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Berendo Middle School

Public | 5-8 | 1854 students

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Los Angeles's Berendo Middle School is a public school serving 1854 students in grades 5-8. It is year-round.

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im currently a 8th grader and im about to finish middle school in 3 months ;(...
I am a garden volunteer who helped out on a project at Berendo for the...
This is a Pretty Cool School for your children. It has Cool Teachers and good...
Im a current student at this school and its a great school! It used to be...
I was a proud Alumni at this school. The problem in this schoolis that the...

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92% of students at this school are Hispanic or Latino.

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Posted March 26, 2012

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im currently a 8th grader and im about to finish middle school in 3 months ;( let me tell you something this school is GOOD! the math department is really good we score really high in math tests because berendo has before school and after school tutroing and that helps alot. the classes are good and the elctives are creative too but now we only have dance band and digital arts but they are good this school has the most amazing people and i honestly dont want to leave it berendo has been very fun they celebrate diffrent cultures and have dances:) they are very fun this school has improved ALOT!

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Posted March 21, 2010

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I am a garden volunteer who helped out on a project at Berendo for the Mayor's Day of Service. I was so impressed with the families and the administration. Hundreds of students and their family members came out to serve their community. Principal Bilovsky has assembled an exemplary staff that works above and beyond to create a safe, beautiful and enriching environment for their students and the broader community. They are heros, and Berendo is an amazing school.

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Posted September 28, 2009

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This is a Pretty Cool School for your children. It has Cool Teachers and good supervision. They also have the most strict deans so its mostly rare for your kid to het in trouble !
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Posted November 7, 2008

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Im a current student at this school and its a great school! It used to be non-academic and test scores were way too low! All of that has changed now and teachers are really showing a lot of dedication nowadays. Especially in the 8th grade, where teachers even make you show up before school, after school, nutruion, lunch, and make you go to saturday school and intersession. I have honors in all my classes and in my algebra class, the head of the math department goes to visit us daily and sometimes even teaches our whole period because he's so impressed with our work and we are always ahead in our work compared to normal classes. When the normal algebra class is studying slopes and linear graphs/equations, we're, on the other hand, studying quadratic equations and functions or polynomials and factoring.
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Posted June 23, 2008

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I was a proud Alumni at this school. The problem in this schoolis that the students see it as a social gathering not a place of education. I you have a good child that wants to study then there should be no problem. But, the education is not that demanding. It took me a really long time to adjust to Hamilton Humaities Magnet. (which is a great school and it is worth all the work) So, maybe try sending your child somewhere else.
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Posted July 28, 2007

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As a former teacher at this school I can say that the quality of the education depends upon the administration and the dedication of the parents. There was a horrible principal who almost destroyed the school. Others have done well. Students have gone on to receive full scholarships to Ive League colleges. For the neighborhood, the school is safe and offers many activities after school. Most teachers are dedicated, but there are a few slackers. Too few parents are actually involved in their students education. Those that support their students and encourage them can benefit from a decent public school in a marginal school district.
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Posted May 9, 2007

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As for the extracurricular activities is great. The teachers that teaches music art drama etc. are really dedicated to come everyday and show the students new things. But most of the teachers meet up to the standards. I'm not sure how they discipline the students are correct.
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Posted August 24, 2005

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The school has dedicated staff and teachers who care about the quality of teaching. Great staff and teacher support as well!
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Posted January 22, 2005

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beren do middle is on of the close middle school. the thin g is that theres too many students for few teachers and most teachers such as Mr.larason .
—Submitted by Eric Z Zamudio Calderon, a student

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Posted February 9, 2004

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I am proud Alumni of Berendo Middle School. Although, I did not receive the best education, I am able to suceed in high school. I believe Berendo is a very poor school and most teachers are very poor. Earning A's in middle school was a practical joke, but entering high school and suceeding is very difficult for me. Berendo does not prepare students for high school. School was joke in middle school.
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Posted August 27, 2003

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This is a very good school.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	92%	49%
Asian	5%	8%
African American	2%	7%
Filipino	1%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%
Multiple or No Response	0%	3%
Pacific Islander	0%	1%
White	0%	28%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	42%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	96%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	96%	85%
Korean	3%	1%
All other non-English languages	0%	1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	0%	1%
Thai	0%	0%
Vietnamese	0%	2%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	26	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	11	N/A	11
Average years teaching	11	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	96%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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1157 South Berendo Street
Los Angeles, CA 90006
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Phone: (213) 739-5600

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Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
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All Students	37%
Females	42%
Males	33%
African American	n/a
Asian	69%
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
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Non-economically disadvantaged	40%
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English learner	7%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	54%
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Parent education - high school graduate	50%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	53%
Parent education - college graduate	74%
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Parent education - declined to state	24%

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Females	38%
Males	32%
African American	n/a
Asian	65%
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American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
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Economically disadvantaged	35%
Non-economically disadvantaged	33%
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Students with no reported disability	35%
English learner	8%
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Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	87%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	29%
Parent education - high school graduate	37%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	53%
Parent education - college graduate	74%
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Parent education - declined to state	28%

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Females	47%
Males	36%
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Asian	60%
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Non-economically disadvantaged	39%
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English learner	4%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	55%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	92%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	39%
Parent education - high school graduate	46%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	65%
Parent education - college graduate	79%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	34%

All Students	84%
Females	86%
Males	81%
African American	n/a
Asian	92%
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	82%
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Parent education - not a high school graduate	77%
Parent education - high school graduate	82%
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Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	93%

All Students	45%
Females	48%
Males	42%
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Parent education - high school graduate	47%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	36%
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Males	18%
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Students with disability	5%
Students with no reported disability	22%
English learner	6%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	30%
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Gifted and talented	n/a
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Parent education - high school graduate	15%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	29%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	15%

All Students	64%
Females	62%
Males	66%
African American	n/a
Asian	85%
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	63%
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English learner	17%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	78%
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Gifted and talented	96%
Parent education - not a high school graduate	69%
Parent education - high school graduate	65%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	50%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	59%

School Leader's name	Robert Bilovsky
Special schedule	Year-round
Fax number	(213) 382-8599

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