1
Enrollment
576
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEBELLO UNIFIED·NCES 062547003801
Macy Intermediate
2101 South Lupine Ave., Monterey Park, CA 91755 · (323) 722-0260 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
21.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
438 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 195 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 32% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
55.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.1pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.1pp 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 37 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 7 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 | 22.6% | 32.5% | 22.7% | 22.2% |
| Math | 23.1% | 14.0% | 26.6% | 36.4% |
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 | 55.1% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 33.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.7% | 33.9% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 29.7% |
| 2020-21 | 46.8% | 27.9% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 42.9% | 25.9% |
| 2016-17 | 48.4% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Macy Intermediate
Macy Intermediate's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macy Intermediate this school | 576 | 76.0% | 44.5% |
| La Vina Middle Delano | 521 | 78.9% | 51.1% |
| Traweek Middle West Covina | 614 | 79.3% | 37.7% |
| Edgewood Middle West Covina | 597 | 82.4% | 27.5% |
| Lorbeer Middle Diamond Bar | 688 | 74.3% | 37.5% |
| C. E. Utt Middle Tustin | 554 | 82.1% | 35.3% |
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 Macy Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #427 of 1,224 | #96 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #457 of 1,227 ▲ 21 | #106 of 248 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #397 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #90 of 248 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #149 of 1,214 | #50 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #812 of 1,377 | #185 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #661 of 1,279 | #149 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #937 of 1,278 | #171 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #624 of 1,329 | #205 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.6% | #47 of 930 | #16 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
576
-79 (-12%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,234
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 576 | 27.2 | 21.2:1 | 76% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 29.5 | 18.7:1 | 62% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 30.7 | 17.1:1 | 63% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 27 | 24.3:1 | 63% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 908 | 29.9 | 30.4:1 | 74% (674) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 26 | 34.9:1 | 78% (706) |
| 2010-11 | 1,006 | N/A | N/A | 51% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 1,344 | 47 | 28.6:1 | 52% (703) |
| 1990-91 | 1,234 | 47 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macy Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (908 to 576); teachers down 9% (29.9 to 27.2).
About Macy Intermediate
Macy Intermediate is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Monterey Park, California. It enrolls 576 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 29 schools in Montebello Unified totals 19,149 students.
Hispanic students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 14% Asian and 2% White. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Macy Intermediate lists 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.2 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 76% of the student body.
Macy Intermediate earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of California public middle schools.
Macy Intermediate sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.5% and a predicted 35.0%.
In Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Macy Intermediate.
Macy Intermediate is about 0.8 miles from Bella Vista Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Macy Intermediate at 4th of 7.
NCES assigns Macy Intermediate the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 79 students, from 655 to 576. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.2:1, from 24.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Macy Intermediate. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Montebello Unified
- Schurr HighHigh · 2,121 students
- Bell Gardens HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Montebello HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Bell Gardens IntermediateMiddle · 790 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Montebello IntermediateMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in Monterey Park
- Monterey Highlands ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Brightwood ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Repetto ElementaryElementary · 739 students
- Ynez ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Monterey Vista ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Bella Vista ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Bella Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 530
- Schurr High0.9 mi · 2,121
- Repetto Elementary1.0 mi · 739
- Wilcox Elementary1.0 mi · 479
- Hillcrest Elementary1.0 mi · 439
- Monterey Vista Elementary1.4 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Macy IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Macy Intermediate?
Macy Intermediate enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Macy Intermediate serve?
Macy Intermediate serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Macy Intermediate?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Macy Intermediate.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Macy Intermediate?
At Macy Intermediate, the student body is approximately 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Macy Intermediate public or private?
Macy Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montebello Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.