395 | 92.9% | 345 | 83.9% | 290 | 71.8% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 15 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.8% | 30 | 7.1% | 65 | 15.8% | 113 | 28.0% |
| White: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 415 | 88.7% | NA | NA | 383 | 86.1% | 363 | 85.4% | 373 | 90.8% | 362 | 89.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 36 | 7.7% | NA | NA | 47 | 10.6% | 45 | 10.6% | 17 | 4.1% | 23 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 27.53 | 25.05 | NA | NA | 22.37 | 20.60 | 22.40 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 317.7 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 326.7 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.3 | 331.4 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 335.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 346.4 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 348.3 | 363.0 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 317.9 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 325.9 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 329.7 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.1 | 337.9 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 349.6 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.2 | 350.8 | 366.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 369.8 | 400 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 385.8 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.3 | 397.5 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 410.7 | 430.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 407.7 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.5 | 421.4 | 434.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 321.8 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 326.9 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 332 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.3 | 332.2 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 340.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 347.4 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 346.1 | 363.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237.5 | 311.8 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 317.8 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 319.6 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 328.1 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 332.2 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 338.2 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 338.7 | 357.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.5 | 315.7 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.3 | 318.8 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 324.2 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.2 | 323.7 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.7 | 329.8 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.3 | 340.2 | 358.0 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 321 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.1 | 323.6 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 331.9 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 339.7 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.7 | 346.7 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 343.8 | 361.3 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 396.4 | 420.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 405.4 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 405.4 | 421.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 406.9 | 424.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 405 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 403.3 | 422.6 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 317.4 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 321.6 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.6 | 328.7 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.8 | 337.3 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 340.7 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.9 | 342.3 | 357.1 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 329.1 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 331.3 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.2 | 343.7 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.5 | 356.4 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 368 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.0 | 367.6 | 390.9 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 291.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.2 | 295.5 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.9 | 300.1 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.1 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.1 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.3 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 278.4 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 284.1 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.4 | 289.1 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 298 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
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* Alliance Richard Merkin Middle was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.