Suzanne Middle School

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Suzanne Middle School
Established
School type	Public
Grades	6-8
Principal	Jan Keating
Assistant Principal	Les Ojeda
Location	Walnut, California, USA
Mascot	Challenger
Website	Suzanne Middle School Home Page

Suzanne Middle School is one of fifteen schools, including three middle schools, in the Walnut Valley Unified School District. It is a three-time California Distinguished School honoree in the years 1990, 1996, and 2001.^[1]

1 Location
2 School Day
3 Statistics
4 Test Scores
- 4.1 STAR Program Scores
- 4.2 API Results
5 Footnotes

[edit] Location

The school is located on 525 Suzanne Road in the southeast section of the city of Walnut. 34°01′29.10″N, 117°50′57.85″W

[edit] School Day

A regular school day consists of six periods, the first beginning at 07:40 and the last ending at 14:00. Suzanne Middle School employs a system of schedule rotation that is unique in the district. Periods are referred to in letters - Periods A, B, C, D, E, and F. The first period is always Period A on any given day; hence, it is commonly referred to as the "homeroom" since it never changes. However, the exact schedule of Periods B, C, D, E, and F varies with the days of the week. For example, on Monday, the schedule is A, B, C, D, E, F. On Tuesday, the order becomes A, C, D, E, F, B - note that B moved, or "rotated", to the end of the school day while C replaces the former position of B. Continuing through the week, the order of Wednesday is A, D, E, F, B, C, and the pattern is repeated until A, F, B, C, D, E is reached on Friday. If one more step is taken in the pattern, the schedule is once again A, B, C, D, E, F on Monday. The purpose of such a system, according to some teachers, is to provide the students with some variety in the school week.^{[verification needed]}

[edit] Statistics

There is currently an enrollment of approximately 1,496 students as well as a full-time teaching staff of approximately 57 teachers ^[2]. Hence, the student-teacher ratio is at 26 students per 1 teacher. Average class size remains at 32-34 students per class.^[3] Student enrollment demographics for 2005-2006 by ethnicity, grade, and gender, compiled by the California Department of Education, can be found here. In addition, teacher and staff data for 2005-2006 can be found here.

[edit] Test Scores

[edit] STAR Program Scores

Suzanne Middle School has generally scored well in the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, which administers a state-wide test every year in the spring.

The 2006 schoolwide scores for the California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey) and the California Content Standards Test (CST) can be found here.

[edit] API Results

The Academic Performance Index (API) system documents a school's academic performance by comparing year-to-year test scores over a two-year cycle. Recently, the 2006 Growth of Suzanne Middle School ranked at 895 in comparison to the 2005 Base at 874, with a growth result of 21 that met its state-assigned 2006 schoolwide growth target.^[4] However, Suzanne Middle School has not met its 2006 subgroup growth target.

In the 2005 Statewide Rank, Suzanne Middle School places at a 10,^[5] meaning that its API fell in the top 10% of all schools in the state with a comparable grade range. The 2005 Statewide Rank is calculated with the school's spring 2005 test scores. In the 2005 Similar Schools Rank, which compares the school's test scores with those of 100 other schools across the state with similar demographic profiles, Suzanne Middle School places at a 4.^[6] The state identifies similar schools by factors including parent education level, poverty level, student mobility, and student ethnicity.