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Enrollment
1,099
Middle
DISTRICT 1,087 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS UNION HIGH·NCES 063398008745
La Paz Middle
1300 North Sanborn Rd., Salinas, CA 93905 · (831) 796-7900 · Monterey County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,099 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
20.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
1,027 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 7 | 548 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 551 | 50% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.9pp since 2014
Math
17.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 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 11 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 | 5.4% | 26.4% | 29.1% | 39.1% |
| Math | 4.1% | 13.1% | 27.7% | 55.0% |
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 | 31.9% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 33.3% | 22.9% |
| 2017-18 | 32.3% | 24.7% |
| 2016-17 | 31.2% | 26.5% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 La Paz Middle
La Paz Middle's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz Middle this school | 1,099 | 93.4% | 24.3% |
| El Sausal Middle Salinas | 1,067 | 91.7% | 29.6% |
| Henry T. Gage Middle Huntington Park | 1,139 | 95.2% | 26.4% |
| Chester W. Nimitz Middle Huntington Park | 1,057 | 95.4% | 29.8% |
| South Gate Middle South Gate | 1,192 | 93.4% | 32.8% |
| Fesler (Isaac) Junior High Santa Maria | 974 | 94.5% | 14.9% |
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 La Paz Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #928 of 1,224 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #960 of 1,227 ▼ 14 | #10 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #944 of 1,227 ▼ 88 | #12 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #154 of 1,214 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,099 | #123 of 1,377 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #478 of 1,279 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.3% | #1,272 of 1,278 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #166 of 1,329 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #909 of 930 | #17 of 17 |
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
1,099
-95 (-8%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 1,099 | 54.9 | 20.0:1 | 93% (1,027) |
| 2023-24 | 1,160 | 57 | 20.3:1 | 98% (1,131) |
| 2022-23 | 1,148 | 51.8 | 22.2:1 | 96% (1,105) |
| 2020-21 | 1,194 | 49 | 24.4:1 | 92% (1,104) |
| 2017-18 | 1,114 | 50 | 22.3:1 | 87% (972) |
| 2015-16 | 1,061 | 48 | 22.1:1 | 82% (875) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | N/A | N/A | 86% (733) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Paz Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,114 to 1,099); teachers up 10% (50 to 54.9).
About La Paz Middle
La Paz Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in California, located in Salinas. It reports enrollment of 1,099 students in grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Salinas Union High oversees La Paz Middle and 11 other schools, with 15,703 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 1%.
The school's 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. At La Paz Middle, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Monterey County, the average is 76%.
La Paz Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of California public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, La Paz Middle is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
The school is in Monterey County, where median household income comes to about $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monterey County counts 153 public schools with about 73,845 students.
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary sits about 0.2 miles from La Paz Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, La Paz Middle is 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for La Paz Middle is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, La Paz Middle had a net loss of 95 students, or 8%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.4:1 to 20.0:1 over the same years.
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Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salinas Union High
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Nearby schools
- Cesar E. Chavez Elementary0.2 mi · 628
- Frank Paul Elementary0.3 mi · 638
- Alisal High0.4 mi · 2,742
- Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary0.5 mi · 573
- Alisal Community0.6 mi · 591
- Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary0.7 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About La Paz MiddleHow many students attend La Paz Middle?
La Paz Middle enrolls approximately 1,099 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does La Paz Middle serve?
La Paz Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does La Paz Middle have?
La Paz Middle employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at La Paz Middle?
Student demographics at La Paz Middle are roughly 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is La Paz Middle public or private?
La Paz Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salinas Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.