Middle · California

Whaley Middle

Free meals for all

Whaley Middle, a public middle school in Compton, California: grades 6–8, 429 students, 24.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Compton 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
429
Teachers (FTE)
17.7
Students per teacher
24.3
Grades
6–8
Middle

More students per teacher than 87% of middle schools in California

Median 21.0 · 1,371 schools compared

More students per teacher than 97% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of middle schools in California

Median 644 · 1,373 schools compared

Smaller than 61% 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%

45%proficient

+17.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of middle schools in California

Median 43% · 1,351 middle schools compared

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

Math

California: 38%

47%proficient

+19.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of middle schools in California

Median 29% · 1,351 middle schools compared

391 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
Some virtual classes
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 Compton Unified.

Location

Address
14401 South Gibson Ave., Compton, CA 90221
Phone
(310)898-6070
City or town
Compton

Nearby middle schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Frank J. ZamboniFree meals for all
6–865016.343%24%
Leona JacksonFree meals for all
6–851716.344%21%
Bridges Preparatory AcademyCharterFree meals for all
6–815129.038%18%
Hamilton MiddleFree meals for all
6–874821.539%14%
Hosler MiddleFree meals for all
7–875421.325%18%
Paramount Park MiddleFree meals for all
6–855119.244%21%

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.

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