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What's the biggest difference between Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle and what you expected?
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Enrollment
646
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED·NCES 062769004170
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle
13900 Estero Rd., La Mirada, CA 90638 · (562) 210-2945 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public middle schools
- A-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.
- A+Three-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
22.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
383 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 200 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.0pp since 2014
Math
52.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.7% | 33.3% | 20.2% | 14.8% |
| Math | 30.6% | 21.5% | 20.2% | 27.7% |
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 | 65.0% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 43.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.6% | 41.6% |
| 2021-22 | 51.5% | 37.3% |
| 2018-19 | 57.4% | 48.1% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 45.6% |
| 2016-17 | 53.2% | 42.8% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle this school | 646 | 59.3% | 54.9% |
| Monroe Middle San Jose | 677 | 59.1% | 21.8% |
| Reginald M. Benton Middle La Mirada | 718 | 55.2% | 42.2% |
| Parkway Heights Middle South San Francisco | 573 | 58.3% | 25.0% |
| Davis (Caroline) Intermediate San Jose | 537 | 61.8% | 22.2% |
| Abbott Middle San Mateo | 721 | 61.0% | 35.4% |
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 Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #281 of 1,224 | #60 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #256 of 1,227 ▲ 86 | #55 of 248 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #257 of 1,227 ▲ 47 | #54 of 248 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.1pp | #23 of 1,214 | #10 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #684 of 1,377 | #157 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #809 of 1,279 | #173 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #722 of 1,278 | #118 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #840 of 1,329 | #236 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #719 of 930 | #173 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
646
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 646 | 29.3 | 22.0:1 | 59% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 30.2 | 23.1:1 | 58% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 31.2 | 24.2:1 | 44% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 23 | 27.6:1 | 52% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 27 | 26.0:1 | 55% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 21 | 28.9:1 | 53% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 47% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 24% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 21 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (703 to 646); teachers up 9% (27 to 29.3).
About Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle runs as a medium-sized middle-grades school in La Mirada, California. The school reports 646 students in grades 6 through 8.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified includes 25 schools. Together they enroll 14,560 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% Asian, 8% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 29.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.0:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 22.0:1 here. Around 59% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is A. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is 10.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The school nearest to Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is Gardenhill Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.9%; Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle's is 54.9%, ranking 3rd of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle as Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (634) to 2024-25 (646). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 22.0:1, from 27.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- Los Alisos MiddleMiddle · 920 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Corvallis MiddleMiddle · 663 students
Other schools in La Mirada
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Gardenhill ElementaryElementary · 633 students
- Escalona ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- La Pluma ElementaryElementary · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Gardenhill Elementary0.4 mi · 633
- Foster Road Elementary0.7 mi · 246
- Escalona Elementary1.0 mi · 424
- Los Altos Elementary1.2 mi · 457
- La Mirada High1.2 mi · 1,726
- La Pluma Elementary1.3 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Arlie F. Hutchinson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle?
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle serve?
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle.
What is the student diversity at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle?
Student demographics at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle are roughly 8% White, 71% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle in?
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is part of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.