Lemon Grove Middle School is a middle school

Middle school

Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

 located in Lemon Grove, California

California

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. The school is managed by the Lemon Grove School District

Lemon Grove School District

Lemon Grove School District is a school district located in Lemon Grove, California, USA. It runs two middle schools and seven elementary schools but no high schools. Grossmont Union High School District provides secondary and adult education. The superintendent is Ernest Anastos...

. Lemon Grove Middle's mascot

Mascot

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 is the lion

Lion

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This school is currently closed for remodeling purpouses.

This school has been indicted for failing to meet No Child Left Behind benchmarks, particularly in reading.

New promotion requirements

New requirements were adapted June 2008. To graduate from 8th grade, students have to earn 2.0 GPA

Academic grading in the United States

Academic grading in the United States most commonly takes on the form of five letter grades. Historically, the grades were A, B, C, D, and F—A being the highest and F, denoting failure, the lowest. In the mid-twentieth century, many American educational institutions—especially in the Midwest —began...

 in both citizenship and academic grades. In 2008 students were able to graduate with a 1.5 GPA.

Auditorium Dedicated To Desegregation Pioneer

In 1931, Lemon Grove Grammar School principal Jerome Green, acting under instructions from school trustees, turned away Mexican children at the schoolhouse door and ordered them to the Mexican only school/barn. Some of the Mexican children turned away spoke English only and not Spanish. The landmark lawsuit resulting from the "Lemon Grove Incident

Lemon Grove Incident

The Lemon Grove Incident was an incident that occurred in 1930 and 1931 in Lemon Grove, California, where the local school board attempted to build a separate school for children of Mexican origin....

" became the first successful school desegregation

Desegregation

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 court decision in the history of the United States.

On March 7, 2007, the Lemon Grove Middle School auditorium, which is on the site of the former grammar school, was dedicated in the honor of Roberto Alvarez, the lead plaintiff

Plaintiff

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in the court case.