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Enrollment
406
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003047
Samuel Gompers Middle
234 East 112th St., Los Angeles, CA 90061 · (323) 241-4000 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
17.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
390 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 109 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 38% |
Student demographics
49%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.0pp since 2014
Math
13.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.7% | 21.3% | 17.9% | 56.1% |
| Math | 4.4% | 8.7% | 20.3% | 66.7% |
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 | 26.0% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 19.3% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.6% | 6.3% |
| 2017-18 | 20.9% | 7.1% |
| 2016-17 | 19.7% | 3.7% |
| 2015-16 | 12.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Samuel Gompers Middle
Samuel Gompers Middle's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gompers Middle this school | 406 | 96.1% | 16.2% |
| Bret Harte Preparatory Middle Los Angeles | 456 | 97.4% | 13.5% |
| Bud Carson Middle Hawthorne | 601 | 94.5% | 32.1% |
| Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy Los Angeles | 399 | 95.0% | N/A |
| California City Middle California City | 478 | 88.1% | 8.9% |
| Leona Jackson Paramount | 517 | 97.1% | 29.1% |
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 Samuel Gompers Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #1,123 of 1,224 | #237 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #1,062 of 1,227 ▲ 1 | #232 of 248 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,076 of 1,227 ▲ 129 | #233 of 248 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #332 of 1,214 | #44 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #1,076 of 1,377 | #247 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #165 of 1,279 | #51 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #667 of 1,278 | #103 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #74 of 1,329 | #35 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #733 of 930 | #175 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
406
-58 (-12%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 1,539
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 406 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 96% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 91% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 29.5 | 15.0:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 99% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 25.5 | 17.3:1 | 97% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 29 | 19.2:1 | 92% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 1,215 | N/A | N/A | 47% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 1,839 | 76 | 24.2:1 | 77% (1,424) |
| 1990-91 | 1,539 | 71 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel Gompers Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (440 to 406); teachers down 10% (25.5 to 23).
About Samuel Gompers Middle
This page covers Samuel Gompers Middle, a small middle school in Los Angeles, California. The school counted 406 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 38% below the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
The district, Los Angeles Unified, operates 784 schools serving 406,887 students.
About 63% of the student body at Samuel Gompers Middle is Hispanic. The remaining students are 32% Black and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 17.6:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Samuel Gompers Middle holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of California public middle schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Samuel Gompers Middle's results are 7.0 points below predicted: 16.2% against 23.3%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Samuel Gompers Middle among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Samuel Gompers Middle is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Samuel Gompers Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 464 (2020-21) to 406 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.3:1 to 17.6:1.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 Samuel Gompers MiddleHow many students attend Samuel Gompers Middle?
Samuel Gompers Middle enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 06-08.
Is Samuel Gompers Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Samuel Gompers Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Samuel Gompers Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Samuel Gompers Middle is approximately 17.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Samuel Gompers Middle?
At Samuel Gompers Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Samuel Gompers Middle public or private?
Samuel Gompers Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.