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Enrollment
1,302
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002875
John Burroughs Middle
600 South McCadden Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90005 · (323) 549-5000 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,302 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
20.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,041 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 | 441 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 445 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 416 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%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
Students here typically continue to
John Burroughs Middle→Fairfax Senior High
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
63.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
48.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.5% | 34.8% | 19.5% | 17.2% |
| Math | 29.0% | 19.4% | 24.8% | 26.8% |
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 | 63.3% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 45.7% |
| 2022-23 | 61.2% | 42.3% |
| 2021-22 | 62.1% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.3% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 41.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 41.9% |
| 2016-17 | 57.8% | 43.1% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 22 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 Burroughs Middle
John Burroughs Middle's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Burroughs Middle this school | 1,302 | 80.0% | 54.9% |
| Stonecreek Junior High Bakersfield | 986 | 81.8% | 40.6% |
| Glacier Point Middle Fresno | 947 | 86.9% | 24.7% |
| Ysmael Villegas Middle Riverside | 1,136 | 78.0% | 39.1% |
| John Muir Middle San Leandro | 969 | 79.4% | 32.5% |
| Wayne Ruble Middle Fontana | 1,394 | 77.0% | 41.6% |
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 Burroughs Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #280 of 1,224 | #59 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #287 of 1,227 ▲ 27 | #62 of 248 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #283 of 1,227 ▼ 19 | #61 of 248 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #413 of 1,214 | #130 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,302 | #48 of 1,377 | #19 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #587 of 1,279 | #136 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #447 of 1,278 | #60 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #550 of 1,329 | #185 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #156 of 930 | #52 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
1,302
-279 (-18%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,923
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 1,302 | 62.5 | 20.8:1 | 80% (1,041) |
| 2023-24 | 1,359 | 61.5 | 22.1:1 | 76% (1,039) |
| 2022-23 | 1,373 | 66.7 | 20.6:1 | 82% (1,128) |
| 2020-21 | 1,581 | 65 | 24.3:1 | 86% (1,352) |
| 2017-18 | 1,790 | 63 | 28.4:1 | 80% (1,425) |
| 2015-16 | 1,842 | 65 | 28.3:1 | 75% (1,375) |
| 2010-11 | 1,986 | N/A | N/A | 68% (1,360) |
| 2000-01 | 2,075 | 86 | 24.1:1 | 62% (1,294) |
| 1990-91 | 1,923 | 79 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Burroughs Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,790 to 1,302); teachers down 1% (63 to 62.5).
About John Burroughs Middle
John Burroughs Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school with an address in Los Angeles, California. It has an enrollment of 1,302 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
John Burroughs Middle is one of 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students in total.
The share of Hispanic students at John Burroughs Middle is 59%, a majority. After that, the student body is 20% Asian, 9% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at John Burroughs Middle, giving a ratio of 20.8:1. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. By family income, 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Among California public middle schools, John Burroughs Middle outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
John Burroughs Middle beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 22.2 points (54.9% versus 32.7%), a top-10% result in California on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including John Burroughs Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Third Street Elementary is about 0.4 miles from John Burroughs Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 54.9% is above the 49.5% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, John Burroughs Middle is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,581 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,302 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.8 students per teacher, compared with 24.3 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to John Burroughs Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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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Frequently asked questions
About John Burroughs MiddleHow many students attend John Burroughs Middle?
John Burroughs Middle enrolls approximately 1,302 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does John Burroughs Middle serve?
John Burroughs Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at John Burroughs Middle?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at John Burroughs Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Burroughs Middle?
At John Burroughs Middle, the student body is approximately 8% White, 59% Hispanic, 9% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees John Burroughs Middle?
John Burroughs 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.