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Enrollment
734
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002850
Belvedere Middle
312 North Record Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90063 · (323) 266-5400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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
16.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
703 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 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 337 | 46% |
Student demographics
5%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.3pp since 2014
Math
25.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 24.8% | 19.0% | 43.8% |
| Math | 11.4% | 13.9% | 22.6% | 52.1% |
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 | 37.3% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 33.7% | 21.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.9% | 18.7% |
| 2018-19 | 33.8% | 20.8% |
| 2017-18 | 30.8% | 21.1% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 18.4% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Belvedere Middle
Belvedere Middle's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Middle this school | 734 | 95.8% | 27.6% |
| Wells Middle Riverside | 768 | 95.8% | 13.9% |
| Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory Los Angeles | 792 | 96.2% | 26.6% |
| Bobby Duke Middle Coachella | 648 | 96.0% | 20.6% |
| Bell Gardens Intermediate Bell Gardens | 790 | 93.4% | 28.6% |
| El Camino Junior High Santa Maria | 830 | 97.0% | 17.3% |
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 Belvedere Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #809 of 1,224 | #172 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #712 of 1,227 ▲ 90 | #156 of 248 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #787 of 1,227 ▲ 74 | #169 of 248 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #450 of 1,214 | #136 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #537 of 1,377 | #123 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #103 of 1,279 | #36 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #1,236 of 1,278 | #283 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #87 of 1,329 | #44 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #143 of 930 | #47 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
734
-67 (-8%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 2,417
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 734 | 43.4 | 16.9:1 | 96% (703) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 41.9 | 17.4:1 | 96% (699) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 38.5 | 18.9:1 | 97% (703) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 96% (766) |
| 2017-18 | 1,022 | 45.3 | 22.6:1 | 97% (987) |
| 2015-16 | 1,201 | 50 | 24.0:1 | 92% (1,107) |
| 2010-11 | 1,645 | N/A | N/A | 81% (1,335) |
| 2000-01 | 2,460 | 111 | 22.2:1 | 84% (2,056) |
| 1990-91 | 2,417 | 104 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belvedere Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (1,022 to 734); teachers down 4% (45.3 to 43.4).
About Belvedere Middle
The public middle-grades school Belvedere Middle is located in Los Angeles, California. It enrolls 734 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Los Angeles Unified (784 schools, 406,887 students) runs Belvedere Middle.
Belvedere Middle is 98% Hispanic by enrollment. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
On staff are 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. About 96% of students at Belvedere Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Belvedere Middle earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Belvedere Middle is 4.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 27.6%. Predicted: 23.4%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Belvedere Middle, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
The closest school to Belvedere Middle is Belvedere Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Belvedere Middle ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.6% against a local average of 26.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 801 students in 2020-21 to 734 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.9:1) than in 2020-21 (21.1:1).
The allk12 page for Belvedere Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Belvedere MiddleHow many students attend Belvedere Middle?
Belvedere Middle enrolls approximately 734 students in grades 06-08.
Is Belvedere Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belvedere Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Belvedere Middle have?
Belvedere Middle employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belvedere Middle?
At Belvedere Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Belvedere Middle?
Belvedere Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.