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Enrollment
1,174
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003187
Louis Armstrong Middle
5041 Sunnyslope Ave., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 · (818) 528-1600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,174 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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.
- DThree-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
21.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
734 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 384 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 376 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 414 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
54.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.4pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.5pp 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 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 30.5% | 24.4% | 21.0% |
| Math | 22.1% | 17.4% | 25.4% | 35.1% |
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 | 54.6% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 37.9% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 30.9% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 35.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.4% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 57.3% | 44.2% |
| 2016-17 | 57.4% | 43.8% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Louis Armstrong Middle
Louis Armstrong Middle's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Armstrong Middle this school | 1,174 | 62.5% | 47.7% |
| Canyon Lake Middle Lake Elsinore | 951 | 59.6% | 40.1% |
| Citrus Hills Intermediate Corona | 919 | 64.9% | 44.7% |
| Chico Junior High Chico | 861 | 63.9% | 43.1% |
| Shivela Middle Murrieta | 1,282 | 66.1% | 48.2% |
| Palm Desert Charter Middle Palm Desert | 1,298 | 61.4% | 47.9% |
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 Louis Armstrong Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #382 of 1,224 | #81 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #411 of 1,227 ▼ 4 | #94 of 248 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #404 of 1,227 ▼ 91 | #92 of 248 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #201 of 1,214 | #23 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,174 | #86 of 1,377 | #31 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #755 of 1,279 | #166 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #286 of 1,278 | #38 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #811 of 1,329 | #233 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #52 of 930 | #18 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
1,174
-469 (-29%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,696
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
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 | 1,174 | 54.1 | 21.7:1 | 63% (734) |
| 2023-24 | 1,212 | 58.3 | 20.8:1 | 55% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 1,329 | 62.3 | 21.4:1 | 45% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 1,643 | 65 | 25.3:1 | 54% (880) |
| 2017-18 | 1,833 | 61.3 | 29.9:1 | 45% (832) |
| 2015-16 | 2,061 | 69 | 29.9:1 | 36% (747) |
| 2010-11 | 2,132 | N/A | N/A | 44% (939) |
| 2000-01 | 2,119 | 83 | 25.5:1 | 41% (866) |
| 1990-91 | 1,696 | 64 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louis Armstrong Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (1,833 to 1,174); teachers down 12% (61.3 to 54.1).
About Louis Armstrong Middle
Louis Armstrong Middle is a large middle school in Sherman Oaks, California, administered by Los Angeles Unified. There are 1,174 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students, and Louis Armstrong Middle is one of those schools.
About 42% of students at Louis Armstrong Middle are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Los Angeles County's residents are about 31% White, 11 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Louis Armstrong Middle totals 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Louis Armstrong Middle is about 63%.
Among California public middle schools, Louis Armstrong Middle outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Louis Armstrong Middle is 4.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Louis Armstrong Middle shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Louis Armstrong Middle's nearest public school is High Tech LA Middle (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Louis Armstrong Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Louis Armstrong Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large. Louis Armstrong Middle is run as a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,643 to 1,174, a 29% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.7:1.
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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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- Jack London Community Day1.2 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Louis Armstrong MiddleHow many students attend Louis Armstrong Middle?
Louis Armstrong Middle enrolls approximately 1,174 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Louis Armstrong Middle serve?
Louis Armstrong Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Louis Armstrong Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Louis Armstrong Middle is approximately 21.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Louis Armstrong Middle?
Louis Armstrong Middle reports a student body of 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Louis Armstrong Middle?
Louis Armstrong Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.