Aliso Viejo Middle School

Aliso Viejo Middle School
Location
Aliso Viejo, California
United States
Information
Established 1993
Principal Jennifer Smalley
Color(s) Purple and Teal
Mascot Falcons
Website

Aliso Viejo Middle School is located in Aliso Viejo, California, and typically enrolls between 1,100 and 1,200 students total. The student body consists of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Its principal is Jennifer Garrett-Smalley, and it is located in the Capistrano Unified School District. It is a Blue Ribbon award winning school, and that feeds into Aliso Niguel High School.

Contents

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%

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.

Athletics

AVMS has been host to a "Marathon Team" since the year 2002. It is overseen by the organization "Students Run LA" (SRLA). Former AVMS math teacher Paul Ewell was the head coach of the team for several years, coordinating weekend runs with schools such as Don Juan Avila Middle School and Newhart Middle School. Since the 2007-08 school year, Assistant Principal Mike Marzilli has organized and run with the team.

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%

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