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First Avenue Middle

Q: Is First Avenue Middle a good school?

Yes. First Avenue Middle ranks in the top 8.0% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend First Avenue Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended First Avenue Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of First Avenue Middle?

Students at First Avenue Middle are 70% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of First Avenue Middle attend?

Students who attend First Avenue Middle usually go on to attend Arcadia High

Public Grades 6-8

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

First Avenue Middle is a high-performing public school serving 771 students in grades 6-8 within the well-regarded Arcadia Unified School District.

The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in California, with students scoring well above state averages in English, Math, and Science. A standout strength is its exceptional support for economically disadvantaged students and English Language Learners, whose performance ranks in the state's 97th and 95th percentiles, respectively. The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 4.4%, far below the state average, indicating a strong, engaged school community.

Within its own district, First Avenue holds its own against other excellent schools like Foothills Middle and Richard Henry Dana Middle, often achieving comparable results while serving a more economically diverse population. The contrast with schools in neighboring districts, such as those in Baldwin Park Unified or Monrovia Unified, is significant, with First Avenue students demonstrating much higher proficiency and attendance rates. This places the school at the heart of a regional cluster of educational excellence in the Arcadia and Temple City area.

771

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,094

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 South First Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006-3802

(626) 821-8362

District: Arcadia Unified

Students who attend First Avenue Middle usually attend:

High:

Arcadia High

Feeder schools for First Avenue Middle:

Elementary:	Baldwin Stocker Elementary
	Holly Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.6%

Hispanic:

16.9%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

California avg41%

220^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Arcadia Unified

201^st of 1,543Arcadia Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	220 of 2761	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	162 of 2783	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	129 of 2781	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	154 of 2740	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	119 of 2715	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	117 of 2480	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	98 of 2508	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	141 of 2497	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	97 of 2477	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	55 of 2379	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	90.2	77 of 2259	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	91.3	66 of 2236	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	92.0	64 of 2179	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	95 of 2063	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	92 of 2005	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	91.6	88 of 1999	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	92.3	83 of 1804	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	105 of 1777	94.1%	★★★★★
2004	90.8	106 of 1769	94.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	286 of 739	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	282 of 743	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	236 of 715	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	262 of 733	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	198 of 745	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	172 of 700	75.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	452 of 1531	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	402 of 1491	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	26.3	1075 of 1369	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.4	70 of 1478	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	46 of 1521	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	100 of 1540	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	120 of 1442	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	21 of 1364	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	226 of 2533	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	203 of 2551	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	173 of 2531	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	184 of 2509	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	89 of 2380	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	135 of 2262	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	456 of 2395	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	399 of 2388	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	320 of 2374	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	315 of 2359	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	679 of 2213	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	655 of 2072	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	78 of 2542	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	55 of 2579	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	33 of 2531	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	134 of 2458	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	70 of 2369	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	53 of 2230	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	211 of 2534	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	121 of 2552	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	94 of 2538	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	131 of 2527	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	151 of 2407	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	118 of 2273	94.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	497 of 1566	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	312 of 1552	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	196 of 1531	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	712 of 1520	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	543 of 1537	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	331 of 1543	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	478 of 1555	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	385 of 1602	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	307 of 1496	79.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics65%+28 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, August 31, 2013

This is a great environment to live and grow... I am submerged in the music program which is headed by the amazing Mr. D and I just love everything. I don't want to leave!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

all the students learn so much from the teachers who work there and have an opportunity to take two electives. I <3 First Avenue Middle School!!!!!!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
First Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	301 South First Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8362	771	31	24.7	32.7%	62 (8.0%)	16 (2.1%)	130 (16.9%)	537 (69.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	92.2	220^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.0%		94.8	162^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.2%	58		54.9	54.9			71.1	72.5	77.4	73.6			62.8	62.0	70.3	64.9	$17,094	$1,757	$15,337
Richard Henry Dana Middle	Public	6-8	1401 South First Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8361	710	29	24.8	29.4%	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	116 (16.3%)	506 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	93.3	195^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.9%		94.1	183^rd of 2783 public middle schools	93.4%	12		56.2	56.2			73.0	73.6	75.1	73.8			68.0	66.8	68.2	67.7	$16,226	$1,863	$14,363
Foothills Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Sycamore Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8363	650	29	22.6	24.2%	51 (7.8%)	5 (0.8%)	116 (17.8%)	432 (66.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	94.8	159^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%		95.5	138^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.0%	21		61.6	61.6			73.0	79.2	73.4	75.1			74.9	72.3	67.9	71.3	$16,646	$1,591	$15,055
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet	Public	6-8	148 West Duarte Rd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2700	424	18	23.3	80.2%	22 (5.2%)	16 (3.8%)	310 (73.1%)	61 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	45.3	1321^st of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		50.9	1145^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.9%	176		27.8	27.8			51.5	44.0	35.6	43.8			30.6	33.6	28.0	30.8	$19,326	$1,682	$17,644
Clifton Middle	Public	6-8	226 South Ivy Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2600	634	28	22.5	60.3%	125 (19.7%)	29 (4.6%)	399 (62.9%)	39 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.2%)	76	563^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		82.8	422^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.8%	141		41.2	41.2			61.4	64.1	65.8	63.6			43.0	46.8	46.4	45.4	$18,354	$1,494	$16,860
Sierra Madre Middle	Public	6-8	160 North Canon Ave.	Sierra Madre	91024	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5910	597	25	23.5	39.2%	198 (33.2%)	28 (4.7%)	181 (30.3%)	116 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.1%)	88.6	301^st of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		89.9	280^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.9%	21		55.4	55.4			67.1	71.4	66.5	68.3			59.5	57.3	61.4	59.3	$24,983	$3,980	$21,003
Oak Avenue Intermediate	Public	7-8	6623 Oak Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5060	839	35	24.0	38.7%	46 (5.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.3%)	574 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)	92.4	213^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%		91.1	253^rd of 2783 public middle schools	90.9%	40		61.2	61.2				69.6	67.9	68.7				70.4	68.9	69.7	$17,807	$1,312	$16,495
Cloverly Elementary	Public	4-6	5476 Cloverly Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5092	460	15	30.6	43.7%	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (23.5%)	323 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)	56.7		56.7	61.7	76.6	71.8			70.1	64.1	71.3	69.3			68.3	$16,542	$1,470	$15,072
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	1372 East Las Tunas Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-5260	1,013	47	21.6	70.0%	34 (3.4%)	7 (0.7%)	399 (39.4%)	526 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.2%)	76.7	546^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%		81.6	449^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.9%	97		48.3	48.3			58.9	61.2	64.9	61.5			43.5	51.1	44.4	46.5	$19,478	$2,227	$17,251
Olive Middle	Public	6-8	13701 Olive St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8416	477	28	17.2	87.6%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (89.9%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.1	1576^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.9%		42.2	1389^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	187		23.3	23.3			36.6	41.8	38.2	38.9			26.2	35.9	19.0	27.1	$28,437	$5,909	$22,528

Frequently Asked Questions about First Avenue Middle

Is First Avenue Middle a good school?

Yes. First Avenue Middle ranks in the top 8.0% of California middle schools.

How many students attend First Avenue Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended First Avenue Middle.

What district is First Avenue Middle in?

Arcadia Unified

What high school do graduates of First Avenue Middle attend?

Students who attend First Avenue Middle usually go on to attend Arcadia High

What is the racial makeup of First Avenue Middle?

Students at First Avenue Middle are 70% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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