John H. Liechty Middle

John H. Liechty Middle is a mid-tier junior high in Los Angeles, California, run under Los Angeles Unified. The school instructs 748 students in grades 6 through 8.

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

Looking at the student body, John H. Liechty Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%); the rest breaks down as 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, John H. Liechty Middle records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John H. Liechty Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.9%, the actual is 18.7%, a residual of -2.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), John H. Liechty Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Esperanza Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John H. Liechty Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. John H. Liechty Middle's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 978 (now 748). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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