Charles D. Jones Middle

Charles D. Jones Middle is a compact middle-grades school in Baldwin Park, California, part of Baldwin Park Unified. The school works with 423 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Across the 17 schools in Baldwin Park Unified (9,856 students total), Charles D. Jones Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Charles D. Jones Middle logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Other groups include 9% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Charles D. Jones Middle shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Charles D. Jones Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.4%; this one delivers 24.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charles D. Jones Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vineland Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Charles D. Jones Middle comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Charles D. Jones Middle's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 423). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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