William Mulholland Middle

Located at 17120 Vanowen St., in Lake Balboa, California, William Mulholland Middle is a substantial 6-8 campus that caters to 1,098 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Los Angeles Unified. That puts it 67% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

William Mulholland Middle is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that works with 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, William Mulholland Middle shows that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, William Mulholland Middle has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting William Mulholland Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, William Mulholland Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. William Mulholland Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William Mulholland Middle.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Mulholland Middle has edged down 20%, going from 1,381 students in 2018 to 1,098 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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