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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEBELLO UNIFIED·NCES 062547003804
Montebello Intermediate
1600 Whittier Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640 · (323) 721-5111 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
21.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
662 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 | 249 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 33% |
Student demographics
3%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
34.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
17.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp 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 17 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 24.9% | 22.5% | 43.3% |
| Math | 8.0% | 9.4% | 20.3% | 62.2% |
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% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.4% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 34.8% | 12.8% |
| 2020-21 | 31.9% | 12.2% |
| 2018-19 | 26.2% | 11.9% |
| 2017-18 | 30.7% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.2% | 14.4% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 →
Schools most like Montebello Intermediate
Montebello Intermediate's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montebello Intermediate this school | 733 | 90.3% | 25.9% |
| Main Street Middle Soledad | 754 | 89.8% | 21.9% |
| La Merced Intermediate Montebello | 682 | 92.4% | 26.4% |
| Bell Gardens Intermediate Bell Gardens | 790 | 93.4% | 28.6% |
| Pacoima Middle Pacoima | 823 | 91.9% | 31.2% |
| Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences Oxnard | 696 | 93.2% | 26.0% |
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 Montebello Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #875 of 1,224 | #190 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #948 of 1,227 ▼ 29 | #210 of 248 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #880 of 1,227 ▼ 118 | #195 of 248 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #630 of 1,214 | #164 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #540 of 1,377 | #124 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #673 of 1,279 | #152 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.7% | #1,256 of 1,278 | #293 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #276 of 1,329 | #117 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #148 of 930 | #51 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
733
-145 (-17%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,692
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 733 | 34.4 | 21.3:1 | 90% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 39.3 | 20.1:1 | 81% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 43.4 | 18.4:1 | 75% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 878 | 34 | 25.8:1 | 92% (807) |
| 2017-18 | 1,017 | 34.5 | 29.5:1 | 83% (841) |
| 2015-16 | 992 | 31 | 32.0:1 | 82% (818) |
| 2010-11 | 1,248 | N/A | N/A | 91% (1,140) |
| 2000-01 | 1,796 | 64 | 28.1:1 | 84% (1,508) |
| 1990-91 | 1,692 | 64 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montebello Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (1,017 to 733); teachers unchanged (34.5 to 34.4).
About Montebello Intermediate
Montebello Intermediate is a middle-grades school located in Montebello, California, in Los Angeles County. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 733 students.
Montebello Unified includes 29 schools. Together they enroll 19,149 students.
Montebello Intermediate's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Montebello Intermediate's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 21.3 students per teacher and 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Montebello Intermediate receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Montebello Intermediate would be expected to post about 26.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.9%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Montebello Intermediate, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest public school to Montebello Intermediate is Washington Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Montebello Intermediate is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 31.4% proficiency; Montebello Intermediate posts 25.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 145 students since 2020-21, to 733. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 25.8:1 to 21.3:1.
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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
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Montebello
- Schurr HighHigh · 2,121 students
- Montebello HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- La Merced IntermediateMiddle · 682 students
- La Merced AcademyElementary · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary0.3 mi · 685
- Montebello High0.4 mi · 1,907
- Applied Technology Center0.5 mi · 295
- Fremont Elementary0.9 mi · 366
- Wilcox Elementary1.0 mi · 479
- Montebello Park Elementary1.0 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Montebello IntermediateHow many students attend Montebello Intermediate?
Montebello Intermediate enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 06-08.
Is Montebello Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montebello Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Montebello Intermediate have?
Montebello Intermediate employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
How diverse is Montebello Intermediate?
Montebello Intermediate reports a student body of 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Montebello Intermediate?
Montebello Intermediate is overseen by Montebello Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.