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How has Giano Intermediate changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWLAND UNIFIED·NCES 063375005200
Giano Intermediate
3223 South Giano Ave., West Covina, CA 91792 · (626) 965-2461 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
20.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
438 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 7 | 249 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 46% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
35.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
22.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.9% | 26.9% | 24.2% | 40.0% |
| Math | 7.9% | 14.8% | 28.2% | 49.1% |
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 | 35.8% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 23.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.2% | 19.8% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 15.5% |
| 2018-19 | 29.1% | 25.5% |
| 2017-18 | 27.3% | 16.0% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 18.8% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Giano Intermediate
Giano Intermediate's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giano Intermediate this school | 463 | 94.6% | 29.6% |
| Valor Academy Middle North Hills | 510 | 92.4% | N/A |
| Richard L. Graves Middle Whittier | 484 | 92.4% | 27.4% |
| Valadez Middle School Academy Placentia | 527 | 95.8% | 25.8% |
| Lakeview Middle Watsonville | 425 | 92.5% | 10.0% |
| San Fernando Middle San Fernando | 442 | 95.7% | 21.0% |
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 Giano Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #753 of 1,224 | #161 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #780 of 1,227 ▼ 91 | #175 of 248 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #832 of 1,227 ▼ 65 | #179 of 248 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #184 of 1,214 | #67 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #986 of 1,377 | #220 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #470 of 1,279 | #113 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,109 of 1,278 | #226 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #121 of 1,329 | #61 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #299 of 930 | #89 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
463
-104 (-18%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 902
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 463 | 23.2 | 20.0:1 | 95% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 25.5 | 17.5:1 | 94% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 25.8 | 18.9:1 | 91% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 25 | 22.7:1 | 89% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 24.2 | 24.4:1 | 93% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 27 | 21.5:1 | 90% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | N/A | N/A | 88% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 38 | 24.8:1 | 80% (752) |
| 1990-91 | 902 | 37 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Giano Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (590 to 463); teachers down 4% (24.2 to 23.2).
About Giano Intermediate
Giano Intermediate is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in West Covina, California. The school counts 463 students across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 30% smaller than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Giano Intermediate falls under Rowland Unified, which has 21 schools enrolling 11,541 students.
The large majority of students at Giano Intermediate, 91%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 5% Asian. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. By the diversity index, Giano Intermediate comes in at 16%.
Federal data list 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Giano Intermediate in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Giano Intermediate is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Giano Intermediate would be expected to post about 24.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.6%.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The next-closest public school is Villacorta Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Giano Intermediate. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Giano Intermediate ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 567 to 463. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.0:1, from 22.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Rowland Unified
- John A. Rowland HighHigh · 2,016 students
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- Stanley G. Oswalt AcademyElementary · 879 students
- Blandford ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Ybarra Academy for the Arts and TechnologyElementary · 630 students
- Alvarado IntermediateMiddle · 624 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
Nearby schools
- Villacorta Elementary0.3 mi · 261
- Northam Elementary0.4 mi · 369
- Yorbita Elementary0.4 mi · 374
- Rowland Virtual Learning Academy0.6 mi · 21
- Santana High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 89
- Rorimer Elementary1.0 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Giano IntermediateHow many students attend Giano Intermediate?
Giano Intermediate enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Giano Intermediate serve?
Giano Intermediate serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Giano Intermediate have?
Giano Intermediate employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Giano Intermediate?
Student demographics at Giano Intermediate are roughly 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Giano Intermediate public or private?
Giano Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.