📍 26623 May Way, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, 91351
La Mesa Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County. The school has 1,014 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Flores. It is part of the William S. Hart Union High school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
La Mesa Junior High enrolls 1,014 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 537 | 53% |
| White | 245 | 24% |
| Asian | 107 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 98 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 1,014 students (39%) 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.
La Mesa Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
La Mesa Junior High is one of 16 schools in William S. Hart Union High, based in Santa Clarita, California. The district serves 20,493 students district-wide and employs 931 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,014 students, La Mesa Junior High is smaller than the district average of about 1,281 students per school.
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