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Vanguard Learning Center Middle School
13305 South San Pedro St Los Angeles CA, 90061, Los Angeles County Phone: 310-898-6050 Ranking:  (6,663 out of 6,930, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Compton 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: | 18 | 20 | 22 | NA | NA | 29 | 25 | 29 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 292 | 356 | 296 | 345 | 407 | 414 | 472 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 75 | 25.7% | 96 | 27.0% | 71 | 24.0% | 74 | 21.4% | 125 | 30.7% | 132 | 31.9% | 132 | 28.0% |
| Grade 7: | 99 | 33.9% | 100 | 28.1% | 100 | 33.8% | 130 | 37.7% | 139 | 34.2% | 134 | 32.4% | 139 | 29.4% |
| Grade 8: | 110 | 37.7% | 109 | 30.6% | 125 | 42.2% | 137 | 39.7% | 135 | 33.2% | 141 | 34.1% | 201 | 42.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 149 | 51.0% | 188 | 52.8% | 163 | 55.1% | 199 | 57.7% | 220 | 54.1% | 210 | 50.7% | 237 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 143 | 49.0% | 168 | 47.2% | 133 | 44.9% | 146 | 42.3% | 187 | 45.9% | 204 | 49.3% | 231 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 161 | 55.1% | 186 | 52.2% | 153 | 51.7% | 168 | 48.7% | 210 | 51.6% | 222 | 53.6% | 265 | 56.1% |
| Black: | 123 | 42.1% | 163 | 45.8% | 123 | 41.6% | 155 | 44.9% | 188 | 46.2% | 187 | 45.2% | 202 | 42.8% |
| White: | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 6.1% | 19 | 5.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 81.2% | 203 | 57.0% | NA | NA | 193 | 55.9% | 237 | 58.2% | 266 | 64.3% | 309 | 65.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 9.6% | 30 | 8.4% | NA | NA | 32 | 9.3% | 41 | 10.1% | 55 | 13.3% | 38 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.69 | 18.26 | 13.45 | NA | NA | 14.03 | 13.80 | 16.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 305.6 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 314.3 | 346.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.3 | 305.2 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.4 | 317.6 | 354 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.2 | 301.8 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 305.8 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 310.7 | 342.6 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.8 | 294.7 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.1 | 307.7 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 320.6 | 356.6 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 291 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.3 | 296.5 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 302.3 | 328.7 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.7 | 298.7 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 300.6 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 299.4 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 303.4 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.6 | 312.9 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.6 | 315.2 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 322.7 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 321.3 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 327.3 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 329.9 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 298.8 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 302.1 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.6 | 300.7 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 305.6 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 304.8 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 309.4 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 322.1 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 315.8 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 318.5 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 320.6 | 366.5 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 318.6 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 342.6 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.7 | 299.1 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 301 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 302.9 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.5 | 304.8 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 304.5 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 313.8 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 317.8 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.7 | 321 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 329.7 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 322.7 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 295.9 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 295.3 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.8 | 298.7 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.2 | 302.8 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 305.2 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.6 | 313.4 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 328 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 325.6 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 324.6 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 313.3 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.4 | 295.7 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.9 | 285.3 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 276 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 276.6 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.9 | 282.8 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.8 | 303.1 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 310.9 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 295.5 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 300.5 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.5 | 294.0 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 298.1 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.6 | 301.6 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 300.7 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 297.3 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.1 | 304.3 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 304.4 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 319.7 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 319.8 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 325.2 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 320.2 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 280.1 | 311.1 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.6 | 283.2 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.1 | 279.4 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273 | 268.6 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 284.5 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.9 | 271.1 | 322.9 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.4 | 305.4 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 292.3 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 291.8 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 286.7 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 289.8 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 294 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 300.4 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 312.1 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 317.8 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 325 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.8 | 323.0 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 286.5 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.6 | 293.3 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.8 | 300.9 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 312.3 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.4 | 334.2 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.5 | 346.2 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 352.2 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 328.6 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.4 | 281 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.9 | 276.8 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 269.2 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276.5 | 271.3 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.9 | 274.3 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.8 | 283.6 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 287.6 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 287 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 287.6 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.3 | 289.0 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 280.3 | 305.6 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.6 | 280.2 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269.1 | 278.3 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 273 | 256.5 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 270.1 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 286.9 | 265.4 | 317.9 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 322.4 | 262.7 | 320.8 |
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* Vanguard Learning Center Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.