Enrollment
253
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271009152
Pio Pico Middle
1512 South Arlington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019 · (323) 733-8801 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
16.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
243 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 19% |
Student demographics
19%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.1% | 29.1% | 27.5% | 33.2% |
| Math | 8.6% | 11.3% | 23.1% | 57.0% |
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 | 39.3% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 23.8% |
| 2018-19 | 32.8% | 28.3% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 29.8% |
| 2016-17 | 38.5% | 28.5% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Pio Pico Middle
Pio Pico Middle's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pio Pico Middle this school | 253 | 96.0% | 27.6% |
| Sal Castro Middle Los Angeles | 276 | 97.8% | 22.3% |
| Marshall Middle Pomona | 249 | 96.4% | 29.6% |
| Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens | 291 | 91.8% | 28.7% |
| ICEF Vista Middle Academy Los Angeles | 194 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary San Bernardino | 338 | 96.2% | 28.0% |
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 Pio Pico Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #813 of 1,224 | #175 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #864 of 1,227 ▼ 14 | #194 of 248 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #735 of 1,227 ▼ 32 | #160 of 248 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #247 of 1,214 | #33 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,241 of 1,377 | #294 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #94 of 1,279 | #32 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #1,063 of 1,278 | #209 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #75 of 1,329 | #36 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.7% | #11 of 930 | #6 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
253
-150 (-37%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 253 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 96% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 95% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 16.5 | 12.8:1 | 99% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 97% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 94% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 83% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | N/A | N/A | 45% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 2,196 | 95 | 23.1:1 | 75% (1,645) |
| 1990-91 | 961 | 42 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pio Pico Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (513 to 253); teachers down 37% (24 to 15).
About Pio Pico Middle
Pio Pico Middle is a public small middle school in Los Angeles, California. The school's 253 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
Los Angeles Unified is the local district for Pio Pico Middle. It runs 784 schools with 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Pio Pico Middle, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Black. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. Pio Pico Middle has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.8 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 96% of students. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Pio Pico Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Pio Pico Middle is 4.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.6% actual, 23.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles County census figures show that median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pio Pico Middle is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
The nearest other public school, Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pio Pico Middle ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 403 in 2020-21 and 253 in 2024-25, a decrease of 150 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Pio Pico 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Pio Pico MiddleHow many students attend Pio Pico Middle?
Pio Pico Middle enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pio Pico Middle serve?
Pio Pico Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pio Pico Middle have?
Pio Pico Middle employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Pio Pico Middle?
Pio Pico Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Pio Pico Middle public or private?
Pio Pico 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.