Olive Middle

Located at 13701 Olive St., in Baldwin Park, California, Olive Middle is a compact middle-grades school that hosts 477 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Baldwin Park Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Olive Middle sits 28% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 17 schools in Baldwin Park Unified (9,856 students total), Olive Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Olive Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Other groups include 7% Asian, 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Olive Middle has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Olive Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Olive Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Walnut Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olive Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Olive Middle's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 484 (now 477). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 94% to 90%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.