Torch Middle School Profile
Author: American Institutes for Research and California Comprehensive Center
Publisher: California Comprehensive Center
Publication Date: 2008
Profile
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Description (written by WestEd)
Torch Middle School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the last two years. Torch was also named one of three middle schools designated as California's 2008 Schools to Watch—Taking Center Stage model schools.
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To learn more about how this school was selected go to the California Comprehensive Center High Performing Schools Selection Criteria.
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Torch Middle
751 North Vineland Ave.
City of Industry, CA, 91746
(626) 813-1885
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