Morningside High

Set in Inglewood, California, Morningside High is a compact high school, part of Inglewood Unified. It enrolls 407 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

Within Inglewood Unified, which oversees 16 schools and 6,727 students, Morningside High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Morningside High shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder reads as 22% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at Morningside High qualify 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%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Morningside High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Morningside High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Woodworth-Monroe Academy, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Morningside High at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 28.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Morningside High's enrollment has contracted 46% since 2018, when it stood at 751 (now 407). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 29% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.