About Jefferson Leadership Academies
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Jefferson Leadership Academies is located in Long Beach, CA and is one of 28 middle schools in Long Beach Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 962 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.
Jefferson Leadership Academies 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 Jefferson Leadership Academies'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.
Jefferson Leadership Academies had an API growth score of 656 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Jefferson Leadership Academies's 2009 base score was 632 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Jefferson Leadership Academies had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Jefferson Leadership Academies's students and teachers.
Jefferson Leadership Academies Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
62 %
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Black
17 %
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Asian
13 %
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White
6 %
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Filipino
1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 52%
- Male 48%
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