Parras (Nick G.) Middle

Parras (Nick G.) Middle operates as a substantial middle-grades school in Redondo Beach, California, run under Redondo Beach Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,031 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Parras (Nick G.) Middle sits 56% larger than that benchmark.

Redondo Beach Unified runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 9,454 students. Parras (Nick G.) Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Parras (Nick G.) Middle logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 14% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 13% of students at Parras (Nick G.) Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parras (Nick G.) Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.8%; this one delivers 71.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Parras (Nick G.) Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Redondo Beach Learning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Parras (Nick G.) Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 69.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parras (Nick G.) Middle has shrank 17%, going from 1,240 students in 2018 to 1,031 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 54% to 47%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 25.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.