📍 15709 E. Olive Branch Rd., La Mirada, Los Angeles County, 90638
Reginald M. Benton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Mirada, Los Angeles County. The school has 678 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Robin Ridgeway. It is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
Reginald M. Benton Middle enrolls 678 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 8.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 469 | 69% |
| White | 109 | 16% |
| Asian | 56 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
308 of the school's 678 students (45%) 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.
Reginald M. Benton 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.
Reginald M. Benton Middle is one of 26 schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, based in Norwalk, California. The district serves 14,577 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 678 students, Reginald M. Benton Middle is larger than the district average of about 561 students per school.
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