Lennox Middle

Located at 11033 Buford Ave., in Lennox, California, Lennox Middle is a high-enrollment 6-8 campus that instructs 1,193 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Lennox. Enrollment runs roughly 81% bigger than the state mean of about 659.

Lennox Middle is one of 6 schools operated by Lennox, a district that caters to 3,941 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lennox Middle records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lennox Middle has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lennox Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 32.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $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%. Lennox Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Buford Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lennox Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lennox Middle's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 1,492 (now 1,193). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.