About David Wark Griffith Middle School
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David Wark Griffith Middle School is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 165 middle schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 1914 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.
David Wark Griffith 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 David Wark Griffith 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.
David Wark Griffith Middle School had an API growth score of 666 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. David Wark Griffith Middle School's 2009 base score was 650 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, David Wark Griffith Middle School had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about David Wark Griffith Middle School's students and teachers.
David Wark Griffith Middle School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
98 %
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Black
< 1 %
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White
< 1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 50%
- Male 50%
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