1
Enrollment
1,580
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003299
Walter Reed Middle
4525 Irvine Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91602 · (818) 487-7600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,580 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
24.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
908 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 | 573 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 506 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 501 | 32% |
Student demographics
69%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
66.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
55.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.2% | 31.3% | 15.7% | 17.8% |
| Math | 37.5% | 17.6% | 18.4% | 26.6% |
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 | 66.5% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 47.8% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 43.1% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.8% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 59.8% | 47.9% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Walter Reed Middle
Walter Reed Middle's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Reed Middle this school | 1,580 | 57.5% | 58.5% |
| Clark Intermediate Clovis | 1,437 | 55.3% | 52.8% |
| Robert Frost Middle Granada Hills | 1,505 | 54.1% | 66.5% |
| George Ellery Hale Charter Academy Woodland Hills | 1,693 | 51.0% | 57.5% |
| Palm Desert Charter Middle Palm Desert | 1,298 | 61.4% | 47.9% |
| Thompson Middle Murrieta | 1,565 | 49.5% | 51.6% |
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 Walter Reed Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #244 of 1,224 | #53 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #227 of 1,227 ▲ 23 | #46 of 248 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #229 of 1,227 ▲ 27 | #47 of 248 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #86 of 1,214 | #34 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,580 | #10 of 1,377 | #4 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,131 of 1,279 | #249 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #171 of 1,278 | #25 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #862 of 1,329 | #240 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #928 of 930 | #213 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
1,580
-19 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,701
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 1,580 | 64.7 | 24.4:1 | 57% (908) |
| 2023-24 | 1,525 | 62.7 | 24.3:1 | 53% (804) |
| 2022-23 | 1,463 | 61.6 | 23.7:1 | 52% (760) |
| 2020-21 | 1,599 | 63 | 25.4:1 | 54% (863) |
| 2017-18 | 1,584 | 61.8 | 25.6:1 | 54% (852) |
| 2015-16 | 1,610 | 62 | 26.0:1 | 52% (842) |
| 2010-11 | 1,650 | N/A | N/A | 58% (964) |
| 2000-01 | 2,050 | 78 | 26.3:1 | 63% (1,289) |
| 1990-91 | 1,701 | 63 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter Reed Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,584 to 1,580); teachers up 5% (61.8 to 64.7).
About Walter Reed Middle
Walter Reed Middle serves students in North Hollywood, California, as a high-enrollment middle school. The school counts 1,580 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Walter Reed Middle is among 784 schools run by Los Angeles Unified, which serves 406,887 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Walter Reed Middle. The largest is Hispanic students, at 41%. The next largest groups are 35% White, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Walter Reed Middle total 64.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.4:1. That is 3.7 students per teacher above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%. That is 13 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
allk12 grades Walter Reed Middle an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Walter Reed Middle scores 58.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.9%.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The closest public school, Colfax Charter Elementary, is about 0.5 miles from Walter Reed Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Walter Reed Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Walter Reed Middle is City: Large.
In 2020-21, Walter Reed Middle enrolled 1,599; in 2024-25, 1,580.
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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 Walter Reed MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Walter Reed Middle?
Walter Reed Middle enrolls approximately 1,580 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Walter Reed Middle serve?
Walter Reed Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Walter Reed Middle?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Walter Reed Middle.
How diverse is Walter Reed Middle?
Walter Reed Middle reports a student body of 35% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Walter Reed Middle public or private?
Walter Reed 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.