Middle College High

Middle College High is a senior high of small scale in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, enrolling 361 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Middle College High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Middle College High logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 23% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Middle College High has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Middle College High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Middle College High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Middle College High sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 26.7%; actual is 70.5%, +43.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Middle College High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Stella High Charter Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Middle College High at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 18.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Middle College High has fell 5%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 361 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 40% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.