Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012483
Sal Castro Middle
1575 West 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90026 · (213) 241-4416 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
270 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 88 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 37% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.2pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 23.0% | 26.9% | 38.9% |
| Math | 8.2% | 12.3% | 28.0% | 51.5% |
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 | 34.2% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 12.1% |
| 2022-23 | 25.4% | 13.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 16.3% |
| 2018-19 | 25.3% | 16.4% |
| 2017-18 | 21.9% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 19.5% | 11.3% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Sal Castro Middle
Sal Castro Middle's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Castro Middle this school | 276 | 97.8% | 22.3% |
| Pio Pico Middle Los Angeles | 253 | 96.0% | 27.6% |
| Marshall Middle Pomona | 249 | 96.4% | 29.6% |
| Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary San Bernardino | 338 | 96.2% | 28.0% |
| Charles Maclay Middle Pacoima | 238 | 98.3% | 16.2% |
| PARA LOS NINOS MIDDLE Los Angeles | 305 | 94.1% | N/A |
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 Sal Castro Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #986 of 1,224 | #214 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #845 of 1,227 ▲ 206 | #193 of 248 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #875 of 1,227 ▲ 237 | #192 of 248 ▲ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #286 of 1,214 | #93 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #1,215 of 1,377 | #285 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #17 of 1,279 | #6 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #1,075 of 1,278 | #216 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #24 of 1,329 | #15 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #428 of 930 | #119 of 213 |
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
276
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 276 | 19.3 | 14.3:1 | 98% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 19.6 | 15.8:1 | 98% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 19.6 | 16.8:1 | 98% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 98% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 17.5 | 19.1:1 | 99% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 15 | 23.0:1 | 90% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | N/A | N/A | 57% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sal Castro Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (334 to 276); teachers up 10% (17.5 to 19.3).
About Sal Castro Middle
Sal Castro Middle is a small middle school for students in Los Angeles, California. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 276 students. That is 58% below the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students spread across 784 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Sal Castro Middle is 90%. Next come 5% Black and 2% White. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for Sal Castro Middle is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 6.4 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Among California public middle schools, Sal Castro Middle outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.2% at Sal Castro Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.3%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Sal Castro Middle.
Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Sal Castro Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sal Castro Middle places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Sal Castro Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
A 15% decline took enrollment from 323 in 2020-21 to 276 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.9:1).
Sal Castro Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sal Castro MiddleHow many students attend Sal Castro Middle?
Sal Castro Middle enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sal Castro Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sal Castro Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sal Castro Middle have?
Sal Castro Middle employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sal Castro Middle?
Student demographics at Sal Castro Middle are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sal Castro Middle?
Sal Castro Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.