📍 14401 S. Gibson Ave., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90221
Whaley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emmanuel Ikeokonta. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
Whaley Middle enrolls 473 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 429 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 473 students (63%) 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.
Whaley Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Whaley Middle is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Whaley Middle is close to the district average of about 457 students per school.