Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003155
Charles Maclay Middle
12540 Pierce Ave., Pacoima, CA 91331 · (818) 686-3800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
234 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 53 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 41% |
Student demographics
12%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
30.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
9.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.9% | 25.5% | 22.3% | 47.4% |
| Math | 2.8% | 6.4% | 19.1% | 71.7% |
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 | 30.4% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 6.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21.2% | 6.4% |
| 2021-22 | 23.4% | 7.7% |
| 2018-19 | 23.1% | 14.5% |
| 2017-18 | 31.2% | 17.2% |
| 2016-17 | 26.9% | 17.4% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Charles Maclay Middle
Charles Maclay Middle's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Maclay Middle this school | 238 | 98.3% | 16.2% |
| Marshall Middle Pomona | 249 | 96.4% | 29.6% |
| PUC Inspire Charter Academy Pacoima | 210 | 97.1% | N/A |
| Arts in Action Community Middle Los Angeles | 258 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Pixley Middle Pixley | 297 | 96.3% | 28.1% |
| Sal Castro Middle Los Angeles | 276 | 97.8% | 22.3% |
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 Charles Maclay Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #1,126 of 1,224 | #238 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #1,163 of 1,227 ▲ 32 | #243 of 248 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #973 of 1,227 ▲ 178 | #212 of 248 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #370 of 1,214 | #112 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #1,254 of 1,377 | #298 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #6 of 1,279 | #1 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #1,148 of 1,278 | #243 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #17 of 1,329 | #12 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -61.4% | #3 of 930 | #3 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
238
-175 (-42%) vs 2020
-81% since 1990-91, when it was 1,277
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 238 | 18.5 | 12.9:1 | 98% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 95% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 24.4 | 14.3:1 | 97% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 97% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 31.5 | 19.6:1 | 96% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 34 | 22.2:1 | 91% (686) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | N/A | N/A | 89% (767) |
| 2000-01 | 1,520 | 68 | 22.4:1 | 97% (1,472) |
| 1990-91 | 1,277 | 57 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Maclay Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 61% (616 to 238); teachers down 41% (31.5 to 18.5).
About Charles Maclay Middle
Charles Maclay Middle is a very small middle school. Its address is in Pacoima, California. The school has 238 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in California have about 659 students on average; enrollment here is 64% lower.
In Los Angeles Unified, 784 schools enroll a combined 406,887 students.
Hispanic students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% White and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles Maclay Middle is 12.9:1, based on 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is higher. Charles Maclay Middle counts 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public middle schools, Charles Maclay Middle outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.9% for Charles Maclay Middle. The school posts 16.2%, 5.8 points below the prediction.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Charles Maclay Middle shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Bert Corona Charter High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Charles Maclay Middle as City: Large.
Federal data put enrollment at 413 in 2020-21 and 238 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.9 to 12.9 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Charles Maclay Middle. 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 Charles Maclay MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Charles Maclay Middle?
Charles Maclay Middle enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 06-08.
Is Charles Maclay Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles Maclay Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Charles Maclay Middle?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Charles Maclay Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles Maclay Middle?
At Charles Maclay Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles Maclay Middle?
Charles Maclay 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.