Sal Castro Middle

Set in Los Angeles, California, Sal Castro Middle is a modestly sized middle-grades school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. It works with 276 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Sal Castro Middle logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at Sal Castro Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sal Castro Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Sal Castro Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Harris Newmark Continuation, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sal Castro Middle comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 28.8%.

Sal Castro Middle operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Sal Castro Middle's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 276). Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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