Culver City Middle

Located at 4601 Elenda St., in Culver City, California, Culver City Middle is a substantial middle-grades school that works with 1,523 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Culver City Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Culver City Middle sits 131% above that benchmark.

Culver City Unified runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 6,581 students. Culver City Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Culver City Middle records that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 17% multiracial, 11% Asian, 10% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably less Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Culver City Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 51.7%, a residual of -4.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate 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. Culver City Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Culver Park High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Culver City Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Culver City Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Culver City Middle's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,677 (now 1,523). The Black share of enrollment fell from 15% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.