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Enrollment
799
Middle
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062121002544
Will Rogers Middle
4110 West 154th St., Lawndale, CA 90260 · (310) 676-1197 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
650 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 | 249 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 297 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.2pp since 2014
Math
31.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.1% | 31.1% | 25.9% | 24.8% |
| Math | 14.9% | 16.4% | 28.2% | 40.4% |
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 | 49.2% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 24.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48.3% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.9% | 27.9% |
| 2017-18 | 51.4% | 27.5% |
| 2016-17 | 45.3% | 26.2% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Will Rogers Middle
Will Rogers Middle's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Rogers Middle this school | 799 | 81.4% | 37.9% |
| Rancho Medanos Junior High Pittsburg | 812 | 82.5% | 20.8% |
| Washington Middle Long Beach | 849 | 82.3% | 23.6% |
| Hamilton Middle Long Beach | 748 | 84.6% | 25.7% |
| Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa Spring Valley | 800 | 79.8% | 32.5% |
| Jefferson Leadership Academies Long Beach | 1,004 | 79.5% | 41.5% |
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 Will Rogers Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #559 of 1,224 | #124 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #573 of 1,227 ▲ 107 | #128 of 248 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #504 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #114 of 248 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #515 of 1,214 | #147 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #442 of 1,377 | #103 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #579 of 1,279 | #134 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #743 of 1,278 | #124 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #514 of 1,329 | #176 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #349 of 930 | #102 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
799
-118 (-13%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 799 | 38.4 | 20.8:1 | 81% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 36.6 | 21.9:1 | 74% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 799 | 35.3 | 22.6:1 | 67% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 917 | 39 | 23.5:1 | 89% (818) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 43.2 | 23.1:1 | 86% (856) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | 45 | 22.7:1 | 80% (820) |
| 2010-11 | 996 | N/A | N/A | 83% (825) |
| 2000-01 | 1,129 | 50 | 22.6:1 | 74% (832) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 25 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Will Rogers Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (998 to 799); teachers down 11% (43.2 to 38.4).
About Will Rogers Middle
Will Rogers Middle operates as a medium-sized middle school in Lawndale, California. School enrollment was 799 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 21% above that.
Besides Will Rogers Middle, Lawndale Elementary runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 4,314 students.
At 72%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Will Rogers Middle combined. The school is also 13% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at Will Rogers Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1 at Will Rogers Middle, with 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is about 20.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 81%. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Will Rogers Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.9%. Will Rogers Middle scores 37.9%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Will Rogers Middle is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The nearest other public school, William Anderson Elementary, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Will Rogers Middle. By average proficiency, Will Rogers Middle is 5th among 7 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Will Rogers Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 917 in 2020-21 and 799 in 2024-25, a decrease of 118 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.5:1 to 20.8:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawndale Elementary
- Jane Addams MiddleMiddle · 644 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 585 students
- William Anderson ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- William Green ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Billy Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- F. D. Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
Other schools in Lawndale
- Leuzinger HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Lawndale HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Jane Addams MiddleMiddle · 644 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 585 students
- William Anderson ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- William Green ElementaryElementary · 516 students
Other Will Rogers Middle schools
One other US public school is named Will Rogers Middle. Will Rogers Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Will Rogers MiddleFair Oaks, CA · 564 students
Nearby schools
- William Anderson Elementary0.1 mi · 572
- Mark Twain Elementary0.4 mi · 585
- Jane Addams Middle0.6 mi · 644
- F. D. Roosevelt Elementary0.7 mi · 396
- Leuzinger High0.7 mi · 1,981
- Lucille J. Smith Elementary0.8 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Will Rogers MiddleHow large is Will Rogers Middle?
Will Rogers Middle enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 06-08.
Is Will Rogers Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Will Rogers Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Will Rogers Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Will Rogers Middle is approximately 20.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Will Rogers Middle?
At Will Rogers Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 72% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Will Rogers Middle public or private?
Will Rogers Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawndale Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.