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If you could change one rule at Lake Center Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
708
Middle
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE LAKE CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062193002602
Lake Center Middle
10503 South Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · (562) 868-4977 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
19.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
567 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 222 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 35% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
55.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.0pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 35.9% | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| Math | 18.2% | 20.6% | 28.7% | 32.5% |
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 | 55.0% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.9% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 30.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 40.1% |
| 2016-17 | 57.1% | 35.2% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Lake Center Middle
Lake Center Middle's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Center Middle this school | 708 | 80.1% | 46.4% |
| National City Middle National City | 709 | 79.4% | 31.4% |
| Ocean View Junior High Oxnard | 700 | 76.0% | 22.2% |
| Mira Loma Middle Jurupa Valley | 711 | 84.2% | 23.0% |
| Sparks Middle La Puente | 600 | 78.0% | 27.2% |
| Vista Verde Middle Greenfield | 727 | 80.5% | 16.6% |
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 Lake Center Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #401 of 1,224 | #89 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #421 of 1,227 ▲ 32 | #96 of 248 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #400 of 1,227 ▼ 67 | #91 of 248 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #628 of 1,214 | #163 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #590 of 1,377 | #134 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #360 of 1,279 | #96 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #1,085 of 1,278 | #219 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #545 of 1,329 | #183 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #292 of 930 | #86 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
708
-130 (-16%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 708 | 36.6 | 19.3:1 | 80% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 37.7 | 20.3:1 | 80% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 37.1 | 20.4:1 | 48% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 38 | 22.1:1 | 65% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 39.7 | 22.8:1 | 69% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 41 | 21.8:1 | 69% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 969 | N/A | N/A | 68% (663) |
| 2000-01 | 1,012 | 43 | 23.5:1 | 52% (522) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Center Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (905 to 708); teachers down 8% (39.7 to 36.6).
About Lake Center Middle
Among the schools in Santa Fe Springs, California, is Lake Center Middle, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school had 708 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
The Little Lake City Elementary system has 9 schools and 3,535 students.
About 91% of the student body at Lake Center Middle is Hispanic. The remaining students are 4% Asian and 2% White. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Lake Center Middle's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 36.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.3:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 80%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Lake Center Middle is A-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lake Center Middle is 13.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.4% actual, 32.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Lake Center Middle is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Lake Center Middle is Santa Fe High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lake Center Middle ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
Lake Center Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 16% enrollment decrease, from 838 in 2020-21 to 708 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.1:1 to 19.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lake Center Middle covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little Lake City Elementary
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 509 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Studebaker ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- William W. Orr ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Lakeland ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Paddison ElementaryElementary · 296 students
Other schools in Santa Fe Springs
- Santa Fe HighHigh · 1,865 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Rancho Santa Gertrudes ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Jersey Avenue ElementaryElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Fe High0.3 mi · 1,865
- Lakeview Elementary0.4 mi · 457
- Cresson Elementary0.7 mi · 243
- Lakeland Elementary0.7 mi · 315
- Jersey Avenue Elementary1.0 mi · 260
- Lakeside Middle1.1 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Center MiddleHow many students attend Lake Center Middle?
Lake Center Middle enrolls approximately 708 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lake Center Middle serve?
Lake Center Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lake Center Middle have?
Lake Center Middle employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake Center Middle?
Student demographics at Lake Center Middle are roughly 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lake Center Middle public or private?
Lake Center Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Little Lake City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.