Orange Grove Middle

Orange Grove Middle, a small 6-8 campus in Hacienda Heights, California, operated by Hacienda la Puente Unified, caters to 287 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

Orange Grove Middle is one of 35 schools operated by Hacienda la Puente Unified, a district that works with 16,260 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orange Grove Middle shows that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Orange Grove Middle has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Orange Grove Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Orange Grove Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Los Robles Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orange Grove Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.6%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orange Grove Middle has edged down 33%, going from 431 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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