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Alumni: what's one memory from Hosler Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNWOOD UNIFIED·NCES 062316011670
Hosler Middle
11300 Spruce St., Lynwood, CA 90262 · (310) 603-1447 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- C-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
21.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
720 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 351 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 403 | 53% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
24.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
17.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.3% | 18.5% | 25.1% | 50.0% |
| Math | 6.9% | 10.8% | 24.5% | 57.8% |
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 | 24.9% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 13.9% |
| 2022-23 | 25.8% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 30.9% | 14.3% |
| 2020-21 | 36.4% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 32.3% | 15.6% |
| 2017-18 | 28.7% | 12.5% |
| 2016-17 | 19.7% | 13.2% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Hosler Middle
Hosler Middle's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosler Middle this school | 754 | 95.5% | 20.6% |
| John Adams Middle Los Angeles | 676 | 96.4% | 38.3% |
| Alondra Middle Paramount | 735 | 92.5% | 33.9% |
| Thomas A. Edison Middle Los Angeles | 837 | 98.7% | 24.4% |
| Frank J. Zamboni Paramount | 650 | 96.0% | 32.7% |
| John H. Liechty Middle Los Angeles | 748 | 98.3% | 19.8% |
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 Hosler Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,033 of 1,224 | #226 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #940 of 1,227 ▲ 59 | #208 of 248 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,097 of 1,227 ▼ 56 | #236 of 248 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #254 of 1,214 | #35 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #500 of 1,377 | #115 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #675 of 1,279 | #153 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #1,168 of 1,278 | #254 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #94 of 1,329 | #47 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.0% | #38 of 257 | #7 of 38 |
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
754
+225 (+43%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 754 | 35.4 | 21.3:1 | 95% (720) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 37.5 | 23.4:1 | 99% (871) |
| 2022-23 | 951 | 42.5 | 22.4:1 | 93% (885) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 91% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 27.8 | 22.3:1 | 92% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 96% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | N/A | N/A | 82% (685) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hosler Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (618 to 754); teachers up 28% (27.8 to 35.4).
About Hosler Middle
Hosler Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Lynwood, California, one of the schools in Lynwood Unified. A total of 754 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8.
Lynwood Unified counts 10,851 students in its 17 schools, and Hosler Middle is one of them.
Hosler Middle's enrollment is 95% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 5% Black. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Hosler Middle, 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.3:1. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 95% of enrollment. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points.
Hosler Middle is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 23.6%. Hosler Middle scores 20.6%.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The closest public school, Wilson Elementary, is about 0.4 miles from Hosler Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hosler Middle ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Hosler Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 529 in 2020-21 and 754 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Lynwood Unified
- Lynwood HighHigh · 1,858 students
- Marco Antonio Firebaugh HighHigh · 1,633 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Lindbergh ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 542 students
Other schools in Lynwood
- Lynwood HighHigh · 1,858 students
- Marco Antonio Firebaugh HighHigh · 1,633 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Lindbergh ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.4 mi · 499
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary0.5 mi · 511
- Roosevelt Elementary0.6 mi · 445
- Cesar Chavez Middle0.6 mi · 882
- Rosa Parks Elementary0.7 mi · 343
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Hosler MiddleHow many students attend Hosler Middle?
Hosler Middle enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 07-08.
Is Hosler Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hosler Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hosler Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hosler Middle is approximately 21.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hosler Middle?
Hosler Middle reports a student body of 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Hosler Middle public or private?
Hosler Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lynwood Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.