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What tradition at Edgewood Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST COVINA UNIFIED·NCES 064200009463
Edgewood Middle
1625 West Durness, West Covina, CA 91790 · (626) 939-4900 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
20.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
492 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 175 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 39% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
33.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.5pp since 2014
Math
23.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 22.9% | 25.1% | 41.5% |
| Math | 10.2% | 13.3% | 22.0% | 54.5% |
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 | 33.5% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 30.8% | 19.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.6% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 22.1% |
| 2017-18 | 42.7% | 24.6% |
| 2016-17 | 44.7% | 26.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Edgewood Middle
Edgewood Middle's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Middle this school | 597 | 82.4% | 27.5% |
| C. E. Utt Middle Tustin | 554 | 82.1% | 35.3% |
| Traweek Middle West Covina | 614 | 79.3% | 37.7% |
| Columbus Tustin Middle Tustin | 583 | 85.6% | 37.4% |
| John Sutter Middle Fowler | 579 | 82.0% | 37.4% |
| Magnolia Junior High Chino | 541 | 83.4% | 31.6% |
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 Edgewood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #815 of 1,224 | #176 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #751 of 1,227 ▲ 15 | #166 of 248 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #897 of 1,227 ▼ 12 | #198 of 248 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #551 of 1,214 | #155 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #765 of 1,377 | #181 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #584 of 1,279 | #135 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #896 of 1,278 | #157 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #474 of 1,329 | #166 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #116 of 257 | #26 of 38 |
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
597
+63 (+12%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,736
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 597 | 28.7 | 20.8:1 | 82% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 30.2 | 19.7:1 | 69% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 28.5 | 20.0:1 | 70% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 27 | 19.8:1 | 76% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 29.5 | 18.8:1 | 75% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 21 | 27.1:1 | 75% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 67% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 1,385 | 59 | 23.5:1 | 45% (620) |
| 1990-91 | 1,736 | 76 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (555 to 597); teachers down 3% (29.5 to 28.7).
About Edgewood Middle
Edgewood Middle is a mid-sized middle school in West Covina, California. Enrollment stands at 597 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
District-wide, West Covina Unified has 15 schools and 7,703 students.
Edgewood Middle is 80% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 13% Asian, 3% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
The school lists 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. A total of 492 students, or 82%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Edgewood Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of California public middle schools.
Edgewood Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.5% and a predicted 31.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Edgewood Middle.
Edgewood High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Edgewood Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Edgewood Middle is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Edgewood Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 20.8:1, from 19.8:1.
The discussion board for Edgewood Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 West Covina Unified
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
- Merced ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Orangewood ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Merlinda ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other schools in West Covina
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- San Jose Charter AcademyElementary · 1,255 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
Other Edgewood Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Edgewood Middle. Edgewood Middle is the 6th largest of the 10.
- Edgewood MiddleEdgewood, MD · 936 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolTrenton, OH · 801 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolWooster, OH · 704 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolHighland Park, IL · 663 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMOUNDS VIEW, MN · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood High0.0 mi · 712
- Orangewood Elementary0.2 mi · 580
- California Elementary0.5 mi · 220
- San Jose Charter Academy0.6 mi · 1,255
- Wescove Elementary0.6 mi · 224
- Baldwin Academy1.0 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Edgewood MiddleHow many students attend Edgewood Middle?
Edgewood Middle enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
Is Edgewood Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edgewood Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Edgewood Middle?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Edgewood Middle.
What is the student diversity at Edgewood Middle?
Student demographics at Edgewood Middle are roughly 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Edgewood Middle in?
Edgewood Middle is part of West Covina Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.