Whaley Middle

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

Whaley Middle in Compton, California enrolled 429 students in 2024-25 with 17.7 full-time teachers, 24.3 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, 31-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

473 students in 2022-23, 480 students in 2023-24, 429 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.7 to 17.7.

Students enrolled at Whaley Middle by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234732023-244802024-25429
Students enrolled at Whaley Middle by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234732023-244802024-25429
Students enrolled at Whaley Middle by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234732023-244802024-25429
Students enrolled at Whaley Middle by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234732023-244802024-25429
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347319.724.0
2023-2448020.423.5
2024-2542917.724.3

24.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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; Whaley Middle 24.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhaley Middle 24.3state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Whaley Middle 24.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhaley Middle 24.3state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Whaley Middle 24.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhaley Middle 24.3state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Whaley Middle 24.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhaley Middle 24.3state 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 276 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Whaley Middle enrolled 552 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 276 of the 552 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent11.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.2% of students were Hispanic, 11.0% Black, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic87.2%
  2. Black11.0%
  3. Two or more races1.4%
  4. White0.5%

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 Whaley Middle scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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, 2021-2231‑35%39%45%
Math, 2022-2328%28% (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 Compton

7 public middle schools in Compton report 2024-25 enrollment; Whaley Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Davis Middle52026.285.2%
Whaley Middle42924.386.0%
Willowbrook Middle30428.075.3%
Bunche Middle28625.287.8%
Enterprise Middle18218.181.3%
Bridges Preparatory Academy15129.082.1%
Walton Middle7213.388.9%

All public schools in Compton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Whaley Middle

  1. Bridges Preparatory AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 151 students, 29.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Hosler MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 754 students, 21.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Whaley Middle with Bridges Preparatory AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Compton Unified spends per student$20,276 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,276
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaWhaley Middle is the number 1,038 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,038 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.24.3:1
  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 Whaley Middle

  1. How many students attend Whaley Middle?
    429 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 473 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Compton, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Whaley Middle?
    24.3 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 Whaley Middle a Title I school?
    Whaley 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 Whaley Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Whaley Middle scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 Whaley Middle in?
    Compton Unified, NCES district ID 0609620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060962001002 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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