California Schools Guide

Richard Henry Dana Middle

5504 West 135th St., Hawthorne, 90250 (Schools in Hawthorne)

public

ENROLLMENT

1,003

STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO ?

29:1

UNOFFICIAL API RANK ?

9/10

DIVERSITY RANK ?

8/10

Student body

Enrollment: 1,003 students
Free and reduced-price lunch: 42.0% ?
English language learners: 2.0%
Diversity rank: 8/10 ?

Source: 2009, 2010 state data

Faculty

Total teachers: 35
Median teacher experience: 11 years
Student-teacher ratio: 29:1 ?

Source: 2008, 2009 state data

Performance

Academic Performance Index (API) ?

Unofficial Rank: 9/10 ?

Source: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 state data

California Standards Tests (STAR) ?

Students scoring "proficient" or above:

2012

2011

2010

2009

No Child Left Behind (AYP) ?

Met federal targets for 2012

Missed four of 25 federal targets for 2011

Missed three of 25 federal targets for 2010

Missed five of 25 federal targets for 2009

Missed three of 25 federal targets for 2008

Met federal targets for 2007

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Two comments about Richard Henry Dana Middle

I went Dana and it wasn't good, one time a kid got caught drinking and they only gave him 3 days of suspension.
The teachers are creepy, and the students are very disrespectful.

— Shannon E.

September 26, 2010 at 1:51 p.m.

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i was a student at dana and i hated it, the teachers were not as nice and caring as they are at Da Vinci -.-

— lala

February 18, 2010 at 11:14 p.m.

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