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Enrollment
663
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED·NCES 062769002145
Corvallis Middle
11032 East Leffingwell Rd., Norwalk, CA 90650 · (562) 210-4125 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
24.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
504 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 227 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.0pp since 2014
Math
27.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 30.5% | 22.8% | 31.3% |
| Math | 11.6% | 15.4% | 25.3% | 47.7% |
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 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 19.2% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 19.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 16.8% |
| 2018-19 | 36.2% | 20.5% |
| 2017-18 | 33.1% | 18.6% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Corvallis Middle
Corvallis Middle's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvallis Middle this school | 663 | 76.0% | 33.2% |
| Ocean View Junior High Oxnard | 700 | 76.0% | 22.2% |
| Lake Center Middle Santa Fe Springs | 708 | 80.1% | 46.4% |
| Hillview Middle Whittier | 643 | 75.3% | 46.0% |
| Traweek Middle West Covina | 614 | 79.3% | 37.7% |
| Rio del Valle Middle Oxnard | 569 | 77.9% | 27.2% |
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 Corvallis Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #667 of 1,224 | #142 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #669 of 1,227 ▲ 148 | #147 of 248 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #574 of 1,227 ▲ 69 | #123 of 248 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.9pp | #80 of 1,214 | #31 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #659 of 1,377 | #150 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #1,116 of 1,279 | #244 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #1,026 of 1,278 | #196 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #625 of 1,329 | #206 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #556 of 930 | #143 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
663
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 1,002
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 663 | 27.2 | 24.3:1 | 76% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 23.7 | 27.9:1 | 76% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 23.9 | 26.6:1 | 74% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 27 | 25.1:1 | 85% (574) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 32.1 | 23.8:1 | 87% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 35 | 21.1:1 | 86% (638) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | N/A | N/A | 82% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 1,002 | 41 | 24.4:1 | 58% (584) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corvallis Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (765 to 663); teachers down 15% (32.1 to 27.2).
About Corvallis Middle
Corvallis Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school serving families in Norwalk, California. The school enrolls 663 students in grades 6 through 8.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, which runs Corvallis Middle, has 25 schools and 14,560 students.
Hispanic students are 88% of those enrolled at Corvallis Middle. The next largest groups are 4% Asian and 4% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Corvallis Middle, giving a ratio of 24.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. A total of 504 students, or 76%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public middle schools, Corvallis Middle outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Corvallis Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 33.2% actual against 35.0% predicted.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Corvallis Middle among them.
Corvallis Middle's closest public school neighbor is D. D. Johnston Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Corvallis Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Corvallis Middle at 6th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Corvallis Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 679 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 663.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- Los Alisos MiddleMiddle · 920 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Arlie F. Hutchinson MiddleMiddle · 646 students
Other schools in Norwalk
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Los Alisos MiddleMiddle · 920 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- John Dolland ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Julia B. Morrison ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 509 students
Nearby schools
- D. D. Johnston Elementary0.3 mi · 361
- New River Elementary0.3 mi · 319
- Norwalk High0.4 mi · 2,075
- Loretta Lampton Elementary0.7 mi · 406
- Julia B. Morrison Elementary0.7 mi · 548
- Anna M. Glazier Elementary0.9 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Corvallis MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Corvallis Middle?
Corvallis Middle enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Corvallis Middle serve?
Corvallis Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Corvallis Middle?
Approximately 24.3:1 students per teacher at Corvallis Middle.
How diverse is Corvallis Middle?
Corvallis Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Corvallis Middle?
Corvallis Middle is overseen by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.