Whaley Middle

Whaley Middle operates as a small junior high in Compton, California, run under Compton Unified. Current enrollment sits at 429 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Whaley Middle sits 35% below that benchmark.

Compton Unified comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 16,304 students; Whaley Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Whaley Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). The remainder consists of 11% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Whaley Middle has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Whaley Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 27.7%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whaley Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Janie P. Abbott Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whaley Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whaley Middle at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Whaley Middle's enrollment has shrank 32% since 2018, when it stood at 632 (now 429). Class-load math has fell: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.