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Enrollment
676
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002800
John Adams Middle
151 West 30th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007 · (213) 745-3700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
652 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 236 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.3pp since 2014
Math
32.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.2% | 30.1% | 25.0% | 28.7% |
| Math | 15.3% | 16.7% | 25.1% | 42.9% |
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 | 46.3% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 39.9% | 32.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.6% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 38.4% | 27.9% |
| 2017-18 | 32.8% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 26.7% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 John Adams Middle
John Adams Middle's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams Middle this school | 676 | 96.4% | 38.3% |
| Frank J. Zamboni Paramount | 650 | 96.0% | 32.7% |
| Hosler Middle Lynwood | 754 | 95.5% | 20.6% |
| William Jefferson Clinton Middle Los Angeles | 622 | 98.4% | 25.2% |
| John H. Liechty Middle Los Angeles | 748 | 98.3% | 19.8% |
| Emerson Middle Pomona | 664 | 93.7% | 19.4% |
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 John Adams Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #552 of 1,224 | #121 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #560 of 1,227 ▼ 110 | #126 of 248 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #568 of 1,227 ▲ 97 | #121 of 248 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #380 of 1,214 | #116 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #640 of 1,377 | #144 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #184 of 1,279 | #56 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #1,149 of 1,278 | #244 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #64 of 1,329 | #30 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #318 of 930 | #95 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
676
-153 (-18%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,691
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 676 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 96% (652) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 43.3 | 15.8:1 | 97% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 43.1 | 17.1:1 | 97% (713) |
| 2020-21 | 829 | 43 | 19.3:1 | 95% (784) |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 37.5 | 22.8:1 | 97% (827) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 39 | 22.4:1 | 89% (779) |
| 2010-11 | 1,246 | N/A | N/A | 47% (580) |
| 2000-01 | 2,345 | 94 | 24.9:1 | 87% (2,032) |
| 1990-91 | 1,691 | 75 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Adams Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (853 to 676); teachers up 1% (37.5 to 38).
About John Adams Middle
John Adams Middle is a mid-sized middle school found in Los Angeles, California. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 676 students in 2024-25.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students spread across 784 schools.
Hispanic students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Black. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at John Adams Middle are from different groups.
On staff are 38 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 96% of students at John Adams Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
John Adams Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of California public middle schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, John Adams Middle does better than predicted by 15.2 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.3%; the prediction is 23.0%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. John Adams Middle shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
The closest school to John Adams Middle is Dolores Huerta Elementary, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, John Adams Middle is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies John Adams Middle's location as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 153 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.8 students per teacher, compared with 19.3 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Other John Adams Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named John Adams Middle. John Adams Middle is the 5th largest of the 7.
- John Adams MiddleSanta Monica, CA · 806 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolEDISON, NJ · 930 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 867 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolCharleston, WV · 740 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMason City, IA · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Dolores Huerta Elementary0.3 mi · 321
- Animo Jackie Robinson High0.4 mi · 607
- William Jefferson Clinton Middle0.4 mi · 622
- Orthopaedic Hospital0.4 mi · 653
- Maple Primary Center0.5 mi · 127
- New Designs Charter0.6 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About John Adams MiddleHow large is John Adams Middle?
John Adams Middle enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 06-08.
Is John Adams Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Adams Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at John Adams Middle?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at John Adams Middle.
How diverse is John Adams Middle?
John Adams Middle reports a student body of 0% White, 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees John Adams Middle?
John Adams Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.