Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad

Set in Whittier, California, Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad is a medium-sized intermediate school, part of Whittier City. It serves 894 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 36% larger than typical.

Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad is one of 12 schools operated by Whittier City, a district that serves 5,288 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad lists that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 77% of students at Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 42.4%, a residual of +9.0 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is West Whittier Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.2%.

Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad's enrollment has ticked up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 760 (now 894). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 29.3:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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