Enrollment
150
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Middle school (grades 6-8) · Los Angeles, CA
The City
Federal NCES profile for The City, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 0/100.
2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 060166813899Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 0
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
The City earns 0/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of California schools.
- #67 of 67
- middle schools in Los Angeles · Resource Index
- 0
- Resource Index · Lower
- 25:1
- large classes for California
- 56.0%
- free-lunch eligible
The City has class sizes larger than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, The City ranks #67 of 67 middle schools in Los Angeles, CA.
School address
District: The City District · California
NCES ID 060166813899 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
25:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+16% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
56.0%
vs 55.5% California avg
+1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How The City compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at The City
Small campus without a staffing-size advantage
The City enrolls fewer students than most California schools, yet its student-teacher ratio is still on the heavier side of the state distribution. Small enrollment therefore does not translate into more teacher capacity per student here. That makes staffing capacity, rather than campus scale alone, the useful interpretation. The counselor, attendance, and program indicators below help show whether the pressure is narrow or part of a broader resource constraint.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
The City's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad California middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
The City's 49.3% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
The City is a higher-need, small charter middle school in Los Angeles, California, enrolling 150 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 25:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 56.0% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 150 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 100% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 369 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #367, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 49.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding The City District spends $25,200 per pupil, 35% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among Los Angeles's middle schools, it stands alongside Paul Revere Charter Middle (1,715 students): The City is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (25:1 vs 24.5:1).
The City District is a single-school charter district, so The City operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How The City compares
The City on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 25:1 | ▲ 16% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 56.0% | ▲ 1% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 150 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
25:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
150
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
56.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 1% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
25:1
students per teacher
- 16% above state mean
Top 79% in California - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
49.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$25,200
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for The City District, which includes The City.
$25,200
Per student
+35%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+43%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 24.2%
State 62.9%
Federal 12.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar middle schools in Los Angeles
6 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.
Paul Revere Charter Middle
Standard public school
1,715 students 24.5:1 students per teacher
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet
Alternative education program
1,547 students 17.4:1 students per teacher
John Burroughs Middle
Standard public school
1,302 students 19.7:1 students per teacher
Palms Middle
Standard public school
1,081 students 19.3:1 students per teacher
Griffith Middle
Alternative education program
1,070 students 17:1 students per teacher
Virgil Middle
Standard public school
975 students 17.4:1 students per teacher
Similar middle schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~150 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about The City
How many students attend The City?
The City has 150 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Los Angeles, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The City?
The student-teacher ratio at The City is 25:1, which is 16% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 59% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at The City?
56.0% of students at The City are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for The City?
The City has a Resource Investment Index of 0/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
How does The City rank among middle schools in Los Angeles?
By Resource Investment Index, The City ranks #67 of 67 middle schools in Los Angeles, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Los Angeles on the city page.
What other schools are in The City District?
None; The City District is a single-school charter district, and The City is its only campus.
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