William Jefferson Clinton Middle

William Jefferson Clinton Middle, a mid-tier junior high in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, serves 622 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; William Jefferson Clinton Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, William Jefferson Clinton Middle reports that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 6% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting William Jefferson Clinton Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), William Jefferson Clinton Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.9%, the actual is 25.4%, a residual of +4.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), William Jefferson Clinton Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Animo Jackie Robinson High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William Jefferson Clinton Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.2%.

William Jefferson Clinton Middle operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Jefferson Clinton Middle has shrank 21%, going from 787 students in 2018 to 622 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.