Ross (Faye) Middle

Ross (Faye) Middle is a middle school of cozy scale in Artesia, California, part of ABC Unified, hosting 528 students in grades 7 through 8.

ABC Unified comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 17,570 students; Ross (Faye) Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ross (Faye) Middle shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Asian, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Ross (Faye) Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ross (Faye) Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Ross (Faye) Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Juarez (Benito) Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ross (Faye) Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

Ross (Faye) Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ross (Faye) Middle has ticked down 11%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 528 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Ross (Faye) Middle typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.