Imperial Middle

Summary:

Imperial Middle is a public middle school located in La Habra, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 460. It is part of the La Habra City Elementary School District, which is ranked 781 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Imperial Middle's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is generally lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 36.09% to 48.28% at Imperial Middle, compared to 42.04% to 47.19% for the La Habra City Elementary district and 45.82% to 47.04% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, Imperial Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 22.22% to 32.95%, while the district and state had higher rates of 21.01% to 34.31%. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with White students and English Language Learners tending to perform better than the overall school, while Hispanic students and students with disabilities have lower proficiency rates.

However, Imperial Middle has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 13.8% in 2020-2021 to 0.0% in 2022-2023. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.15% to 78.7% in recent years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Washington Middle and D. Russell Parks Junior High, Imperial Middle generally underperforms in academic assessments, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1450 South Schoolwood Dr.
       La Habra, CA  90631-7276


(562) 690-2344

District: La Habra City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1503rd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,089 Help


Students who attend Imperial Middle usually attend:

High:    Sonora High

Feeder schools for Imperial Middle:

Elementary:    Las Lomas Elementary
    Las Positas Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  445

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.8%
White:
7.0%
Asian:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.8% Help


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Compare Details Imperial Middle ranks worse than 54.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.99. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.8%), White (7%), Asian (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Imperial Middle is 18.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Imperial Middle is $11,089.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Imperial Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Imperial Middle 1503rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Imperial Middle in the ranking list.)

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La Habra City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Habra City Elementary 781st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Imperial Middle

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Rank History for all students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.50 872nd 1769 50.7%
2005 41.58 964th 1777 45.8%
2006 49.25 832nd 1804 53.9%
2007 47.15 956th 1999 52.2%
2008 48.57 963rd 2005 52.0%
2009 48.70 1007th 2063 51.2%
2010 38.50 1352nd 2179 38.0%
2011 40.61 1342nd 2236 40.0%
2012 38.02 1413th 2259 37.5%
2013 39.84 1430th 2379 39.9%
2015 27.76 1716th 2477 30.7%
2016 26.05 1793rd 2497 28.2%
2017 25.13 1845th 2508 26.4%
2018 24.81 1822nd 2480 26.5%
2019 37.98 1521st 2715 44.0%
2022 44.32 1330th 2740 51.5%
2023 35.71 1608th 2802 42.6%
2024 38.99 1503rd 2777 45.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.31 886th 1364 35.0%
2019 46.10 516th 1442 64.2%
2022 52.12 424th 1540 72.5%
2023 42.98 654th 1529 57.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.06 700th 1538 54.5%
2024 47.55 615th 1550 60.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.15 1690th 2230 24.2%
2019 42.90 1244th 2369 47.5%
2022 51.75 961st 2458 60.9%
2023 45.52 1168th 2549 54.2%
2024 44.37 1223rd 2575 52.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.29 1730th 2262 23.5%
2019 34.55 1461st 2380 38.6%
2022 40.14 1346th 2509 46.4%
2023 33.35 1540th 2547 39.5%
2024 35.00 1503rd 2546 41.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.08 803rd 1369 41.3%
2019 47.74 586th 1491 60.7%
2022 72.04 256th 1531 83.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.11 1683rd 2273 26.0%
2019 39.20 1336th 2407 44.5%
2022 47.99 1118th 2527 55.8%
2023 37.91 1409th 2558 44.9%
2024 42.09 1273rd 2547 50.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.76 1512th 2072 27.0%
2019 46.07 1055th 2213 52.3%
2022 53.36 904th 2359 61.7%
2023 41.89 1214th 2391 49.2%
2024 44.04 1152nd 2383 51.7%
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Rank History for White students at Imperial Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.66 970th 1496 35.2%
2019 28.83 1151st 1602 28.2%
2024 60.02 590th 1535 61.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Imperial Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 334 4 40 336 0 n/a n/a 0 714
1989 343 8 38 341 0 n/a n/a 0 730
1990 312 7 31 367 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1991 305 12 34 388 0 n/a n/a 0 739
1992 279 15 31 396 0 n/a n/a 0 721
1993 284 13 32 460 0 n/a n/a 0 789
1994 295 15 31 486 0 n/a n/a 0 827
1995 297 22 38 545 1 n/a n/a 0 903
1996 297 22 38 545 1 n/a n/a 0 903
1997 277 18 37 580 0 n/a n/a 0 912
1998 284 19 31 617 0 n/a n/a 0 951
1999 267 15 29 622 0 n/a n/a 0 933
2000 259 19 24 652 2 n/a n/a 0 956
2001 268 21 38 642 0 n/a n/a 0 969
2002 244 21 40 737 0 n/a n/a 0 1042
2003 244 21 40 737 0 n/a n/a 0 1042
2004 211 27 40 797 0 n/a n/a 0 1075
2005 184 30 39 796 0 n/a n/a 9 1058
2006 157 32 35 754 0 n/a n/a 24 1002
2007 157 34 37 766 1 n/a n/a 32 1027
2008 148 25 36 731 2 n/a n/a 0 942
2009 135 12 36 748 2 2 21 0 956
2010 115 13 28 784 2 3 4 0 949
2011 103 10 31 768 1 1 9 0 923
2012 113 14 40 742 3 1 7 0 920
2013 110 12 44 712 3 1 9 0 891
2014 102 17 40 699 2 2 6 0 868
2015 89 21 38 667 3 2 5 0 825
2016 77 19 30 682 2 1 12 0 823
2017 59 14 21 672 2 0 11 0 779
2018 54 13 21 644 2 1 12 0 747
2019 35 9 17 505 2 1 8 0 577
2020 32 10 22 462 0 1 16 0 543
2021 25 7 15 443 0 0 8 0 498
2022 27 7 18 404 0 0 7 0 463
2023 24 4 22 403 0 0 7 0 460
2024 31 5 21 382 0 0 5 1 445

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Imperial Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 714 35.9 19.8 n/a
1989 730 35.6 20.5 n/a
1990 717 37.2 19.2 n/a
1991 739 39.2 18.8 n/a
1992 721 39.8 18.1 44
1993 789 36.6 21.6 51.2
1994 827 37.8 21.9 50.9
1995 903 39.4 22.9 59.2
1996 903 39.4 22.9 59.2
1997 912 43.5 21.0 54.2
1998 951 43.8 21.7 60.6
1999 933 42.8 21.8 69.7
2000 956 44.0 21.7 72.6
2001 969 44.5 21.8 69.1
2002 1042 49.9 20.9 63.1
2003 1042 49.9 20.9 63.1
2004 1075 48.0 22.4 64.7
2005 1058 47.7 22.2 65.4
2006 1002 43.3 23.1 72.9
2007 1027 42.6 24.1 65.4
2008 942 42.9 22.0 65.2
2009 956 32.4 26.4 66.2
2010 949 32.1 29.5 70.6
2011 923 n/a n/a 69.6
2012 920 31.5 29.1 n/a
2013 891 29.5 30.1 59.8
2014 868 30.1 28.7 73.7
2015 825 33.0 25.0 71.6
2016 823 34.0 24.2 71.8
2017 779 32.5 23.9 73.3
2018 747 32.9 22.6 75.5
2019 577 27.9 20.6 75.6
2020 543 n/a n/a 77.9
2021 498 23.5 21.1 65.3
2022 463 24.1 19.1 64.1
2023 460 24.3 18.9 78.7
2024 445 24.5 18.1 83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Imperial Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 714 35.9 19.8 n/a
1989 730 35.6 20.5 n/a
1990 717 37.2 19.2 n/a
1991 739 39.2 18.8 n/a
1992 721 39.8 18.1 44
1993 789 36.6 21.6 51.2
1994 827 37.8 21.9 50.9
1995 903 39.4 22.9 59.2
1996 903 39.4 22.9 59.2
1997 912 43.5 21.0 54.2
1998 951 43.8 21.7 60.6
1999 933 42.8 21.8 69.7
2000 956 44.0 21.7 72.6
2001 969 44.5 21.8 69.1
2002 1042 49.9 20.9 63.1
2003 1042 49.9 20.9 63.1
2004 1075 48.0 22.4 64.7
2005 1058 47.7 22.2 65.4
2006 1002 43.3 23.1 72.9
2007 1027 42.6 24.1 65.4
2008 942 42.9 22.0 65.2
2009 956 32.4 26.4 66.2
2010 949 32.1 29.5 70.6
2011 923 n/a n/a 69.6
2012 920 31.5 29.1 n/a
2013 891 29.5 30.1 59.8
2014 868 30.1 28.7 73.7
2015 825 33.0 25.0 71.6
2016 823 34.0 24.2 71.8
2017 779 32.5 23.9 73.3
2018 747 32.9 22.6 75.5
2019 577 27.9 20.6 75.6
2020 543 n/a n/a 77.9
2021 498 23.5 21.1 65.3
2022 463 24.1 19.1 64.1
2023 460 24.3 18.9 78.7
2024 445 24.5 18.1 83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Imperial Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,089

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Imperial Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1521st of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1608th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Imperial Middle)5027.8
 22.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Habra City Elementary)3834.2
 3.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Imperial Middle)24.118.5
 5.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (La Habra City Elementary)27.922.3
 5.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Imperial Middle)56.739.9
 16.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Habra City Elementary)5344.4
 8.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Imperial Middle)29.128.1
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (La Habra City Elementary)26.626.1
 0.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Imperial Middle)39.436.6
 2.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Habra City Elementary)41.244.6
 3.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Imperial Middle)25.625.6
 0%
   8th Grade Mathematics (La Habra City Elementary)22.924.5
 1.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Imperial Middle)11.515.9
 4.4%
   8th Grade Science (La Habra City Elementary)18.723.8
 5.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students577460
 20.3%
African American94
 55.6%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian1722
 29.4%
Hispanic505403
 20.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White3524
 31.4%
Two or More Races87
 12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.6%78.7%
 3.1%


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Imperial Middle ranks 1503rd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Imperial Middle usually go on to attend Sonora High

Students at Imperial Middle are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 445 students attended Imperial Middle.


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