Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle

Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle, a medium-sized intermediate school in La Mirada, California, run under Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, enrolls 646 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is one of 25 schools operated by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, a district that caters to 14,560 students overall.

Demographically, Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle reports that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 13% Asian, 8% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.2%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of +7.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is one.

Gardenhill Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle has edged down 8%, going from 703 students in 2018 to 646 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 17% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.