Millikan Middle School

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Robert A. Millikan Middle School is a public middle school located in Sunnyslope Avenue, Sherman Oaks, California. The school was named in honor of Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, an American experimental physicist who won the 1923 Nobel Prize for his measurement of the charge on the electron and for his work on the photoelectric effect. The school was founded in 1959 and serves grades 6 to 8 in a traditional single track school calendar. Millikan is part of Local District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school has approximately 2004 students enrolled, predominantly White and Hispanic/Latino. Millikan's After School Clubs encourages students to participate in several sporting activities such as Basketball, Weight Club, Volleyball, and other events. Average Class Size Grade 6: 33 Grade 7: 37 Grade 8: 35 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 84 Students per office/clerical staff: 251 Students per other classified staff: 111

Robert A. Millikan Middle School Configuration Grade: 6-8 Year Opened 1959 School Type Public Principal Derek Horowitz Location 5041 Sunnyslope Ave, Sherman Oaks, Ca 91423 Students 2004 (approx.) Telephone 818-528-1600 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 Parent & Staff Comments 7 About the Neighborhood 8 Famous Alumni List 9 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 8 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 792 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

1959 - Robert A. Millikan Middle School opened.

Map & Directions

1] Head south on Woodman Ave toward Leadwell St.

2] Turn left at Magnolia Blvd.

3] Turn right at Sunnyslope Ave.

For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Derek Horowitz - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 89%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 3%
• Average teaching experience: 10 years
• Average teaching in district: 10 years
• First year teachers: 1%

Ethnic Diversity

48% White

34% Hispanic/Latino

12% African American

4% Asian

2% Filipino

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

<1% Pacific Islander

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

Sherman Oaks is an 8.1-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Sherman Oaks is situated along the Los Angeles River, Ventura Freeway, San Diego Freeway, Beverly Glen Boulevard, and Sepulveda Boulevard. As of the 2000 census, and according to the San Fernando Valley Almanac, Sherman Oaks has a population of 52,677 people and 25,255 households. The racial makeup of the neighborhood is 3% African American, 5% Asian American, 11% Latino, and 82% Caucasian. Other races make up less than 1%. The median housing value is $458,000. Notable personalities who have lived in Sherman Oaks include Jennifer Aniston, Rachel Hunter, Paula Abdul, marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and many others.

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• Robert A. Millikan Middle School LAUSD Profile Page
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Website
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Students' Page
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Parents' Page
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Faculty
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Calendar
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Daily Sked
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Statistics
• Robert A. Millikan Middle School Rankings