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What's something Edwin Markham Middle does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
618
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003168
Edwin Markham Middle
1650 East 104th St., Los Angeles, CA 90002 · (323) 568-5500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
608 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 193 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 34% |
Student demographics
37%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
18.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
13.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.0% | 14.3% | 23.6% | 58.1% |
| Math | 4.4% | 8.6% | 20.2% | 66.8% |
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 | 18.3% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.3% | 9.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% | 9.3% |
| 2018-19 | 24.1% | 14.9% |
| 2017-18 | 18.8% | 11.0% |
| 2016-17 | 17.2% | 13.1% |
| 2015-16 | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% 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 Edwin Markham Middle
Edwin Markham Middle's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Markham Middle this school | 618 | 98.4% | 14.1% |
| Prairie Vista Middle Hawthorne | 674 | 94.2% | 32.0% |
| Charles Drew Middle Los Angeles | 607 | 99.2% | 16.4% |
| Del Vallejo Middle San Bernardino | 642 | 97.5% | 13.8% |
| Elmhurst United Middle Oakland | 729 | 99.5% | 12.8% |
| John Muir Middle Los Angeles | 624 | 98.7% | 15.9% |
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 Edwin Markham Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #1,161 of 1,224 | #243 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #1,065 of 1,227 ▲ 49 | #233 of 248 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,188 of 1,227 ▲ 10 | #245 of 248 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #818 of 1,214 | #192 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #726 of 1,377 | #170 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #30 of 1,279 | #10 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #857 of 1,278 | #146 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #16 of 1,329 | #11 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #471 of 930 | #126 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
618
-78 (-11%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 1,609
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 618 | 41.1 | 15.0:1 | 98% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 40.1 | 15.8:1 | 99% (627) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 39.1 | 16.1:1 | 100% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 37 | 18.8:1 | 99% (687) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 38 | 19.4:1 | 98% (718) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 87% (726) |
| 2010-11 | 1,223 | N/A | N/A | 56% (687) |
| 2000-01 | 1,863 | 79 | 23.6:1 | 78% (1,449) |
| 1990-91 | 1,609 | 72 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin Markham Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (736 to 618); teachers up 8% (38 to 41.1).
About Edwin Markham Middle
Edwin Markham Middle runs as a medium-sized middle school in Los Angeles, California. Its 618 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Across its 784 schools, Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students. Edwin Markham Middle is one of those schools.
Edwin Markham Middle's enrollment is 76% Hispanic. Other groups make up 21% Black. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Edwin Markham Middle comes in at 37%.
Federal data list 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Edwin Markham Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.0:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. The lunch program counts 98% of students at Edwin Markham Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades Edwin Markham Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.9% for Edwin Markham Middle. The school posts 14.1%, 7.8 points below the prediction.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Edwin Markham Middle is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The next-closest public school is Compton Avenue Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Edwin Markham Middle's average proficiency of 14.1% compares with 25.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 618 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 696. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.8:1 to 15.0:1.
Discussions about Edwin Markham Middle may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Other Edwin Markham Middle schools
One other US public school is named Edwin Markham Middle. Edwin Markham Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Edwin Markham MiddlePlacerville, CA · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Compton Avenue Elementary0.1 mi · 265
- Thomas Riley High0.1 mi · 23
- Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day0.2 mi · 27
- Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High0.4 mi · 474
- Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary0.5 mi · 382
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Frequently asked questions
About Edwin Markham MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Edwin Markham Middle?
Edwin Markham Middle enrolls approximately 618 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Edwin Markham Middle serve?
Edwin Markham Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Edwin Markham Middle have?
Edwin Markham Middle employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edwin Markham Middle?
At Edwin Markham Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Edwin Markham Middle in?
Edwin Markham Middle is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.