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La Merced Intermediate

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La Merced Intermediate ranks 1972 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

La Merced Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 680 students in grades 6-8 within the Montebello Unified district, located in a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged households.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student test scores in English, math, and science falling well below state averages, contributing to a statewide ranking that places it in the bottom third of all schools. A major area of concern is chronic absenteeism, where the rate, though improving, remains higher than at most other middle schools in the area, including district peers like Eastmont Intermediate and Montebello Intermediate. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than some of these neighboring schools, suggesting that how resources are used is a key factor.

When looking at comparisons, the performance of Macy Intermediate, another school in the same district, is particularly notable for its much higher academic ranking and dramatically lower absenteeism. Schools in neighboring districts, such as Garvey (Richard) Intermediate in the Garvey Elementary district, also perform at a much higher level. Within La Merced, there are some bright spots, including historically strong performance for certain student groups like homeless students, but support for special education students has shown concerning volatility from year to year.

682

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,915

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 East Avenida de la Merced
Montebello, CA 90640-2799

(323) 722-7262

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend La Merced Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Montebello High

Feeder schools for La Merced Intermediate:

Elementary:	Fremont Elementary
	La Merced Academy
	Montebello Gardens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

1.9%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,972^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello 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
2025	25.7	1972 of 2761	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1765 of 2783	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1819 of 2781	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1731 of 2740	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	651 of 894	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2288 of 2715	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1991 of 2480	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	1887 of 2508	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	1749 of 2497	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	1651 of 2477	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	1076 of 2379	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.2	1020 of 2259	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	1203 of 2236	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	1164 of 2179	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	1124 of 2063	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	1282 of 2005	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.3	1552 of 1999	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	1434 of 1804	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.9	1336 of 1777	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	1456 of 1769	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.5	779 of 1531	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	265 of 354	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	819 of 1491	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	693 of 1369	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	945 of 1478	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	774 of 1521	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	635 of 1540	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	130 of 363	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	679 of 1442	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	809 of 1364	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1856 of 2533	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1759 of 2551	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1655 of 2531	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1574 of 2509	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	505 of 738	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1927 of 2380	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1637 of 2262	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1519 of 2395	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1237 of 2388	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1261 of 2374	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1207 of 2359	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1790 of 2213	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1597 of 2072	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.1	61 of 320	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	50 of 336	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1654 of 2542	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1453 of 2579	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1574 of 2531	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1286 of 2458	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	402 of 721	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1928 of 2369	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1714 of 2230	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1852 of 2534	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1537 of 2552	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1681 of 2538	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1640 of 2527	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	568 of 763	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	2169 of 2407	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	2034 of 2273	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	506 of 665	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1104 of 1566	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	695 of 1552	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	915 of 1531	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)81st percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)24th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science15%-18 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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
La Merced Intermediate	Public	6-8	215 East Avenida de la Merced	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 722-7262	682	32	21.5	92.4%	13 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	650 (95.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1972^nd of 2761 public middle schools	28.6%		31.1	1765^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.6%	207									15.0	15.0	30.5	30.1	29.3	30.0	19.4	24.2	27.2	23.4	$15,915	$13,738	$2,177
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
Montebello Intermediate	Public	6-8	1600 Whittier Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5111	733	34	21.2	90.3%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	721 (98.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24	2052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	25.7%		29.3	1844^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.7%	208									13.8	13.8	32.9	36.2	33.5	34.2	14.8	22.6	15.3	17.5	$16,303	$14,164	$2,139
Macy Intermediate	Public	6-8	2101 South Lupine Ave.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 722-0260	576	27	21.2	76.0%	14 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	474 (82.3%)	79 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	61	879^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.2%		59.1	907^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.4%	28									32.2	32.2	52.2	61.2	51.7	55.1	41.7	30.6	39.1	37.1	$17,356	$15,392	$1,964
Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate	Public	7-8	8510 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3360	297	18	16.8	81.5%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (44.4%)	158 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72.5	628^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.3%		74.5	600^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	28									38.7	38.7		56.1	57.8	56.9		47.1	48.7	47.9	$27,065	$25,380	$1,685
Garvey (Richard) Intermediate	Public	7-8	2720 North Jackson Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3385	661	29	22.5	78.1%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (34.3%)	413 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	81.3	456^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.5%		87.6	331^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	125									47.2	47.2		59.5	63.2	61.3		52.3	55.7	54.0	$19,359	$17,534	$1,825
Eastmont Intermediate	Public	6-8	400 North Bradshawe Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5133	562	26	21.7	91.6%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (98.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	1706^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.2%		27.3	1931^st of 2783 public middle schools	30.6%	225									20.1	20.1	36.3	40.3	45.7	41.0	14.0	25.0	22.2	20.8	$18,484	$16,370	$2,114
Dean L. Shively	Public	6-8	1431 North Central Ave.	South El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Valle Lindo Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 580-0610	289	12	24.2	75.8%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	260 (90.0%)	25 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.5	841^st of 2761 public middle schools	69.5%		57.7	943^rd of 2783 public middle schools	66.1%	102									40.0	40.0	50.0	50.6	55.6	52.4	33.0	34.2	46.3	38.6	$41,017	$40,618	$399
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about La Merced Intermediate

Is La Merced Intermediate a good school?

La Merced Intermediate ranks 1972^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of La Merced Intermediate?

Students at La Merced Intermediate are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of La Merced Intermediate attend?

Students who attend La Merced Intermediate usually go on to attend Montebello High

What district is La Merced Intermediate in?

Montebello Unified

How many students attend La Merced Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended La Merced Intermediate.

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