Sparks Middle Middle School
15100 Giordano St
La Puente CA, 91744, Los Angeles County
Phone: 626-933-5001
Ranking: (3,583 out of 6,930, bottom 48%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Hacienda La Puente 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: | 23 | 23 | 22 | NA | NA | 24 | 23 | 28 | ||||||
Total Students: | 492 | 502 | 528 | 510 | 522 | 544 | 552 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 252 | 51.2% | 253 | 50.4% | 258 | 48.9% | 262 | 51.4% | 246 | 47.1% | 278 | 51.1% | 261 | 47.3% |
Grade 8: | 240 | 48.8% | 249 | 49.6% | 270 | 51.1% | 248 | 48.6% | 276 | 52.9% | 266 | 48.9% | 291 | 52.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 257 | 52.2% | 255 | 50.8% | 257 | 48.7% | 248 | 48.6% | 274 | 52.5% | 271 | 49.8% | 280 | 50.7% |
Female: | 235 | 47.8% | 247 | 49.2% | 271 | 51.3% | 262 | 51.4% | 248 | 47.5% | 273 | 50.2% | 268 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 23 | 4.7% | 20 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.0% | 17 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 457 | 92.9% | 462 | 92.0% | 496 | 93.9% | 476 | 93.3% | 492 | 94.3% | 519 | 95.4% | 517 | 93.7% |
Black: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.3% |
White: | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 408 | 82.9% | 413 | 82.3% | 525 | 99.4% | 377 | 73.9% | 384 | 73.6% | 354 | 65.1% | 304 | 55.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 11.8% | 50 | 10.0% | NA | NA | 93 | 18.2% | 90 | 17.2% | 95 | 17.5% | 78 | 14.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.30 | 21.73 | 24.13 | NA | NA | 21.31 | 20.80 | 19.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 322.4 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 329.2 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.1 | 331 | 337.4 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 328.6 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 337.3 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.5 | 341 | 341 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.5 | 454.1 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417.6 | 468.8 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 330.2 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 329.5 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 342.9 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 340.3 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 349.8 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 361 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 358.6 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 367.1 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.1 | 369.7 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 367.6 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.9 | 338.9 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 335.8 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 344.9 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 336.1 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 342.3 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 353.4 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.6 | 358.2 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 369.4 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 372.2 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 365.3 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 356.6 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 320.4 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 328.1 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 321.8 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 319.8 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 331.8 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 353.4 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.6 | 344.9 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.1 | 351.5 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.5 | 356.1 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 324.9 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.1 | 333.6 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 338.7 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 342.1 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 341.6 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 357.3 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 368.5 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 367.4 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.2 | 372.4 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.2 | 366.4 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 320.3 | 311.1 |
2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.9 | 463.0 | 422.6 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 324.1 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 332.9 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.2 | 330.6 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.8 | 339.7 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.7 | 341.8 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 354.8 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 367.3 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.8 | 367.4 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.6 | 368.8 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 368.5 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 335.4 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 348.9 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 357.8 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 379.3 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.2 | 402.9 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.6 | 402.4 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.7 | 417.3 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.0 | 411.9 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 302 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 302.9 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 305 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 306.9 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 305.6 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 316.4 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 337.5 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 337.4 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 387.9 | 342.5 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 383.5 | 348.3 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 318.6 | 305.6 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 409.9 | 315.9 | 320.8 |
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* Sparks Middle Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.