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Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle

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Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle ranks 430 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 84% of California middle schools

Summary

Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is a public middle school serving about 650 students in grades 6-8 within the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, and it stands out as a consistently high-performing and improving school that ranks in the top 16% of all California middle schools.

The school excels academically, with student test scores in English and Math significantly above both district and state averages, and it has shown a clear trend of improvement over the last several years. A major strength is its exceptional support for all students, with particularly strong results for those from low-income families, students with special needs, and students experiencing homelessness, ranking in the 90th percentile or higher for these groups statewide. Furthermore, the school fosters an excellent culture of attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is less than half the state average.

Within its own district, Hutchinson is the clear leader, outperforming its sister schools, Nettie L. Waite Middle and Reginald M. Benton Middle, by a wide margin in core subjects. Compared to other middle schools in the region, it holds a strong position, performing better than nearby schools like Richard L. Graves Middle and Buena Park Middle, and comparably to others like Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate, while a few schools such as Carmenita Middle rank higher.

646

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,527

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13900 Estero Rd.
La Mirada, CA 90638-3615

(562) 210-2945

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle usually attend:

High:

La Mirada High

Feeder schools for Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle:

Elementary:	Escalona Elementary
	Gardenhill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

Asian:

13.2%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg41%

California avg41%

430^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	82.5	430 of 2761	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	606 of 2783	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	574 of 2781	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	816 of 2740	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	707 of 2715	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	756 of 2480	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.2	796 of 2508	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.0	597 of 2497	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.2	624 of 2477	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	527 of 2379	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	61.4	794 of 2259	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	753 of 2236	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.0	1165 of 2179	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.9	881 of 2063	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.3	941 of 2005	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.9	1094 of 1999	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.9	923 of 1804	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.8	607 of 1777	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.3	713 of 1769	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	209 of 739	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	324 of 743	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	251 of 715	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	408 of 733	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	340 of 745	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	356 of 700	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.0	255 of 1531	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	172 of 1491	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	214 of 1369	84.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.0	650 of 1478	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	407 of 1521	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	371 of 1540	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	541 of 2533	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	523 of 2551	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	503 of 2531	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	692 of 2509	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	696 of 2380	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	777 of 2262	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	182 of 2395	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	325 of 2388	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	321 of 2374	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	450 of 2359	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	356 of 2213	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	389 of 2072	81.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	17 of 477	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	26 of 394	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	29 of 320	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	17 of 336	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	227 of 2542	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	422 of 2579	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	457 of 2531	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	607 of 2458	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	548 of 2369	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	707 of 2230	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	358 of 2534	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	618 of 2552	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	566 of 2538	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	800 of 2527	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	614 of 2407	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	645 of 2273	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	204 of 1566	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	376 of 1552	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	215 of 1531	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	252 of 1520	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	367 of 1537	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	634 of 1543	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	903 of 1555	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	564 of 1602	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	669 of 1496	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)

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics52%+15 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

My son went to this school with a promised of best education for special child. They're all talk & nothing has been done. They just bounced my son from regular class & left him without assistance which of course bound to fail. An asperger never been to regular class without support was definitely bound to fail. The teachers were reluctant to help but during IEP they pretend they were doing their best effort. Best effort to collect money from local agency paying for my son's special need. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	639	26	25.0	40.2%	37 (5.8%)	35 (5.5%)	181 (28.3%)	359 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	96.2	110^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		94.9	156^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	46	63.6	63.6		86.0	82.1	84.1		71.4	62.9	67.2	$18,534	$1,988	$16,546
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
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
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
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
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	$26,922	$3,701	$23,221
Buena Park Middle	Public	6-8	6931 Orangethorpe Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8491	633	27	23.6	91.0%	27 (4.3%)	28 (4.4%)	501 (79.1%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		29.2	1848^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	107	21.7	21.7	25.5	35.8	36.6	32.7	14.8	20.9	19.4	18.4	$21,009	$1,967	$19,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle

How many students attend Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle.

Is Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle a good school?

Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle ranks 430^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

What high school do graduates of Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle attend?

Students who attend Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle usually go on to attend La Mirada High

What is the racial makeup of Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle?

Students at Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle are 71% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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