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Enrollment
710
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCADIA UNIFIED·NCES 060297000227
Richard Henry Dana Middle
1401 South First Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006 · (626) 821-8361 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
24.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
209 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 251 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 31% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Richard Henry Dana Middle→Arcadia High
Based on grade levels within Arcadia Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.2pp since 2014
Math
67.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.9% | 36.0% | 15.8% | 10.4% |
| Math | 50.9% | 16.8% | 18.5% | 13.8% |
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 | 73.8% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 67.8% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2018-19 | 75.6% | 75.2% |
| 2017-18 | 73.0% | 79.1% |
| 2016-17 | 77.3% | 79.2% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Richard Henry Dana Middle
Richard Henry Dana Middle's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Henry Dana Middle this school | 710 | 29.4% | 70.2% |
| First Avenue Middle Arcadia | 771 | 32.7% | 70.1% |
| Sierramont Middle San Jose | 742 | 24.8% | 66.5% |
| Warren E. Hyde Middle Cupertino | 800 | 26.3% | 79.8% |
| Foothills Middle Arcadia | 650 | 24.2% | 73.3% |
| Quimby Oak Middle San Jose | 857 | 30.5% | 65.5% |
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 Richard Henry Dana Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #118 of 1,224 | #20 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #108 of 1,227 ▼ 12 | #18 of 248 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #137 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #23 of 248 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #218 of 1,214 | #26 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #582 of 1,377 | #131 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #1,160 of 1,279 | #260 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #736 of 1,278 | #122 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #1,155 of 1,329 | #288 of 312 |
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
710
+42 (+6%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 710 | 28.6 | 24.8:1 | 29% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 29.4 | 22.8:1 | 32% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 28.6 | 21.8:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 30 | 22.3:1 | 33% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 31.1 | 22.8:1 | 29% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 29 | 25.6:1 | 25% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | N/A | N/A | 20% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 35 | 24.3:1 | 11% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 26 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard Henry Dana Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (710 to 710); teachers down 8% (31.1 to 28.6).
About Richard Henry Dana Middle
Located in Arcadia, California, Richard Henry Dana Middle is a medium-sized middle school. Its 710 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
The Arcadia Unified system has 11 schools and 9,061 students.
Asian students make up a majority at Richard Henry Dana Middle, at 71%. Next come 16% Hispanic, 6% White, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 15% Asian among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Richard Henry Dana Middle was 24.8:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 24.8:1 here. Richard Henry Dana Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Richard Henry Dana Middle is A-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 62.3% for a school in California with Richard Henry Dana Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Richard Henry Dana Middle posts 70.2%.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The closest other public school is Arcadia High, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Richard Henry Dana Middle is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Richard Henry Dana Middle the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Richard Henry Dana Middle had 668 students, to 2024-25, when it had 710. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 24.8:1, from 22.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arcadia Unified
- Arcadia HighHigh · 2,939 students
- Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · 789 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Highland Oaks ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other schools in Arcadia
- Arcadia HighHigh · 2,939 students
- Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · 789 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Highland Oaks ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other Richard Henry Dana Middle schools
One other US public school is named Richard Henry Dana Middle. Richard Henry Dana Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleSan Pedro, CA · 1,355 students
Nearby schools
- Arcadia High0.7 mi · 2,939
- Camino Grove Elementary0.7 mi · 695
- First Avenue Middle0.8 mi · 771
- Holly Avenue Elementary0.9 mi · 789
- Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)1.1 mi · 64
- Baldwin Stocker Elementary1.1 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Richard Henry Dana MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Richard Henry Dana Middle?
Richard Henry Dana Middle enrolls approximately 710 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Richard Henry Dana Middle serve?
Richard Henry Dana Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Richard Henry Dana Middle?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at Richard Henry Dana Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richard Henry Dana Middle?
At Richard Henry Dana Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 71% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Richard Henry Dana Middle public or private?
Richard Henry Dana Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arcadia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.