Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle

Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle is one of the low-enrollment junior highs in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District, with 298 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 55% below typical.

Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District is the operating authority for Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). The remainder breaks down as 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, 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%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Berendo Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting. Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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