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Enrollment
1,423
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003460
Stephen M. White Middle
22102 South Figueroa St., Carson, CA 90745 · (310) 783-4900 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
1,169 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 | 428 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 498 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 497 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%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
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
50.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.9pp since 2014
Math
36.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.3% | 31.6% | 24.3% | 24.8% |
| Math | 18.9% | 17.7% | 25.1% | 38.2% |
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 | 50.9% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 32.4% |
| 2021-22 | 48.4% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.1% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.6% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Stephen M. White Middle
Stephen M. White Middle's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen M. White Middle this school | 1,423 | 82.2% | 43.2% |
| Wayne Ruble Middle Fontana | 1,394 | 77.0% | 41.6% |
| Vista Heights Middle Moreno Valley | 1,419 | 80.3% | 31.3% |
| Jefferson Leadership Academies Long Beach | 1,004 | 79.5% | 41.5% |
| Bancroft Middle San Leandro | 948 | 79.0% | 26.0% |
| Grange Middle Fairfield | 944 | 86.5% | 17.1% |
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 Stephen M. White Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #453 of 1,224 | #104 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #463 of 1,227 ▼ 30 | #108 of 248 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #471 of 1,227 ▼ 15 | #106 of 248 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #360 of 1,214 | #110 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,423 | #29 of 1,377 | #9 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #431 of 1,279 | #106 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #517 of 1,278 | #72 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #481 of 1,329 | #169 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #492 of 930 | #132 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
1,423
-209 (-13%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,607
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 1,423 | 72.1 | 19.7:1 | 82% (1,169) |
| 2023-24 | 1,386 | 72.7 | 19.1:1 | 79% (1,100) |
| 2022-23 | 1,384 | 69.5 | 19.9:1 | 81% (1,115) |
| 2020-21 | 1,632 | 74 | 22.1:1 | 76% (1,245) |
| 2017-18 | 1,683 | 69.5 | 24.2:1 | 77% (1,297) |
| 2015-16 | 1,610 | 66 | 24.4:1 | 76% (1,224) |
| 2010-11 | 1,824 | N/A | N/A | 65% (1,190) |
| 2000-01 | 1,850 | 82 | 22.6:1 | 68% (1,259) |
| 1990-91 | 1,607 | 69 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephen M. White Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,683 to 1,423); teachers up 4% (69.5 to 72.1).
About Stephen M. White Middle
Families in Carson, California, are served by Stephen M. White Middle, a large middle school. It reports enrollment of 1,423 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Los Angeles Unified operates 784 schools. Combined enrollment is 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at Stephen M. White Middle. The remaining shares are 15% Black, 13% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Stephen M. White Middle lists 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 1.0 students per teacher. About 82% of students at Stephen M. White Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Stephen M. White Middle is 11.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.2% versus 31.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Stephen M. White Middle.
Among nearby public schools, Caroldale Learning Community is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stephen M. White Middle. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stephen M. White Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was 1,423 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,632. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.1:1 to 19.7:1.
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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 Stephen M. White MiddleHow large is Stephen M. White Middle?
Stephen M. White Middle enrolls approximately 1,423 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stephen M. White Middle serve?
Stephen M. White Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Stephen M. White Middle have?
Stephen M. White Middle employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Stephen M. White Middle?
Student demographics at Stephen M. White Middle are roughly 3% White, 63% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Stephen M. White Middle?
Stephen M. White Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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