Center Middle, Azusa CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Center Middle

Center Middle is now closed. The school, which served grades seven and eight in Azusa, operated until the 2022-23 school year as part of a major district-wide consolidation.

The final academic data available comes from 2022-23. In English language arts, the school showed mixed results across its two grades. Seventh grade proficiency was in the low-to-moderate range, with students testing at a stronger level than in mathematics. Eighth grade showed somewhat higher proficiency in ELA, with about four in ten students meeting grade-level standards. In mathematics, proficiency was markedly lower at both grade levels, with roughly one in seven seventh graders and one in six eighth graders meeting standards. Eighth grade science proficiency was similarly low. The school maintained high participation rates across all assessments, suggesting that absences or opt-outs were not the main driver of the proficiency numbers.

Enrollment data and demographic information for the school were not available in the records, so the size of the school and the composition of its student body cannot be characterized here.

The closure of Center Middle was part of a substantial reshaping of Azusa Unified. The district faced sustained enrollment decline over two decades, which left many facilities operating at well below capacity. The board voted to consolidate three middle schools, including Center, into a new Gladstone Middle School located on the former Gladstone High School campus, which opened for the 2023-24 school year. This reorganization affected families across the district and reflected the district's response to demographic and enrollment pressures in the region.

For families living in Azusa now, the relevant middle school is Gladstone Middle, which serves the students who previously would have attended Center. The closure marks a shift in the district's footprint and available campus locations, though it is part of a broader consolidation strategy that district officials discussed with parents and community members during the planning process.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 20% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 18% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 34% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 38% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median

Science

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 17% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 31% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.