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Enrollment
1,110
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003011
Alexander Fleming Middle
25425 Walnut St., Lomita, CA 90717 · (310) 257-4500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,110 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
986 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 354 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 367 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 389 | 35% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.2pp since 2014
Math
37.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 30.8% | 25.6% | 28.2% |
| Math | 20.2% | 16.9% | 24.2% | 38.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 32.2% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 34.9% |
| 2017-18 | 45.3% | 33.7% |
| 2016-17 | 40.6% | 29.3% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexander Fleming Middle
Alexander Fleming Middle's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Fleming Middle this school | 1,110 | 88.8% | 38.0% |
| Mountain View Middle Moreno Valley | 1,114 | 87.1% | 25.8% |
| Franklin Classical Middle Long Beach | 991 | 87.7% | 27.7% |
| Grange Middle Fairfield | 944 | 86.5% | 17.1% |
| Palm Middle Moreno Valley | 999 | 84.4% | 28.4% |
| Diamond Valley Middle Hemet | 1,123 | 90.7% | 17.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexander Fleming Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #554 of 1,224 | #122 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #458 of 1,227 ▲ 58 | #107 of 248 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #570 of 1,227 ▲ 149 | #122 of 248 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #173 of 1,214 | #61 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,110 | #116 of 1,377 | #38 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #216 of 1,279 | #64 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #715 of 1,278 | #115 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #320 of 1,329 | #129 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #413 of 930 | #116 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,110
-98 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,487
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,110 | 61.5 | 18.1:1 | 89% (986) |
| 2023-24 | 1,122 | 64.5 | 17.4:1 | 88% (983) |
| 2022-23 | 1,085 | 57.8 | 18.8:1 | 87% (946) |
| 2020-21 | 1,208 | 55 | 22.0:1 | 87% (1,056) |
| 2017-18 | 1,350 | 56.3 | 24.0:1 | 85% (1,150) |
| 2015-16 | 1,442 | 59 | 24.4:1 | 80% (1,158) |
| 2010-11 | 1,775 | N/A | N/A | 71% (1,259) |
| 2000-01 | 1,847 | 73 | 25.3:1 | 70% (1,295) |
| 1990-91 | 1,487 | 61 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Fleming Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,350 to 1,110); teachers up 9% (56.3 to 61.5).
About Alexander Fleming Middle
Alexander Fleming Middle is a large middle school in Los Angeles Unified, located in Lomita, California. The school's enrollment of 1,110 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 68% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools; together they serve 406,887 students.
Hispanic students account for 71% of enrollment at Alexander Fleming Middle. The remaining students are 12% Black, 6% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Alexander Fleming Middle comes in at 47%.
Alexander Fleming Middle employs 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.1:1. That ratio is under the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Alexander Fleming Middle receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Alexander Fleming Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.0% is 10.6 points above the 27.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The closest public school to Alexander Fleming Middle is Eshelman Avenue Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Alexander Fleming Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Alexander Fleming Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Alexander Fleming Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Alexander Fleming Middle saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 22.0:1 to 18.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Alexander Fleming Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Alexander Fleming MiddleHow many students attend Alexander Fleming Middle?
Alexander Fleming Middle enrolls approximately 1,110 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Alexander Fleming Middle serve?
Alexander Fleming Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Alexander Fleming Middle?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Alexander Fleming Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alexander Fleming Middle?
At Alexander Fleming Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 71% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Alexander Fleming Middle in?
Alexander Fleming Middle is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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