Curtiss Middle School

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle School is a public school that serves 6th through 8th grade education in the area of Carson, California. Curtiss Middle School was opened in the late 1960's and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. It operates under the traditional single track calendar year.

School Statistics

77% of the teachers at Curtiss Middle School have full teaching credentials while 13% of them are under emergency credentials. The Curtiss faculty also combine for an 8 year teaching average, and have experienced teaching in the district for an average of 8 years. 8% of them are first year teachers.

The school's average class size is 31 for grade 6, 30 for grade 7, and 29 for grade 8. The student/teacher ratio is 22, the Students per paraprofessional staff ratio is 145, the Students per office/clerical staff ratio is 181, while the Students per other classified staff ratio is 90. Curtiss Middle School had an API (Academic Performance Index) score of 580, based on the statewide student assessments administered in 2006.

Approximately two-thirds of the students enrolled at Curtiss Middle School are African Americans (66%). Other ethnicities/racial backgrounds of students that make up the rest of the school's population are Hispanic (32%), White (1%), Filipino (less than 1%), Asian (less than 1%), Pacific Islander (less than 1%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (less than 1%).