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Enrollment
446
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002829
Audubon Middle
4120 11th Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90008 · (323) 290-6300 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
415 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 | 147 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 30% |
Student demographics
55%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.3pp since 2014
Math
15.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 22.1% | 22.8% | 48.0% |
| Math | 6.2% | 9.1% | 24.6% | 60.0% |
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 | 29.3% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 13.1% | 4.3% |
| 2021-22 | 19.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018-19 | 14.9% | 5.4% |
| 2017-18 | 11.9% | 5.0% |
| 2016-17 | 17.5% | 6.1% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Audubon Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Middle this school | 446 | 93.0% | 21.1% |
| Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle Carson | 341 | 89.7% | 28.9% |
| KIPP Philosophers Academy Los Angeles | 398 | 92.0% | N/A |
| Westlake Middle Oakland | 279 | 91.8% | 11.4% |
| TEACH Academy of Technologies Los Angeles | 471 | 98.7% | N/A |
| KIPP Scholar Academy Los Angeles | 434 | 83.6% | N/A |
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 Audubon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,017 of 1,224 | #223 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,018 of 1,227 ▲ 14 | #224 of 248 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #1,007 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #219 of 248 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #58 of 1,214 | #22 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #1,021 of 1,377 | #231 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #8 of 1,279 | #2 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #555 of 1,278 | #76 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #178 of 1,329 | #84 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #696 of 930 | #168 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
446
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 2,021
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 446 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 93% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 36.8 | 11.8:1 | 89% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 35.3 | 11.5:1 | 96% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 95% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 28.3 | 17.3:1 | 93% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 83% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | N/A | N/A | 86% (705) |
| 2000-01 | 2,109 | 94 | 22.4:1 | 53% (1,126) |
| 1990-91 | 2,021 | 85 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Audubon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (490 to 446); teachers up 20% (28.3 to 34).
About Audubon Middle
Audubon Middle is a middle school in Los Angeles, California, and it is part of Los Angeles Unified. Total enrollment is 446 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 32% below the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Audubon Middle belongs to Los Angeles Unified, a district of 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Federal enrollment data show Audubon Middle is 56% Black. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The school's Black share is 49 points above the 8% share among Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Audubon Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Audubon Middle is 13.1:1, based on 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Lunch program data show 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Among California public middle schools, Audubon Middle outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.0%. Audubon Middle scores 21.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, CATCH Prep Charter High Inc., is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Audubon Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment at Audubon Middle was 439 in 2020-21 and 446 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.
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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 Audubon MiddleHow many students attend Audubon Middle?
Audubon Middle enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Audubon Middle serve?
Audubon Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Audubon Middle have?
Audubon Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Audubon Middle?
At Audubon Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 36% Hispanic, 56% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Audubon Middle public or private?
Audubon Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.