About Richard Henry Dana Middle School
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Richard Henry Dana Middle School is located in Arcadia, CA and is one of 4 middle schools in Arcadia Unified. It is a public school that serves 836 students in grades 6-8.
Richard Henry Dana Middle School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Richard Henry Dana Middle School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Richard Henry Dana Middle School had an API growth score of 938 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Richard Henry Dana Middle School's 2009 base score was 917 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Richard Henry Dana Middle School had 24 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Richard Henry Dana Middle School's students and teachers.
Richard Henry Dana Middle School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Asian
72 %
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White
15 %
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Hispanic
9 %
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Filipino
2 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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Black
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 50%
- Male 50%
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