Reginald M. Benton Middle

Reginald M. Benton Middle operates as a medium-sized intermediate school in La Mirada, California, part of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified. Current enrollment sits at 718 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 14,560 students. Reginald M. Benton Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Reginald M. Benton Middle lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 14% White, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Reginald M. Benton Middle has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Reginald M. Benton Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Reginald M. Benton Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Reginald M. Benton Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.6%, the actual is 38.9%, a residual of -7.7 points.

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 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 Reginald M. Benton Middle is one.

John Foster Dulles Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Reginald M. Benton Middle at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Reginald M. Benton Middle has increased 34%, going from 536 students in 2018 to 718 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 19% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.