Andrew Carnegie Middle

Andrew Carnegie Middle is one of the middle-of-the-pack intermediate schools in Carson, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified, with 843 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Andrew Carnegie Middle is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that caters to 406,887 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Andrew Carnegie Middle shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder comes out to 20% Black, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Andrew Carnegie Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Andrew Carnegie Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Andrew Carnegie Middle is one campus in the mix.

Bonita Street Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Andrew Carnegie Middle comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

Andrew Carnegie Middle operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Andrew Carnegie Middle's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 867 (now 843). Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Andrew Carnegie Middle typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.