Ernest Lawrence Middle

Ernest Lawrence Middle operates as a heavily attended middle-grades school in Chatsworth, California, part of Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,076 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Ernest Lawrence Middle sits 63% above that benchmark.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Ernest Lawrence Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ernest Lawrence Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 21% Asian, 13% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ernest Lawrence Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.0%; this one delivers 37.6%.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Ernest Lawrence Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stoney Point Continuation, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ernest Lawrence Middle at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 50.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Ernest Lawrence Middle's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 1,423 (now 1,076). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 51% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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