Enrollment
341
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002944
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle
1254 East Helmick St., Carson, CA 90746 · (310) 661-4500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- 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
16.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
306 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 128 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 37% |
Student demographics
54%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.1% | 27.8% | 26.9% | 38.3% |
| Math | 7.4% | 18.8% | 25.3% | 48.5% |
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 | 34.9% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 17.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.2% | 22.7% |
| 2017-18 | 38.7% | 24.3% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 18.3% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle this school | 341 | 89.7% | 28.9% |
| Audubon Middle Los Angeles | 446 | 93.0% | 21.1% |
| KIPP Philosophers Academy Los Angeles | 398 | 92.0% | N/A |
| Westlake Middle Oakland | 279 | 91.8% | 11.4% |
| West Oakland Middle Oakland | 165 | 98.2% | 9.0% |
| TEACH Academy of Technologies Los Angeles | 471 | 98.7% | N/A |
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 Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #772 of 1,224 | #165 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #690 of 1,227 ▲ 48 | #150 of 248 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #858 of 1,227 ▼ 17 | #187 of 248 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #285 of 1,214 | #92 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #1,151 of 1,377 | #268 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #61 of 1,279 | #20 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #572 of 1,278 | #79 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #291 of 1,329 | #122 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #125 of 930 | #43 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
341
-107 (-24%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 341 | 21.2 | 16.1:1 | 90% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 22.6 | 15.7:1 | 85% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 24.8 | 15.9:1 | 90% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 93% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 24.8 | 19.6:1 | 87% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 26 | 20.9:1 | 83% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | N/A | N/A | 72% (580) |
| 2000-01 | 1,276 | 53 | 24.1:1 | 57% (729) |
| 1990-91 | 1,007 | 48 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (487 to 341); teachers down 15% (24.8 to 21.2).
About Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle is a small middle school with its address in Carson, California. Enrolled students number 341 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
The 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified enroll 406,887 students altogether, Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle among them.
By race and ethnicity, Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle is 57% Black. The school is also 37% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 8% Black share among all Los Angeles County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.1:1, with 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle is 90%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 20 points lower.
Measured against California public middle schools, Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle would be expected to post about 27.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.9%.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Glenn Hammond Curtiss 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 Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle at 7th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle went from 448 students to 341. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.7:1 to 16.1:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Glenn Hammond Curtiss MiddleHow many students attend Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle?
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle enrolls approximately 341 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle serve?
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle is approximately 16.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle?
Student demographics at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle are roughly 1% White, 37% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle public or private?
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.