About Patrick Henry Middle School
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Patrick Henry Middle School is located in Granada Hills, CA and is one of 165 middle schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. It is a magnet school that serves 1305 students in grades 6-8.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Patrick Henry Middle School did not make 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 Patrick Henry 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.
Patrick Henry Middle School had an API growth score of 769 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Patrick Henry Middle School's 2009 base score was 757 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Patrick Henry 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 Patrick Henry Middle School's students and teachers.
Patrick Henry Middle School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
52 %
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White
22 %
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Asian
9 %
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Black
9 %
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Filipino
6 %
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Multiple or No Response
1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 53%
- Female 47%
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Patrick Henry MS has certainly shown growth over the last 4-5 years, mainly, I think because its Principal, Mr. Michael Bennett, has a clear understanding of what makes an exemplary school. He has done a fine job and as a parent, I am happy to have my two children there.
Mar 2, 2009
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