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Multicultural Learning Center Primary School
7510 Desoto Ave
Canoga Park CA, 91303, Los Angeles County
Phone: 818-716-5783
Ranking: 
(4,845 out of 6,930, bottom 30%)*
(4,845 out of 6,930, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: 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: | 19 | 19 | 18 | NA | NA | 17 | 16 | 15 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 397 | 395 | 379 | 346 | 332 | 314 | 265 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 40 | 10.1% | 61 | 15.4% | 60 | 15.8% | 60 | 17.3% | 62 | 18.7% | 60 | 19.1% | 52 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 15.1% | 60 | 15.2% | 63 | 16.6% | 61 | 17.6% | 57 | 17.2% | 56 | 17.8% | 40 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 15.1% | 60 | 15.2% | 57 | 15.0% | 53 | 15.3% | 53 | 16.0% | 38 | 12.1% | 41 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 15.6% | 46 | 11.6% | 49 | 12.9% | 56 | 16.2% | 37 | 11.1% | 42 | 13.4% | 40 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 11.1% | 49 | 12.4% | 48 | 12.7% | 31 | 9.0% | 34 | 10.2% | 40 | 12.7% | 31 | 11.7% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 10.6% | 42 | 10.6% | 28 | 7.4% | 38 | 11.0% | 35 | 10.5% | 28 | 8.9% | 23 | 8.7% |
| Grade 6: | 33 | 8.3% | 25 | 6.3% | 35 | 9.2% | 22 | 6.4% | 19 | 5.7% | 12 | 3.8% | 31 | 11.7% |
| Grade 7: | 25 | 6.3% | 31 | 7.8% | 22 | 5.8% | 20 | 5.8% | 6 | 1.8% | 29 | 9.2% | 7 | 2.6% |
| Grade 8: | 31 | 7.8% | 21 | 5.3% | 17 | 4.5% | 5 | 1.4% | 29 | 8.7% | 9 | 2.9% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 183 | 46.1% | 179 | 45.3% | 176 | 46.4% | 167 | 48.3% | 169 | 50.9% | 166 | 52.9% | 148 | 55.8% |
| Female: | 214 | 53.9% | 216 | 54.7% | 203 | 53.6% | 179 | 51.7% | 163 | 49.1% | 148 | 47.1% | 113 | 42.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 323 | 81.4% | 313 | 79.2% | 294 | 77.6% | 259 | 74.9% | 244 | 73.5% | 225 | 71.7% | 220 | 83.0% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.5% | 18 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.7% | 23 | 6.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 20 | 6.4% | 15 | 5.7% |
| White: | 34 | 8.6% | 35 | 8.9% | 37 | 9.8% | 37 | 10.7% | 30 | 9.0% | 40 | 12.7% | 27 | 10.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 6.3% | 27 | 6.8% | 27 | 7.1% | 24 | 6.9% | 47 | 14.2% | 25 | 8.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 166 | 41.8% | 161 | 40.8% | NA | NA | 155 | 44.8% | 134 | 40.4% | 152 | 48.4% | 133 | 50.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 15.4% | 59 | 14.9% | NA | NA | 45 | 13.0% | 55 | 16.6% | 27 | 8.6% | 41 | 15.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.89 | 21.35 | 21.06 | NA | NA | 19.53 | 18.00 | 17.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.6 | 320.3 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.1 | 325 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.1 | 333 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.7 | 336.7 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 341.7 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 345.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.8 | 349.9 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 353.4 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 356.6 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 353.4 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 348.8 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 351.2 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.9 | 362.5 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 360.4 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.8 | 364.8 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 365.9 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.1 | 364.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 371.2 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 366.2 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.0 | 365.4 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.4 | 307.1 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 308.8 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.9 | 316.5 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 317.9 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.2 | 319.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 325.8 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 329.4 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 335.7 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 340.4 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 338.4 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 344 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 352.4 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 358.5 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 363.6 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.1 | 371.9 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 376.4 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.7 | 382 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.6 | 398.9 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.9 | 397.1 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.5 | 396.3 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.4 | 325.2 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 330.3 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 335.6 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.8 | 339.2 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 344.4 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 353 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.5 | 356.2 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.1 | 360.5 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 367.2 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.9 | 365.3 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.2 | 335.9 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.5 | 343.1 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 350 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 356 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 367.4 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.2 | 371.9 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 380.7 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.1 | 387.2 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 392.2 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 392.9 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 325.5 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 324.9 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 327.2 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 329.3 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 334.4 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.3 | 341 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 346.2 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 350.5 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 355.2 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 355.6 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.1 | 328.9 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.6 | 337.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 340.8 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 345.9 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 357 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.1 | 365.9 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 370.7 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.3 | 384.8 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 386 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.9 | 385.3 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.6 | 307 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 311.6 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 316.5 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 323.5 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 334.5 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 340.5 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.2 | 348 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 355.5 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 359.6 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 358.1 | 366.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 326.7 | 345.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 335.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.4 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 346.4 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 348.3 | 363.0 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 325.9 | 347.9 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 337.9 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 349.6 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 350.8 | 366.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 332 | 354.3 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 340.5 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.5 | 347.4 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.2 | 346.1 | 363.5 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 319.6 | 345 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.5 | 332.2 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 338.2 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 338.7 | 357.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 324.2 | 350.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 329.8 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 340.2 | 358.0 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 331.9 | 357.1 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 346.7 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.5 | 343.8 | 361.3 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 328.7 | 348.1 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.9 | 340.7 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.0 | 342.3 | 357.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.6 | 343.7 | 375.3 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.4 | 368 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.9 | 367.6 | 390.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
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* Multicultural Learning Center Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.