##### U.S. Department of Education 

**2003-2004 *No Child Left Behind---Blue Ribbon Schools Program***

**Cover Sheet**

Dr. Eleanor Love

Name of Principal
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(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other) (As it should appear in the
official records)

Los Cerritos Middle School

Official School Name

(As it should appear in the official records)

2100 Avenida de las Flores

School Mailing Address
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(If address is P.O. Box, also include street address)

Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-1530

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

City State Zip Code+4 (9 digits total)

Tel. [( 805 ) 492-3538]{.underline} Fax [( 805 ) 493-8854]{.underline}

Website/URL [www.conejo.k12.ca.us/los_cerritos/]{.underline} E-mail
[elove.conejo.k12.ca.us]{.underline}

I have reviewed the information in this application, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge all information is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_[2/4/04]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Principal's Signature)

Name of Superintendent\*
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(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)

District Name Tel. [( 805) 497-9511]{.underline}

I have reviewed the information in this application, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge it is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[2/4/04]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(Superintendent's Signature)

Name of School Board

President/Chairperson

(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)

I have reviewed the information in this package, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge it is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[2/4/04]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(School Board President's/Chairperson's Signature)

*\*Private Schools: If the information requested is not applicable,
write N/A in the space.*

**PART I ‑ ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION**

**\[Include this page in the school's application as page 2.\]**

The signatures on the first page of this application certify that each
of the statements below concerning the school\'s eligibility and
compliance with U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights
(OCR) requirements is true and correct.

1.  The school has some configuration that includes grades K-12.
    (Schools with one principal, even K-12 schools, must apply as an
    entire school.)

2.  The school has not been in school improvement status or been
    identified by the state as \"persistently dangerous\" within the
    last two years. To meet final eligibility, the school must meet the
    state's adequate yearly progress requirement in the 2003-2004 school
    year.

3.  If the school includes grades 7 or higher, it has foreign language
    as a part of its core curriculum.

4.  The school has been in existence for five full years, that is, from
    at least September 1998.

5.  The nominated school or district is not refusing the OCR access to
    information necessary to investigate a civil rights complaint or to
    conduct a district‑wide compliance review.

6.  The OCR has not issued a violation letter of findings to the school
    district concluding that the nominated school or the district as a
    whole has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes. A
    violation letter of findings will not be considered outstanding if
    the OCR has accepted a corrective action plan from the district to
    remedy the violation.

7.  The U.S. Department of Justice does not have a pending suit alleging
    that the nominated school, or the school district as a whole, has
    violated one or more of the civil rights statutes or the
    Constitution\'s equal protection clause.

8.  There are no findings of violations of the Individuals with
    Disabilities Education Act in a U.S. Department of Education
    monitoring report that apply to the school or school district in
    question; or if there are such findings, the state or district has
    corrected, or agreed to correct, the findings.

**PART II ‑ DEMOGRAPHIC DATA**

**All data are the most recent year available.**

**DISTRICT** (Questions 1‑2 not applicable to private schools)

1\. Number of schools in the district: \_\_[20]{.underline}\_ Elementary
schools

\_\_\_[4]{.underline}\_ Middle schools

\_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_ Junior high schools

\_\_\_[3]{.underline}\_ High schools \*

\_[N/A]{.underline} Other (Briefly explain)

\* 1-Alternative 1 Adult Ed

\_\_[29]{.underline}\_ TOTAL

2\. District Per Pupil Expenditure: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Average State Per Pupil Expenditure: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**SCHOOL** (To be completed by all schools)

3\. Category that best describes the area where the school is located:

> \[ \] Urban or large central city
>
> \[ \] Suburban school with characteristics typical of an urban area
>
> \[ \] Suburban
>
> \[ \] Small city or town in a rural area
>
> \[ \] Rural

4\. [7]{.underline} Number of years the principal has been in her/his
position at this school.

[N/A]{.underline} If fewer than three years, how long was the previous
principal at this school?

5\. Number of students enrolled at each grade level or its equivalent in
applying school:

  ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- -- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
  **Grade**   **\# of   **\# of                **Grade      **Grade**   **\# of   **\# of     **Grade
              Males**   Females**              Total**                  Males**   Females**   Total**

  **K**                                                     **7**       203       197         400

  **1**                                                     **8**       216       187         403

  **2**                                                     **9**                             

  **3**                                                     **10**                            

  **4**                                                     **11**                            

  **5**                                                     **12**                            

  **6**       170       143                    313          Other                             

                                    **TOTAL                                                   1116
                                    STUDENTS                                                  
                                    IN THE                                                    
                                    APPLYING                                                  
                                    SCHOOL →**                                                
  ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- -- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------

6\. Racial/ethnic composition of [72]{.underline} % White

the students in the school: [2]{.underline} % Black or African American

[15]{.underline} % Hispanic or Latino

[10]{.underline} % Asian/Pacific Islander

[1]{.underline} % American Indian/Alaskan Native

**100% Total**

7\. Student turnover, or mobility rate, during the past year:
\_\_\_[3]{.underline}\_\_\_\_% (per '02 STAR)

> (This rate includes the total number of students who transferred to or
> from different schools between October 1 and the end of the school
> year, divided by the total number of students in the school as of
> October 1, multiplied by 100.)
>
> 2002-2003

  ----------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------
  **(1)**     Number of students who transferred 43
              ***to*** the school after October  
              1 until the end of the year.       

  **(2)**     Number of students who transferred 47
              ***from*** the school after        
              October 1 until the end of the     
              year.                              

  **(3)**     Subtotal of all transferred        90
              students \[sum of rows (1) and     
              (2)\]                              

  **(4)**     Total number of students in the    1,078
              school as of October 1             

  **(5)**     Subtotal in row (3) divided by     .083
              total in row (4)                   

  **(6)**     Amount in row (5) multiplied by    8.3
              100                                
  ----------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------

8\. Limited English Proficient students in the school:
\_\_[3.9]{.underline}\_\_\_%

\_[44]{.underline}\_\_\_\_Total Number Limited English Proficient

Number of languages represented: \_\_\_[10]{.underline}\_\_\_

Specify languages: Canton Chinese Mandarin Chinese

German Russian

Japanese Spanish

Korean Pashto

9\. Students eligible for free/reduced-priced meals:
\_\_\_[11.6]{.underline}\_\_%

\_\_[130]{.underline}\_\_\_Total Number Students Who Qualify

> If this method does not produce a reasonably accurate estimate of the
> percentage of students from low‑income families or the school does not
> participate in the federally‑supported lunch program, specify a more
> accurate estimate, tell why the school chose it, and explain how it
> arrived at this estimate.

10\. Students receiving special education services:
\_\_\_\_\_[9]{.underline}\_\_\_%

\_\_\_[100]{.underline}\_\_Total Number of Students Served

> Indicate below the number of students with disabilities according to
> conditions designated in the Individuals with Disabilities Education
> Act.

\_\_[1]{.underline}\_Autism \_\_[2]{.underline}\_Orthopedic Impairment

\_\_\_\_Deafness 33_Other Health Impaired

\_\_\_\_Deaf-Blindness \_[41]{.underline}\_Specific Learning Disability

\_\_[3]{.underline}\_Hearing Impairment \_[19]{.underline}\_Speech or
Language Impairment

\_\_[1]{.underline}\_Mental Retardation \_\_\_\_Traumatic Brain Injury

\_\_\_\_Multiple Disabilities \_\_\_\_Visual Impairment Including
Blindness

\_[0]{.underline}\_ Emotional Disturbance

11. Indicate number of full‑time and part‑time staff members in each of
    the categories below:

    **Number of Staff**

**[Full-time]{.underline}** **[Part-Time]{.underline}**

Administrator(s) \_\_\_[3]{.underline}\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Classroom teachers \_\_[38]{.underline}\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_[5]{.underline}\_\_\_

Special resource teachers/specialists \_\_\_[5]{.underline}\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_[3]{.underline}\_\_\_\_

Paraprofessionals \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_[12]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_

> Support staff \_\_\_[6]{.underline}\_\_\_\_
> \_\_\_[25]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_
>
> Total number \_\_[52]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_
> \_\_\_[45]{.underline}\_\_\_

12\. Average school student-"classroom teacher" ratio:
\_[34:1]{.underline}\_\_

13\. Show the attendance patterns of teachers and students as a
percentage. The student dropout rate is defined by the state. The
student drop-off rate is the difference between the number of entering
students and the number of exiting students from the same cohort. (From
the same cohort, subtract the number of exiting students from the number
of entering students; divide that number by the number of entering
students; multiply by 100 to get the percentage drop-off rate.) Briefly
explain in 100 words or fewer any major discrepancy between the dropout
rate and the drop-off rate. (Only middle and high schools need to supply
dropout rates and only high schools need to supply drop-off rates.)

  ------------------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                           2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000   1998-1999

  Daily student attendance 96%         95.9%       96.2%       95.8%       

  Daily teacher attendance 96%         96%         97%         96%         97%

  Teacher turnover rate    8%          20%         12%         11%         2%

  Student dropout rate     0%          0%          0%          0%          0%

  Student drop-off rate                                                    
  ------------------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

# Part III -- Summary

Los Cerritos Middle School, home of the Leopards, is one of 5 middle
schools located in the city of Thousand Oaks, California. We are known
for high academic achievement, outstanding award-winning music programs,
strong student-support programs and activities, highly skilled and
dedicated teachers and staff, a welcoming and friendly front office, and
an active, hard-working and supportive PTSA group volunteering thousands
of hours a year for the benefit of students. We are also lucky to have a
supportive local community, including companies that partner with our
school district, such as Amgen, the Rockwell Science Center, Sage
Publications, Baxter Healthcare, and California Lutheran University. We
are fortunate to have a flourishing cultural community, and strong
connections to several local universities and colleges. Our active city
government supports our schools and our children in a partnership with
the Conejo Valley Unified School District. Recent community efforts have
resulted in significant support to our schools: Measure R provided \$90
million dollars for school renovation and innovation; the city has
co-funded a number of facilities for our district's students; and the
recently established Conejo Schools Foundation will further support our
schools now and in the future.

Students attend Los Cerritos from 6 feeder elementary schools, as well
as other outlying schools through our district's school choice program.
Our increasing enrollment reflects the growing respect and demand for
our services and instructional programs, particularly in the 6^th^ grade
where our program has more than doubled over the last 5 years from 144
students to a current enrollment of 316.

Our culturally diverse student body creates a rich school environment
for all students with proven results of excellence. Our school wide API
(Academic Performance Index) score has risen steadily over the last
three years to a score of 840; subgroups have also shown growth in
scores: the scores for our white students have risen from 807 to 841 to
851. But one of our proudest accomplishments has been the success we
have experienced with our Hispanic students as their scores have also
risen due to our efforts. They have improved from a score of 585 to 650
to our current score of 709, a single-year jump of 59 points after
previous increases over two years of a total of 124 points.

Our comprehensive program is designed to ensure success for all
students. We devote resources to meeting the needs of under-performing
groups of students: our economically disadvantaged students as well as
our English Learner population. That effort also benefits the school
population as a whole. What we do for struggling students helps all
students.

The mission of Los Cerritos Middle School is to promote a safe,
supportive and creative environment so that all students strive for and
achieve high academic standards. We understand, value, and address the
complex social, emotional, and physical needs of middle school students.
We provide a structured transition as students progress from elementary
school to high school and beyond. Working as partners with their
parents, we guarantee them a quality education through a varied,
comprehensive, and rigorous curricular and extra curricular program
designed to nurture ethical citizens and life-long learners. In order to
fulfill our mission, we currently focus our standards-based program on
four major goals to guide our decision-making, our work and our
resources: improvement in 1) student achievement in English, language
arts, and reading; 2)student achievement in math; 3)skills and
achievement for struggling, and identified "at risk" students; and
maintenance and improvement in current excellent quality programs and
services.

# Part IV -- Indicators of Academic Success

1.  **School Assessment Results**

Since spring of 2001, the California Standardized Testing and Reporting
(STAR) program has been in place to reflect how students in our school
achieve annually in various subject areas. Currently, the STAR program
includes California Standards Tests (CST) for English/Language Arts and
Mathematics and shows how well students are doing in relation to the
state content standards. Student scores are reported as five performance
levels: Advanced (exceeds state standards), Proficient (meets
standards), Basic (approaching standards), Below Basic (below
standards), and Far Below Basic (well below standards). Students scoring
at the Proficient or Advanced levels have met state standards in that
content area.

Our school has consistently scored well above state average scores in
all areas, especially for the economically disadvantaged and Hispanic
students. We have also seen dramatic results in our standardized test
scores over the last few years, and we attribute those increases to a
school-wide focus on reading, math and writing, as well as to our
over-arching and continuous focus on helping struggling and at-risk
students. By incorporating instructional and program strategies to help
those struggling at-risk students, we have helped all students and
witnessed increases in all scores.

For English/Language Arts, our data shows student proficiency scores
that are high or increasing over three years. Our 6^th^ graders
consistently score the highest of the three grade levels, with 2003
scores ranging from 55% proficient or advanced, to 79% for various
disaggregate groups. Only one group, a severely educationally disabled
group, shows low scores. We continue our search for instructional
methods to help them achieve at higher levels. Our 7^th^ graders' 2003
scores show a similar pattern: a range of proficient or advanced scores
of 55% to 71%. Eighth graders performed consistently also in 2003. In
most cases, scores over the last three years have risen for all grade
levels in English/Language Arts. Data from previous state standardized
tests in our district's internal system show high scores and growth.

In the area of Mathematics, the achievement gap between all students and
sub-groups of students is closing. The most significant information
shows that the three sub-groups represented at Los Cerritos:
socio-economically disadvantaged, Hispanic students (many of whom also
appear in the disadvantaged group) and disabled students, show
consistently improving scores well above the average scores for those
groups in the state of California. This is particularly significant
because, as our total school population has remained relatively steady,
these sub-groups have all grown in size. Our total
socio-economically-disadvantaged student group has in the last year
nearly doubled in size, and yet their percentages of proficient and
advanced scores have risen by 10%. The number of our disabled students
has also grown by 30% and their scores have risen also. Several years
ago, our district made 3 changes to our math program based on
comparative state and nationwide data. We concluded that 8^th^ grade
students were capable of learning Algebra ( a course for 9^th^ graders,
primarily in California), and that students who came to Los Cerritos
from feeder elementary schools needed a different program and approach
in order to learn algebra successfully. Our district adopted Every Day
Math for students K through 6^th^ grade, we used class size reduction
funding from the state to lower the class ratio of Algebra classes to 20
to 1, and we also designated the college prep 7^th^ grade math course as
pre-algebra, all in an effort to "raise the bar" for our students and
help them succeed.

2.  **Use of Assessment Data to Improve Student and School Performance**

Our process of staff, program and student evaluation is directly linked
to our analysis of student assessment data aligned with standards, and
we rely on a wide spectrum of data sources for information about our
students, including daily classroom and anecdotal information; writing
and work samples; discipline records; benchmark assessments; Edusoft, a
standards-based computer program that administrators and teachers are
currently being trained to use; and standardized testing data, to
improve student performance and to improve the programs at our school.
Staff review different kinds of data from their own angle to help
struggling students, enrich the program of already successful students,
and challenge the exceptional/very bright students so that all can have
their best experience with us and learn as much as they can before they
move onto high school. In order to understand a myriad of data, we
continually distribute the various forms of data all through the year to
groups of staff and ask for their conclusions about what they "see." We
discuss those perspectives and analyze the information at staff
meetings, case conferences, department meetings, administrative
meetings, looking closely to see which groups are doing well, why, and
how we can use that information to help groups of students.

To improve school performance we use the same wealth of data sources,
but view them with different "eyes" that analyze how we can improve our
courses and programs to help students be successful. For example,
teachers look specifically at math benchmark exams to see where our
students need further instruction on concepts. Also, teachers,
counselors and the principal look at ELL (English Language Learner)
students' scores on the CELDT (California English Language Development
Test) and other indicators for information about how to improve the
program for those students. As our staff works through the year to
monitor student progress with the data we use, we discuss strategies and
formulate plans to devote resources such as School Improvement funds,
master schedule/course offerings, personnel, etc. We draw upon a number
of types of funds to most efficiently support programs for students and
staff.

3.  **Communicating School Performance**

We have numerous ways to communicate our students' performance to
parents, students and the community. All members of the school community
receive the annual School Accountability Report Card, a profile of our
school, containing demographic and assessment data, the school mission,
and goals. Along with the regular tools schools use to communicate
individual student progress, such as report cards and email to and from
homes, our school features a computer program called Edline that allows
parents to access their student's records in the district system.
Through this program, parents can also see a standardized test score
history for their child and access to classroom data, class work, and
homework from each of the student's teachers using GradeQuick. To
communicate whole-school and/or disaggregate group information to our
school community, we use a number of venues, including School Site
Council meetings, monthly PTSA meetings, our school website, the School
Accountability Report Card, bi-monthly bulletins and the Leopard Letter.
We have an active ELAC committee (English Learners' Advisory Council)
where we regularly share information and data about our English learners
and about the entire school population.

We celebrate students' hard work and good behavior through the
Renaissance program, which rewards students for excellent performance as
well as for improved performance, a feature that allows all students to
achieve and be acknowledged. DARE culmination celebrates 6^th^ grade
students' hard work and dedication in the DARE curriculum. We hold
Student of the Month luncheons, give Principal's Honor Roll
certificates, and end the year with awards nights in June separately for
7^th^ and 8^th^ graders to honor them for their outstanding work in all
subject areas, not just academics.

4.  **Sharing Success**

Because we are part of a unified school district in a county devoted to
educational collegiality, it is easy for us to share our success with
other schools. Our school district structures and supports articulation
efforts among all our schools and school levels so that we can learn
from each other the instructional strategies and programs that best
benefit our students. Parents at all schools are very active and
involved and help spread success. The district also sponsors a monthly
District Advisory Council, an active forum where schools send
representative parents to communicate and share their school's ideas,
information, and successful programs, among other topics as they act as
an advisory group for the Instructional Division. Secondary principals
also share ideas through regular focus group meetings. Through a
comprehensive and excellent county inservice program coordinated by our
county superintendent's office, administrators and groups of lead
teachers regularly attend to hear nationally recognized researchers and
speakers such as Doug Reeves, Robert Marzano, Deborah Pickering, and
Grant Wiggins, on instructional topics focused on ways to improve
schools. Through these workshops, teachers and administrators have
opportunities to share ideas with colleagues from sites around the
county. We always welcome visiting teachers and staff who want to garner
ideas from us; we have sent staff to area schools to glean ideas from
them. We are willing givers and takers.

# PART V Curriculum and Instruction

1\. **The School Curriculum**

A strong core curriculum, based on state frameworks and standards
adopted by our district in each curricular area, stresses the mastery of
basic skills and their application when solving problems and thinking
critically. Continuous work by site and district teachers and
administrators to analyze, refine, and implement the curriculum,
provides students with a comprehensive, rigorous, and rich educational
program.

Visual, practical, and performing **arts** are an integral part of our
curriculum, offering students courses of their interest taught by
teachers with a passion for their particular expertise. Nearly 200
students elect to take either beginning, intermediate or advanced band
and strings classes open to all students, as well as a jazz band class.

Students at all three grade levels take **English** and social studies
as a two-period core block or core team, emphasizing reading, writing,
speaking and listening and grammar/conventions through varied genres of
literature representing diverse cultures.

The California Content Standards for middle school **social studies**
require study of the origin and development of major Western and
non-Western civilizations. Eighth graders at Los Cerritos also study an
in-depth unit called "We the People," developed and distributed by the
national Center for Civic Education, about our Constitution and its
application throughout our country's history as well as its impact
today. Students use a "debate style" format, culminating with a
district-wide competition for all 8^th^ graders in front of panels of
judges from the community. Our middle school embraces this program
because of its depth and the results we see among our students who can
eloquently explain, analyze and argue/defend constitutional issues.
Also, teachers trained in the Teacher's Curriculum Institute's "History
Alive!" program augment our social studies lessons focusing on different
learning styles to help meet the needs of diverse learners.

## Our foreign language program has doubled in size in the last three years. Almost half of our 8^th^ graders take Spanish I for high school credit, and 80% of those students enroll in the second year language course at the high school to be able to continue through advanced placement studies in the 4^th^ and 5^th^ years. We offer French I when demand supports it. Depending on student interest and staff, we offer 7^th^ graders Spanish, French and German for 13 weeks each as part of an elective wheel. Languages are taught with the "language acquisition" approach, integrating reading, writing, speaking and listening skills with a natural use and study of grammar.

# Math courses offer students conceptual understanding, problem solving, algebraic preparedness, and mathematical thinking. Eighth graders take Algebra I in classes limited to 20 students. 

Students learn that the **sciences** affect practically everything
around them. They use the scientific method for meaningful, engaging,
thought-provoking projects, hands-on labs, fieldtrips, and technology to
help them achieve with high results. The teachers also expect that
students will learn valuable life skills critical to the world of work
later in high school and beyond. They do this by teaching them the safe
use of scientific equipment, listening skills, following directions,
note taking, and the ability to work cooperatively in small groups with
a common purpose.

2\. **English Language Arts Curriculum and Reading**

We improve the reading skills of students reading below grade level by
assessing and identifying their skill level and enrolling them into a
number of appropriate courses. Special education students receive
instruction within the special education program. Students who do not
qualify for special education, but read below grade level, take a
reading class staffed at 20 students to one teacher, in addition to the
English/social studies core. The special education and reading teachers
have at their disposal a number of research-based programs to target
particular reading weaknesses: Academy of Reading is a computer program
that addresses automaticity and fluency; Soar to Success focuses on
reading comprehension; Corrective Reading is a direct instruction
program that has been statistically proven to increase decoding and
reading comprehension skills. The reading teacher also offers students
an individualized program which is highly motivational, turning
non-readers into avid enthusiasts!

Our school has won the Governor's Reading Award for using Accelerated
Reader, a program to help English teachers to guide students to choose
and read challenging books. Students read a designated number of pages
per month to prove their comprehension through the program specifically
designed to improve the skills of less able readers. A newly-purchased
computer program called Successmaker helps students remediate the gaps
in their reading and language arts skills. Its use in reading classes,
our ELL class, special education classes, and our after-school Boys' and
Girls' Club promises to improve students' reading skills in yet another
way.

3\. **Math, Essential Skills, and Knowledge**

Los Cerritos math teachers offer a balanced curriculum emphasizing basic
skills, problem solving, and conceptual understanding based on the state
math framework/standards and district standards. Teachers design lessons
to meet a variety of learning styles using whole class instruction,
cooperative learning groups, independent work, and activities and
projects with real-world applications. In support of the school's
emphasis on writing across the curriculum, the math teachers design and
implement specific real-life math problems that students must analyze,
solve, and explain in expository writing assignments. Other cross
curricular integration includes time lines, map skills, the stock
market, mini-society in social studies, and measurement in science,
elective and physical education classes.

Sixth grade features Everyday Math, a challenging and comprehensive
program designed to train students to view concepts, problems, and
solutions in varied ways. Students receive instruction in "cored"
math/science blocks to allow students time to achieve mastery in
standards. Pre-algebra is the focus of the seventh grade curriculum;
Algebra is the focus for eighth grade in classes enrolled at 20 to 1.
Approximately 80% of both seventh and eighth grade students are enrolled
in college prep or honors math. Morning Math Help offers all students
daily math help before period 1. We also offer a before-school remedial
math class for students struggling with basic skills in addition to
their regular math class. There is on-going communication between our
teachers and the high school math teachers to ensure that all students
are prepared for their next level of schooling.

4\. **Instructional Methods That Improve Student Learning**

At Los Cerritos, a strong, collaborative instructional emphasis on
improvement of students' reading and writing and math skills across the
curriculum permeates all content area courses, including Physical
Education and electives. Teachers document their work with students, and
students receive instruction in a reading or writing "strategy of the
month" and submit essays to the principal. Reading strategies are used
with content area text, while writing strategies can either be
implemented directly from the "Writing Plan" or modified to fit the
nature of writing instruction within the subject area, particularly in
math where formal "essays" are replaced by real life math problems which
students must explain in expository writing assignments.

Our teachers use a variety of proven traditional and cutting edge
instructional methods in all subjects, including teacher-directed
lessons, student presentations, innovative class projects, computer and
video technology, hands-on lessons, and on-line research and networking.
Math 8/Algebra teachers focus on effective small group instruction with
maximum enrollment ratios of 20 students per teacher.

5\. **Professional Development and Its Impact on Improving Student
Achievement**

Collegial review of school data has led us to a renewed commitment and
collaboration among teachers and staff school-wide, in departments,
grade levels, and programs. We use many opportunities to discuss,
analyze, plan, share ideas, and formulate goals. We support staff in
their own professional growth by, for example, teaching the school's
monthly reading strategy to all teachers, analyzing and scoring student
writing samples as a group, designing units and lessons collegially,
reviewing and analyzing content standards in small and large groups,
designing benchmark tests in math,

Teachers in English/Language Arts, social studies, and math work
together on planning days throughout the year to share new instructional
strategies, plan units and lessons, share workshop ideas, and analyze
student work in order to refine their teaching and their classes.
Teachers in other curricular areas meet on a regular basis for decision
making and instructional planning. Teams of secondary teachers meet
quarterly in articulation meetings to ensure that standards are
implemented uniformly without sacrificing creativity.

Our leadership team of teacher leaders provides staff development, data
analysis and reflection, teaching ideas and strategies, and inspiration
to all staff. We provide these experiences at monthly staff meetings,
department meetings, planning days and pupil-free days.

Our School Site Council dedicates large portions of improvement funds,
from 30 to 35% of an annual budget, to support teacher planning days,
technology training, workshop attendance, peer observation, etc.

In 1999 Los Cerritos received its baseline API score of 805. We were
proud of that score, but knew from our PQR (Program Quality Review)
process and our own internal indicators of growth and success that we
could raise the bar and work to improve not merely the number, but, more
importantly, our students' skills. Our school wide API score has risen
steadily to 838 for the spring 2003 testing. One of our proudest
accomplishments has been the success we have experienced with our
Hispanic students as their scores have risen steadily, an increase of
124 points in the last three years. This is clear evidence that our
efforts have had an impact on student achievement.

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

English Language Arts

Grade 6

  ------------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- ---------
                           Los                            Statewide             
                           Cerritos                                             

                           2002-03    2001-02   2000-01   2002-03     2001-02   2000-01

  Testing Month            April      April     April                           

  All Students                                                                  

  Students Tested          290        283       273       490783      466011    435575

  \% of Enrollment         100        97        94        98          93        91

  \% Advanced              40         30        23        13          9         8

  \% Proficient            34         36        46        23          21        23

  \% Basic                 21         26        25        35          36        36

  \% Below Basic           3          6         4         16          19        20

  \% Far Below Basic       1          2         3         13          15        13

  Economically                                                                  
  Disadvantaged Students                                                        

  Students Tested          19         15        13        257717      237131    213971

  \% of Enrollment         6          5         4         52          48        45

  \% Advanced              21         13        0         4           2         2

  \% Proficient            42         13        31        15          12        12

  \% Basic                 36         53        46        38          36        36

  \% Below Basic           0          13        8         23          27        29

  \% Far Below Basic       0          7         15        19          23        21

  Non Economically                                                              
  Disadvantaged Students                                                        

  Students Tested          272        268       255       231678      227523    220084

  \% of Enrollment         93         92        88        46          46        46

  \% Advanced              42         31        23        22          16        15

  \% Proficient            34         37        47        32          31        33

  \% Basic                 19         25        24        31          35        35

  \% Below Basic           3          5         4         9           11        12

  \% Far Below Basic       2          2         2         6           6         6

  Students with                                                                 
  Disabilities                                                                  

  Students Tested          21         16        29        48929       37789     36399

  \% of Enrollment         7          5         10        10          8         8

  \% Advanced              4          6         21        2           2         1

  \% Proficient            9          19        14        6           6         6

  \% Basic                 38         25        28        20          21        22

  \% Below Basic           28         38        24        23          26        31

  \% Far Below Basic       19         13        14        49          46        40
  ------------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- ---------

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

English Language Arts

Grade 6

  ------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  Students with No                                                      
  Reported Disability                                                   

  Students Tested          269      267      244      440289   426330   397754

  \% of Enrollment         92       91       84       88       86       84

  \% Advanced              43       32       23       14       9        9

  \% Proficient            36       37       50       25       23       24

  \% Basic                 19       26       24       37       37       37

  \% Below Basic           1        4        2        16       19       19

  \% Far Below Basic       0        1        1        9        12       11

  White Students                                                        

  Students Tested          239      221      216      164324   N/A      N/A

  \% of Enrollment         82       76       75       33       N/A      N/A

  \% Advanced              41       31       22       23       N/A      N/A

  \% Proficient            33       35       44       33       N/A      N/A

  \% Basic                 19       24       25       30       N/A      N/A

  \% Below Basic           3        5        5        8        N/A      N/A

  \% Far Below Basic       1        2        2        6        N/A      N/A

  Hispanic Students                                                     

  Students Tested          20       30       20       223076   N/A      N/A

  \% of Enrollment         7        10       6        45       N/A      N/A

  \% Advanced              15       13       5        4        N/A      N/A

  \% Proficient            40       26       50       15       N/A      N/A

  \% Basic                 45       46       35       39       N/A      N/A

  \% Below Basic           0        13       0        23       N/A      N/A

  \% Far Below Basic       0        0        10       19       N/A      N/A
  ------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

N/A = State of California does not publish ethnic data for this school
year.

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

English Language Arts

Grade 7

  ------------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- ---------
                           Los                            Statewide             
                           Cerritos                                             

                           2002-03    2001-02   2000-01   2002-03     2001-02   2000-01

  Testing Month            April      April     April                           

  All Students                                                                  

  Students Tested          397        342       357       493364      421745    426371

  \% of Enrollment         99         92        94        98          87        88

  \% Advanced              24         25        22        10          7         9

  \% Proficient            41         35        36        26          26        23

  \% Basic                 24         29        31        33          32        33

  \% Below Basic           7          6         9         18          20        21

  \% Far Below Basic       4          5         3         14          15        15

  Economically                                                                  
  Disadvantaged Students                                                        

  Students Tested          49         24        32        236253      192285    191422

  \% of Enrollment         12         6         8         47          40        40

  \% Advanced              2          4         3         3           2         2

  \% Proficient            28         25        16        16          14        12

  \% Basic                 46         33        41        36          33        33

  \% Below Basic           18         13        28        25          28        28

  \% Far Below Basic       4          25        13        20          23        24

  Non Economically                                                              
  Disadvantaged Students                                                        

  Students Tested          356        318       321       255666      228508    233288

  \% of Enrollment         89         85        84        51          47        48

  \% Advanced              28         26        24        16          12        14

  \% Proficient            43         36        38        35          36        31

  \% Basic                 21         29        29        30          31        33

  \% Below Basic           5          6         7         12          14        14

  \% Far Below Basic       3          3         2         7           7         8

  Students with                                                                 
  Disabilities                                                                  

  Students Tested          43         25        59        48816       33583     35937

  \% of Enrollment         11         7         16        10          7         7

  \% Advanced              6          0         8         1           1         1

  \% Proficient            6          0         12        5           5         4

  \% Basic                 32         28        39        17          16        17

  \% Below Basic           34         36        27        24          28        29

  \% Far Below Basic       16         36        14        53          50        48
  ------------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- ---------

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

English Language Arts

Grade 7

  ------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  Students with No                                                      
  Reported Disability                                                   

  Students Tested          355      316      298      442960   386737   388991

  \% of Enrollment         89       85       78       88       80       81

  \% Advanced              26       27       24       11       8        10

  \% Proficient            44       37       41       28       28       24

  \% Basic                 22       29       29       35       33       34

  \% Below Basic           3        4        6        18       20       20

  \% Far Below Basic       1        2        1        9        12       12

  White Students                                                        

  Students Tested          275      255      291      171291   N/A      N/A

  \% of Enrollment         69       64       77       34       N/A      N/A

  \% Advanced              27       24       20       17       N/A      N/A

  \% Proficient            41       36       39       37       N/A      N/A

  \% Basic                 20       30       28       29       N/A      N/A

  \% Below Basic           6        5        8        10       N/A      N/A

  \% Far Below Basic       3        2        2        6        N/A      N/A

  Hispanic Students                                                     

  Students Tested          72       52       42       216180   N/A      N/A

  \% of Enrollment         18       13       11       43       N/A      N/A

  \% Advanced              9        7        11       3        N/A      N/A

  \% Proficient            27       26       11       17       N/A      N/A

  \% Basic                 41       34       45       36       N/A      N/A

  \% Below Basic           13       9        21       25       N/A      N/A

  \% Far Below Basic       6        21       9        20       N/A      N/A
  ------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

N/A = State of California does not publish ethnic data for this school
year.

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

English Language Arts

Grade 8

  ------------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- ---------
                           Los                            Statewide             
                           Cerritos                                             

                           2002-03    2001-02   2000-01   2002-03     2001-02   2000-01

  Testing Month            April      April     April                           

  All Students                                                                  

  Students Tested          395        364       345       466735      432738    409105

  \% of Enrollment         100        95        96        98          93        90

  \% Advanced              23         21        17        8           10        9

  \% Proficient            38         41        39        22          22        23

  \% Basic                 29         29        33        34          34        35

  \% Below Basic           6          7         7         20          19        19

  \% Far Below Basic       4          2         3         15          14        14

  Economically                                                                  
  Disadvantaged Students                                                        

  Students Tested          49         19        36        207145      185845    170724

  \% of Enrollment         11         5         10        43          40        38

  \% Advanced              4          5         3         2           2         2

  \% Proficient            16         26        19        13          12        12

  \% Basic                 51         37        39        35          36        35

  \% Below Basic           10         21        25        28          27        28

  \% Far Below Basic       18         11        14        22          23        23

  Non Economically                                                              
  Disadvantaged Students                                                        

  Students Tested          349        345       304       258138      245589    236841

  \% of Enrollment         88         90        84        54          53        52

  \% Advanced              26         22        19        13          16        14

  \% Proficient            41         42        42        30          30        31

  \% Basic                 26         28        32        34          34        34

  \% Below Basic           6          6         5         14          13        13

  \% Far Below Basic       1          1         2         9           8         8

  Students with                                                                 
  Disabilities                                                                  

  Students Tested          40         26        62        46525       35845     33880

  \% of Enrollment         10         7         17        10          8         7

  \% Advanced              2          4         5         1           1         1

  \% Proficient            12         12        18        4           4         4

  \% Basic                 30         46        39        16          17        18

  \% Below Basic           27         31        21        27          28        29

  \% Far Below Basic       27         8         18        52          49        48
  ------------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- ---------

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

English Language Arts

Grade 8

  ------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  Students with No                                                      
  Reported Disability                                                   

  Students Tested          355      338      283      418656   395178   373959

  \% of Enrollment         89       88       78       88       85       83

  \% Advanced              25       22       20       9        11       10

  \% Proficient            40       43       44       24       24       24

  \% Basic                 29       28       32       37       36       36

  \% Below Basic           3        5        4        20       18       18

  \% Far Below Basic       1        1        0        10       11       11

  White Students                                                        

  Students Tested          289      290      262      166804   N/A      N/A

  \% of Enrollment         73       73       73       35       N/A      N/A

  \% Advanced              22       21       19       15       N/A      N/A

  \% Proficient            43       43       40       32       N/A      N/A

  \% Basic                 26       28       33       33       N/A      N/A

  \% Below Basic           5        6        4        12       N/A      N/A

  \% Far Below Basic       1        1        2        7        N/A      N/A

  Hispanic Students                                                     

  Students Tested          58       47       46       196635   N/A      N/A

  \% of Enrollment         15       12       13       41       N/A      N/A

  \% Advanced              8        6        2        2        N/A      N/A

  \% Proficient            20       31       21       13       N/A      N/A

  \% Basic                 46       36       36       36       N/A      N/A

  \% Below Basic           8        14       26       28       N/A      N/A

  \% Far Below Basic       15       10       13       21       N/A      N/A
  ------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

N/A = State of California does not publish ethnic data for this school
year.

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math

Grade 6

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------
                                  School                Statewide   

                                  2002-03    2001-02    2002-03     2001-02

  Testing Month                   April      April                  

  All Students                                                      

  Students Tested                 290        283        490430      473049

  \% of Enrollment                100        97         98          95

  \% Advanced                     33         30         10          10

  \% Proficient                   38         35         24          22

  \% Basic                        19         23         30          30

  \% Below Basic                  9          10         28          29

  \% Far Below Basic              1          2          8           8

  Economically Disadvantaged                                        
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 18         15         257532      241878

  \% of Enrollment                6          5          52          49

  \% Advanced                     17         7          3           4

  \% Proficient                   39         13         16          15

  \% Basic                        28         20         31          31

  \% Below Basic                  17         40         38          39

  \% Far Below Basic              0          20         11          12

  Non Economically Disadvantaged                                    
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 272        268        231519      229770

  \% of Enrollment                93         92         46          46

  \% Advanced                     34         32         18          17

  \% Proficient                   38         36         33          31

  \% Basic                        19         23         28          30

  \% Below Basic                  9          9          17          18

  \% Far Below Basic              1          1          4           4

  Students with Disabilities                                        

  Students Tested                 21         15         48928       39112

  \% of Enrollment                7          5          10          8

  \% Advanced                     0          13         2           2

  \% Proficient                   19         7          7           7

  \% Basic                        24         20         15          17

  \% Below Basic                  43         40         41          16

  \% Far Below Basic              14         20         34          27
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math

Grade 6

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
  Students with No Reported                                       
  Disability                                                      

  Students Tested                 269        268        439951    432003

  \% of Enrollment                92         92         88        87

  \% Advanced                     35         31         11        11

  \% Proficient                   39         36         26        24

  \% Basic                        19         23         32        31

  \% Below Basic                  7          9          27        27

  \% Far Below Basic              0          1          5         6

  White Students                                                  

  Students Tested                 239        221        164162    N/A

  \% of Enrollment                82         76         33        N/A

  \% Advanced                     30         29         17        N/A

  \% Proficient                   39         36         35        N/A

  \% Basic                        19         23         28        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  8          8          16        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              1          2          4         N/A

  Hispanic Students                                               

  Students Tested                 20         30         222991    N/A

  \% of Enrollment                7          10         45        N/A

  \% Advanced                     15         13         3         N/A

  \% Proficient                   35         20         16        N/A

  \% Basic                        30         26         32        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  20         33         38        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              0          6          10        N/A
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------

N/A = State of California does not publish ethnic data for this school
year.

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math

Grade 7

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------
                                  School                Statewide   

                                  2002-03    2001-02    2002-03     2001-02

  Testing Month                   April      April                  

  All Students                                                      

  Students Tested                 396        357        492411      447826

  \% of Enrollment                99         96         98          92

  \% Advanced                     16         16         7           6

  \% Proficient                   37         39         23          24

  \% Basic                        27         31         32          31

  \% Below Basic                  17         11         26          29

  \% Far Below Basic              3          3          12          11

  Economically Disadvantaged                                        
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 41         26         235758      206489

  \% of Enrollment                10         7          47          43

  \% Advanced                     2          0          2           2

  \% Proficient                   15         23         14          14

  \% Basic                        46         42         32          30

  \% Below Basic                  32         27         35          39

  \% Far Below Basic              5          8          17          17

  Non Economically Disadvantaged                                    
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 355        331        255232      239851

  \% of Enrollment                89         89         51          49

  \% Advanced                     18         17         12          9

  \% Proficient                   39         40         31          32

  \% Basic                        25         30         32          32

  \% Below Basic                  15         10         19          20

  \% Far Below Basic              3          2          7           6

  Students with Disabilities                                        

  Students Tested                 42         27         48636       38044

  \% of Enrollment                11         7          10          8

  \% Advanced                     2          0          1           1

  \% Proficient                   12         4          5           5

  \% Basic                        17         22         14          15

  \% Below Basic                  48         48         38          44

  \% Far Below Basic              21         26         43          36
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math

Grade 7

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
  Students with No Reported                                       
  Disability                                                      

  Students Tested                 354        329        442216    407894

  \% of Enrollment                89         88         88        84

  \% Advanced                     18         17         8         6

  \% Proficient                   40         42         25        25

  \% Basic                        29         32         34        32

  \% Below Basic                  13         9          25        27

  \% Far Below Basic              1          1          8         9

  White Students                                                  

  Students Tested                 273        267        170962    N/A

  \% of Enrollment                68         72         34        N/A

  \% Advanced                     16         14         11        N/A

  \% Proficient                   39         42         33        N/A

  \% Basic                        27         29         33        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  13         11         17        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              2          1          6         N/A

  Hispanic Students                                               

  Students Tested                 71         53         215852    N/A

  \% of Enrollment                18         14         43        N/A

  \% Advanced                     4          1          2         N/A

  \% Proficient                   19         20         14        N/A

  \% Basic                        33         45         33        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  35         20         35        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              7          11         16        N/A
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------

N/A = State of California does not publish ethnic data for this school
year.

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math - General

Grade 8

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------
                                  School                Statewide   

                                  2002-03    2001-02    2002-03     2001-02

  Testing Month                   April      April                  

  All Students                                                      

  Students Tested                 123        109        286054      285663

  \% of Enrollment                31         28         60          61

  \% Advanced                     0          0          3           2

  \% Proficient                   18         7          21          18

  \% Basic                        50         46         32          34

  \% Below Basic                  26         42         28          33

  \% Far Below Basic              7          5          16          13

  Economically Disadvantaged                                        
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 32         16         142395      136058

  \% of Enrollment                8          4          30          29

  \% Advanced                     0          0          1           1

  \% Proficient                   3          13         13          11

  \% Basic                        39         25         31          30

  \% Below Basic                  39         50         33          41

  \% Far Below Basic              19         13         21          18

  Non Economically Disadvantaged                                    
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 91         93         142683      148635

  \% of Enrollment                23         24         30          32

  \% Advanced                     0          0          5           3

  \% Proficient                   23         6          29          26

  \% Basic                        53         49         34          37

  \% Below Basic                  21         41         22          27

  \% Far Below Basic              2          3          11          8

  Students with Disabilities                                        

  Students Tested                 37         22         35186       30350

  \% of Enrollment                9          6          7           7

  \% Advanced                     0          0          1           0

  \% Proficient                   9          0          6           4

  \% Basic                        31         45         16          17

  \% Below Basic                  40         41         33          45

  \% Far Below Basic              20         14         45          33
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math

Grade 8 - General

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
  Students with No Reported                                       
  Disability                                                      

  Students Tested                 84         87         249802    254104

  \% of Enrollment                21         23         52        55

  \% Advanced                     0          0          3         2

  \% Proficient                   23         9          23        20

  \% Basic                        57         46         35        36

  \% Below Basic                  19         43         27        32

  \% Far Below Basic              1          2          12        10

  White Students                                                  

  Students Tested                 79         N/A        93399     N/A

  \% of Enrollment                20         N/A        20        N/A

  \% Advanced                     0          N/A        5         N/A

  \% Proficient                   27         N/A        32        N/A

  \% Basic                        63         N/A        34        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  8          N/A        19        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              0          N/A        9         N/A

  Hispanic Students                                               

  Students Tested                 35         N/A        135585    N/A

  \% of Enrollment                9          N/A        28        N/A

  \% Advanced                     0          N/A        1         N/A

  \% Proficient                   13         N/A        13        N/A

  \% Basic                        53         N/A        32        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  33         N/A        34        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              0          N/A        20        N/A
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------

N/A = State of California does not publish ethnic data for this school
year.

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math -- Algebra 1

Grade 8

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------
                                  School                Statewide   

                                  2002-03    2001-02    2002-03     2001-02

  Testing Month                   April      April                  

  All Students                                                      

  Students Tested                 265        259        151714      133270

  \% of Enrollment                67         67         32          29

  \% Advanced                     26         22         10          11

  \% Proficient                   34         29         29          28

  \% Basic                        34         37         28          30

  \% Below Basic                  6          10         24          22

  \% Far Below Basic              0          2          9           10

  Economically Disadvantaged                                        
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 12         6          53320       45607

  \% of Enrollment                3          2          11          10

  \% Advanced                     0          \*         4           4

  \% Proficient                   33         \*         18          16

  \% Basic                        50         \*         29          29

  \% Below Basic                  17         \*         35          34

  \% Far Below Basic              0          \*         15          18

  Non Economically Disadvantaged                                    
  Students                                                          

  Students Tested                 252        253        98175       87404

  \% of Enrollment                64         66         21          19

  \% Advanced                     27         22         13          14

  \% Proficient                   34         29         34          34

  \% Basic                        33         38         28          30

  \% Below Basic                  6          10         19          16

  \% Far Below Basic              0          2          5           6

  Students with Disabilities                                        

  Students Tested                 3          8          4214        3500

  \% of Enrollment                1          2          1           1

  \% Advanced                     0          \*         4           3

  \% Proficient                   33         \*         12          10

  \% Basic                        67         \*         16          15

  \% Below Basic                  0          \*         37          39

  \% Far Below Basic              0          \*         32          33
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------

Los Cerritos Middle School

California Standards Test Results

Math -- Algebra 1

Grade 8

  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
  Students with No Reported                                       
  Disability                                                      

  Students Tested                 262        251        147220    129363

  \% of Enrollment                66         65         31        28

  \% Advanced                     26         22         10        11

  \% Proficient                   34         29         29        28

  \% Basic                        34         37         29        30

  \% Below Basic                  6          10         24        22

  \% Far Below Basic              0          2          8         9

  White Students                                                  

  Students Tested                 206        N/A        62878     N/A

  \% of Enrollment                52         N/A        13        N/A

  \% Advanced                     23         N/A        12        N/A

  \% Proficient                   37         N/A        37        N/A

  \% Basic                        35         N/A        30        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  5          N/A        17        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              0          N/A        4         N/A

  Hispanic Students                                               

  Students Tested                 22         N/A        51178     N/A

  \% of Enrollment                6          N/A        11        N/A

  \% Advanced                     19         N/A        3         N/A

  \% Proficient                   25         N/A        17        N/A

  \% Basic                        31         N/A        29        N/A

  \% Below Basic                  25         N/A        36        N/A

  \% Far Below Basic              0          N/A        15        N/A
  ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------

> \* State of California does not publish proficiency level for 10 or
> less students for this school year.

N/A = State of California does not publish ethnic data for this school
year.

Los Cerritos

Stanford 9 Test Results

Mathematics

Grade \_\_[6]{.underline}\_\_\_\_ Test: [Stanford Achievement
Test]{.underline}

Edition / Publication Year: [9^th^ Edition, first published
1996]{.underline}

Publisher: [Harcourt Brace, Inc.]{.underline}

Groups excluded from testing? None

Scores below are reported as mean National Percentile Rankings (NPR)

  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                           2000-01    1999-00    1998-99

  **All Students**                                               

  Enrollment                               289        284        211

  Number of students tested                278        282        205

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             87         79         81

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              71         55         55

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        90         78         84

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              96         93         96

  **Economically Disadvantaged Students**                        

  Number of students tested                12         23         n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             75         59         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              58         22         n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        75         57         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              83         87         n/a

  **Not Economically Disadvantaged                               
  Students**                                                     

  Number of students tested                261        258        205

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             87         81         81

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              71         58         55

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        90         80         84

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              97         93         96

  **Students Receiving Special Education                         
  Services**                                                     

  Number of students tested                23         19         n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             80         30         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              52         5          n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        70         21         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              83         58         n/a

  **Students Not Receiving Special                               
  Education Services**                                           

  Number of students tested                255        262        n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             87         82         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              72         59         n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        91         82         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              98         95         n/a
  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Los Cerritos

Stanford 9 Test Results

Mathematics

Grade \_\_[7]{.underline}\_\_\_\_ Test: [Stanford Achievement
Test]{.underline}

Edition / Publication Year: [9^th^ Edition, first published
1996]{.underline}

Publisher: [Harcourt Brace, Inc.]{.underline}

Groups excluded from testing? None

Scores below are reported as mean National Percentile Rankings (NPR)

  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                           2000-01    1999-00    1998-99

  **All Students**                                               

  Enrollment                               380        343        349

  Number of students tested                368        342        348

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             77         70         71

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              54         45         44

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        77         71         68

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              89         86         86

  **Economically Disadvantaged Students**                        

  Number of students tested                34         49         n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             40         42         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              12         20         n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        38         47         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              62         57         n/a

  **Not Economically Disadvantaged                               
  Students**                                                     

  Number of students tested                330        293        348

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             81         74         71

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              59         49         44

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        82         75         68

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              93         91         86

  **Students Receiving Special Education                         
  Services**                                                     

  Number of students tested                62         40         n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             49         28         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              19         3          n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        45         20         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              61         53         n/a

  **Students Not Receiving Special                               
  Education Services**                                           

  Number of students tested                306        302        n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             82         75         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              61         51         n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        84         78         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              95         90         n/a
  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Los Cerritos

Stanford 9 Test Results

Mathematics

Grade \_\_[8]{.underline}\_\_\_\_ Test: [Stanford Achievement
Test]{.underline}

Edition / Publication Year: [9^th^ Edition, first published
1996]{.underline}

Publisher: [Harcourt Brace, Inc.]{.underline}

Groups excluded from testing? None

Scores below are reported as mean National Percentile Rankings (NPR)

  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                           2000-01    1999-00    1998-99

  **All Students**                                               

  Enrollment                               361        369        363

  Number of students tested                347        364        353

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             74         68         72

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              49         40         45

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        77         72         76

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              91         89         90

  **Economically Disadvantaged Students**                        

  Number of students tested                35         36         n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             54         37         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              31         11         n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        46         36         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              71         58         n/a

  **Not Economically Disadvantaged                               
  Students**                                                     

  Number of students tested                307        327        353

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             77         71         72

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              52         43         45

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        81         76         76

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              93         92         90

  **Students Receiving Special Education                         
  Services**                                                     

  Number of students tested                62         38         n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             47         31         na/

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              24         11         n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        45         21         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              68         53         n/a

  **Students Not Receiving Special                               
  Education Services**                                           

  Number of students tested                285        325        n/a

  NPR for "Avg." Student Score             79         72         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 75^th^ NPR              55         43         n/a

  \% Scoring At or Above 50^th^ NPR        84         78         n/a

  \% Scoring Above 25^th^ NPR              96         93         n/a
  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------

**[2004 NCLB BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM DATA
REQUIREMENTS]{.underline}**

+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
|   | **GRADE 8 MATH ONLY**       |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| R | Year:                       | G      | A      | Ge     | To   |
| o |                             | eneral | lgebra | ometry | tals |
| w | **[2002]{.underline}**      |        |        |        |      |
|   |                             | Math   |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| a | Percent of Students         | 7      | 51     | 0      | 38   |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | Proficient and Advanced     |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| b | Number of Students Tested   | 109    | 259    | 0      | 368  |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | (from STAR website)         |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| c | Number of Students          | 8      | 132    | 0      | 140  |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | Proficient and Above        |        |        |        |      |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | (a x b)                     |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| d | Percentage of student       | *      |        |        |      |
|   | Proficient and Advanced     | *38%** |        |        |      |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | (Calculate by dividing the  |        |        |        |      |
|   | sum of row 'c' by sum of    |        |        |        |      |
|   | row 'b')                    |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+

+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
|   | **GRADE 8 MATH ONLY**       |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| R | Year:                       | G      | A      | Ge     | To   |
| o |                             | eneral | lgebra | ometry | tals |
| w | **[2003]{.underline}**      |        |        |        |      |
|   |                             | Math   |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| a | Percent of Students         | 18     | 60     | 100    | 47   |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | Proficient and Advanced     |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| b | Number of Students Tested   | 123    | 265    | 1      | 389  |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | (from STAR website)         |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| c | Number of Students          | 22     | 159    | 1      | 182  |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | Proficient and Above        |        |        |        |      |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | (a x b)                     |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+
| d | Percentage of student       | *      |        |        |      |
|   | Proficient and Advanced     | *47%** |        |        |      |
|   |                             |        |        |        |      |
|   | (Calculate by dividing the  |        |        |        |      |
|   | sum of row 'c' by sum of    |        |        |        |      |
|   | row 'b')                    |        |        |        |      |
+---+-----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+------+