Los Nietos Middle

Summary:

Los Nietos Middle is a public middle school in Los Nietos, California, serving 258 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Downey Unified district, which is ranked 523 out of 1,560 districts in the state.

Los Nietos Middle has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 96.12% of students identifying as Hispanic, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 87.35% to 97.44% Hispanic students. The school has shown strong performance in English Language Arts (ELA), with 54.88% of students proficient or better, compared to the California state average of 46.66%. However, the school's math proficiency rates are lower, with only 30.89% of students proficient or better, slightly below the state average of 34.62%. Additionally, Los Nietos Middle has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in 2018-2019 to 30.5% in 2022-2023, higher than the nearby schools, which range from 19.9% to 30.8%.

Compared to the nearby middle schools, such as Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle and Lakeside Middle, Los Nietos Middle generally performs better in ELA but lags behind in math proficiency. The school also serves a predominantly low-income community, with 75.97% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is on the higher end compared to the nearby schools, ranging from 48.08% to 94.75%. Understanding the underlying causes of the school's challenges, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate, and developing targeted strategies to address these issues could be valuable in supporting student success at Los Nietos Middle.


Detail:

Public 7-8

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


(562) 695-0637

District: Los Nietos

SchoolDigger Rank:
927th of 2,802 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,730 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  258

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.1%
Asian:
1.2%
Two or more races:
1.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76% Help


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Compare Details Los Nietos Middle ranks better than 66.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.32. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.1%), Asian (1.2%), two or more races (1.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Nietos Middle is 14.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Nietos Middle is $8,730.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Los Nietos Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Nietos Middle 927th of 2802 California public middle schools. (See Los Nietos Middle in the ranking list.)

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Los Nietos:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Nietos 524th of 1563 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Los Nietos Middle

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Rank History for all students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.44 1074th 1769 39.3%
2005 26.77 1294th 1777 27.2%
2006 28.26 1294th 1804 28.3%
2007 24.83 1536th 1999 23.2%
2008 19.84 1682nd 2005 16.1%
2009 32.33 1405th 2063 31.9%
2010 46.60 1121st 2179 48.6%
2011 43.57 1268th 2236 43.3%
2012 60.71 806th 2259 64.3%
2013 60.38 887th 2379 62.7%
2015 37.99 1388th 2477 44.0%
2016 39.39 1380th 2497 44.7%
2017 41.49 1350th 2508 46.2%
2018 52.16 1032nd 2480 58.4%
2019 53.25 1073rd 2715 60.5%
2021 39.11 512th 894 42.7%
2022 44.56 1318th 2740 51.9%
2023 59.32 927th 2802 66.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.38 178th 1364 87.0%
2019 70.21 206th 1442 85.7%
2021 43.68 151st 363 58.4%
2022 50.20 469th 1540 69.5%
2023 77.75 122nd 1529 92.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.92 685th 1538 55.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.63 539th 2230 75.8%
2019 73.27 427th 2369 82.0%
2021 53.48 267th 721 63.0%
2022 58.08 782nd 2458 68.2%
2023 70.60 504th 2549 80.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.46 38th 336 88.7%
2023 75.66 44th 321 86.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.30 1017th 2262 55.0%
2019 51.75 1014th 2380 57.4%
2021 47.50 341st 738 53.8%
2022 45.57 1187th 2509 52.7%
2023 64.94 728th 2547 71.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.88 507th 1369 63.0%
2019 35.86 845th 1491 43.3%
2021 36.69 205th 354 42.1%
2022 55.92 461st 1531 69.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.60 950th 2273 58.2%
2019 52.63 969th 2407 59.7%
2021 31.54 504th 763 33.9%
2022 43.51 1234th 2527 51.2%
2023 53.26 975th 2558 61.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Nietos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.83 477th 2072 77.0%
2019 70.68 478th 2213 78.4%
2022 60.72 708th 2359 70.0%
2023 75.78 385th 2391 83.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Los Nietos Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 44 5 16 546 6 n/a n/a 0 617
1989 42 6 14 582 6 n/a n/a 0 650
1990 52 4 16 534 7 n/a n/a 0 613
1991 45 8 8 542 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1992 38 7 9 547 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1993 36 10 8 554 0 n/a n/a 0 608
1994 32 11 7 535 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1995 42 6 12 533 3 n/a n/a 0 596
1996 42 6 12 533 3 n/a n/a 0 596
1997 29 4 9 575 1 n/a n/a 0 618
1998 38 1 6 578 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1999 35 3 7 585 0 n/a n/a 0 630
2000 26 7 9 612 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2001 28 9 11 675 1 n/a n/a 0 724
2002 26 8 7 701 1 n/a n/a 0 743
2003 26 8 7 701 1 n/a n/a 0 743
2004 21 10 4 744 1 n/a n/a 0 780
2005 16 12 6 712 0 n/a n/a 0 746
2006 15 8 5 616 0 n/a n/a 2 646
2007 17 8 9 566 0 n/a n/a 2 602
2008 26 8 5 582 n/a n/a n/a 0 621
2009 20 7 4 566 0 0 3 0 600
2010 9 2 0 378 0 1 0 0 390
2011 5 0 2 370 0 0 0 0 377
2012 4 1 2 409 3 0 0 0 419
2013 2 0 1 381 5 0 0 0 389
2014 0 1 1 374 4 0 6 0 386
2015 5 3 2 392 2 0 4 0 408
2016 10 2 3 363 1 0 3 0 382
2017 6 3 2 323 0 1 3 0 338
2018 11 0 3 322 0 3 0 0 339
2019 4 3 1 362 0 2 2 0 374
2020 5 4 1 345 0 0 0 0 355
2021 4 1 2 318 0 0 0 0 325
2022 4 3 3 284 0 0 4 0 298
2023 2 2 3 248 0 0 3 0 258

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 Los Nietos Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 617 28.8 21.4 n/a
1989 650 29.6 21.9 n/a
1990 613 30.7 19.9 n/a
1991 603 30.7 19.6 n/a
1992 601 31.2 19.2 62.6
1993 608 25.9 23.5 77.5
1994 585 27.0 21.7 78.6
1995 596 26.0 22.9 80.4
1996 596 26.0 22.9 80.4
1997 618 27.0 22.9 87.2
1998 623 28.0 22.3 86.8
1999 630 26.7 23.6 80.8
2000 654 29.1 22.5 95.3
2001 724 32.0 22.6 67.5
2002 743 35.0 21.2 99.6
2003 743 35.0 21.2 99.6
2004 780 33.0 23.6 99.6
2005 746 33.0 22.6 99.6
2006 646 29.3 22.0 99.8
2007 602 23.5 25.6 99.8
2008 621 30.3 20.5 96.9
2009 600 26.0 20.0 98.7
2010 390 17.0 22.9 99.2
2011 377 n/a n/a 99.2
2012 419 17.7 23.6 99.3
2013 389 17.8 21.8 99.2
2014 386 17.8 21.6 99.2
2015 408 20.0 20.4 78.7
2016 382 20.0 19.1 88.7
2017 338 19.2 17.5 85.5
2018 339 19.0 17.8 81.7
2019 374 18.7 19.9 83.2
2020 355 n/a n/a 80.8
2021 325 17.9 18.1 76.6
2022 298 18.1 16.4 83.9
2023 258 18.0 14.2 76

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Los Nietos Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 617 28.8 21.4 n/a
1989 650 29.6 21.9 n/a
1990 613 30.7 19.9 n/a
1991 603 30.7 19.6 n/a
1992 601 31.2 19.2 62.6
1993 608 25.9 23.5 77.5
1994 585 27.0 21.7 78.6
1995 596 26.0 22.9 80.4
1996 596 26.0 22.9 80.4
1997 618 27.0 22.9 87.2
1998 623 28.0 22.3 86.8
1999 630 26.7 23.6 80.8
2000 654 29.1 22.5 95.3
2001 724 32.0 22.6 67.5
2002 743 35.0 21.2 99.6
2003 743 35.0 21.2 99.6
2004 780 33.0 23.6 99.6
2005 746 33.0 22.6 99.6
2006 646 29.3 22.0 99.8
2007 602 23.5 25.6 99.8
2008 621 30.3 20.5 96.9
2009 600 26.0 20.0 98.7
2010 390 17.0 22.9 99.2
2011 377 n/a n/a 99.2
2012 419 17.7 23.6 99.3
2013 389 17.8 21.8 99.2
2014 386 17.8 21.6 99.2
2015 408 20.0 20.4 78.7
2016 382 20.0 19.1 88.7
2017 338 19.2 17.5 85.5
2018 339 19.0 17.8 81.7
2019 374 18.7 19.9 83.2
2020 355 n/a n/a 80.8
2021 325 17.9 18.1 76.6
2022 298 18.1 16.4 83.9
2023 258 18.0 14.2 76

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Los Nietos Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,730

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Los Nietos Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1073rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 927th of 2802 Middle schools
 6.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Nietos Middle)55.253.5
 1.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Nietos)55.253.5
 1.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Los Nietos Middle)27.228.4
 1.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Los Nietos)27.228.4
 1.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Nietos Middle)5356.3
 3.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Nietos)5356.3
 3.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Los Nietos Middle)41.133.6
 7.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Nietos)41.133.6
 7.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Los Nietos Middle)2826.9
 1.1%
   8th Grade Science (Los Nietos)2826.9
 1.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students374258
 31%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic362248
 31.5%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White42
 50%
Two or More Races23
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.2%76%
 7.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Los Nietos Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 258 students attended Los Nietos Middle.

Los Nietos Middle ranks 927th of 2802 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Los Nietos Middle are 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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


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