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Aptos Junior High Middle School
1001 Hntngtn Dr Aptos CA, 95003, Santa Cruz County Phone: 831-688-3234 Ranking:  (1,790 out of 6,930, top 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 27 | 30 | 26 | NA | NA | 30 | 24 | 34 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 722 | 740 | 734 | 735 | 717 | 722 | 734 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 369 | 51.1% | 353 | 47.7% | 374 | 51.0% | 368 | 50.1% | 363 | 50.6% | 351 | 48.6% | 377 | 51.4% |
| Grade 8: | 353 | 48.9% | 385 | 52.0% | 359 | 48.9% | 367 | 49.9% | 346 | 48.3% | 371 | 51.4% | 357 | 48.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 354 | 49.0% | 377 | 50.9% | 385 | 52.5% | 372 | 50.6% | 343 | 47.8% | 357 | 49.4% | 373 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 368 | 51.0% | 363 | 49.1% | 349 | 47.5% | 363 | 49.4% | 374 | 52.2% | 365 | 50.6% | 357 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 28 | 3.9% | 24 | 3.2% | 29 | 4.0% | 28 | 3.8% | 25 | 3.5% | 19 | 2.6% | 29 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 281 | 38.9% | 265 | 35.8% | 243 | 33.1% | 232 | 31.6% | 207 | 28.9% | 210 | 29.1% | 223 | 30.4% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% |
| White: | 409 | 56.6% | 437 | 59.1% | 451 | 61.4% | 459 | 62.4% | 462 | 64.4% | 480 | 66.5% | 467 | 63.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 235 | 32.5% | 239 | 32.3% | NA | NA | 194 | 26.4% | 161 | 22.5% | 135 | 18.7% | 124 | 16.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 5.0% | 31 | 4.2% | NA | NA | 28 | 3.8% | 37 | 5.2% | 15 | 2.1% | 22 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.35 | 25.08 | 27.86 | NA | NA | 23.90 | 26.70 | 21.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 413.4 | 400 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 428.9 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.8 | 383.6 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456.9 | 446.1 | 430.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443.6 | 437.1 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471.1 | 414.6 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484.5 | 439.7 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.2 | 317.3 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 318.9 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.6 | 326.9 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 329.7 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.2 | 335.9 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.9 | 344.5 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 342.1 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.4 | 344.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.1 | 352.7 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.8 | 347.1 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 311 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 309.2 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 315.4 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 323.3 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 324.6 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 338.6 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.3 | 334.9 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 338.9 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 339 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.6 | 337.6 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 344.1 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.2 | 369.2 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 339.6 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.2 | 346.2 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.2 | 349.2 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 335.8 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.9 | 368.7 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.5 | 345.7 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.9 | 342.1 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.1 | 350.9 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 313.6 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 321.5 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.9 | 323.9 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 329.1 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.7 | 332.9 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.1 | 335.8 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 348.1 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 347.9 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.4 | 347.8 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.7 | 347.3 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 296 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 303.9 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 297.4 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 313 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 320.2 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.7 | 314 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 315.6 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 311.2 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 310.2 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.4 | 307.3 | 322.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.7 | 398.2 | 420.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.1 | 392.7 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.9 | 406.2 | 421.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458.4 | 425.1 | 424.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446.4 | 433.6 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455.8 | 424.1 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 301.6 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 308.8 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.2 | 311.6 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 318.7 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 318.9 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 321 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 327.3 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 327.1 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 334.1 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.6 | 335.6 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 318.9 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.5 | 332.6 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.9 | 346.1 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.8 | 348.5 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.7 | 361.7 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.7 | 371.7 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.1 | 376.1 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.9 | 374.2 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 305.8 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 409.2 | 297 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 294.3 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 402.4 | 296.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 395.4 | 308.6 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 300.8 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 398.4 | 324.8 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 377.6 | 312.5 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 412.6 | 315.4 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 404.5 | 319.7 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 292.6 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 303.1 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 293.8 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 308.3 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 311.6 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.7 | 309.6 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 308.7 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 306.8 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 303.1 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.4 | 303.9 | 317.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 401.7 | 274.4 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 406.1 | 280.6 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 411.9 | 284.1 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 458.4 | 292.6 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 446.4 | 288.5 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 455.8 | 292.6 | 320.8 |
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* Aptos Junior High Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.