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Enrollment
837
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002975
Thomas A. Edison Middle
6500 Hooper Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 826-2500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL837 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
17.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
826 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 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 356 | 43% |
Student demographics
11%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
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
23.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 19.7% | 23.3% | 48.3% |
| Math | 12.4% | 11.3% | 17.8% | 58.5% |
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 | 28.4% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 20.9% |
| 2022-23 | 24.3% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.1% | 24.4% |
| 2018-19 | 24.9% | 22.3% |
| 2017-18 | 23.5% | 23.1% |
| 2016-17 | 24.3% | 20.3% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Thomas A. Edison Middle
Thomas A. Edison Middle's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. Edison Middle this school | 837 | 98.7% | 24.4% |
| Hosler Middle Lynwood | 754 | 95.5% | 20.6% |
| John H. Liechty Middle Los Angeles | 748 | 98.3% | 19.8% |
| Arrowview Middle San Bernardino | 917 | 96.7% | 25.9% |
| Pinacate Middle Perris | 952 | 94.7% | 14.3% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle Lynwood | 882 | 95.4% | 21.6% |
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 Thomas A. Edison Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #922 of 1,224 | #198 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #749 of 1,227 ▲ 25 | #165 of 248 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,027 of 1,227 ▲ 10 | #224 of 248 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #268 of 1,214 | #36 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 837 | #386 of 1,377 | #91 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #144 of 1,279 | #46 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #1,152 of 1,278 | #245 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #10 of 1,329 | #6 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #105 of 930 | #37 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
837
-191 (-19%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 2,308
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 837 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 99% (826) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 51.5 | 16.5:1 | 98% (831) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 51.5 | 17.0:1 | 99% (865) |
| 2020-21 | 1,028 | 54 | 19.0:1 | 98% (1,011) |
| 2017-18 | 1,220 | 50.7 | 24.1:1 | 97% (1,180) |
| 2015-16 | 1,289 | 51 | 25.3:1 | 95% (1,225) |
| 2010-11 | 1,176 | N/A | N/A | 51% (598) |
| 2000-01 | 2,339 | 95 | 24.6:1 | 87% (2,039) |
| 1990-91 | 2,308 | 102 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas A. Edison Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,220 to 837); teachers down 5% (50.7 to 48).
About Thomas A. Edison Middle
Thomas A. Edison Middle is a medium-sized middle school in California, located in Los Angeles. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 837 students. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Los Angeles Unified, which runs Thomas A. Edison Middle, has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The large majority of students at Thomas A. Edison Middle, 94%, are Hispanic. Next come 5% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Thomas A. Edison Middle has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 48 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.4:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
allk12 grades Thomas A. Edison Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.7% for Thomas A. Edison Middle. The school posts 24.4%, 2.7 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Nearest public school: Miramonte Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Thomas A. Edison Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Thomas A. Edison Middle ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 24.4% versus a 30.3% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,028 to 837. Students per teacher fell from 19.0 in 2020-21 to 17.4 in 2024-25.
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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 Thomas A. Edison MiddleHow many students attend Thomas A. Edison Middle?
Thomas A. Edison Middle enrolls approximately 837 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thomas A. Edison Middle serve?
Thomas A. Edison Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas A. Edison Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas A. Edison Middle is approximately 17.4:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas A. Edison Middle?
At Thomas A. Edison Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Thomas A. Edison Middle public or private?
Thomas A. Edison 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.