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Rancho Minerva Middle School

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  • 2245 Foothill Dr.
  • Vista, CA 92084
  • (760) 631-4500
Public | Grades 6-8 | Vista Unified
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About Rancho Minerva Middle School

  • Rancho Minerva Middle School is located in Vista, CA and is one of 10 middle schools in Vista Unified. It is a public school that serves 849 students in grades 6-8.

    Rancho Minerva 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 Rancho Minerva 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.

    Rancho Minerva Middle School had an API growth score of 745 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Rancho Minerva Middle School's 2009 base score was 716 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.

    In 2008, Rancho Minerva Middle School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Rancho Minerva Middle School's students and teachers.

Rancho Minerva Middle School Student Diversity

  • Students by Ethnicity (2008)
  • Hispanic 74 %
  • White 16 %
  • Multiple or No Response 4 %
  • Black 3 %
  • Pacific Islander 1 %
  • Asian < 1 %
  • Filipino < 1 %
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native < 1 %
  • Students by Gender (2008)
  •   Male 54%
  •   Female 46%
Click here to see more student and teacher statistics for Rancho Minerva Middle School
 

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