Aliso Viejo Middle School

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Aliso Viejo Middle School

Aliso Viejo, California United States
Information
Principal	Peggy Swanson
Mascot	Falcons
Color(s)	Black, Blue, and White. They used to be Purple and Teal.
Established	1992
Homepage	http://www.capousd.org/avms/

Aliso Viejo Middle School is located in Aliso Viejo, California, and currently has 1,201 students enrolled. Its principal is Peggy Swanson, and it is located in the Capistrano Unified School District. It considered to be an excellent school, located within the top 10% of all of California's comparable middle schools.

1 California STAR Testing
- 1.1
2 Achievements
3 Athletics
4 Student Ethnicity
5 External links

[edit] California STAR Testing

California Standards Testing Results for 2005

	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
English/Language Arts	70%	71%	58%
General Math	61%	76%	67%
Algebra	99%	90%	92%

[edit] Achievements

AVMS was a California Distinguished School in 1996 and a National Blue Ribbon School in 2000. It consistently scores high on standardized tests, and is in the top 85% of comparable schools. It has also won awards in the VideoFest, CA State Media Festival, and National History Day.

[edit] Athletics

AVMS has been host to a "Marathon Team" since the year 2002, with less than 20 runners competing. It is overseen by the organization Students Run LA"(SRLA). Its math teacher, Mr. Ewell, has been the head coach of this team every year, and has coordinated weekend runs with schools such as Don Juan Avila Middle School and Newhart Middle School. For the 2007-08 school year, the assistant principle has head coached the marathon team.

[edit] Student Ethnicity

Ethnicity

This School

State Average

White, not Hispanic	67%	31%
Asian	10%	8%
Hispanic or Latino	12%	47%
Multiple or No Response	7%	2%
African American, not Hispanic	2%	8%
Filipino	2%	3%
Pacific Islander	<1%	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	<1%	<1%