Is Carmenita Middle a good school?

Yes. Carmenita Middle ranks in the top 5.3% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Carmenita Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 597 students attended Carmenita Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Carmenita Middle?

Students at Carmenita Middle are 55% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Carmenita Middle attend?

Students who attend Carmenita Middle usually go on to attend Cerritos High

Carmenita Middle School in Cerritos CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Carmenita Middle ranks better than 94.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked middle schools in the ABC Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.89. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (54.8%), Hispanic (27%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the ABC Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carmenita Middle is 24.2, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the ABC Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Carmenita Middle employs 24.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carmenita Middle is $5,522, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the ABC Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Carmenita Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmenita Middle 145^th of 2740 California public middle schools. (See Carmenita Middle in the ranking list.)

ABC Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks ABC Unified 425^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carmenita Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.34	73^rd	1769	95.9%
2005	93.95	62^nd	1777	96.5%
2006	92.94	69^th	1804	96.2%
2007	91.41	90^th	1999	95.5%
2008	88.50	135^th	2005	93.3%
2009	85.46	178^th	2063	91.4%
2010	88.27	132^nd	2179	93.9%
2011	86.09	168^th	2236	92.5%
2012	84.83	192^nd	2259	91.5%
2013	87.02	149^th	2379	93.7%
2015	96.44	65^th	2477	97.4%
2016	95.19	92^nd	2497	96.3%
2017	92.90	172^nd	2508	93.1%
2018	96.39	80^th	2480	96.8%
2019	96.63	85^th	2715	96.9%
2021	99.77	1^st	894	99.9%
2022	94.89	145^th	2740	94.7%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Carmenita Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	222	56	236	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	571
1989	222	60	224	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
1990	195	61	252	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	576
1991	166	76	275	63	4	n/a	n/a	0	584
1992	175	71	321	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	630
1993	172	50	375	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
1994	139	50	422	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	663
1995	96	43	458	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	633
1996	96	43	458	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	633
1997	93	41	481	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	653
1998	93	44	478	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	652
1999	96	56	450	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	649
2000	89	45	456	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	640
2001	67	41	503	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2002	63	59	501	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	682
2003	63	59	501	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	682
2004	55	57	510	50	3	n/a	n/a	2	677
2005	51	51	484	35	1	n/a	n/a	41	663
2006	48	48	489	51	1	n/a	n/a	43	680
2007	41	61	482	55	3	n/a	n/a	32	674
2008	43	57	423	60	5	n/a	n/a	0	588
2009	52	52	418	84	4	8	25	0	643
2010	56	59	434	104	1	6	14	0	674
2011	51	57	415	118	1	6	15	0	663
2012	50	69	404	143	2	4	21	0	693
2013	48	62	403	154	1	2	23	0	693
2014	53	46	407	142	0	2	17	0	667
2015	49	52	389	154	2	3	11	0	660
2016	46	51	390	186	2	4	14	0	693
2017	39	59	412	171	1	3	17	0	702
2018	42	46	422	170	2	2	22	0	706
2019	47	44	382	176	1	3	26	0	679
2020	43	60	370	179	5	3	37	0	697
2021	36	43	370	182	5	4	32	0	672
2022	36	45	327	161	1	2	25	0	597

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carmenita Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	571	23.4	24.4	n/a
1989	567	22.4	25.3	n/a
1990	576	22.8	25.2	n/a
1991	584	20.8	28.0	n/a
1992	630	21.1	29.8	4.9
1993	654	26.0	25.2	4.7
1994	663	24.4	27.2	5.1
1995	633	24.5	25.8	6.2
1996	633	24.5	25.8	6.2
1997	653	28.6	22.8	5.8
1998	652	27.0	24.1	6.6
1999	649	24.8	26.2	7.2
2000	640	27.8	23.0	5.6
2001	665	26.0	25.6	5.7
2002	682	26.4	25.8	6.6
2003	682	26.4	25.8	6.6
2004	677	26.0	26.0	7.4
2005	663	26.2	25.3	13.5
2006	680	26.4	25.8	11.1
2007	674	26.2	25.7	10.9
2008	588	29.2	20.1	13.6
2009	643	25.0	23.0	14
2010	674	26.0	25.9	16.3
2011	663	n/a	n/a	25.9
2012	693	26.6	26.0	n/a
2013	693	25.5	27.1	24.8
2014	667	25.7	25.9	24.1
2015	660	26.0	25.3	26.8
2016	693	26.0	26.6	28.3
2017	702	26.0	27.0	28.6
2018	706	26.0	27.1	30.3
2019	679	26.0	26.1	24.6
2020	697	n/a	n/a	26.5
2021	672	26.0	25.8	43.2
2022	597	24.6	24.2	42.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Carmenita Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	571	23.4	24.4	n/a
1989	567	22.4	25.3	n/a
1990	576	22.8	25.2	n/a
1991	584	20.8	28.0	n/a
1992	630	21.1	29.8	4.9
1993	654	26.0	25.2	4.7
1994	663	24.4	27.2	5.1
1995	633	24.5	25.8	6.2
1996	633	24.5	25.8	6.2
1997	653	28.6	22.8	5.8
1998	652	27.0	24.1	6.6
1999	649	24.8	26.2	7.2
2000	640	27.8	23.0	5.6
2001	665	26.0	25.6	5.7
2002	682	26.4	25.8	6.6
2003	682	26.4	25.8	6.6
2004	677	26.0	26.0	7.4
2005	663	26.2	25.3	13.5
2006	680	26.4	25.8	11.1
2007	674	26.2	25.7	10.9
2008	588	29.2	20.1	13.6
2009	643	25.0	23.0	14
2010	674	26.0	25.9	16.3
2011	663	n/a	n/a	25.9
2012	693	26.6	26.0	n/a
2013	693	25.5	27.1	24.8
2014	667	25.7	25.9	24.1
2015	660	26.0	25.3	26.8
2016	693	26.0	26.6	28.3
2017	702	26.0	27.0	28.6
2018	706	26.0	27.1	30.3
2019	679	26.0	26.1	24.6
2020	697	n/a	n/a	26.5
2021	672	26.0	25.8	43.2
2022	597	24.6	24.2	42.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Carmenita Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$5,522

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carmenita Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 85^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 145^th of 2740 Middle schools	2.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Carmenita Middle)	82	79.1	2.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (ABC Unified)	67.2	64.5	2.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Carmenita Middle)	70.9	61.2	9.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (ABC Unified)	55.4	45.2	10.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Carmenita Middle)	83.8	76	7.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (ABC Unified)	64.2	62.1	2.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Carmenita Middle)	76.5	59.5	17%
8th Grade Mathematics (ABC Unified)	57.9	46.5	11.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (Carmenita Middle)	71.7	60.4	11.2%
8th Grade Science (ABC Unified)	50.1	47.4	2.7%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	679	672	1%
African American	44	43	2.3%
American Indian	1	5	400%
Asian	382	370	3.1%
Hispanic	176	182	3.4%
Pacific Islander	3	4	33.3%
White	47	36	23.4%
Two or More Races	26	32	23.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	24.6%	43.2%	18.6%

Elementary:	Cerritos Elementary
	Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary
	Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary
	Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

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