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Which teacher or staff member at Lennox Middle deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,193
Middle
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENNOX·NCES 062142009147
Lennox Middle
11033 Buford Ave., Lennox, CA 90304 · (310) 419-1800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,193 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- A-Beats 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
18.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,123 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 377 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 369 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 447 | 37% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lennox. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
25.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 31.4% | 28.5% | 30.1% |
| Math | 9.1% | 16.5% | 29.8% | 44.6% |
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 | 41.4% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.1% | 27.3% |
| 2017-18 | 26.9% | 19.9% |
| 2016-17 | 25.6% | 17.6% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Lennox Middle
Lennox Middle's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox Middle this school | 1,193 | 94.1% | 32.8% |
| Southeast Middle South Gate | 1,215 | 94.7% | 23.8% |
| Henry T. Gage Middle Huntington Park | 1,139 | 95.2% | 26.4% |
| South Gate Middle South Gate | 1,192 | 93.4% | 32.8% |
| Sycamore Junior High Anaheim | 1,137 | 94.7% | 12.1% |
| La Paz Middle Salinas | 1,099 | 93.4% | 24.3% |
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 Lennox Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #675 of 1,224 | #145 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #707 of 1,227 ▼ 22 | #154 of 248 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #674 of 1,227 ▼ 27 | #146 of 248 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #241 of 1,214 | #83 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,193 | #70 of 1,377 | #26 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #277 of 1,279 | #78 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #1,209 of 1,278 | #273 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #139 of 1,329 | #70 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #341 of 930 | #99 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
1,193
-219 (-16%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,609
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 1,193 | 64 | 18.6:1 | 94% (1,123) |
| 2023-24 | 1,193 | 68.9 | 17.3:1 | 93% (1,109) |
| 2022-23 | 1,250 | 68.7 | 18.2:1 | 93% (1,167) |
| 2020-21 | 1,412 | 71 | 19.9:1 | 99% (1,394) |
| 2017-18 | 1,492 | 66.7 | 22.4:1 | 97% (1,448) |
| 2015-16 | 1,480 | 77 | 19.2:1 | 96% (1,427) |
| 2010-11 | 1,767 | N/A | N/A | 85% (1,499) |
| 2000-01 | 2,052 | 84 | 24.4:1 | 94% (1,925) |
| 1990-91 | 1,609 | 66 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lennox Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,492 to 1,193); teachers down 4% (66.7 to 64).
About Lennox Middle
Lennox Middle is a middle school in Lennox, California, according to federal school records. It serves 1,193 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 81% larger than that.
Lennox counts 3,941 students in its 6 schools, and Lennox Middle is one of them.
The student body at Lennox Middle is 97% Hispanic. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Lennox Middle's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Lennox Middle operates with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.6:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
allk12 grades Lennox Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Lennox Middle are 8.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.8% actual, 24.4% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Buford Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Lennox Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Lennox Middle ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 32.8% versus a 42.2% average.
The federal government classifies Lennox Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Lennox Middle declined 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,412 to 1,193 students. The ratio was 19.9:1 in 2020-21 and 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lennox Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Lennox
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Moffett ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Dolores Huerta ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Buford ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Felton ElementaryElementary · 364 students
Other schools in Lennox
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Moffett ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology AcademyHigh · 588 students
- Dolores Huerta ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Buford ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Felton ElementaryElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Buford Elementary0.2 mi · 513
- Felton Elementary0.5 mi · 364
- Jefferson Elementary0.6 mi · 716
- Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy0.8 mi · 588
- Moffett Elementary0.9 mi · 626
- Del Aire Elementary0.9 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Lennox MiddleHow many students attend Lennox Middle?
Lennox Middle enrolls approximately 1,193 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lennox Middle serve?
Lennox Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lennox Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lennox Middle is approximately 18.6:1 (64 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lennox Middle?
Lennox Middle reports a student body of 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lennox Middle?
Lennox Middle is overseen by Lennox in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.