Middleton Street Elementary, Huntington Park CA

Original Research by School Decision on Middleton Street Elementary

Middleton Street Elementary is a neighborhood school in Huntington Park serving grades one through six, with an enrollment drawn almost entirely from the local community. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic. The school sits in a dense, walkable city with a strong commercial core on Pacific Boulevard and a history as a working-class gateway community south of Los Angeles.

Academic performance at Middleton Street is well below state benchmarks. In math, students across grades three through six show proficiency rates that range from the high twenties to upper forties by grade six. In English language arts, third and fourth graders show proficiency below thirty percent, while performance improves notably in the upper grades, reaching above fifty percent in sixth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade is particularly weak. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile when compared to other schools within Los Angeles County. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about reading intervention and math remediation strategies in the early grades, where foundational skills matter most.

The school is part of Los Angeles Unified School District, which covers a sprawling urban and suburban region. Two recent district-wide changes merit note for any family. LAUSD implemented a cellphone ban on all campuses beginning February 2025, extending throughout the entire school day including lunch and breaks; this touches daily school culture and how families communicate with students. Additionally, the district approved a major school facilities bond, Measure US, which will increase property taxes for an extended period to fund repairs and upgrades across aging LAUSD buildings. Families moving into the Huntington Park area should factor this long-term property tax commitment into their housing decisions.

Huntington Park itself is one of the densest cities in the country, shaped by Latino culture and commerce. The city is predominantly walkable and centered on community institutions: the library in the Civic Center, parks including Salt Lake Park, and strong public transit including Metro bus lines and the nearby A Line light rail. The local job market relies on retail, grocery, and manufacturing, with proximity to industrial Vernon and Commerce. Housing values in the area reflect the dense urban setting and regional demand; rents are notable and home purchases require substantial income relative to local earnings. The city is pursuing transit-oriented infill development through its Downtown Specific Plan and 2021-2029 Housing Element, aiming to add housing close to employment and shopping rather than expanding outward.

Middleton Street does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate is available. State testing data for second grade, and special education or English learner population counts, were not provided in the available information.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 48% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 43% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 36% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 35% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 44% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 45% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 47% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 46% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 29% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

This schoolLos Angeles Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.