Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lemon Grove, California

Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities in Lemon Grove, California enrolled 516 students in 2024-25 with 25.5 full-time teachers, 20.2 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

532 students in 2022-23, 522 students in 2023-24, 516 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.9 to 25.5.

Students enrolled at Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities by school year2022-23: 532, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 51602004006002022-235322023-245222024-25516
Students enrolled at Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities by school year2022-23: 532, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 51602004006002022-235322023-245222024-25516
Students enrolled at Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities by school year2022-23: 532, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 51602004006002022-235322023-245222024-25516
Students enrolled at Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities by school year2022-23: 532, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 51602004006002022-235322023-245222024-25516
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353227.919.1
2023-2452225.720.3
2024-2551625.520.2

20.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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 20.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 20.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 20.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 20.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state 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 1,141 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities enrolled 1,141 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,141 of the 1,141 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions37
  • Chronically absent42.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.9% of students were Hispanic, 11.4% Black, 8.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic65.9%
  2. Black11.4%
  3. White8.7%
  4. Asian5.8%
  5. Two or more races5.6%
  6. American Indian1.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.8%

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 Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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, 2021-2233‑37%33%45%
Math, 2022-2316%20‑21% (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.

What to look at next about Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities

  1. La Mesa Arts AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 1,059 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La PresaThe next nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 800 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities with La Mesa Arts AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lemon Grove spends per student$19,109 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,109
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaLemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities is the number 893 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#893 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.20.2:1
  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 Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities

  1. How many students attend Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities?
    516 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 532 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lemon Grove, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities?
    20.2 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 Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities a Title I school?
    Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities 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 Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities in?
    Lemon Grove, NCES district ID 0621330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062133002549 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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