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Reginald M. Benton Middle

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Reginald M. Benton Middle ranks 846 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Reginald M. Benton Middle is a public middle school located in La Mirada, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 714 students. It is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, which is ranked 704 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Reginald M. Benton Middle consistently outperforms the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The school performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 673 out of 2,533 California middle schools for female students and 609 out of 2,395 for Hispanic students in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school struggles with English Language Learner students, ranking 1,468 out of 1,477 in 2023-2024. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.8% in 2021-2022 to 26.7% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, Reginald M. Benton Middle generally performs well, outranking Reginald M. Benton Middle but falling behind some schools like Carmenita Middle and D. Russell Parks Junior High in both test scores and overall statewide rankings. The school has also seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $9,864 in 2020-2021 to $16,476 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average and may contribute to the school's relatively strong academic performance.

718

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,476

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15709 East Olive Branch Rd.
La Mirada, CA 90638-2435

(562) 210-2500

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Reginald M. Benton Middle usually attend:

High:

La Mirada High

Feeder schools for Reginald M. Benton Middle:

Elementary:	John Foster Dulles Elementary
	La Pluma Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

White:

13.5%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg41%

California avg41%

846^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

710^th of 1,543Norwalk-La Mirada 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	62.3	846 of 2761	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	1036 of 2783	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	1268 of 2781	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	1230 of 2740	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1192 of 2715	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	1559 of 2480	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	1252 of 2508	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.5	1146 of 2497	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	1165 of 2477	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.1	1456 of 2379	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.8	1421 of 2259	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.5	1568 of 2236	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	1381 of 2179	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.0	1181 of 2063	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	1314 of 2005	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.1	1445 of 1999	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	1265 of 1804	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1225 of 1777	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.1	1036 of 1769	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	346 of 739	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	365 of 743	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	283 of 733	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	638 of 1531	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	338 of 1491	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	446 of 1369	67.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	1469 of 1478	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	604 of 1521	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	673 of 2533	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	884 of 2551	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	1098 of 2531	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	1107 of 2509	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1040 of 2380	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	1383 of 2262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	609 of 2395	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	788 of 2388	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1007 of 2374	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	930 of 2359	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	725 of 2213	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	1332 of 2072	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	65 of 477	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	31 of 394	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	52.7	120 of 320	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	83 of 336	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	656 of 2542	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	844 of 2579	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	1364 of 2531	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1324 of 2458	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	978 of 2369	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	1503 of 2230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1011 of 2534	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	1162 of 2552	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1258 of 2538	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	1158 of 2527	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	1189 of 2407	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	1618 of 2273	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	749 of 1566	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	519 of 1552	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	475 of 1531	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	784 of 1520	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	855 of 1537	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	995 of 1543	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	945 of 1555	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	990 of 1602	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1057 of 1496	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science40%+8 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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
Reginald M. Benton Middle	Public	6-8	15709 East Olive Branch Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2500	718	28	25.3	55.2%	97 (13.5%)	18 (2.5%)	492 (68.5%)	74 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.5%)	62.3	846^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		54.2	1036^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	190													40.3	40.3	51.9	61.2	61.5	58.1	32.5	27.9	38.4	33.0	$16,476	$1,201	$15,275
Granada Middle	Public	6-8	15337 Lemon Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2330	989	48	20.4	55.2%	118 (11.9%)	12 (1.2%)	790 (79.9%)	36 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	86.7	341^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		78.6	516^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.5%	175													48.3	48.3	70.5	73.5	64.5	69.5	64.6	61.9	46.5	57.4	$18,538	$1,445	$17,093
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate	Public	7-8	16430 Woodbrier Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4261	687	29	23.3	57.2%	122 (17.8%)	9 (1.3%)	486 (70.7%)	42 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	74.9	586^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.8%		76.2	566^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	20													39.1	39.1		59.2	73.9	66.4		41.7	45.8	43.7	$14,498	$497	$14,001
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	10931 South Stamy Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-2000	643	34	19.1	75.3%	45 (7.0%)	5 (0.8%)	563 (87.6%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	62.9	827^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.0%		66.7	750^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.1%	77													37.7	37.7	59.8	54.8	54.3	56.5	38.1	34.5	35.5	36.1	$18,944	$1,655	$17,289
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	13900 Estero Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2945	646	29	22.0	59.3%	54 (8.4%)	13 (2.0%)	459 (71.1%)	85 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.1%)	82.5	430^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		74.2	606^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	176													48.1	48.1	65.4	66.8	62.6	65.0	54.8	54.6	46.9	52.1	$17,527	$459	$17,068
Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Public	6-8	8201 Country Club Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 523-1160	641	29	21.9	73.8%	33 (5.1%)	12 (1.9%)	334 (52.1%)	230 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.2%)	68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		62.5	827^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.3%	117													37.8	37.8	55.5	58.4	55.2	56.4	51.2	44.7	33.2	43.2	$20,103	$1,930	$18,173
Imperial Middle	Public	6-8	1450 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2344	495	23	21.0	83.4%	36 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	418 (84.4%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	29.5	1846^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		39	1507^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	339													11.0	11.0	39.7	42.6	33.5	38.4	25.7	25.3	15.0	21.7	$134,765	$17,161	$117,604
D. Russell Parks Junior High	Public	7-8	1710 Rosecrans Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7785	854	36	23.6	47.7%	124 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	332 (38.9%)	325 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.7%)	90.8	258^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%		91.9	232^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	26													51.1	51.1		73.3	72.8	73.0		62.8	60.9	61.9	$17,327	$282	$17,045
East Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	14421 East Whittier Blvd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7220	985	44	22.3	69.1%	81 (8.2%)	5 (0.5%)	866 (87.9%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	73.7	613^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.8%		74.8	594^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.7%	19													42.2	42.2	57.4	58.7	58.5	58.3	45.7	46.2	47.6	46.6	$18,574	$1,445	$17,129
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	716 East La Habra Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2374	580	27	21.1	85.0%	27 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	515 (88.8%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	45.3	1318^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		46.2	1271^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.3%	47	13.7	16.7	14.8	29.4	33.3	30.9	33.3	13.3	25.9	7.8	16.7	11.1	22.0	22.0		52.2	48.5	50.4		32.8	19.4	26.5	$109,861	$13,923	$95,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Reginald M. Benton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Reginald M. Benton Middle?

Students at Reginald M. Benton Middle are 69% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Reginald M. Benton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended Reginald M. Benton Middle.

What high school do graduates of Reginald M. Benton Middle attend?

Students who attend Reginald M. Benton Middle usually go on to attend La Mirada High

Is Reginald M. Benton Middle a good school?

Reginald M. Benton Middle ranks 846^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Reginald M. Benton Middle in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

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