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Ethel Dwyer Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1502 Palm Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone
(714) 536-7507
District
Huntington Beach City Elementary
County
ORANGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
995
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.1% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Ethel Dwyer Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
39%
57%
44%
48%
33%
53%
39%
57%
44%
48%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
66%
40%
75%
47%
57%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
38%
61%
45%
51%
30%
56%
38%
61%
45%
51%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 294 29.5%
Grade 7 337 33.9%
Grade 8 364 36.6%
Total 995 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.3% 60.6% 23.2%
Black 0.3% 0.4% 5.1%
Hispanic 28.1% 24.6% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.5% 14.1% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.3% 27.9% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 24.3% 22.0% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 5.9% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 80,854 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,018.5 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.0% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.8% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 34,304 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 4.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.6% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 38.5% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.9% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.5% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.0% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,721 $45,719,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $457 $2,150,000 2.3%
Staff $557 $2,619,000 2.8%
General Administration $418 $1,967,000 2.1%
School Administration $863 $4,058,000 4.3%
Operation $1,275 $5,994,000 6.3%
Transportation $195 $919,000 1.0%
Other $825 $3,880,000 4.1%
Total Support $4,590 $21,587,000 22.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,871 $27,612,000 29.1%
Total Expenditures $20,182 $94,918,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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