John Adams Middle

Set in Los Angeles, California, John Adams Middle is a reasonably sized middle school, operated by Los Angeles Unified. It hosts 676 students across grades 6 through 8.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; John Adams Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, John Adams Middle shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, John Adams Middle is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.0%; this one delivers 37.3%, a residual of +15.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), John Adams Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dolores Huerta Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Adams Middle ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Adams Middle has shrank 21%, going from 853 students in 2018 to 676 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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