Audubon Middle

Audubon Middle, a cozy 6-8 campus in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, works with 446 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Audubon Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Audubon Middle reports that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Audubon Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Audubon Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.1%, the actual is 20.1%, a residual of -4.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $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), Audubon Middle is one campus in the mix.

CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Audubon Middle's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 490 (now 446). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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