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Enrollment
989
Middle
DISTRICT 872 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST WHITTIER CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061185001314
Granada Middle
15337 Lemon Dr., Whittier, CA 90604 · (562) 464-2330 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL989 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
546 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 308 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 335 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 346 | 35% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
69.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.5pp since 2014
Math
57.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.3% | 38.2% | 17.0% | 13.5% |
| Math | 34.3% | 23.1% | 20.5% | 22.1% |
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 | 69.5% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 46.3% |
| 2021-22 | 63.9% | 45.8% |
| 2018-19 | 64.3% | 53.4% |
| 2017-18 | 66.2% | 50.6% |
| 2016-17 | 63.4% | 49.7% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Granada Middle
Granada Middle's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granada Middle this school | 989 | 55.2% | 59.2% |
| Hilltop Middle Chula Vista | 866 | 52.2% | 28.6% |
| San Marcos Middle San Marcos | 968 | 58.7% | 36.3% |
| South Valley Middle Gilroy | 784 | 55.6% | 29.8% |
| Frank M. Wright Middle Imperial | 1,116 | 54.7% | 41.1% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle San Jose | 910 | 63.0% | 28.3% |
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 Granada Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #232 of 1,224 | #49 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #208 of 1,227 ▲ 67 | #39 of 248 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #190 of 1,227 ▲ 94 | #35 of 248 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #125 of 1,214 | #44 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 989 | #205 of 1,377 | #57 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #523 of 1,279 | #121 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #890 of 1,278 | #153 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #889 of 1,329 | #244 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #473 of 930 | #127 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
989
-143 (-13%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 989 | 48.5 | 20.4:1 | 55% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 1,066 | 49.9 | 21.4:1 | 44% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 1,101 | 47.2 | 23.3:1 | 33% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 1,132 | 45 | 25.2:1 | 39% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 1,176 | 41.4 | 28.4:1 | 40% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 1,083 | 42 | 25.8:1 | 42% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 1,046 | N/A | N/A | 36% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 39 | 26.4:1 | 19% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 31 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granada Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,176 to 989); teachers up 17% (41.4 to 48.5).
About Granada Middle
Whittier, California, is home to Granada Middle, a large middle school. The school reports 989 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in East Whittier City Elementary totals 7,442 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Granada Middle, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Granada Middle counts 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.4 students for each one. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 55% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Granada Middle is 12.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.2% versus 47.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Scott Avenue Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 51.5%, lower than Granada Middle's 59.2%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 13% from its 2020-21 level of 1,132. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.2:1 to 20.4:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 East Whittier City Elementary
- East Whittier MiddleMiddle · 985 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 643 students
- Leffingwell ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Scott Avenue ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Ceres ElementaryElementary · 492 students
Other schools in Whittier
- La Serna HighHigh · 2,372 students
- California HighHigh · 2,261 students
- Whittier HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Pioneer HighHigh · 1,000 students
- East Whittier MiddleMiddle · 985 students
- Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion AcadMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Scott Avenue Elementary0.2 mi · 494
- Hillview Middle0.7 mi · 643
- Meadow Green Elementary0.8 mi · 470
- Orchard Dale Elementary0.8 mi · 472
- Reginald M. Benton Middle0.8 mi · 718
- John Foster Dulles Elementary1.0 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Granada MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Granada Middle?
Granada Middle enrolls approximately 989 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Granada Middle serve?
Granada Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Granada Middle have?
Granada Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
How diverse is Granada Middle?
Granada Middle reports a student body of 12% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Granada Middle public or private?
Granada Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Whittier City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.