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First Avenue Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
301 S. First Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone
(626) 821-8362
District
Arcadia Unified
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
679
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

First Avenue Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
74%
39%
79%
44%
68%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
40%
80%
47%
63%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
68%
38%
73%
45%
64%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
23
25
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 234 34.5%
Grade 7 211 31.1%
Grade 8 234 34.5%
Total 679 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.2% 9.5% 23.2%
Black 2.2% 1.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 16.4% 18.6% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 73.0% 70.1% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.2% 31.5% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 32.0% 28.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 3.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 56,936 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,496.4 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.5% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.7% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,561 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 55.0% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.7% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.9% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.7% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.7% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.5% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,442 $74,445,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $789 $6,956,000 5.3%
Staff $427 $3,767,000 2.9%
General Administration $204 $1,798,000 1.4%
School Administration $774 $6,828,000 5.2%
Operation $982 $8,663,000 6.6%
Transportation $119 $1,049,000 0.8%
Other $823 $7,260,000 5.6%
Total Support $4,119 $36,321,000 27.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,220 $19,580,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $14,782 $130,346,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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