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First Avenue Middle

Q: Is First Avenue Middle a good school?

Yes. First Avenue Middle ranks in the top 9.6% 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

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 90% of California middle schools

Summary

First Avenue Middle is a grades 6–8 school serving 771 students in Arcadia, California, within Arcadia Unified. In 2025–26, 72% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 64% in math and 54% in science, all well above California rates. The key takeaway is that strong results against the state do not make First Avenue the leading middle school in its district.

ELA is First Avenue’s strongest subject compared with the district: its 72% proficiency rate was about 1 percentage point higher than the district’s. In math and science, it was about 4 and 5 points below district results, respectively, though still about 26 and 18 points above state rates. Among the six nearby schools serving grades 6–8, First Avenue ranked third in all three subjects, behind Richard Henry Dana Middle and Foothills Middle. Compared with the other five schools’ averages, First Avenue was about 8 points higher in ELA, 7 points higher in math and 2 points higher in science.

Recent test-score direction is less favorable than the current levels: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, proficiency fell about 6 points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science, while state rates rose; First Avenue’s advantage over the state narrowed by about 9, 5 and 9 points, respectively. SchoolDigger still places the school at the 90th statewide percentile, rank 257 of 2,703, with 5 stars, down from the 95th percentile in 2022–23. Its statewide subgroup rankings also show notable differences: SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 46th percentile for serving White students and the 59th for serving students in special education, compared with the 90th percentile overall; those group rankings fell 19 and 21 percentile points, respectively, from 2023–24. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24.7, the second highest among nearby schools with reported figures. In that same year, 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, higher than at the other two Arcadia middle schools, which reported 29% and 24%.

771

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,207

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

301 South First Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007-3802

(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 — 96th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

California avg42%

262^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Arcadia Unified

189^th of 1,530Arcadia 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
2026	90.1	262 of 2740	90.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	61.2	354 of 777	54.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	89.7	244 of 2516	90.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	65.2	632 of 2357	73.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	93.4	104 of 2529	95.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	88.5	263 of 2514	89.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	47.9	661 of 1605	58.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.5	800 of 1490	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)54th percentile-36 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics64%+25 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	91007	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%)	90.1	262^nd of 2740 public middle schools	90.4%		92.2	220^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.0%	42		53.5	53.5			74.0	72.9	69.0	71.8			59.9	63.6	67.4	63.9	$20,207	$18,532	$1,675
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%)	92.8	201^st of 2740 public middle schools	92.7%		93.3	195^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.9%	6		58.1	58.1			70.5	76.3	70.5	72.5			75.9	67.9	69.4	71.0	$18,876	$17,048	$1,828
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%)	94.5	156^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.3%		94.8	159^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%	3		66.4	66.4			72.2	76.9	72.9	73.9			77.2	73.9	68.1	73.1	$22,013	$20,272	$1,741
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet	Public	7-8	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%)	52.6	1118^th of 2740 public middle schools	59.2%		45.3	1321^st of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%	203		35.8	35.8				44.5	43.9	44.2				44.1	35.6	39.8	$21,229	$19,648	$1,581
Clifton Middle	Public	7-8	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%)	78	513^th of 2740 public middle schools	81.3%		76	563^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%	50		51.5	51.5				61.5	65.5	63.4				48.2	47.6	47.9	$16,378	$15,272	$1,106
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%)	84.4	379^th of 2740 public middle schools	86.2%		88.6	301^st of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%	78		50.0	50.0			72.9	71.4	55.9	66.8			59.0	62.6	52.7	58.3	$22,484	$20,796	$1,688
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%)	90.9	241^st of 2740 public middle schools	91.2%		92.4	213^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%	28		59.0	59.0				68.1	69.7	68.9				68.3	69.1	68.7	$18,872	$17,410	$1,462
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)	59.5		59.5	65.8	72.1	70.6			69.5	70.8	63.5	76.3			70.4	$16,278	$14,568	$1,710
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%)	80.6	461^st of 2740 public middle schools	83.2%		76.7	546^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%	85		51.9	51.9			63.4	64.2	66.8	64.9			54.2	54.2	44.4	50.7	$20,536	$18,602	$1,934
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%)	43.5	1384^th of 2740 public middle schools	49.5%		37.1	1576^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.9%	192		32.3	32.3			44.3	39.6	43.9	42.7			28.9	33.1	32.0	31.3	$25,750	$21,464	$4,286

Frequently Asked Questions about First Avenue Middle

Is First Avenue Middle a good school?

Yes. First Avenue Middle ranks in the top 9.6% of California middle schools.

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.

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

How many students attend First Avenue Middle?

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

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