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Almeria Middle School

Public | 6-8 | 1120 students

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3 stars

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Posted February 14, 2013

I went to this school as a student for 3 years, it's the worst school I've ever been to, so much violence in this school, it's unbearable, The teachers are great, and dedicated to help you, but the children discipline Is definitely unsatisfactory, I've been terrorized in this school for 3 straight years, by the kids there, and so little done about it by staff, don't go to this school.


Posted March 29, 2012

I hate this school. I'm in mr Titus and mrs bettgers class and it's the absolute worst. It's rated a 4 out of 10 please don't come to Fontana unified. They have nothing to offer your children.


Posted July 26, 2010

Im a student here and im going to be in 8th grade this year.So far in my school years here its been GREAT here! Though students honestly get no time to finish homework.


Posted June 3, 2010

I am so happy with this school, but I would like more parent's participation. Thanks for save the music program.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 13, 2010

The Teaching staff, as well as the Principal and the workers at Almeria are all very dedicated to making sure our children are in a safe and friendly atmosphere. I cannot be more pleased with my sons' learning! He is a 7th grader and he tells me that the Teachers find all the different ways to make sure that learning is fun! I can't say enough good about Almeria Middle School!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 30, 2010

My granddaughter goes there. She enjoys going to school and the teachers that she has in 6th grade.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 30, 2010

Great teachers! They really try to make sure the kids have every opportunity to do well and succeed!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 27, 2003

My son is in the 6th grade, this school is way seriously overcrowded. Measures should have been taken sooner to construct Ruble Middle. North Fontana is growing at a rate that will overcrowd all schools in this area at a critical state. The Board of Ed. must see this at an emergency level. Also there are too many sub-teachers taken the place of my child's first three periods due to a maternity leave, students are confused on assignments and homework.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 26, 2003

I have two boys attending Almeria Middle School. Most of the teachers have been extremly helpful in after school help with home work. The RSP program and its teachers are great! I was sorry that the after school homework had to be cut due to budget. On another note, I feel that the over crowding conditions are unfair to our kids. The few minutes that is given to get from class to class is a real challenge. The Physical Education teachers have too many kids to be able to do anything but take roll call. Locker rooms don't have enough space for kids to change clothes without fights erupting. Lunch lines are too long for kids to purchase lunch and still have time to eat it. I talk to my kids about their teachers. They tell me that some are temps. 'Why do they have temps?' I expect my boys to try hard and be polite, but no more than what they have to work with.
—Submitted by a parent


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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

The API reflects year-over-year schools performance based on STAR test score results from spring 2012.

This school's
API score

757

Change from
2011 to 2012

+17

API Statewide Rank
(2011)

4 / 10

API Similar Schools Rank (2011)

5 / 10


API Growth scores over time

Did this school meet the API goal this year?
The state goal for API is 800. All schools that are below 800 are assigned an API improvement target each year.
  • This school met its schoolwide API target for 2012.
  • This school has not yet met the state goal of 800.

API Growth scores by subgroup

In addition to schoolwide API scores, each student subgroup receives an API score.
Did this school meet all the API goals for student subgroups this year?
The state goal for the API is 800. All the student subgroups at a school that are below 800 are assigned an API improvement target each year.
  • This school did not meet all student subgroup API targets for 2012

This school's
API score

757

What is the API?
The Academic Performance Index (API) is a single number assigned to each school by the California Department of Education to measure overall school performance and improvement over time on statewide testing. The API ranges from 200 and 1000, with 800 as the state goal for all schools.
Change from
2011 to 2012

+17

Change from 2011 to 2012
Comparing the API Growth to the Base shows whether or not this school’s test score performance improved between Spring 2011 and Spring 2012. The API ranges between 200 and 1000, with 800 as the statewide goal for all schools. Schools scoring below an 800 are given at least a 5 point target for the next year.
API Statewide Rank
(2011)

4 / 10

API Statewide Rank (2011)
The API Statewide Rank ranges from 1 to 10. A rank of 10, for example, means that the school’s API fell into the top 10% of all schools in the state with a comparable grade range. The 2011 rank is based on results from tests students took in Spring 2011.
API Similar Schools Rank (2011)

5 / 10

API Similar Schools Rank (2011)
The API Similar Schools Rank ranges from 1 to 10. It shows how the school compares to other schools with similar student demographic profiles. The California Department of Education uses parent education level, poverty level, student ethnicity and other data to identify similar schools.
English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 59% in 2012.

270 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
45%

2011

 
 
43%

2010

 
 
37%

2009

 
 
37%
Math

The state average for Math was 55% in 2012.

273 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
31%

2011

 
 
37%

2010

 
 
36%

2009

 
 
33%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

See California's state standards

Source: California Department of Education

Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 86% in 2012.

2012

 
 
n/a

2011

 
 
n/a

2010

 
 
n/a

2009

 
 
n/a
English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 62% in 2012.

285 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
58%

2011

 
 
50%

2010

 
 
39%

2009

 
 
38%
Math

The state average for Math was 52% in 2012.

288 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
42%

2011

 
 
51%

2010

 
 
40%

2009

 
 
33%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

See California's state standards

Source: California Department of Education

Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 49% in 2012.

320 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
43%

2011

 
 
25%

2010

 
 
23%

2009

 
 
21%
English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 59% in 2012.

327 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
49%

2011

 
 
50%

2010

 
 
38%

2009

 
 
29%
General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)

The state average for General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards) was 32% in 2012.

2012

 
 
n/a

2011

 
 
4%

2010

 
 
12%

2009

 
 
5%
Geometry

The state average for Geometry was 87% in 2012.

2012

 
 
n/a

2011

 
 
n/a

2010

 
 
n/a

2009

 
 
n/a
History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative

The state average for History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative was 52% in 2012.

362 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
43%

2011

 
 
40%

2010

 
 
27%

2009

 
 
18%
Science

The state average for Science was 66% in 2012.

345 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
49%

2011

 
 
40%

2010

 
 
28%

2009

 
 
30%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

See California's state standards

Source: California Department of Education

English Language Arts

All Students45%
Females46%
Males44%
African American48%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino45%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)29%
Economically disadvantaged42%
Non-economically disadvantaged60%
Students with disability21%
Students with no reported disability47%
English learner3%
Fluent-English proficient and English only57%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented87%
Parent education - not a high school graduate36%
Parent education - high school graduate50%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)43%
Parent education - college graduate44%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduaten/a
Parent education - declined to staten/a

Math

All Students31%
Females30%
Males32%
African American18%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino33%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)21%
Economically disadvantaged27%
Non-economically disadvantaged48%
Students with disability6%
Students with no reported disability33%
English learner2%
Fluent-English proficient and English only40%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented81%
Parent education - not a high school graduate18%
Parent education - high school graduate33%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)32%
Parent education - college graduate40%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduaten/a
Parent education - declined to staten/a
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See California's state standards

Source: California Department of Education

Algebra I

All Studentsn/a
Femalesn/a
Malesn/a
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
White (not Hispanic)n/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Non-economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with no reported disabilityn/a
English learnern/a
Fluent-English proficient and English onlyn/a
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talentedn/a
Parent education - not a high school graduaten/a
Parent education - high school graduaten/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)n/a
Parent education - college graduaten/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduaten/a
Parent education - declined to staten/a

English Language Arts

All Students58%
Females53%
Males62%
African American58%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino54%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)74%
Economically disadvantaged53%
Non-economically disadvantaged77%
Students with disability55%
Students with no reported disability58%
English learner17%
Fluent-English proficient and English only69%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented95%
Parent education - not a high school graduate44%
Parent education - high school graduate55%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)68%
Parent education - college graduate57%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate77%
Parent education - declined to state55%

Math

All Students42%
Females40%
Males45%
African American37%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino41%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)42%
Economically disadvantaged36%
Non-economically disadvantaged68%
Students with disability29%
Students with no reported disability43%
English learner13%
Fluent-English proficient and English only51%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented84%
Parent education - not a high school graduate25%
Parent education - high school graduate41%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)53%
Parent education - college graduate49%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate69%
Parent education - declined to state31%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See California's state standards

Source: California Department of Education

Algebra I

All Students43%
Females48%
Males37%
African American33%
Asiann/a
Filipino67%
Hispanic or Latino43%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)36%
Economically disadvantaged40%
Non-economically disadvantaged52%
Students with disabilityn/a
Students with no reported disability43%
English learner17%
Fluent-English proficient and English only48%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented95%
Parent education - not a high school graduate31%
Parent education - high school graduate45%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)38%
Parent education - college graduate50%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate68%
Parent education - declined to state48%

English Language Arts

All Students49%
Females51%
Males48%
African American56%
Asiann/a
Filipino75%
Hispanic or Latino46%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)73%
Economically disadvantaged48%
Non-economically disadvantaged54%
Students with disabilityn/a
Students with no reported disability50%
English learner4%
Fluent-English proficient and English only59%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented90%
Parent education - not a high school graduate39%
Parent education - high school graduate53%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)47%
Parent education - college graduate58%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate74%
Parent education - declined to state41%

General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)

All Studentsn/a
Femalesn/a
Malesn/a
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)n/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Non-economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilityn/a
Students with no reported disabilityn/a
English learnern/a
Fluent-English proficient and English onlyn/a
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talentedn/a
Parent education - not a high school graduaten/a
Parent education - high school graduaten/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)n/a
Parent education - college graduaten/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduaten/a
Parent education - declined to staten/a

Geometry

All Studentsn/a
Femalesn/a
Malesn/a
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
White (not Hispanic)n/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Non-economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with no reported disabilityn/a
Fluent-English proficient and English onlyn/a
Gifted and talentedn/a
Parent education - not a high school graduaten/a
Parent education - high school graduaten/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)n/a
Parent education - college graduaten/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduaten/a
Parent education - declined to staten/a

History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative

All Students43%
Females39%
Males46%
African American49%
Asiann/a
Filipino69%
Hispanic or Latino40%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)40%
Economically disadvantaged40%
Non-economically disadvantaged52%
Students with disability13%
Students with no reported disability46%
English learner18%
Fluent-English proficient and English only49%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented81%
Parent education - not a high school graduate34%
Parent education - high school graduate39%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)44%
Parent education - college graduate54%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate74%
Parent education - declined to state35%

Science

All Students49%
Females44%
Males54%
African American44%
Asiann/a
Filipino77%
Hispanic or Latino47%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Samoann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)62%
Economically disadvantaged45%
Non-economically disadvantaged62%
Students with disability13%
Students with no reported disability51%
English learner20%
Fluent-English proficient and English only55%
Migrant educationn/a
Gifted and talented95%
Parent education - not a high school graduate42%
Parent education - high school graduate43%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)42%
Parent education - college graduate64%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate84%
Parent education - declined to state56%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See California's state standards

Source: California Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic or Latino 82% 49%
African American 10% 7%
White 6% 28%
Asian 1% 8%
Filipino 1% 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0% 1%
Multiple or No Response 0% 3%
Pacific Islander 0% 1%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
English language learners 128%N/A24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 279%N/A52%
Source: 1 CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009
Source: 2 NCES, 2008-2009

Home languages of english learners

Language This school State average
Spanish 99% 85%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) 1% 1%
Vietnamese 0% 2%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Average class size

  This school District averageState average
Average class size 28N/A25
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Average years teaching in district 10N/A11
Average years teaching 13N/A13
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Teacher credentials

  This school District averageState average
Full credential 98%N/A96%
Emergency credential or waiver 2%N/A2%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009
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7723 Almeria Avenue
Fontana, CA 92336
Website: Click here
Phone: (909) 357-5350

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