Richard E. Byrd Middle

Richard E. Byrd Middle is a moderately sized middle-grades school in Sun Valley, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. The school instructs 933 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Richard E. Byrd Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Richard E. Byrd Middle lists that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 6% Asian, 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Richard E. Byrd Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Richard E. Byrd Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John H. Francis Polytechnic, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richard E. Byrd Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.0%.

Richard E. Byrd Middle operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 36%: 1,455 students in 2018 compared to 933 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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