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La Mesa Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 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
26623 May Way
Santa Clarita, CA 91351
Phone
(661) 250-0022
District
William S. Hart Union High
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1014
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

La Mesa Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
40%
52%
47%
37%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
38%
52%
45%
27%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 492 48.5%
Grade 8 522 51.5%
Total 1014 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 24.8% 34.6% 23.2%
Black 9.9% 4.6% 5.1%
Hispanic 54.3% 46.3% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.8% 14.2% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.3% 25.8% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 38.3% 24.8% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.1% 1.1% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 282,882 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 721.2 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.9% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 89,653 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.7% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.3% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 38.1% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.6% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.8% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.0% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 4.5% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,025 $147,609,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,318 $27,683,000 8.6%
Staff $463 $9,727,000 3.0%
General Administration $183 $3,844,000 1.2%
School Administration $923 $19,383,000 6.1%
Operation $1,250 $26,274,000 8.2%
Transportation $161 $3,381,000 1.1%
Other $792 $16,650,000 5.2%
Total Support $5,090 $106,942,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,120 $65,557,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $15,235 $320,108,000 100.0%
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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