Enrollment
133
Middle
STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL WESTBROOK WHY NOT? MIDDLE DISTRICT·NCES 060238014033
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle
1700 West 46th St., Los Angeles, CA 90062 · (323)403-0770 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
111 students
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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 36 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 32% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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.
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Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #1,318 of 1,377 | #307 of 317 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #446 of 1,329 | #158 of 312 |
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3-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
133
-35 (-21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 133 | 10.2 | 13.1:1 | 83% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 9.7 | 13.7:1 | 98% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 10 | 16.8:1 | 96% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle.
About Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle serves students in Los Angeles, California, as a very small middle school. It enrolls 133 students in 2023-24. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 80% fewer students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle falls under Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle District.
More than half of the students at Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle are Hispanic (68%). The next largest groups are 32% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle scores 44%.
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, with 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 83% at Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle's nearest public school is Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The NCES locale for Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment fell by 21% across 3 years, from 168 in 2020-21 to 133 in 2023-24. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2023-24.
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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 Russell Westbrook Why Not? MiddleHow large is Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle?
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle enrolls approximately 133 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle serve?
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle have?
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle?
At Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle, the student body is approximately 68% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle public or private?
Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.