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Ernest Lawrence Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
10100 Variel Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone
(818) 678-7900
District
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1336
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.2% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Ernest Lawrence Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
44%
59%
49%
44%
38%
52%
44%
59%
49%
44%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
44%
51%
51%
43%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
42%
53%
49%
44%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
21
23
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 400 29.9%
Grade 7 446 33.4%
Grade 8 490 36.7%
Total 1336 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.8% 10.7% 23.3%
Black 4.9% 7.7% 5.4%
Hispanic 55.2% 75.1% 57.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 26.8% 6.1% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.0% 81.9% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 56.1% 77.3% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 4.7% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,725,640 39,237,836
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,816.5 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 19.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.5% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,625,372 13,217,586
Single Parent Households With Children 11.4% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.7% 84.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.4% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.5% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.0% 17.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 14.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 12.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 11.7% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,319 $4,592,794,598 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $974 $480,028,108 5.1%
Staff $1,195 $588,946,190 6.2%
General Administration $249 $122,717,658 1.3%
School Administration $1,027 $506,148,734 5.4%
Operation $1,512 $745,177,104 7.9%
Transportation $363 $178,901,646 1.9%
Other $486 $239,521,212 2.5%
Total Support $5,805 $2,860,947,810 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,011 $1,976,789,262 21.0%
Total Expenditures $19,136 $9,431,024,512 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,356 $50,163,077,615 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $884 $5,306,242,206 5.2%
Staff $863 $5,178,254,236 5.0%
General Administration $215 $1,291,487,537 1.3%
School Administration $923 $5,541,916,109 5.4%
Operation $1,311 $7,872,234,116 7.7%
Transportation $303 $1,818,082,742 1.8%
Other $665 $3,989,805,237 3.9%
Total Support $5,163 $30,997,440,957 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,580 $21,494,994,026 20.9%
Total Expenditures $17,099 $102,656,107,113 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%