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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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 80 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 38% |
Student demographics
54%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
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 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
19.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.5% | 28.8% | 23.0% | 42.8% |
| Math | 5.8% | 13.5% | 28.6% | 52.1% |
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 | 34.2% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 11.7% |
| 2022-23 | 18.1% | 7.3% |
| 2021-22 | 22.1% | 7.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.9% | 13.4% |
| 2017-18 | 26.1% | 16.3% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Marina del Rey Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marina del Rey Middle this school | 300 | 87.3% | 22.8% |
| KIPP Scholar Academy Los Angeles | 434 | 83.6% | N/A |
| KIPP Academy of Opportunity Los Angeles | 466 | 83.0% | N/A |
| KIPP Philosophers Academy Los Angeles | 398 | 92.0% | N/A |
| California City Middle California City | 478 | 88.1% | 8.9% |
| Samuel Gompers Middle Los Angeles | 406 | 96.1% | 16.2% |
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 Marina del Rey Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #972 of 1,224 | #211 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #880 of 1,227 ▲ 181 | #196 of 248 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #874 of 1,227 ▲ 186 | #191 of 248 ▲ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #32 of 1,214 | #13 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #1,193 of 1,377 | #276 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #11 of 1,279 | #4 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #575 of 1,278 | #81 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #368 of 1,329 | #144 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.2% | #12 of 930 | #7 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
300
-189 (-39%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 300 | 22.3 | 13.4:1 | 87% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 22.1 | 16.7:1 | 82% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 25.7 | 16.0:1 | 91% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 90% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 85% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 31 | 21.5:1 | 84% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | N/A | N/A | 87% (730) |
| 2000-01 | 1,133 | 53 | 21.4:1 | 74% (839) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 43 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marina del Rey Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (602 to 300); teachers down 23% (29 to 22.3).
About Marina del Rey Middle
In Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles County, Marina del Rey Middle is a middle school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 300 students. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 54% smaller than average.
The 784 schools of Los Angeles Unified, including Marina del Rey Middle, enroll 406,887 students.
Roughly 56% of students at Marina del Rey Middle are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 38% Black and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 22.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.4:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 87%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
allk12 grades Marina del Rey Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Marina del Rey Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.8%, compared with a predicted 28.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $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 is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The shortest distance from Marina del Rey Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Goethe International Charter. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Marina del Rey Middle comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Marina del Rey Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment at Marina del Rey Middle declined 39% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 489 to 300 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.6:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Marina del Rey Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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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.