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Canoga Park Middle

22250 Elkwood St., Canoga Park, CA 91304 · (818) 702-1200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
164
Grade 7
186
Grade 8
229
Student demographics
White
295%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
48784%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56%
Black
142%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5%
Asian
376%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12%
Two+
112%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31054%
Female
26946%

School pathway

Feeds from
Canoga Park ElementaryKG05Capistrano Avenue ElementaryKG05
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
21.9%
CA avg 47.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
13.1%
CA avg 35.6% . +1.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.

Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 17% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
579
-122 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 21.6:1
% White
5%
was 4%
% Hispanic
84%
was 85%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Canoga Park Middle

Canoga Park Middle operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Canoga Park, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 579 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Canoga Park Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Canoga Park Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%); the rest breaks down as 6% Asian, 5% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Canoga Park Middle has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Canoga Park Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Canoga Park Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.9%, the actual is 17.4%, a residual of -7.5 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Canoga Park Middle is one campus in the mix.

Ingenium Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Canoga Park Middle at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 701 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Canoga Park Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
Canoga Park Middle
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
22250 Elkwood St., Canoga Park, CA 91304
Phone
(818) 702-1200
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
579
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
531 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271002933
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Los Angeles Unified
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Frequently asked questions

About Canoga Park Middle
How 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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