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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002933
Canoga Park Middle
22250 Elkwood St., Canoga Park, CA 91304 · (818) 702-1200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
531 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 | 164 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 40% |
Student demographics
29%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
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
27.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.0% | 19.4% | 27.8% | 44.8% |
| Math | 8.2% | 7.2% | 23.6% | 61.0% |
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 | 27.4% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 13.1% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 23.1% | 7.2% |
| 2018-19 | 20.1% | 20.1% |
| 2017-18 | 24.2% | 18.3% |
| 2016-17 | 22.2% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Canoga Park Middle
Canoga Park Middle's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canoga Park Middle this school | 579 | 91.7% | 19.2% |
| Winton Middle Winton | 579 | 92.1% | 35.8% |
| Blaker-Kinser Junior High Ceres | 603 | 90.4% | 30.0% |
| Mark Twain Junior High Modesto | 658 | 93.6% | 21.6% |
| Yosemite Middle Fresno | 613 | 94.5% | 18.7% |
| Northridge Middle Northridge | 670 | 94.8% | 22.1% |
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 Canoga Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,072 of 1,224 | #233 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,014 of 1,227 ▲ 10 | #222 of 248 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #1,051 of 1,227 ▲ 67 | #230 of 248 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #234 of 1,214 | #81 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #806 of 1,377 | #183 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #107 of 1,279 | #38 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #957 of 1,278 | #176 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #222 of 1,329 | #101 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #427 of 930 | #118 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
579
-127 (-18%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,143
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 92% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 35.4 | 17.4:1 | 92% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 36.6 | 18.4:1 | 93% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 91% (642) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 32.5 | 21.6:1 | 92% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 31 | 21.4:1 | 87% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 948 | N/A | N/A | 56% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 1,400 | 57 | 24.6:1 | 70% (978) |
| 1990-91 | 1,143 | 50 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canoga Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (701 to 579); teachers up 5% (32.5 to 34).
About Canoga Park Middle
In Canoga Park, California, part of Los Angeles County, Canoga Park Middle is a middle-grades school. Federal data show 579 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students in 784 schools, including Canoga Park Middle.
At Canoga Park Middle, 84% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 6% Asian, 5% White, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Canoga Park Middle are from different groups.
Canoga Park Middle has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 92%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Canoga Park Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.2%, compared with a predicted 25.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Canoga Park Middle shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Canoga Park Middle's closest public school neighbor is Ingenium Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Canoga Park Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Canoga Park Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 706 to 579. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.0:1, from 21.4:1.
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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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- N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park0.9 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Canoga Park MiddleHow large is Canoga Park Middle?
Canoga Park Middle enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Canoga Park Middle serve?
Canoga Park Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Canoga Park Middle have?
Canoga Park Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is Canoga Park Middle?
Canoga Park Middle reports a student body of 5% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Canoga Park Middle in?
Canoga Park Middle is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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