John Burroughs Middle

Located at 600 South McCadden Pl., in Los Angeles, California, John Burroughs Middle is a sprawling junior high that serves 1,302 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 98% above typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), John Burroughs Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, John Burroughs Middle records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 20% Asian, 9% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, John Burroughs Middle logs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, John Burroughs Middle sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.9%; actual is 54.0%, +22.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John Burroughs Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Third Street Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, John Burroughs Middle comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Burroughs Middle has declined 27%, going from 1,790 students in 2018 to 1,302 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 27% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 28.4:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

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