A unique overview of the Class of 2024 has been produced using the submissions from a survey that many freshmen have filled out over the last two weeks. Due to distance learning, of them have not yet had the chance to get acquainted with each other. This survey hopes to provide a slight overview of the class so students might get a feel for who else they are with. The Mira Loma Class of 2024 consists of 506 students.
96 anonymous students gave responses to the survey, meaning the results account for about ⅕ of the class. The survey included categories such as gender identity, pronouns, race, schools attended prior to Mira Loma, regions of residence, and specific interests.
What Gender Do Students Identify With?
Out of the 96 students who participated, 58 identify themselves as female, 34 male, 2 non-binary, and 2 did not specify.
What About Their Pronouns?
57 of the students identify with she/her pronouns, 34 with he/him pronouns, 4 with they/them pronouns, and 1 with he/they pronouns, roughly aligning with the gender breakdown.
The Amalgalm of Different Races that Make Up ML
The Class of 2024 is a combination of a multitude of different cultures and backgrounds. Some answered more than one race, meaning they are mixed. The class of 2024 only reaffirms Mira Loma as one of the most diverse schools in the state.
Where Students Went Before Mira Loma
Approximately half of survey participants attended Winston Churchill Middle School prior to enrolling at Mira Loma. The other half attended a variety of other public schools, charter schools, and private schools, or were homeschooled before attending Mira Loma.
School District
Almost ¾ of the freshmen who completed the survey attended middle schools in the San Juan Unified School District, while the remaining quarter of freshman students attended schools outside of the district.
School Type
There are freshman students coming from each type of school. Most were previously at public schools, many attended charter schools, and a few went to private schools or were homeschooled.
Many Students are Taking Advantage of Mira Loma’s Special Programs
A large majority of respondents are enrolled in Mira Loma for the IB/MYP Program, however some were enrolled in the IS, Passport, and Special Education programs. There are others who are not in a specific program as well. It is unlikely that this truly represents the proportion of students really in the program, but is rather a result of the self-selecting nature of the survey. If anything, it shows that there is a lot of room for IS, Passport, and other non-IB students to have more representation in extracurricular programs like ML Today.
Regions of Residence
Many of the regions of residence of the freshmen are in Sacramento county, but some students also reside in places outside the country such as El Dorado Hills and Roseville. When we return to in-person learning, many freshmen may find themselves with a long commute to school.
Sports Interests
There are a lot of sports that the freshmen are interested in this year. As represented in the graph, approximately 36% of the surveyed students were interested in volleyball. This was followed by a tie between tennis, basketball, and dance. Many freshmen are interested in multiple sports, which brings a lot of athletic diversity to Mira Loma.
Clubs and Hobbies
Mira Loma’s unique focus on extracurricular activities make a lot of students come to the school with particular clubs in mind
Aside from clubs, many respondents have similar hobbies, such as listening to different types of music, creating art, video gaming, writing, dancing, reading, playing many sports, and baking. There are some other interesting hobbies that were shared – for instance, language learning and video editing. Intruigingly, despite the majority of freshman having some sort of activity in mind, over 20% of those surveyed were not participating in an activity listed.
Overall, Mira Loma has a diverse group of students, each with their own backgrounds, goals, and interstests. In an ideal world, all freshmen would be able to exchange their ideas, and expose themselves to this heterogenous environment. Of course, this didn’t happen this year. Hopefully, though, through some fancy visuals, a little bit of math, and some participation from freshmen, we were able to get just a glimpse of the vibrant community of students who might be able to finally convene come January.
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