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What's something Marina del Rey Middle does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
300
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003166
Marina del Rey Middle
12500 Braddock Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90066 · (310) 578-2700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
262 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Marina del Rey Middle→Venice Senior High
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
CA avg 47.1% . -0.2pp since 2014
Math
11.7%
CA avg 35.6% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
-302 (-50%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 20.8:1
% White
1%
was 4%
% Hispanic
56%
was 45%
% Black
38%
was 47%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Marina del Rey Middle
Set in Los Angeles, California, Marina del Rey Middle is a tight-knit middle-grades school, operated by Los Angeles Unified. It serves 300 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 54% below typical.
Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Marina del Rey Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Marina del Rey Middle reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 38% Black, 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marina del Rey Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.5%; this one delivers 18.4%.
Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Marina del Rey 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 Goethe International Charter, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marina del Rey Middle comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. Marina del Rey Middle's enrollment has declined 50% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 300). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 45% to 56%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Marina del Rey Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- John Marshall Senior HighHigh · 1,842 students
Nearby schools
- Goethe International Charter0.1 mi · 479
- Braddock Drive Elementary0.4 mi · 541
- Ocean Charter0.5 mi · 563
- ICEF Vista Middle Academy0.5 mi · 194
- ICEF Vista Elementary Academy0.5 mi · 270
- Stoner Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Marina del Rey MiddleHow many students attend Marina del Rey Middle?
Marina del Rey Middle enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Marina del Rey Middle serve?
Marina del Rey Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Marina del Rey Middle?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Marina del Rey Middle.
How diverse is Marina del Rey Middle?
Marina del Rey Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 56% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Marina del Rey Middle?
Marina del Rey 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.