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Lakeside Middle

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Lakeside Middle ranks 624 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 77% of California middle schools

Summary

Lakeside Middle is a public school serving 509 students in grades 6-8 in Norwalk, CA, and is part of the highly-rated Little Lake City Elementary district.

This 4-star school stands out for its strong academic performance, especially in English Language Arts, where 67% of students are proficient—significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Corvallis Middle (46%) and its district peer, Lake Center Middle (55%). The school has shown remarkable effectiveness in supporting its students, achieving top-tier rankings for serving specific subgroups, and has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism by more than half since 2021.

While mathematics is an area for continued growth, Lakeside Middle consistently improves, with science scores rebounding strongly. It achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, even as some nearby schools in districts like Downey Unified or Norwalk-La Mirada Unified spend more per student. For families, Lakeside Middle represents a school that successfully fosters academic achievement and student well-being within its community.

509

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,787

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11000 East Kenney St.
Norwalk, CA 90650-7625

(562) 868-9442

District: Little Lake City Elementary

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually attend:

High:

Santa Fe High

Feeder schools for Lakeside Middle:

Elementary:	Paddison Elementary
	Studebaker Elementary
	William W. Orr Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

Asian:

5.9%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg50%

California avg41%

624^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	72.7	624 of 2761	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	624 of 2783	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	790 of 2781	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	850 of 2740	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	850 of 2715	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	838 of 2480	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	976 of 2508	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	827 of 2497	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	1126 of 2477	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.7	841 of 2379	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	577 of 2259	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	51.9	1036 of 2236	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.2	1129 of 2179	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.5	934 of 2063	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.5	1102 of 2005	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	1222 of 1999	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.5	1331 of 1804	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.1	1231 of 1777	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.7	1118 of 1769	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	963 of 1531	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	346 of 1491	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	493 of 1369	64.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	308 of 1478	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	146 of 1442	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	193 of 1364	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	567 of 2533	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	616 of 2551	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	670 of 2531	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	778 of 2509	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	818 of 2380	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	802 of 2262	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	238 of 2395	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	206 of 2388	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	339 of 2374	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	354 of 2359	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	339 of 2213	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	327 of 2072	84.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	27 of 477	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	11 of 394	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	58.1	102 of 320	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	21 of 336	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	287 of 2542	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	283 of 2579	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	388 of 2531	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	500 of 2458	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	452 of 2369	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	449 of 2230	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	635 of 2534	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	560 of 2552	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	886 of 2538	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	788 of 2527	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	754 of 2407	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	808 of 2273	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	361 of 677	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	525 of 1566	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.0	187 of 1552	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	565 of 1531	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)94th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)47th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Birchdale Ave.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3572	1,240	59	20.9	84.7%	34 (2.7%)	39 (3.1%)	1,130 (91.1%)	25 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	48.9	1211^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.1%		46.8	1255^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.9%	44	25.7	25.7	51.4	52.6	35.5	46.9	37.5	36.5	22.6	32.5	$18,654	$3,228	$15,426
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
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Public	6-8	9633 Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3580	1,264	54	23.2	77.0%	72 (5.7%)	27 (2.1%)	1,120 (88.6%)	30 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	76.5	552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		70.1	683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	75.5%	131	41.7	41.7	58.5	64.4	55.0	59.3	52.1	51.8	47.4	50.4	$18,170	$2,832	$15,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Middle

Is Lakeside Middle a good school?

Lakeside Middle ranks 624^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakeside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Lakeside Middle.

What district is Lakeside Middle in?

Little Lake City Elementary

What high school do graduates of Lakeside Middle attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Middle usually go on to attend Santa Fe High

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Middle?

Students at Lakeside Middle are 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 1% African American.

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