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Enrollment
887
Middle
DISTRICT 760 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 061005001098
Las Palmas Middle
641 North Lark Ellen Ave., Covina, CA 91722 · (626) 974-7200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL887 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of California public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- A+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
22.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
698 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 278 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
55.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.8pp since 2014
Math
37.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 34.4% | 24.1% | 20.2% |
| Math | 19.2% | 18.6% | 26.8% | 35.4% |
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 | 55.8% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 35.1% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 32.2% |
| 2021-22 | 43.1% | 27.1% |
| 2018-19 | 44.2% | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 40.4% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 29.8% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Las Palmas Middle
Las Palmas Middle's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Palmas Middle this school | 887 | 78.7% | 43.8% |
| Los Alisos Middle Norwalk | 920 | 78.2% | 34.9% |
| Livingston Middle Livingston | 809 | 76.3% | 22.2% |
| E. O. Green Junior High Oxnard | 949 | 81.5% | 20.8% |
| National City Middle National City | 709 | 79.4% | 31.4% |
| Desert Ridge Academy Indio | 962 | 81.5% | 22.7% |
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 Las Palmas Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #438 of 1,224 | #99 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #442 of 1,227 ▲ 10 | #102 of 248 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #382 of 1,227 ▲ 128 | #86 of 248 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #42 of 1,214 | #15 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #316 of 1,377 | #78 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #916 of 1,279 | #190 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #978 of 1,278 | #181 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #575 of 1,329 | #190 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #906 of 930 | #208 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
887
+106 (+14%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 887 | 39.2 | 22.6:1 | 79% (698) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 37.3 | 22.8:1 | 84% (716) |
| 2022-23 | 802 | 35.1 | 22.8:1 | 77% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 34 | 23.0:1 | 77% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 35 | 25.7:1 | 76% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 35 | 24.1:1 | 80% (672) |
| 2010-11 | 1,050 | N/A | N/A | 64% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 1,170 | 44 | 26.6:1 | 54% (630) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 23 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Palmas Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (900 to 887); teachers up 12% (35 to 39.2).
About Las Palmas Middle
Las Palmas Middle is a middle-grades school in Covina, California, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 887 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 35% larger than the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
Covina-Valley Unified is responsible for 17 schools, Las Palmas Middle included, with 11,028 students in all.
Las Palmas Middle is 85% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Asian and 5% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Las Palmas Middle scores 27%.
There are 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.6:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. Of all students at Las Palmas Middle, 79% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 9 points.
Las Palmas Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Las Palmas Middle is 10.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 43.8%. Predicted: 33.4%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Grovecenter Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Las Palmas Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Las Palmas Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
Las Palmas Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 887 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 781.
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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
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Other schools in Covina
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Charter Oak HighHigh · 1,259 students
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- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Royal Oak MiddleMiddle · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Grovecenter Elementary0.4 mi · 595
- Northview High0.4 mi · 1,247
- Rowland Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 423
- Merwin Elementary0.8 mi · 462
- Gladstone Middle0.9 mi · 1,326
- Covina-Valley Learning Options Academy1.0 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Las Palmas MiddleHow many students attend Las Palmas Middle?
Las Palmas Middle enrolls approximately 887 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Las Palmas Middle serve?
Las Palmas Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Las Palmas Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Las Palmas Middle is approximately 22.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Las Palmas Middle?
At Las Palmas Middle, the student body is approximately 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Las Palmas Middle?
Las Palmas Middle is overseen by Covina-Valley Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.