Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet

Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet is an expansive intermediate school in Los Angeles, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. The school teaches 1,547 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 135% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 18% White, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. 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 lists 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $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. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet is one campus in the mix.

Lexington Avenue Primary Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 2,022 students in 2018 compared to 1,547 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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