Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle in Rancho Palos Verdes, California enrolled 1,337 students in 2024-25 with 65.5 full-time teachers, 20.4 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, 68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
1,285 students in 2022-23, 1,295 students in 2023-24, 1,337 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.6 to 65.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,285 | 64.6 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,295 | 62.5 | 20.7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,337 | 65.5 | 20.4 |
20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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.
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 351 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle enrolled 1,403 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 351 of the 1,403 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.5% of students were Hispanic, 14.8% Black, 12.6% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic56.5%
- Black14.8%
- Asian12.6%
- White10.6%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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 Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 68% | 40% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% | 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 Rancho Palos Verdes
3 public middle schools in Rancho Palos Verdes report 2024-25 enrollment; Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle | 1,337 | 20.4 | 60.8% |
| Ridgecrest Intermediate | 881 | 24.3 | 10.2% |
| Miraleste Intermediate | 720 | 20.5 | 13.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle
- Miraleste IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 720 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Ridgecrest IntermediateThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 881 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle with Miraleste IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaRudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle is the number 41 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#41 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.20.4:1
- 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 Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle
How many students attend Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle?
1,337 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,285 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle?
20.4 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.Is Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle a Title I school?
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson 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.How do students at Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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.What district is Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle in?
Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271002960 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.