Middle · California

Nettie L. Waite Middle

Free meals for all

Nettie L. Waite Middle, a public middle school in Norwalk, California: grades 6–8, 462 students, 19.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
462
Teachers (FTE)
23.8
Students per teacher
19.4
Grades
6–8
Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 68% of middle schools in California

Median 21.0 · 1,371 schools compared

More students per teacher than 85% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 72% of middle schools in California

Median 644 · 1,373 schools compared

Smaller than 57% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

34%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of middle schools in California

Median 43% · 1,351 middle schools compared

453 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

18%proficient

+6.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 75% of middle schools in California

Median 29% · 1,351 middle schools compared

455 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Middle · Grades 6–8
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large suburb

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Norwalk-La Mirada Unified.

Location

Address
14320 South Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650
Phone
(562)210-4370
City or town
Norwalk

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Los Alisos MiddleFree meals for all
6–892026.645%30%
Corvallis MiddleFree meals for all
6–866324.346%27%
Carmenita MiddleFree meals for all
7–863925.084%67%
Ross (Faye) MiddleFree meals for all
7–852822.452%33%
Lakeside MiddleFree meals for all
6–850919.267%38%
Lake Center MiddleFree meals for all
6–870819.355%39%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 062769004184