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Enrollment
748
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012144
John H. Liechty Middle
650 South Union Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90017 · (213) 989-1200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- A-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
16.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
735 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 | 238 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 245 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 35% |
Student demographics
10%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
Feeds from
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
24.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
17.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.6% | 18.8% | 21.6% | 54.0% |
| Math | 8.5% | 8.9% | 17.5% | 65.1% |
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 | 24.4% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 12.2% |
| 2022-23 | 24.2% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 8.6% |
| 2018-19 | 30.4% | 15.6% |
| 2017-18 | 21.9% | 13.5% |
| 2016-17 | 18.1% | 10.4% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 John H. Liechty Middle
John H. Liechty Middle's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Liechty Middle this school | 748 | 98.3% | 19.8% |
| Young Oak Kim Academy Los Angeles | 715 | 98.6% | 29.1% |
| Sierra Middle Bakersfield | 731 | 96.4% | 15.3% |
| Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory Los Angeles | 792 | 96.2% | 26.6% |
| Wells Middle Riverside | 768 | 95.8% | 13.9% |
| John Adams Middle Los Angeles | 676 | 96.4% | 38.3% |
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 H. Liechty Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,054 of 1,224 | #228 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #954 of 1,227 ▲ 96 | #212 of 248 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,106 of 1,227 ▼ 55 | #239 of 248 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #216 of 1,214 | #76 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #509 of 1,377 | #118 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #95 of 1,279 | #33 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #1,169 of 1,278 | #255 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #19 of 1,329 | #14 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #249 of 930 | #77 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
748
-215 (-22%) vs 2020
-50% since 2010-11, when it was 1,509
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 748 | 44.4 | 16.8:1 | 98% (735) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 43.3 | 19.0:1 | 98% (810) |
| 2022-23 | 851 | 42.4 | 20.1:1 | 100% (847) |
| 2020-21 | 963 | 47 | 20.5:1 | 100% (960) |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 43.7 | 22.4:1 | 96% (941) |
| 2015-16 | 1,076 | 51 | 21.1:1 | 94% (1,008) |
| 2010-11 | 1,509 | N/A | N/A | 56% (840) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John H. Liechty Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (978 to 748); teachers up 2% (43.7 to 44.4).
About John H. Liechty Middle
A medium-sized middle school in Los Angeles, California, John H. Liechty Middle is part of Los Angeles Unified. Enrolled students number 748 students, in grades 6 through 8.
John H. Liechty Middle is one school in a 784-school district, Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students.
About 95% of the student body at John H. Liechty Middle is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 3% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. 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.
Its 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades John H. Liechty Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In California, John H. Liechty Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 19.8% actual against a predicted 22.0%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Esperanza Elementary is located about 0.1 miles from John H. Liechty Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, John H. Liechty Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at John H. Liechty Middle dropped 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 963 to 748 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
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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 H. Liechty MiddleHow many students attend John H. Liechty Middle?
John H. Liechty Middle enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John H. Liechty Middle serve?
John H. Liechty Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John H. Liechty Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John H. Liechty Middle is approximately 16.8:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John H. Liechty Middle?
Student demographics at John H. Liechty Middle are roughly 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is John H. Liechty Middle in?
John H. Liechty Middle is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.