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High Desert School in Acton, CA
(06-08 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 53
Address
 3620 Antelope Woods Rd.
Acton, CA 93510
Telephone
(661) 269-0310
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City-data.com school rating
53
Students
259
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
11.5
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
89
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
17
School district
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I targeted assistance school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
High Desert School:

53
Community Collaborative Charter (1.3 miles):

49
Vasquez High (1.4 miles):

47
Meadowlark Elementary (1.3 miles):

46
Highland High (7.0 miles):

46
Inspire Charter School (1.9 miles):

40
Ocotillo Elementary (6.9 miles):

36
Anaverde Hills (5.1 miles):

28
SCALE Leadership Academy (1.3 miles):

10
High Desert School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Acton:

41
High Desert School:

53

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 259
Enrollment in 2015: 286
Enrollment in 2014: 325
Enrollment in 2013: 332
Enrollment in 2012: 399
Enrollment in 2011: 430
Enrollment in 2010: 423
Enrollment in 2009: 462
Enrollment in 2008: 436
Enrollment in 2007: 497
Enrollment in 2006: 529
Enrollment in 2005: 558
Enrollment in 2004: 411
Enrollment in 2003: 408
Enrollment in 2002: 413
Enrollment in 2001: 388
Enrollment in 2000: 357
Enrollment in 1999: 363

High Desert School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeG06G07G08Total
All students739393259
Female students344244120
Male students395149139
American Indian/Alaska Native students - 112
Asian students1 - 23
Hispanic students30353398
Black students - 1 - 1
White students405556151
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students1 - - 1
Two or More Races students1113

Enrollment by grade:
6th grade enrollment: 73
7th grade enrollment: 93
8th grade enrollment: 93

High Desert School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 120 (46.3%)
High Desert School:

46.3%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 139 (53.7%)
High Desert School:

53.7%
State:

49.6%

High Desert School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 2 (0.8%)
High Desert School:

0.8%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 3 (1.2%)
School:

1.2%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 98 (37.8%)
School:

37.8%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 1 (0.4%)
Here:

0.4%
California:

6.1%
White enrollment: 151 (58.3%)
Here:

58.3%
California:

28.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 1 (0.4%)
High Desert School:

0.4%
California:

0.6%
Two or More Races enrollment: 3 (1.2%)
School:

1.2%
State:

4.5%

High Desert School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 106 (40.9%)
High Desert School:

40.9%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 89 (34.4%)
Here:

34.4%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 17 (6.6%)
High Desert School:

6.6%
California:

8.6%

High Desert School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 11.5

Number of FTE security guards: 0.5
Number of FTE psychologists: 1

Student/Teacher Ratio
High Desert School:

22.5
California:

22.8

High Desert School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $6,191,233
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 5 (Salary Expenditures: $45,007)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 16 (Salary Expenditures: $29,000)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 20 (Salary Expenditures: $18,038)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $107,000)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $716,063
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $5,762,623
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $4,166,764
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $31,500)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 17 (Salary Expenditures: $19,365)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $107)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $5,000,860

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 54 (male: 28, female: 26)
  • Hispanic: 52 (male: 26, female: 26)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 5 (all male)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 27 (male: 20, female: 7)
  • Hispanic: 4 (all male)
  • White: 23 (male: 16, female: 7)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (all male)

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 5,551 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 9 (male: 7, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Here:

34.7
California:

93.6

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All56%
  • Males49%
  • Females64%
  • Hispanic46%
  • White53%
ELA students tested: 271
ELA students with scores: 271

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

56%
California:

49%

Standard Not Met: 18.8%
Standard Nearly Met: 25.1%
Standard Met: 42.1%
Standard Exceeded: 14.0%

All Grades:
18.8%
25.1%
42.1%
14.0%
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2540.0, Students tested: 83, Standard Not Met: 12.1%, Nearly Met: 28.9%, Met: 45.8%, Exceeded: 13.3%)
12.1%
28.9%
45.8%
13.3%
7th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2546.0, Students tested: 91, Standard Not Met: 22.0%, Nearly Met: 26.4%, Met: 34.1%, Exceeded: 17.6%)
22.0%
26.4%
34.1%
17.6%
8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2570.6, Students tested: 97, Standard Not Met: 21.6%, Nearly Met: 20.6%, Met: 46.4%, Exceeded: 11.3%)
21.6%
20.6%
46.4%
11.3%

High Desert School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All32%
  • Males33%
  • Females31%
  • Hispanic20%
  • White31%
Math students tested: 271
Math students with scores: 271

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

32%
State:

38%

Standard Not Met: 29.1%
Standard Nearly Met: 38.8%
Standard Met: 22.9%
Standard Exceeded: 9.2%

All Grades:
29.1%
38.8%
22.9%
9.2%
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2541.2, Students tested: 83, Standard Not Met: 15.7%, Nearly Met: 42.2%, Met: 22.9%, Exceeded: 19.3%)
15.7%
42.2%
22.9%
19.3%
7th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2488.2, Students tested: 91, Standard Not Met: 41.8%, Nearly Met: 40.7%, Met: 15.4%, Exceeded: 2.2%)
41.8%
40.7%
15.4%
2.2%
8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2551.8, Students tested: 97, Standard Not Met: 28.9%, Nearly Met: 34.0%, Met: 29.9%, Exceeded: 7.2%)
28.9%
34.0%
29.9%
7.2%

High Desert School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 87
CST Science students with scores: 86

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

70%
State:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 3.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 8.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 19.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 26.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 44.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 398.3, Students tested: 87, Far Below Basic: 3.0%, Below Basic: 8.0%, Basic: 19.0%, Proficient: 26.0%, Advanced: 44.0%)
3.0%
8.0%
19.0%
26.0%
44.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
7th grade: (Students tested: 91, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 74.7%, Needs Improvement: 14.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 11.0%)
74.7%
14.3%
11.0%
Body Composition:
7th grade: (Students tested: 91, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 71.4%, Needs Improvement: 13.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 15.4%)
71.4%
13.2%
15.4%
Abdominal Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 91, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 100.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
100.0%
Trunk Extension Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 91, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 100.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
100.0%
Upper Body Strength:
7th grade: (Students tested: 91, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 48.4%, Needs Improvement: 51.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
48.4%
51.6%
Flexibility:
7th grade: (Students tested: 91, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 70.3%, Needs Improvement: 29.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
70.3%
29.7%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

High Desert School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 39
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 27

Students who met CELDT criterion:

69.0%
California:

34.0%
Grade 6:
Student Count: 10
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5

Students who met CELDT criterion:

50.0%
State:

39.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

540.5
California:

532.4
Reading Mean Scale Score:

526.3
State:

518.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

516.2
California:

518.5
Writing Mean Scale Score:

529.8
California:

522.0
Grade 7:
Student Count: 22
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 17

Students who met CELDT criterion:

77.0%
State:

48.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

616.5
State:

547.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

581.5
California:

534.4
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

556.5
California:

529.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

590.2
California:

530.2
Grade 8:
Student Count: 7
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5

Students who met CELDT criterion:

71.0%
State:

47.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

630.0
State:

556.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

593.9
State:

547.2
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

598.6
California:

536.1
Writing Mean Scale Score:

584.0
State:

537.0

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

High Desert School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Here:

98.0%
California:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic98
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • Black100
  • White99
  • Multirace100
  • SED97
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities95
  • Hispanic: 98% (tested 93 out of 95 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 99% (tested 147 out of 149 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 97% (tested 109 out of 112 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 41 out of 41 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 95% (tested 53 out of 56 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
High Desert School:

98.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic98
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • Black100
  • White99
  • Multirace100
  • SED97
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities95
  • Hispanic: 98% (tested 93 out of 95 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 99% (tested 147 out of 149 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 97% (tested 109 out of 112 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 41 out of 41 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 95% (tested 53 out of 56 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic25
  • Asian2
  • White85
  • LEP13
  • IDEA4
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 112 (male: 63, female: 49)
  • Hispanic: 25 (male: 8, female: 17)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • White: 85 (male: 53, female: 32)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Here:

432.4
California:

172.7

Expulsions:
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(State average from 1,805 schools)
Expulsion with educational services refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for disciplinary purposes, and providing educational services to the child (e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring; transfer to an alternative school) for the remainder of the school year (or longer) in accordance with local educational agency policy. Expulsion with educational services also includes removals resulting from violations of the Gun Free Schools Act that are modified to less than 365 days.
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
High Desert School:

7.7
State:

10.5

Classes & Courses


Algebra I:
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(State average from 1,382 schools)
Algebra I is a (college-preparatory) course that includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Algebra I is a foundation course leading to higher-level mathematics courses, including Geometry and Algebra II.
8th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 29 (male: 13, female: 16)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • White: 22 (male: 8, female: 14)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
8th grade studenst who passed Algebra I: 30 (male: 14, female: 16)
  • Hispanic: 4 (all male)
  • White: 26 (male: 10, female: 16)
Percent of 8th grade students who passed
High Desert School:

100.0%
California:

85.6%

Geometry:
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Geometry is a (college-preparatory) course that typically includes topics such as properties of plane and solid figures; deductive methods of reasoning and use of logic; geometry as an axiomatic system including the study of postulates, theorems, and formal proofs; concepts of congruence, similarity, parallelism, perpendicularity, and proportion; and rules of angle measurement in triangles.Geometry is considered a prerequisite for Algebra II.
Number of Geometry classes: 1


    Student Enrollment in Geometry

  • Hispanic2
  • Asian2
  • White16
  • Multirace2
  • IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Geometry: 22 (male: 14, female: 8)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • White: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)

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