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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Los Alisos Middle this year?
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Enrollment
920
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED·NCES 062769007123
Los Alisos Middle
14800 South Jersey Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650 · (562) 210-3495 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL920 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- B+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
26.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
719 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 302 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 315 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
45.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
29.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 31.0% | 26.9% | 27.6% |
| Math | 14.1% | 15.7% | 29.1% | 41.1% |
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 | 45.5% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 24.9% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 24.5% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 46.3% | 34.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 38.7% | 27.0% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Los Alisos Middle
Los Alisos Middle's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alisos Middle this school | 920 | 78.2% | 34.9% |
| Las Palmas Middle Covina | 887 | 78.7% | 43.8% |
| E. O. Green Junior High Oxnard | 949 | 81.5% | 20.8% |
| Washington Intermediate Dinuba | 916 | 78.7% | 34.8% |
| Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad Whittier | 894 | 77.3% | 44.9% |
| 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 Los Alisos Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #632 of 1,224 | #136 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #602 of 1,227 ▲ 60 | #133 of 248 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #588 of 1,227 ▲ 68 | #129 of 248 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #217 of 1,214 | #77 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 920 | #284 of 1,377 | #72 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #1,235 of 1,279 | #283 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #1,011 of 1,278 | #190 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #581 of 1,329 | #192 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #271 of 930 | #82 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
920
-195 (-17%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 1,039
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 920 | 34.6 | 26.6:1 | 78% (719) |
| 2023-24 | 1,011 | 39.9 | 25.4:1 | 77% (776) |
| 2022-23 | 1,063 | 40.8 | 26.1:1 | 71% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 1,115 | 44 | 25.3:1 | 82% (911) |
| 2017-18 | 1,188 | 49.1 | 24.2:1 | 85% (1,006) |
| 2015-16 | 1,256 | 48 | 26.2:1 | 83% (1,039) |
| 2010-11 | 1,078 | N/A | N/A | 80% (864) |
| 2000-01 | 1,039 | 44 | 23.6:1 | 60% (628) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Alisos Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,188 to 920); teachers down 29% (49.1 to 34.6).
About Los Alisos Middle
Los Alisos Middle sits in Norwalk, California, and is classified as a middle-grades school. There are 920 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 40% larger than that mark.
A total of 25 schools make up Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, with 14,560 students enrolled.
The share of students at Los Alisos Middle who are Hispanic is 87%. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% White, and 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Los Alisos Middle are from different groups.
For every teacher at Los Alisos Middle, there are about 26.6 students; the school has 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 78%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Los Alisos Middle earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of California public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Los Alisos Middle is 1.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Los Alisos Middle among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Los Alisos Middle from the closest public school, John H. Nuffer Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.8%; Los Alisos Middle's is 34.9%, ranking 4th of 9.
Los Alisos Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,115 (2020-21) to 920 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (26.6:1) than in 2020-21 (25.3:1).
The discussion board for Los Alisos Middle is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Corvallis MiddleMiddle · 663 students
- Arlie F. Hutchinson MiddleMiddle · 646 students
Other schools in Norwalk
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Corvallis MiddleMiddle · 663 students
- John Dolland ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Julia B. Morrison ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 509 students
Nearby schools
- John H. Nuffer Elementary0.1 mi · 316
- Loretta Lampton Elementary0.5 mi · 406
- Earl E. Edmondson Elementary0.6 mi · 352
- Norwalk High0.8 mi · 2,075
- Anna M. Glazier Elementary0.9 mi · 388
- Nettie L. Waite Middle0.9 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Los Alisos MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Los Alisos Middle?
Los Alisos Middle enrolls approximately 920 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Los Alisos Middle serve?
Los Alisos Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Los Alisos Middle have?
Los Alisos Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Los Alisos Middle?
Student demographics at Los Alisos Middle are roughly 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Los Alisos Middle?
Los Alisos Middle is overseen by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.