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Center Middle

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Summary

Center Middle is a public middle school located in Azusa, California, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 263. The school is part of the Azusa Unified School District, which is ranked 1039 out of 1560 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Center Middle faces significant challenges, including a high-need student population, low academic performance, and declining statewide rankings. The school has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (95.44%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 75-92% Hispanic students. Center Middle also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 30.6% to 32.4% in recent years, higher than the nearby schools. Academically, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Azusa Unified School District and the state of California averages. For example, in 2022-2023, only 40.47% of Center Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.66% statewide.

While Center Middle's performance is generally lower than the nearby Foothill Middle and Slauson Intermediate, which are also part of the Azusa Unified School District, these schools have similar academic outcomes, suggesting that district-level factors may be contributing to the overall lower performance. Additionally, Center Middle has an extremely high percentage of students (95.06%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population that may require additional resources and support. However, the relatively strong performance of Center Middle's English Language Learner (ELL) students suggests that the school may have effective strategies in place for supporting this population, which could potentially benefit other student groups as well.

263

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5500 North Cerritos Ave.
Azusa, CA 91702-5731

(626) 815-5184

District: Azusa Unified

Students who attend Center Middle usually attend:

Middle:

Gladstone Middle

Feeder schools for Center Middle:

Elementary:	Clifford D. Murray Elementary
	Valleydale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

Asian:

3.0%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2010 → 31st in 2022

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

California avg39%

Not ranked this year

Center Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1214^th of 1,543Azusa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1884 of 2740	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1910 of 2715	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1654 of 2480	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.3	1751 of 2508	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.0	2059 of 2497	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	1837 of 2477	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1647 of 2379	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.8	1671 of 2259	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1550 of 2236	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.7	1769 of 2179	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	1866 of 2063	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1747 of 2005	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	1714 of 1999	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	1509 of 1804	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	1428 of 1777	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	1389 of 1769	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	1260 of 1531	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1462 of 1491	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1150 of 1369	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	945 of 1540	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1068 of 1442	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	956 of 1364	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	1881 of 2509	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1546 of 2380	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1506 of 2262	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	1417 of 2359	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1354 of 2213	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1180 of 2072	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	271 of 336	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	1420 of 2458	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1457 of 2369	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1265 of 2230	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	1609 of 2527	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1946 of 2407	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1572 of 2273	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2022)40th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)39th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2022)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)25th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2022)19th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-6 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

Mathematics15%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

I WAS A FORMER STUDENT AROUND 2010-11 AND MY EXPERIENCE WAS DECENT I JUST HOPE THE BULLYING HAS DECREASED SINCE MY TIME BUT ID LIKE TO COME BACK AND VISIT SOME FORMER TEACHERS AND I ALSO RECALL A GREAT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Worst experience ever. I never seen a school like this in my life. They need to re enforce school tactics in disciplinary action. Changing students classes does not resolve the problems or situation. All student's need to learn that there are consequences for there actions. Not a slap in the hand. And ALL STAFF HAVE A DUTY AND TOOK AN OATH TO PROTECT ALL STUDENTS!!!!!! Wow!!! Mind boggling... Close Quote

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Frequently Asked Questions about Center Middle

What district is Center Middle in?

Azusa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Center Middle?

Students at Center Middle are 95% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% White.

How many students attend Center Middle?

In the 2022-23 school year, 263 students attended Center Middle.

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