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Enrollment
552
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002853
Berendo Middle
1157 South Berendo St., Los Angeles, CA 90006 · (213) 739-5600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
15.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
533 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 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 38% |
Student demographics
18%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
30.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.9pp since 2014
Math
18.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 23.8% | 25.5% | 43.5% |
| Math | 8.2% | 9.8% | 23.1% | 58.9% |
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 | 30.9% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.7% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 10.8% |
| 2017-18 | 22.4% | 10.4% |
| 2016-17 | 21.3% | 12.0% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Berendo Middle
Berendo Middle's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berendo Middle this school | 552 | 96.6% | 23.6% |
| Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy Los Angeles | 572 | 98.6% | 21.6% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle San Bernardino | 581 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
| Fairfax Junior High Bakersfield | 609 | 97.2% | 23.5% |
| Joseph Le Conte Middle Hollywood | 627 | 94.7% | 21.4% |
| Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 Los Angeles | 486 | 94.4% | 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 Berendo Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #951 of 1,224 | #205 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #924 of 1,227 ▼ 128 | #205 of 248 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #961 of 1,227 ▲ 97 | #209 of 248 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #398 of 1,214 | #124 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #846 of 1,377 | #190 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #41 of 1,279 | #13 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #1,081 of 1,278 | #217 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #62 of 1,329 | #29 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #116 of 930 | #40 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
552
-128 (-19%) vs 2020
-81% since 1990-91, when it was 2,839
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 552 | 35.5 | 15.5:1 | 97% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 38.6 | 15.3:1 | 95% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 36.6 | 17.0:1 | 98% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 98% (665) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 38 | 21.0:1 | 96% (770) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 39 | 20.9:1 | 94% (767) |
| 2010-11 | 1,411 | N/A | N/A | 86% (1,219) |
| 2000-01 | 3,322 | 127 | 26.2:1 | 79% (2,627) |
| 1990-91 | 2,839 | 128 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berendo Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (799 to 552); teachers down 7% (38 to 35.5).
About Berendo Middle
Berendo Middle is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in Los Angeles, California. The school enrolls 552 students in grades 6 through 8.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students, and Berendo Middle is one of those schools.
Roughly 90% of students at Berendo Middle are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 4% Black, 2% White, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Berendo Middle is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Berendo Middle reported 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. Roughly 97% of students at Berendo Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Berendo Middle lands at C+, ahead of 40% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Berendo Middle is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 23.6%. Predicted: 23.0%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Berendo Middle, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Berendo Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 23.6% is below the 25.4% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 552, compared with 680 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 18.4 in 2020-21 to 15.5 in 2024-25.
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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 Berendo MiddleHow large is Berendo Middle?
Berendo Middle enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 06-08.
Is Berendo Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berendo Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Berendo Middle?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Berendo Middle.
What is the student diversity at Berendo Middle?
Student demographics at Berendo Middle are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Berendo Middle public or private?
Berendo 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.