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Torch Middle Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

751 North Vineland Ave

La Puente CA, 91746, Los Angeles County

Phone: 626-931-2700

Ranking:

(3,573 out of 6,930, bottom 48%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Bassett 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:	28		31		34		NA	NA	29		30		36
Total Students:	772		764		786		839		762		739		789
Grade 6:	255	33.0%	248	32.5%	271	34.5%	253	30.2%	135	17.7%	114	15.4%	143	18.1%
Grade 7:	248	32.1%	271	35.5%	249	31.7%	284	33.8%	311	40.8%	323	43.7%	320	40.6%
Grade 8:	269	34.8%	245	32.1%	266	33.8%	302	36.0%	316	41.5%	302	40.9%	326	41.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	388	50.3%	378	49.5%	388	49.4%	411	49.0%	370	48.6%	354	47.9%	369	46.8%
Female:	384	49.7%	386	50.5%	398	50.6%	428	51.0%	392	51.4%	385	52.1%	416	52.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%
Asian:	25	3.2%	28	3.7%	18	2.3%	22	2.6%	16	2.1%	16	2.2%	22	2.8%
Hispanic:	734	95.1%	722	94.5%	749	95.3%	790	94.2%	724	95.0%	699	94.6%	744	94.3%
Black:	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	8	1.0%	5	0.7%	7	0.9%	9	1.1%
White:	6	0.8%	8	1.0%	8	1.0%	13	1.5%	9	1.2%	7	0.9%	12	1.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	2	0.2%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	5	0.7%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	633	82.0%	652	85.3%	668	85.0%	670	79.9%	603	79.1%	521	70.5%	467	59.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	69	8.9%	66	8.6%	0	0.0%	61	7.3%	67	8.8%	101	13.7%	91	11.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	28.07		24.65		23.39		NA	NA	26.28		21.20		22.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302.5	311.2	332.8
2005	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.3	321.5	335.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.3	321.7	337.4
2007	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.8	327.1	339.5
2008	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.6	329.9	345.5
2009	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.2	345.1	352.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.4	344.1	356.8
2011	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.6	343	358.4
2012	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.5	352.3	364.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.3	350.2	363.0
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.6	325.2	334.7
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.4	341.2	339.5
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.6	338.2	341
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.2	338.3	343.2
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.2	333.1	347.9
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.7	349.6	354.5
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.1	348.5	360.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.3	356.6	364.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.9	360.8	366.8
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.0	355.5	366.5
2009	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472.5	472.5	422.7
2010	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	452.6	430.9
2012	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463.1	464	434.3
2013	Algebra I	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487.7	465.2	437.3
2004	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	325	332.4
2005	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.9	327.2	337.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.2	338	341
2007	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.1	348.2	342.9
2008	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.9	347.6	348.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.4	353.4	354.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.4	353.2	356.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.3	354.9	360.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.8	370.9	366.6
2013	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.9	363.4	363.5
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.2	331.8	328.5
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.9	338.1	333.6
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.9	356.3	338.2
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.3	356.6	336
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.6	369.2	339.3
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.8	354.7	345
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	350.9	352.2
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.1	357.2	354.9
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.1	378.2	360.5
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.1	376.0	357.9
2004	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396.4	393.3	330.8
2005	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407.4	406.5	330.4
2006	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404.2	397.8	338.5
2007	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.3	336.5	336.8
2008	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	356	342.9
2009	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.3	370	347.3
2010	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.3	339	350.3
2011	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	322.7	351.9
2012	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.8	354.8	355.1
2013	Algebra I	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.7	350.3	358.0
2010	Algebra II	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433.6	433.6	422.5
2004	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	317.3	328.1
2005	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.9	325.1	334.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.3	323.8	339.2
2007	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.7	334	338.7
2008	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.8	346.6	341.2
2009	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.1	348.4	348.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.9	347.8	357.1
2011	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.7	355.2	361.8
2012	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.2	364.3	365.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.2	359.1	361.3
2004	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	323.4	311.1
2005	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.1	321.4	316.4
2006	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.3	325	316.3
2007	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.4	327.3	315.7
2008	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.3	317	320.5
2009	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	302.6	321.3
2010	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293.3	288.3	320.2
2012	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277.2	277.2	323.5
2007	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.6	372.6	417.9
2008	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.8	362.8	420.2
2009	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400.6	400.6	423
2010	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.5	382.5	421.4
2011	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422.5	422.5	424.6
2013	Geometry	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418.5	418.5	422.6
2004	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305.1	303.3	319.2
2005	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.1	305.5	323.8
2006	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.4	303.5	327.9
2007	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.7	318.5	329.8
2008	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.9	322.4	333.9
2009	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.9	321.9	340.2
2010	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.2	315.3	348.1
2011	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.7	323.1	352.6
2012	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.2	329.6	356.6
2013	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.4	332.1	357.1
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.6	315.3	331.2
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.3	328.9	339.7
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.2	343.6	355
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	349.9	364.3
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.2	334	375.3
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.3	350.4	385.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.2	353.9	394.8
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.9	352.8	390.9
2004	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	396.4	304.3	304.9
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	407.4	306.2	307.8
2006	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	404.2	293.4	308.6
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	332.3	294.9	311.1
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	357	305.2	314.6
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	385.8	332.7	319.7
2010	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	370.5	323.2	323.9
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	325	309.2	326.9
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	376.3	339	330.4
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	366.3	332.6	334.1
2010	Algebra II	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	433.6	314.3	324
2004	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	323	308.2	305.6
2005	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	322.1	311.6	310.1
2006	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	331.3	325	310.1
2007	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	324.4	327.1	311
2008	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	329.3	316.3	315.2
2009	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	293	301.8	315.8
2010	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	293.3	288.4	314.7
2012	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	277.2	273.2	318
2007	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	372.6	287.9	310.2
2008	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	362.8	277.8	310.7
2009	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	400.6	286.6	313.4
2010	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	382.5	284.5	317.2
2011	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	422.5	308.4	320.3
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	418.5	305.9	320.8

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* Torch 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.