📍 751 N. Vineland Ave., City Of Industry, Los Angeles County, 91746
Torch Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in City Of Industry, Los Angeles County. The school has 329 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ontrece Ellerbe. It is part of the Bassett Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Torch Middle enrolls 329 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 93% |
| Asian | 19 | 5.8% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 329 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Torch Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Torch Middle is one of 7 schools in Bassett Unified, based in La Puente, California. The district serves 2,801 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 329 students, Torch Middle is smaller than the district average of about 400 students per school.