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Reginald M. Benton Middle

Regular School · La Mirada, CA

Reginald M. Benton Middle is a regular school school in La Mirada, California, serving grades 06–08 with 718 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 25.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
718
Teachers (FTE)
28.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
25.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 492 69%
White 97 14%
Asian 74 10%
Two or more races 32 4%
Black or African American 18 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 718 341M / 377F

English Language Learners: 28 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.30 grade levels
Math
-0.25 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
39 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
18
2.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
27
3.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 718 100%

Contact & Location

15709 East Olive Branch Rd.

La Mirada, CA 90638

Phone: (562)210-2500

http://www.bentonms.org

District

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,137

District enrollment: 15,382

NCES ID

062769002165

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD