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Enrollment
511
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMEAD ELEMENTARY·NCES 063357005180
Muscatel Middle
4201 North Ivar Ave., Rosemead, CA 91770 · (626) 287-1139 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
20.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
392 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 7 | 268 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 48% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rosemead Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
53.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.4% | 33.2% | 18.9% | 17.5% |
| Math | 35.4% | 17.8% | 21.9% | 24.9% |
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 | 63.5% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 54.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.4% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.3% | 47.2% |
| 2018-19 | 65.2% | 56.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.3% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 63.8% | 53.6% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in California's top 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 Muscatel Middle
Muscatel Middle's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscatel Middle this school | 511 | 76.7% | 59.7% |
| KIPP Summit Academy San Lorenzo | 427 | 75.6% | N/A |
| Garvey (Richard) Intermediate Rosemead | 661 | 78.1% | 59.0% |
| Donald S. Jordan Intermediate Garden Grove | 551 | 85.5% | 62.4% |
| Alvarado Intermediate Rowland Heights | 624 | 79.8% | 43.6% |
| Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate Rosemead | 297 | 81.5% | 52.3% |
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 Muscatel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #225 of 1,224 | #46 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #243 of 1,227 ▼ 45 | #51 of 248 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #277 of 1,227 ▼ 76 | #59 of 248 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #307 of 1,214 | #99 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #907 of 1,377 | #202 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #609 of 1,279 | #139 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #609 of 1,278 | #85 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #610 of 1,329 | #201 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #418 of 930 | #117 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
511
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 511 | 24.4 | 20.9:1 | 77% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 27.5 | 17.4:1 | 75% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 26.4 | 19.6:1 | 75% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 76% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 82% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 31 | 21.1:1 | 80% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | N/A | N/A | 83% (572) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 29 | 23.5:1 | 78% (531) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 28 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muscatel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (621 to 511); teachers down 21% (31 to 24.4).
About Muscatel Middle
Muscatel Middle is a public middle school in Rosemead, California. The school's enrollment of 511 students covers grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Muscatel Middle is one of the 5 schools that make up Rosemead Elementary (2,319 students in total).
Asian students are the majority at Muscatel Middle, with 58% of enrollment. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Muscatel Middle, 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Roughly 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Muscatel Middle an A. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Muscatel Middle does better than predicted by 25.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.7%; the prediction is 34.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
Nearest public school: Rosemead High, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Muscatel Middle is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Muscatel Middle the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 58 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Rosemead Elementary
- Mildred B. Janson ElementaryElementary · 575 students
- Emma W. Shuey ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Encinita ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Savannah ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Other schools in Rosemead
- Rosemead HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Garvey (Richard) IntermediateMiddle · 661 students
- Mildred B. Janson ElementaryElementary · 575 students
- Emma W. Shuey ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Encinita ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Bitely (Arlene) ElementaryElementary · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Rosemead High0.3 mi · 1,691
- Emma W. Shuey Elementary0.5 mi · 450
- Encinita Elementary0.5 mi · 418
- Mildred B. Janson Elementary0.6 mi · 575
- Savannah Elementary0.8 mi · 365
- Gabrielino High0.9 mi · 1,438
Frequently asked questions
About Muscatel MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Muscatel Middle?
Muscatel Middle enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Muscatel Middle serve?
Muscatel Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Muscatel Middle have?
Muscatel Middle employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
How diverse is Muscatel Middle?
Muscatel Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 37% Hispanic, 58% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Muscatel Middle public or private?
Muscatel Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rosemead Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.