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Lake Center Middle

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Lake Center Middle ranks 821 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 70% of California middle schools

Summary

Lake Center Middle is a public middle school serving 708 students in grades 6-8 in Santa Fe Springs, part of the well-regarded Little Lake City Elementary district, and it stands out for achieving above-average academic results while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school is particularly effective in supporting its students, with English Language Arts scores notably higher than at other local schools with similar demographics, such as Nettie L. Waite Middle and Richard L. Graves Middle. It also excels in managing student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate significantly lower than the state average and these neighboring schools. Within its own district, Lakeside Middle shows stronger performance in English, though both schools serve similar student populations.

Areas for growth include mathematics, where proficiency, while above the state average, is a relative challenge compared to the school's own strong English scores and when measured against a school like Griffiths (Gordon) Middle. Science is another focus area. Overall, Lake Center Middle demonstrates a consistent record of improvement, effectively uses its resources, and provides strong, equitable support that helps all students succeed.

708

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,928

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10503 South Pioneer Blvd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-3703

(562) 868-4977

District: Little Lake City Elementary

Students who attend Lake Center Middle usually attend:

High:

Santa Fe High

Feeder schools for Lake Center Middle:

Elementary:	Cresson Elementary
	Jersey Avenue Elementary
	Lakeland Elementary
	Lakeview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

Asian:

3.7%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg50%

California avg41%

821^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Little Lake City Elementary

336^th of 1,543Little Lake City Elementary 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	63.3	821 of 2761	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	763 of 2783	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	768 of 2781	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	859 of 2740	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	915 of 2715	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	753 of 2480	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	874 of 2508	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	966 of 2497	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	942 of 2477	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.2	933 of 2379	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.6	1038 of 2259	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.2	1201 of 2236	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.7	1237 of 2179	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	1252 of 2063	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	876 of 2005	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	35.1	1250 of 1999	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.7	1253 of 1804	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.5	1283 of 1777	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.9	1218 of 1769	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.7	672 of 1531	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	1102 of 1491	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	634 of 1369	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	437 of 1478	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	727 of 1521	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	423 of 1540	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	34.8	883 of 1442	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	317 of 1364	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	824 of 2533	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	781 of 2551	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	747 of 2531	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	731 of 2509	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	816 of 2380	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	707 of 2262	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	347 of 2395	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	335 of 2388	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	290 of 2374	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	339 of 2359	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	385 of 2213	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	270 of 2072	87.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	95 of 477	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	95 of 394	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	127 of 320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	96 of 336	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	493 of 2542	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	486 of 2579	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	518 of 2531	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	497 of 2458	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	451 of 2369	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	366 of 2230	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	757 of 2534	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	680 of 2552	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	693 of 2538	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	849 of 2527	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	884 of 2407	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	717 of 2273	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.8	394 of 677	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	510 of 1566	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	923 of 1552	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	624 of 1531	59.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.6	306 of 1537	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	839 of 1602	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	963 of 1496	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

White (2024)80th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)42nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science36%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Lake Center Middle	Public	6-8	10503 South Pioneer Blvd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-4977	708	37	19.3	80.1%	17 (2.4%)	12 (1.7%)	642 (90.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	63.3	821^st of 2761 public middle schools	70.3%		66.1	763^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	58																	35.8	35.8	47.0	60.5	56.7	55.0	34.9	46.8	34.6	38.8	$21,928	$1,100	$20,828
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	11000 East Kenney St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-9442	509	26	19.2	79.8%	18 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	450 (88.4%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	72.7	624^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.4%		73.4	624^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.6%																		43.6	43.6	68.8	62.4	70.5	67.4	36.6	37.6	39.0	37.8	$24,787	$1,109	$23,678
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Public	6-8	10301 South Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3586	1,304	53	24.6	78.2%	86 (6.6%)	18 (1.4%)	1,152 (88.3%)	32 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.8%)	61	880^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.1%		57.9	935^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	55																	39.8	39.8	50.4	57.1	58.5	55.4	30.2	31.9	39.6	34.0	$18,310	$2,962	$15,348
STEAM Academy @ Burke	Public	6-8	8101 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7590	534	23	22.9	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	514 (96.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51.1	1155^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%		46.1	1274^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.2%	119																	28.4	28.4	45.5	50.6	41.2	45.6	37.2	32.4	37.6	35.7	$19,142	$1,142	$18,000
Los Nietos Middle	Public	7-8	11425 East Rivera Rd.	Los Nietos	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 695-0637	262	15	18.0	89.3%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	251 (95.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	64.1	804^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%		54.1	1038^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	234																	24.0	24.0		61.7	63.1	61.9		37.6	40.8	38.9	$26,524	$2,918	$23,606
Richard L. Graves Middle	Public	6-8	13243 East Los Nietos Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0135	484	25	19.5	92.4%	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	461 (95.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26	1954^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		30.1	1808^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	146																	15.5	15.5		32.0	34.1	32.8		23.6	19.2	21.3	$26,922	$3,701	$23,221
Corvallis Middle	Public	6-8	11032 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4125	663	27	24.3	76.0%	9 (1.4%)	27 (4.1%)	582 (87.8%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	41.9	1434^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		34	1669^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.0%	235																	20.4	20.4	45.4	48.5	44.1	46.0	24.9	27.8	28.3	27.0	$18,125	$1,078	$17,047
Nettie L. Waite Middle	Public	6-8	14320 South Norwalk Blvd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4370	462	24	19.4	82.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (1.9%)	420 (90.9%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	25	2004^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.4%		22.9	2132^nd of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	128																	14.9	14.9	23.2	38.1	38.7	34.2	21.0	18.5	15.5	18.0	$18,628	$981	$17,647
Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	7200 Citronell Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7580	544	24	22.2	86.9%	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	1946^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.5%		27.9	1907^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.5%	39	0.0	5.9	0.0	1.9	20.0	29.4	8.3	20.4	8.0	5.9	0.0	5.6	0.0	0.0	8.3	1.9	18.1	18.1	30.1	31.4	28.8	30.1	18.5	22.5	28.3	23.0	$19,910	$1,177	$18,733
Los Alisos Middle	Public	6-8	14800 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3495	920	35	26.5	78.2%	22 (2.4%)	22 (2.4%)	803 (87.3%)	38 (4.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.8%)	45.3	1320^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		41.3	1419^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.0%	99																	25.8	25.8	38.7	54.3	43.0	45.5	31.9	30.0	27.6	29.8	$15,632	$922	$14,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Center Middle

How many students attend Lake Center Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Lake Center Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Center Middle?

Students at Lake Center Middle are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Lake Center Middle attend?

Students who attend Lake Center Middle usually go on to attend Santa Fe High

Is Lake Center Middle a good school?

Lake Center Middle ranks 821^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lake Center Middle in?

Little Lake City Elementary

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