Gladstone Middle

As a heavily attended middle-grades school in Covina, California, Gladstone Middle instructs 1,326 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Azusa Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Gladstone Middle sits 101% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Azusa Unified (6,028 students total), Gladstone Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Gladstone Middle records that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Gladstone Middle logs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.4:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Gladstone Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Gladstone Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Valleydale Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gladstone Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.2%.

Gladstone Middle operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Gladstone Middle's enrollment has grew 16% since 2018, when it stood at 1,139 (now 1,326).

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