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Enrollment
870
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003089
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
9351 Paso Robles Ave., Northridge, CA 91325 · (818) 678-4100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- A+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
20.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
653 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 293 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 279 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 298 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +28.5pp since 2014
Math
62.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +32.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 29 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.3% | 35.2% | 18.5% | 15.0% |
| Math | 40.8% | 21.7% | 19.2% | 18.3% |
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 | 66.5% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.1% | 45.7% |
| 2021-22 | 56.1% | 37.9% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 52.6% | 39.8% |
| 2016-17 | 52.6% | 40.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 24 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 Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle this school | 870 | 75.1% | 60.0% |
| Edison Computech Fresno | 788 | 70.9% | 72.0% |
| Patrick Henry Middle Granada Hills | 1,053 | 76.2% | 41.5% |
| El Dorado Middle Concord | 861 | 75.4% | 19.1% |
| George K. Porter Middle Granada Hills | 1,009 | 74.5% | 51.6% |
| Douglass Middle Woodland | 768 | 73.7% | 37.4% |
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 Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #221 of 1,224 | #44 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #157 of 1,227 ▲ 86 | #34 of 248 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #231 of 1,227 ▲ 60 | #49 of 248 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #8 of 1,214 | #5 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 870 | #337 of 1,377 | #82 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #534 of 1,279 | #123 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #650 of 1,278 | #98 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #647 of 1,329 | #211 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #76 of 930 | #26 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
870
-312 (-26%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 870 | 42.5 | 20.5:1 | 75% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 42.9 | 20.3:1 | 72% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 44.9 | 20.0:1 | 74% (663) |
| 2020-21 | 1,182 | 52 | 22.7:1 | 70% (823) |
| 2017-18 | 1,310 | 45.5 | 28.8:1 | 77% (1,011) |
| 2015-16 | 1,440 | 53 | 27.2:1 | 70% (1,012) |
| 2010-11 | 1,611 | N/A | N/A | 59% (950) |
| 2000-01 | 1,665 | 67 | 24.9:1 | 59% (978) |
| 1990-91 | 861 | 38 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (1,310 to 870); teachers down 7% (45.5 to 42.5).
About Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle sits in Northridge, California, and is classified as a middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 870 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 32% above average.
Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools with a combined 406,887 students. Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle is one of them.
At Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle, Hispanic students make up 68% of the student body. The next largest groups are 12% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 20 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.5:1, with 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle is 75%.
The allk12 Grade for Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle is A+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.0% compared with a predicted 35.6%.
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.
Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle. Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment decrease, from 1,182 in 2020-21 to 870 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.7:1 in 2020-21 to 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Oliver Wendell Holmes MiddleHow large is Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle?
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle enrolls approximately 870 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle have?
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle?
At Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle, the student body is approximately 12% White, 68% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle public or private?
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.