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Richard L. Graves Middle

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Richard L. Graves Middle ranks 1954 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Richard L. Graves Middle is a public middle school serving about 484 students in grades 6-8 in Whittier, part of the South Whittier Elementary district, which faces broader academic challenges across the region.

Academically, the school is struggling, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science significantly below state averages and ranking in the bottom third of California schools; notably, its performance is the lowest among all nearby middle schools, including Granada Middle and Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle. A high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.7% is a major concern, as it directly impacts learning, and the school's statewide rank has declined over the past decade while others in the area have improved or held steady.

Interestingly, Graves Middle spends more per student than neighboring schools but achieves weaker results, suggesting how resources are used is critical. The school shows relative strength in supporting homeless students but has significant room for improvement with English Learners and in science education. Its struggles occur in close proximity to higher-performing districts like East Whittier City Elementary, highlighting a stark opportunity gap within the same community.

484

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,297

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13243 East Los Nietos Rd.
Whittier, CA 90605-3295

(562) 944-0135

District: South Whittier Elementary

Feeder schools for Richard L. Graves Middle:

Elementary:	Carmela Elementary
	Howard J. McKibben Elementary
	Lake Marie Elementary
	Loma Vista Elementary
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	Los Altos Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

Asian:

2.1%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

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

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,954^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1081^st of 1,543South Whittier Elementary 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	26.0	1954 of 2761	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1808 of 2783	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1982 of 2781	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2151 of 2740	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2142 of 2715	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1683 of 2480	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1748 of 2508	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.7	1734 of 2497	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	1668 of 2477	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	1295 of 2379	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	1219 of 2259	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	1471 of 2236	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1657 of 2179	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.3	1346 of 2063	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.2	1236 of 2005	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.0	1603 of 1999	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.4	1424 of 1804	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.5	1352 of 1777	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.0	1295 of 1769	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1166 of 1531	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	993 of 1491	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	746 of 1369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	965 of 1478	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1184 of 1521	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	814 of 1540	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	799 of 1442	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	841 of 1364	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1776 of 2533	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1476 of 2551	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1633 of 2531	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1802 of 2509	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1893 of 2380	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1483 of 2262	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1499 of 2395	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1268 of 2388	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1407 of 2374	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1655 of 2359	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1633 of 2213	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1235 of 2072	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	185 of 477	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	152 of 394	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	268 of 320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	319 of 336	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1608 of 2542	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1302 of 2579	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1560 of 2531	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1720 of 2458	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1807 of 2369	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1322 of 2230	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1905 of 2534	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1903 of 2552	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1987 of 2538	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2166 of 2527	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	2020 of 2407	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1678 of 2273	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	177 of 192	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1019 of 1566	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1143 of 1552	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1282 of 1531	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	6.7	1537 of 1602	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2024)8th percentile-27 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science16%-17 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
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
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
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
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	$2,856	$1,520	$1,336
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	$3,309	$1,786	$1,523
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
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
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
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	$2,697	$1,356	$1,341
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	$24,037	$23,296	$741

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard L. Graves Middle

How many students attend Richard L. Graves Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Richard L. Graves Middle.

Is Richard L. Graves Middle a good school?

Richard L. Graves Middle ranks 1954^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Richard L. Graves Middle in?

South Whittier Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Richard L. Graves Middle?

Students at Richard L. Graves Middle are 95% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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