Desert Willow Intermediate School
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3 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 859 middle school students from grades 7-8
- Ranks 1617th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 36555 Sunny Ln., Palmdale, CA 93550
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Palmdale Elementary School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,276
- Students Per Teacher: 23.7
- Enrolled Students: 21,296
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 859
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 36.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 442 (51.5%)
- Females: 417 (48.5%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 134 (15.6%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 428 (49.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 562 (65.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 5 | 0.6% |
| Black | 147 | 17.1% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 551 | 64.1% |
| White | 126 | 14.7% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 2 | 0.2% |
| 7th Grade | 419 | 48.8% |
| 8th Grade | 436 | 50.8% |
| 9th Grade | 2 | 0.2% |
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
20.5%
District:
38.5%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
13.6%
District:
5.1%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 94.7%
Number of Certificated Staff: 44.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.1
Average Age
School:
41.3
District:
48.0
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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4 reviews for Desert Willow Intermediate School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on November 21, 2009
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - The uniform policy would be great if parents would NOT allow their students to opt out of the dress code program. These are the students that bring the school down. Spend some time there.you will see.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 23, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I Believe this is a very good , this school have a great teacher"s like mrs Gonda ,Mrs Evans , Mrs Brax, Mrs Mason my son he is very happy at Desert Willow>We need to positive parent"s we will have positive studens Mr Pitts you doing a great Job
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 23, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Desert Willow is a great school the Principal and the teachers are working so hard with students. As a parent I suppor the uniform P.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 13, 2009
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - This school is so bad i just think the uniforms is making this school so much worse, just take away the uniforms maybe they will behave better im going to opt my daughter out of the uniform
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