Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School in Lancaster, CA
(09-12 • Public • Alternative School)
- Address
- 3041 W. Ave. K
Lancaster, CA 93536
- Telephone
- (661) 722-6300
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- City-data.com school rating
- 91
- Students
- 403
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 12.8
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 173
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 66
- School district
- Antelope Valley Union High
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I schoolwide school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 91 |
Lancaster High (1.4 miles): | 43 |
Valley View Elementary (1.6 miles): | 37 |
West Wind Elementary (0.8 miles): | 34 |
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary (0.9 miles): | 32 |
Amargosa Creek Middle (1.0 miles): | 29 |
Nancy Cory Elementary (0.6 miles): | 26 |
Endeavour Middle (1.5 miles): | 25 |
Desert Sands Charter (1.3 miles): | 16 |
California: | 46 |
Los Angeles County: | 44 |
Lancaster: | 25 |
This School: | 91 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 409
Enrollment in 2014: 384
Enrollment in 2013: 387
Enrollment in 2012: 323
Enrollment in 2011: 298
Enrollment in 2010: 278
Enrollment in 2009: 218
Enrollment in 2008: 129
Enrollment in 2007: 50
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 112 | 113 | 89 | 89 | 403 |
Female students | 69 | 74 | 51 | 57 | 251 |
Male students | 43 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 152 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Asian students | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
Hispanic students | 69 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 227 |
Black students | 18 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
White students | 12 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 76 |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Two or More Races students | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 113
11th grade enrollment: 89
12th grade enrollment: 89
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
School: | 62.3% |
California: | 49.4% |
School: | 37.7% |
California: | 49.6% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 0.2% |
State: | 1.0% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 6.2% |
State: | 9.4% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 56.3% |
California: | 46.0% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 13.2% |
State: | 6.1% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 18.9% |
State: | 28.3% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 0.7% |
California: | 0.6% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 4.5% |
California: | 4.5% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
School: | 59.3% |
California: | 61.2% |
Here: | 42.9% |
State: | 52.8% |
School: | 16.4% |
California: | 8.6% |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 4
Number of FTE nurses: 0.4
Student/Teacher Ratio
School: | 31.5 |
California: | 22.8 |
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 11.2 (Salary Expenditures: $1,183,626)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $180,717)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $299,191)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,202,667
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $181,120)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $299,193)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic: 2
Students with disabilities:
- White: 2
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 5,551 schools)
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.
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 39.7 |
California: | 84.3 |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
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.
- All97%
- Males100%
- Females95%
- Hispanic100%
- White100%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 102
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 97% |
State: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 1.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 2.0%
Standard Met: 33.3%
Standard Exceeded: 63.7%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2701.4, Students tested: 102, Standard Not Met: 1.0%, Nearly Met: 2.0%, Met: 33.3%, Exceeded: 63.7%)
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All69%
- Males76%
- Females64%
- Hispanic53%
- White69%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 102
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 69% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 5.9%
Standard Nearly Met: 25.5%
Standard Met: 41.2%
Standard Exceeded: 27.4%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2668.9, Students tested: 102, Standard Not Met: 5.9%, Nearly Met: 25.5%, Met: 41.2%, Exceeded: 27.4%)
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
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 with scores: 108
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 89% |
California: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 0.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 11.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 37.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 52.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 409.1, Students tested: 108, Far Below Basic: 0.0%, Below Basic: 0.0%, Basic: 11.0%, Proficient: 37.0%, Advanced: 52.0%)
California High School Exit Exam:
(State average from 2,357 schools)
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - California High School Exit Exam results
- All419
- Hispanic416
- Black413
- White427
Math Mean Scale Score
Math Mean Scale Score: | 419 |
State: | 374 |
Math Percentage Passed: | 99% |
California: | 68% |
Math Number Passed: 95
Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
Probability & Statistics: 86% California: 69% Number Sense: 86% State: 65% Algebra & Functions: 90% State: 68% Measurement & Geometry: 88% State: 64% Algebra 1: 88% California: 58%
- All415
- Hispanic410
- Black419
- White420
ELA Mean Scale Score
ELA Mean Scale Score: | 415 |
California: | 370 |
ELA Percentage Passed: | 100% |
California: | 68% |
ELA Number Passed: 96
ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
Reading - Word Analysis: 91% California: 76% Reading - Reading Comprehension: 90% California: 71% Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis: 92% California: 75% Writing - Writing Strategies: 85% California: 64% Writing - Writing Conventions: 90% California: 69%
The Physical Fitness Test:
9th grade: (Students tested: 98, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.1%, Needs Improvement: 27.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 18.3%)
Body Composition:
9th grade: (Students tested: 98, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.1%, Needs Improvement: 28.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 17.3%)
Abdominal Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 98, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 92.9%, Needs Improvement: 7.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 98, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 94.9%, Needs Improvement: 5.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 98, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 88.8%, Needs Improvement: 11.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
9th grade: (Students tested: 98, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 98.0%, Needs Improvement: 2.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,708 schools)
Student Count: 4
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 100.0% |
State: | 35.0% |
Grade 9:
Student Count: 4
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 100.0% |
California: | 38.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 679.8 |
State: | 557.8 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 658.5 |
State: | 554.7 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 654.0 |
California: | 554.9 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 646.8 |
California: | 549.3 |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
School: | 100.0% |
California: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic100
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Native Hawaiian100
- Black100
- White100
- Multirace100
- SED100
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 47 out of 47 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 21 out of 21 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 57 out of 57 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
School: | 100.0% |
California: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic100
- Asian100
- Filipino100
- Native Hawaiian100
- Black100
- White100
- Multirace100
- SED100
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 47 out of 47 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 13 out of 13 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 21 out of 21 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 57 out of 57 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School - ACT/SAT scores
Percent of graduates taking the ACT: | 51.7% |
State: | 30.9% |
ACT Composite scores greater or equal to 21: | 65.2% |
California: | 48.7% |
Number of graduates taking the ACT: 46
Average ACT composite score: | 22.0 |
California: | 19.8 |
Average ACT English score: | 21.0 |
State: | 19.6 |
Average ACT mathematics score: | 23.0 |
California: | 20.5 |
Average ACT reading score: | 23.0 |
State: | 20.5 |
Average ACT science score: | 22.0 |
State: | 19.9 |
Percent of graduates taking the SAT: | 95.5% |
State: | 54.4% |
SAT scores greater or equal to 1500: | 50.6% |
California: | 36.3% |
Number of graduates taking the SAT: 85
Average Total SAT Score: | 1,524 |
California: | 1,374 |
Average SAT mathematics score: | 511 |
State: | 464 |
Average SAT critical reading score: | 516 |
California: | 459 |
Average SAT writing score: | 497 |
California: | 451 |
- Hispanic13
- Asian2
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black4
- White7
SAT or ACT Test Participation
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Health & Safety
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 8,737 schools)
- Hispanic8
- Black4
- White5
- 5042
Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Hispanic: 8 (all female)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 5 (all female)
- Section 504: 2 (all female)
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 42.2 |
State: | 172.7 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 1,406 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Hispanic: 9 (male: 6, female: 3)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 3
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Here: | 7.4 |
State: | 84.8 |
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,182 schools)
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 5
- Hispanic64
- Asian4
- Black16
- White10
- Multirace4
- LEP4
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 64 (male: 23, female: 41)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- White: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic56
- Black8
- White7
- Multirace4
9-10th grade studenst who passed Algebra I
- Hispanic: 56 (male: 19, female: 37)
- Black: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
- White: 7 (all female)
- Two or More Races: 4 (all female)
Soar High (Students On Academic Rise) School: | 76.5% |
State: | 72.5% |
Algebra II:
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic31
- Asian4
- Black4
- White13
- Multirace4
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 31 (male: 14, female: 17)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Geometry:
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic55
- Asian7
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black7
- White22
- Multirace7
- LEP2
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 55 (male: 17, female: 38)
- Asian: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- White: 22 (male: 8, female: 14)
- Two or More Races: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Advanced Mathematics:
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes taught by certified teachers: 1
- Hispanic16
- Asian4
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black4
- White7
- Multirace4
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics
- Hispanic: 16 (male: 5, female: 11)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Biology:
- Hispanic73
- Asian4
- Black16
- White10
- Multirace7
- LEP4
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 73 (male: 26, female: 47)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- White: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Chemistry:
- Hispanic58
- Asian10
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black10
- White28
- Multirace10
- LEP2
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Chemistry
- Hispanic: 58 (male: 20, female: 38)
- Asian: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- White: 28 (male: 11, female: 17)
- Two or More Races: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)
Physics:
- Hispanic28
- Asian2
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black7
- White10
- Multirace2
Student Enrollment in Physics
- Hispanic: 28 (male: 17, female: 11)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- White: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
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