La Mirada High

Set in La Mirada, California, La Mirada High is a heavily attended secondary school, one of the schools within Norwalk-La Mirada Unified. It caters to 1,726 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 106% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 14,560 students; La Mirada High is among them.

On demographics, La Mirada High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%; the rest reads as 12% White, 10% Asian, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, La Mirada High has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, La Mirada High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $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%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which La Mirada High is one.

Nearest neighbor: La Pluma Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Mirada High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. La Mirada High's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 2,006 (now 1,726). White enrollment moved from 17% to 12% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.