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Isaac L. Sowers Middle Middle School
9300 Indianapolis Ave
Huntington Beach CA, 92646, Orange County
Phone: 714-962-7738
Ranking:
(1,231 out of 6,930, top 18%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Huntington Beach City Elementary 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: | 43 | 43 | 44 | NA | NA | 46 | 44 | 42 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,168 | 1,250 | 1,283 | 1,204 | 1,210 | 1,241 | 1,105 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 356 | 30.5% | 413 | 33.0% | 396 | 30.9% | 416 | 34.6% | 411 | 34.0% | 383 | 30.9% | 351 | 31.8% |
Grade 7: | 421 | 36.0% | 392 | 31.4% | 439 | 34.2% | 432 | 35.9% | 349 | 28.8% | 439 | 35.4% | 370 | 33.5% |
Grade 8: | 390 | 33.4% | 445 | 35.6% | 443 | 34.5% | 354 | 29.4% | 446 | 36.9% | 419 | 33.8% | 384 | 34.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 605 | 51.8% | 636 | 50.9% | 648 | 50.5% | 636 | 52.8% | 666 | 55.0% | 683 | 55.0% | 560 | 50.7% |
Female: | 563 | 48.2% | 614 | 49.1% | 635 | 49.5% | 568 | 47.2% | 544 | 45.0% | 558 | 45.0% | 541 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 102 | 8.7% | 113 | 9.0% | 103 | 8.0% | 100 | 8.3% | 97 | 8.0% | 98 | 7.9% | 102 | 9.2% |
Hispanic: | 177 | 15.2% | 197 | 15.8% | 204 | 15.9% | 160 | 13.3% | 148 | 12.2% | 81 | 6.5% | 79 | 7.1% |
Black: | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.2% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% |
White: | 809 | 69.3% | 872 | 69.8% | 900 | 70.1% | 867 | 72.0% | 863 | 71.3% | 898 | 72.4% | 910 | 82.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 11 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 62 | 5.3% | 46 | 3.7% | 50 | 3.9% | 46 | 3.8% | 67 | 5.5% | 136 | 11.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 8.3% | 111 | 8.9% | NA | NA | 75 | 6.2% | 87 | 7.2% | 68 | 5.5% | 52 | 4.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 3.6% | 47 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 26 | 2.2% | 38 | 3.1% | 26 | 2.1% | 22 | 2.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.48 | 29.06 | 29.16 | NA | NA | 26.30 | 25.30 | 26.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.9 | 366.9 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 365.4 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.7 | 365.8 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 364.2 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 371.1 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 376.1 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.8 | 383.9 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.4 | 385.3 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.3 | 394.4 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.7 | 392.5 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 362 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.8 | 369.6 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 368.8 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 368.1 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.4 | 370.5 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 387.3 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.2 | 387 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.5 | 394.2 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.4 | 383.7 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.0 | 394.2 | 366.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440.9 | 451.9 | 400 |
2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 442.1 | 414.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473.3 | 470.2 | 422.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 454.3 | 430.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.2 | 441.8 | 428.8 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.1 | 432.6 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.4 | 439.0 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 362.5 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.6 | 372.7 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 374.8 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.6 | 374.1 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.6 | 380.1 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.4 | 388.4 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 389.5 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.6 | 394.7 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.8 | 398.4 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.3 | 396.8 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.7 | 357.2 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 365.3 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.7 | 369.8 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 365.2 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 360.5 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.8 | 371.2 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.3 | 378 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.7 | 367.2 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 373.6 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 361.5 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 400.3 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.3 | 413.3 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.8 | 411.7 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.1 | 404.8 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.6 | 392.2 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.6 | 409 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 363.4 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.8 | 356.3 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.2 | 357.2 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 379.0 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 360.6 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 360.5 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.5 | 369.3 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.7 | 369.6 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.9 | 367.6 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.7 | 375.3 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.2 | 385.7 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.9 | 388.7 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.1 | 385.2 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.9 | 382.9 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 346.2 | 311.1 |
2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 344.7 | 316.4 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 345.8 | 316.3 |
2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 347 | 315.7 |
2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 347.8 | 320.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 354 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.2 | 337.5 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.4 | 346.6 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.5 | 331.5 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 348.8 | 322.9 |
2006 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451.7 | 455.2 | 409.2 |
2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451.2 | 464 | 417.9 |
2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449.7 | 458 | 420.2 |
2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 451.2 | 423 |
2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458.6 | 450.3 | 421.4 |
2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.8 | 436 | 424.6 |
2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432.1 | 445.6 | 426 |
2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440.8 | 455.3 | 422.6 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.7 | 347.2 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.7 | 347.6 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 357.8 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 362.2 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 358.2 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.9 | 368.3 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.5 | 377.1 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.4 | 386.7 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.7 | 391 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.0 | 391.7 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 368.9 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 389.5 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.7 | 403.5 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428.9 | 414.1 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.8 | 426 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439.5 | 437.1 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444.6 | 446.1 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444.5 | 442.3 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 400.3 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 406.3 | 413.3 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 410.8 | 411.7 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397.6 | 407.6 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 402.9 | 399.1 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 426.7 | 421.9 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 380.3 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.3 | 376.5 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 375.3 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 383.5 | 399.7 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 346.2 | 305.6 |
2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 344.7 | 310.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 345.8 | 310.1 |
2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 347 | 311 |
2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 347.8 | 315.2 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 354 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.2 | 337.5 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.4 | 346.6 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280.5 | 331.5 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 348.8 | 317.9 |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 451.7 | 455.2 | 312.8 |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 451.2 | 464 | 310.2 |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 449.7 | 458 | 310.7 |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 451.2 | 313.4 |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 458.6 | 450.3 | 317.2 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 422.8 | 436 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 432.1 | 445.6 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 440.8 | 455.3 | 320.8 |
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* Isaac L. Sowers Middle Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.