Charles Maclay Middle

Charles Maclay Middle is an intermediate school of minimally staffed scale in Pacoima, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, serveing 238 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Charles Maclay Middle shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Charles Maclay Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at Charles Maclay Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Charles Maclay Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.7%.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charles Maclay Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bert Corona Charter High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 61%: 616 students in 2018 compared to 238 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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