Katherine Johnson STEM Academy

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Los Angeles, California

Katherine Johnson STEM Academy in Los Angeles, California enrolled 133 students in 2024-25 with 9.1 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 37-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

106 students in 2022-23, 131 students in 2023-24, 133 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.6 to 9.1.

Students enrolled at Katherine Johnson STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 131, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231062023-241312024-25133
Students enrolled at Katherine Johnson STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 131, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231062023-241312024-25133
Students enrolled at Katherine Johnson STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 131, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231062023-241312024-25133
Students enrolled at Katherine Johnson STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 131, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231062023-241312024-25133
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231068.612.3
2023-241319.214.3
2024-251339.114.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 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; This school 14.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 14.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 14.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 14.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state 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 104 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Katherine Johnson STEM Academy enrolled 104 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 104 of the 104 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent22.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.1% of students were Black, 26.3% Hispanic, 12.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black51.1%
  2. Hispanic26.3%
  3. Two or more races12.0%
  4. White6.8%
  5. Asian3.0%
  6. American Indian0.8%

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 Katherine Johnson STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 37-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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, 2021-2237‑49%40%45%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%30% (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 Los Angeles

80 public middle schools in Los Angeles report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Paul Revere Charter Middle1,71523.730.5%
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet1,54719.271.1%
John Burroughs Middle1,30220.874.0%
Palms Middle1,08119.667.8%
Griffith Middle1,07020.586.9%
Virgil Middle97516.693.6%
Mark Twain Middle97419.154.9%
Hollenbeck Middle92717.792.6%

All public schools in Los Angeles →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Katherine Johnson STEM Academy

  1. Orville Wright Engineering and Design MagnetThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 456 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Marina del Rey MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 300 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Katherine Johnson STEM Academy with Orville Wright Engineering and Design MagnetStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaKatherine Johnson STEM Academy is the number 1,307 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,307 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.14.6:1
  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 Katherine Johnson STEM Academy

  1. How many students attend Katherine Johnson STEM Academy?
    133 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 106 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Los Angeles, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Katherine Johnson STEM Academy?
    14.6 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 Katherine Johnson STEM Academy a Title I school?
    Katherine Johnson STEM Academy 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 Katherine Johnson STEM Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Katherine Johnson STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 37-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 Katherine Johnson STEM Academy in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271014113 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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