Lake Center Middle

Summary:

Lake Center Middle is a public middle school located in Santa Fe Springs, CA, serving 757 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Little Lake City Elementary District, which is ranked 427 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating.

Lake Center Middle consistently ranks in the top 30-35% of California middle schools, with a 4-star rating in recent years. The school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with 57.22% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 47.04%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are slightly below the state average, but its science proficiency, as measured by the CAST assessment, is above the state average. Lake Center Middle performs particularly well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 15% and top 30% of California middle schools, respectively, for these subgroups in ELA and mathematics.

However, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 4.1% in 2017-2018 to 21.7% in 2021-2022, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance for its Special Education and Disabled student populations is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 40% and bottom 50% of California middle schools, respectively. Compared to nearby schools, Lakeside Middle outperforms Lake Center Middle in both ELA and mathematics proficiency, while Nettie L. Waite Middle and other nearby schools have significantly lower proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 10503 South Pioneer Blvd.
       Santa Fe Springs, CA  90670-3703


(562) 868-4977

District: Little Lake City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
760th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,176 Help


Students who attend Lake Center Middle usually attend:

High:    Santa Fe High

Feeder schools for Lake Center Middle:

Elementary:    Cresson Elementary
    Jersey Avenue Elementary
    Lakeland Elementary
    Lakeview Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  765

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.0%
White:
3.4%
Asian:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.9% Help


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Compare Details Lake Center Middle ranks better than 72.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.06. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91%), White (3.4%), Asian (2.2%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Center Middle is 20.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Center Middle is $11,176.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lake Center Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Center Middle 760th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Lake Center Middle in the ranking list.)

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Little Lake City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Little Lake City Elementary 427th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lake Center Middle

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Rank History for all students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.93 1218th 1769 31.1%
2005 27.46 1283rd 1777 27.8%
2006 29.66 1253rd 1804 30.5%
2007 35.05 1250th 1999 37.5%
2008 52.25 876th 2005 56.3%
2009 37.90 1252nd 2063 39.3%
2010 42.68 1237th 2179 43.2%
2011 46.18 1201st 2236 46.3%
2012 52.57 1038th 2259 54.1%
2013 58.18 933rd 2379 60.8%
2015 56.24 942nd 2477 62.0%
2016 55.73 966th 2497 61.3%
2017 60.57 874th 2508 65.2%
2018 64.54 753rd 2480 69.6%
2019 60.07 915th 2715 66.3%
2022 61.75 859th 2740 68.6%
2023 65.62 771st 2802 72.5%
2024 66.06 760th 2777 72.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.79 395th 678 41.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.25 317th 1364 76.8%
2019 34.78 883rd 1442 38.8%
2022 52.14 423rd 1540 72.5%
2023 41.30 730th 1529 52.3%
2024 50.32 437th 1477 70.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.48 625th 1538 59.4%
2024 35.17 921st 1550 40.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.74 366th 2230 83.6%
2019 72.16 451st 2369 81.0%
2022 70.93 497th 2458 79.8%
2023 69.98 521st 2549 79.6%
2024 72.38 485th 2575 81.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 60.53 96th 336 71.4%
2023 50.62 128th 321 60.1%
2024 61.11 95th 394 75.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.85 707th 2262 68.7%
2019 60.80 816th 2380 65.7%
2022 64.36 731st 2509 70.9%
2023 63.41 750th 2547 70.6%
2024 62.18 779th 2546 69.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.61 634th 1369 53.7%
2019 27.65 1102nd 1491 26.1%
2022 43.67 672nd 1531 56.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.85 717th 2273 68.5%
2019 56.89 884th 2407 63.3%
2022 58.13 849th 2527 66.4%
2023 65.96 696th 2558 72.8%
2024 67.45 677th 2547 73.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.53 270th 2072 87.0%
2019 75.66 385th 2213 82.6%
2022 77.75 339th 2359 85.6%
2023 81.23 291st 2391 87.8%
2024 79.66 334th 2383 86.0%
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Rank History for White students at Lake Center Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.30 963rd 1496 35.6%
2019 46.80 839th 1602 47.6%
2024 76.56 305th 1535 80.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Lake Center Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 143 9 25 282 3 n/a n/a 0 462
1989 145 14 27 308 3 n/a n/a 0 497
1990 139 8 20 340 4 n/a n/a 0 511
1991 116 8 22 312 12 n/a n/a 0 470
1992 127 14 30 346 4 n/a n/a 0 521
1993 127 25 28 381 3 n/a n/a 0 564
1994 110 17 25 370 6 n/a n/a 0 528
1995 85 10 33 402 5 n/a n/a 0 535
1996 85 10 33 402 5 n/a n/a 0 535
1997 81 12 31 400 4 n/a n/a 0 528
1998 78 18 26 454 4 n/a n/a 0 580
1999 113 28 37 668 1 n/a n/a 0 847
2000 133 25 30 737 0 n/a n/a 0 925
2001 120 36 38 816 2 n/a n/a 0 1012
2002 110 27 26 872 2 n/a n/a 0 1037
2003 110 27 26 872 2 n/a n/a 0 1037
2004 100 29 25 842 0 n/a n/a 0 996
2005 80 32 28 791 2 n/a n/a 1 934
2006 65 27 27 852 5 n/a n/a 2 978
2007 84 26 25 896 2 n/a n/a 7 1040
2008 84 19 25 896 n/a n/a n/a 0 1024
2009 63 17 21 902 1 6 19 0 1029
2010 48 9 17 904 3 6 8 0 995
2011 51 10 13 853 10 5 27 0 969
2012 40 11 18 876 9 2 5 0 961
2013 50 8 18 861 10 3 5 0 955
2014 54 10 10 852 4 1 4 0 935
2015 55 10 7 827 4 3 6 0 912
2016 46 13 5 818 2 5 6 0 895
2017 49 15 10 789 2 3 4 0 872
2018 46 19 18 817 1 2 2 0 905
2019 45 22 24 809 1 0 5 0 906
2020 31 15 26 839 1 2 5 0 919
2021 25 8 21 773 1 3 7 0 838
2022 29 9 18 709 1 2 2 0 770
2023 27 10 15 691 1 3 10 0 757
2024 26 8 17 696 0 3 15 0 765

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lake Center Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 462 21.9 21.0 n/a
1989 497 20.6 24.1 n/a
1990 511 21.0 24.3 n/a
1991 470 21.0 22.3 n/a
1992 521 21.3 24.4 35.1
1993 564 21.5 26.2 48.4
1994 528 23.5 22.5 48.3
1995 535 23.0 23.3 37.6
1996 535 23.0 23.3 37.6
1997 528 23.0 23.0 40
1998 580 24.0 24.2 58.6
1999 847 35.5 23.9 57.3
2000 925 40.0 23.1 64.9
2001 1012 43.0 23.5 51.6
2002 1037 43.0 24.1 53.3
2003 1037 43.0 24.1 53.3
2004 996 42.0 23.7 62.3
2005 934 41.0 22.8 73.1
2006 978 41.0 23.9 50.2
2007 1040 44.0 23.6 66
2008 1024 49.0 20.9 62.8
2009 1029 43.4 21.4 62.7
2010 995 41.0 24.2 66.5
2011 969 n/a n/a 68.4
2012 961 41.3 23.2 68.5
2013 955 40.0 23.8 70.4
2014 935 40.4 23.1 70.4
2015 912 41.0 22.2 68.9
2016 895 41.0 21.8 69.3
2017 872 41.3 21.1 67.3
2018 905 39.7 22.7 69.1
2019 906 42.6 21.2 66.4
2020 919 n/a n/a 68.3
2021 838 38.6 21.7 64.7
2022 770 37.7 20.4 51.7
2023 757 37.0 20.4 48.1
2024 765 37.7 20.2 79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lake Center Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 462 21.9 21.0 n/a
1989 497 20.6 24.1 n/a
1990 511 21.0 24.3 n/a
1991 470 21.0 22.3 n/a
1992 521 21.3 24.4 35.1
1993 564 21.5 26.2 48.4
1994 528 23.5 22.5 48.3
1995 535 23.0 23.3 37.6
1996 535 23.0 23.3 37.6
1997 528 23.0 23.0 40
1998 580 24.0 24.2 58.6
1999 847 35.5 23.9 57.3
2000 925 40.0 23.1 64.9
2001 1012 43.0 23.5 51.6
2002 1037 43.0 24.1 53.3
2003 1037 43.0 24.1 53.3
2004 996 42.0 23.7 62.3
2005 934 41.0 22.8 73.1
2006 978 41.0 23.9 50.2
2007 1040 44.0 23.6 66
2008 1024 49.0 20.9 62.8
2009 1029 43.4 21.4 62.7
2010 995 41.0 24.2 66.5
2011 969 n/a n/a 68.4
2012 961 41.3 23.2 68.5
2013 955 40.0 23.8 70.4
2014 935 40.4 23.1 70.4
2015 912 41.0 22.2 68.9
2016 895 41.0 21.8 69.3
2017 872 41.3 21.1 67.3
2018 905 39.7 22.7 69.1
2019 906 42.6 21.2 66.4
2020 919 n/a n/a 68.3
2021 838 38.6 21.7 64.7
2022 770 37.7 20.4 51.7
2023 757 37.0 20.4 48.1
2024 765 37.7 20.2 79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lake Center Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,176

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lake Center Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 915th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 771st of 2802 Middle schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Center Middle)47.752.3
 4.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Little Lake City Elementary)48.256.3
 8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lake Center Middle)35.429.3
 6.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Little Lake City Elementary)36.332.2
 4.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Center Middle)59.161.4
 2.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Little Lake City Elementary)58.961.1
 2.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lake Center Middle)38.333.9
 4.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Little Lake City Elementary)37.630.5
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Center Middle)60.362.8
 2.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Little Lake City Elementary)6260.2
 1.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lake Center Middle)37.333.3
 3.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Little Lake City Elementary)38.232.6
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Lake Center Middle)39.333.8
 5.6%
   8th Grade Science (Little Lake City Elementary)4032
 7.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students906757
 16.4%
African American2210
 54.5%
American Indian11
Asian2415
 37.5%
Hispanic809691
 14.6%
Pacific Islander03
White4527
 40%
Two or More Races510
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.4%48.1%
 18.4%


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Students at Lake Center Middle are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Lake Center Middle ranks 760th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 765 students attended Lake Center Middle.

Students who attend Lake Center Middle usually go on to attend Santa Fe High


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