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Los Nietos Middle

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Los Nietos Middle ranks 804 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 71% of California middle schools

Summary

Los Nietos Middle is a public school serving 262 students in grades 7-8 in the Los Nietos district, and it has shown impressive academic improvement in recent years, now ranking in the top 30% of all California middle schools.

The school is particularly strong in English Language Arts, where over 61% of students are proficient, significantly beating the state average and outperforming most nearby schools like Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle and Rivera Middle. It excels at supporting vulnerable students, earning top marks for its work with homeless students and those from low-income families. The school is smaller than its neighbors, which allows for more individual attention with an 18-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and it has made great strides in improving student attendance.

While the school's reading scores are a major strength, its science scores are an area for growth, lagging behind higher-performing schools such as Lakeside Middle. It also spends more per student than many comparable schools. Overall, Los Nietos Middle is a school on a positive upward trend, demonstrating a strong commitment to its students' success in core subjects while having a clear opportunity to strengthen its science program.

262

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,660

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11425 East Rivera Rd.
Los Nietos, CA 90606-3245

(562) 695-0637

District: Los Nietos

Students who attend Los Nietos Middle usually attend:

High:

Pioneer High

Feeder schools for Los Nietos Middle:

Elementary:	Ada S. Nelson Elementary
	Aeolian Elementary
	Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

Asian:

1.9%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

California avg41%

804^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

676^th of 1,543Los Nietos 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	64.1	804 of 2761	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	1038 of 2783	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	923 of 2781	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1318 of 2740	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	512 of 894	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1073 of 2715	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	1032 of 2480	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.5	1350 of 2508	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	1380 of 2497	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	1388 of 2477	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.4	887 of 2379	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.7	806 of 2259	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.6	1268 of 2236	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	1121 of 2179	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.3	1405 of 2063	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.8	1682 of 2005	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	1536 of 1999	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	1294 of 1804	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.8	1294 of 1777	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.4	1074 of 1769	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	461 of 1531	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	205 of 354	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	845 of 1491	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	507 of 1369	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	1156 of 1478	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.8	122 of 1521	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	50.2	469 of 1540	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	151 of 363	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	206 of 1442	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	178 of 1364	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	651 of 2533	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	713 of 2551	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	725 of 2531	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	1187 of 2509	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	341 of 738	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	1014 of 2380	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	1017 of 2262	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	375 of 2395	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	503 of 2388	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	383 of 2374	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	708 of 2359	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	478 of 2213	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	477 of 2072	77.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	75 of 477	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	23 of 394	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	44 of 320	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	38 of 336	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	397 of 2542	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	584 of 2579	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	501 of 2531	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	782 of 2458	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	267 of 721	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	427 of 2369	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	539 of 2230	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	909 of 2534	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	1315 of 2552	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	972 of 2538	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	1234 of 2527	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	504 of 763	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	969 of 2407	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	950 of 2273	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	232 of 1566	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	507 of 1552	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	684 of 1531	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science24%-9 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 (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/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
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	$39,660	$37,354	$2,306
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	$18,110	$17,118	$992
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	$20,436	$19,246	$1,190
Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy	Public	6-8	6812 South Norwalk Blvd.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3115	894	43	21.0	77.3%	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	832 (93.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	62.4	844^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		55.5	1002^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	158		8.5		8.5		25.5		25.5		23.4		23.4		4.3		4.3	29.1	29.1	56.9	50.9	53.9	54.0	39.9	42.0	40.4	40.7	$19,601	$15,834	$3,767
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	$17,264	$15,644	$1,620
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	$24,297	$23,084	$1,213
Walter F. Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	11532 East Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3090	610	29	21.3	86.7%	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	568 (93.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	27.3	1917^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.6%		28	1904^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.6%	13																	20.2	20.2	30.2	42.4	33.0	35.2	16.1	25.1	14.8	18.7	$15,474	$11,742	$3,732
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	$20,250	$19,566	$684
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	$18,975	$17,384	$1,591
North Park Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	4450 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7570	512	23	22.2	87.5%	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	492 (96.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.3	2256^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.3%		24.4	2063^rd of 2783 public middle schools	25.9%	193																	14.0	14.0	24.0	34.3	23.9	27.7	13.9	21.5	12.1	16.0	$17,086	$16,194	$892

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Nietos Middle

How many students attend Los Nietos Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Los Nietos Middle.

What district is Los Nietos Middle in?

Los Nietos

What is the racial makeup of Los Nietos Middle?

Students at Los Nietos Middle are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Los Nietos Middle attend?

Students who attend Los Nietos Middle usually go on to attend Pioneer High

Is Los Nietos Middle a good school?

Los Nietos Middle ranks 804^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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