Patrick Henry Middle

Patrick Henry Middle is a junior high of sizable scale in Granada Hills, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, serveing 1,053 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Patrick Henry Middle sits 60% larger than that benchmark.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Patrick Henry Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Patrick Henry Middle shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 12% White, 7% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Patrick Henry Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

In the area at large, 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 roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Patrick Henry Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Andasol Avenue Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Patrick Henry Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patrick Henry Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patrick Henry Middle has ticked down 9%, going from 1,161 students in 2018 to 1,053 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 66% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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