Bert M. Lynn Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Torrance, California

Bert M. Lynn Middle in Torrance, California enrolled 612 students in 2024-25 with 24.9 full-time teachers, 24.6 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68-72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

553 students in 2022-23, 605 students in 2023-24, 612 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.9 to 24.9.

Students enrolled at Bert M. Lynn Middle by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-235532023-246052024-25612
Students enrolled at Bert M. Lynn Middle by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-235532023-246052024-25612
Students enrolled at Bert M. Lynn Middle by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-235532023-246052024-25612
Students enrolled at Bert M. Lynn Middle by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-235532023-246052024-25612
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355326.920.5
2023-2460525.923.4
2024-2561224.924.6

24.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Bert M. Lynn Middle 24.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBert M. Lynn Middle 24.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Bert M. Lynn Middle 24.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBert M. Lynn Middle 24.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Bert M. Lynn Middle 24.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBert M. Lynn Middle 24.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Bert M. Lynn Middle 24.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBert M. Lynn Middle 24.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 554 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bert M. Lynn Middle enrolled 554 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 554 of the 554 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent7.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.0% of students were Asian, 20.6% Hispanic, 17.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Asian49.0%
  2. Hispanic20.6%
  3. White17.5%
  4. Two or more races9.2%
  5. Black3.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bert M. Lynn Middle scored proficient or above: 68-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2268‑72%66%45%
Math, 2022-2363%59% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Torrance

8 public middle schools in Torrance report 2024-25 enrollment; Bert M. Lynn Middle is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Madrona Middle67827.022.6%
Jefferson Middle67426.622.4%
Edward J. Richardson Middle65127.117.4%
Philip Magruder Middle63527.343.1%
Calle Mayor Middle62622.533.9%
J. H. Hull Middle62127.939.6%
Casimir Middle61725.531.9%
Bert M. Lynn Middle61224.631.0%

All public schools in Torrance →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bert M. Lynn Middle

  1. Jefferson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 674 students, 26.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Philip Magruder MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 635 students, 27.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Bert M. Lynn Middle with Jefferson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Torrance Unified spends per student$15,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,037
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaBert M. Lynn Middle is the number 731 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#731 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.24.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bert M. Lynn Middle

  1. How many students attend Bert M. Lynn Middle?
    612 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 553 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Torrance, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bert M. Lynn Middle?
    24.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bert M. Lynn Middle a Title I school?
    Bert M. Lynn Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bert M. Lynn Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bert M. Lynn Middle scored proficient or above: 68-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bert M. Lynn Middle in?
    Torrance Unified, NCES district ID 0639420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063942006564 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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