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How has Pacoima Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
823
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003263
Pacoima Middle
9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331 · (818) 686-4200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public middle schools
- C+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
17.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
756 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 | 254 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 310 | 38% |
Student demographics
11%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
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
38.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
25.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.2% | 25.9% | 28.3% | 33.7% |
| Math | 12.4% | 12.9% | 27.3% | 47.5% |
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 | 38.1% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 35.3% | 15.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.3% | 16.2% |
| 2018-19 | 35.2% | 16.0% |
| 2017-18 | 30.8% | 17.3% |
| 2016-17 | 29.7% | 14.2% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Pacoima Middle
Pacoima Middle's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacoima Middle this school | 823 | 91.9% | 31.2% |
| Chalone Peaks Middle King City | 854 | 91.5% | 20.1% |
| Jack G. Desmond Middle Madera | 838 | 93.6% | 23.2% |
| Sequoia Middle Fontana | 791 | 93.8% | 28.1% |
| Colton Middle Colton | 870 | 92.8% | 19.5% |
| El Sereno Middle Los Angeles | 857 | 91.8% | 41.3% |
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 Pacoima Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #714 of 1,224 | #153 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #713 of 1,227 ▼ 17 | #157 of 248 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #770 of 1,227 ▼ 49 | #166 of 248 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #403 of 1,214 | #126 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #405 of 1,377 | #96 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #172 of 1,279 | #55 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #1,157 of 1,278 | #248 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #215 of 1,329 | #98 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #119 of 930 | #41 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
823
-211 (-20%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 2,161
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 823 | 46.6 | 17.7:1 | 92% (756) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 45.5 | 19.5:1 | 90% (805) |
| 2022-23 | 899 | 44.7 | 20.1:1 | 93% (839) |
| 2020-21 | 1,034 | 45 | 23.0:1 | 92% (949) |
| 2017-18 | 1,190 | 48.5 | 24.5:1 | 92% (1,089) |
| 2015-16 | 1,344 | 59 | 22.8:1 | 89% (1,191) |
| 2010-11 | 1,711 | N/A | N/A | 41% (694) |
| 2000-01 | 2,182 | 94 | 23.2:1 | 84% (1,827) |
| 1990-91 | 2,161 | 89 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacoima Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,190 to 823); teachers down 4% (48.5 to 46.6).
About Pacoima Middle
Pacoima Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Pacoima, California. It serves 823 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Los Angeles Unified counts 406,887 students in its 784 schools, and Pacoima Middle is one of them.
The large majority of students at Pacoima Middle, 94%, are Hispanic. Next come 2% White. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Pacoima Middle has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Pacoima Middle is 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.7:1. That ratio is under the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
allk12 grades Pacoima Middle a B. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In California, Pacoima Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.2% actual against a predicted 25.7%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
Of nearby public schools, Haddon Avenue Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Pacoima Middle is behind the 35.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
In the federal locale system, Pacoima Middle is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pacoima Middle went from 1,034 students to 823. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.0:1 to 17.7:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Pacoima Middle. 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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Pacoima MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Pacoima Middle?
Pacoima Middle enrolls approximately 823 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pacoima Middle serve?
Pacoima Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pacoima Middle?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Pacoima Middle.
How diverse is Pacoima Middle?
Pacoima Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pacoima Middle?
Pacoima Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.