Maclay Middle School

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Charles MacLay Middle School is a public primary school located in Pierce Avenue, Pacoima, California. Maclay Middle School was opened back in 1960 and is part of Local District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves 6th through 8th graders under a traditional single track school calendar. The school believes in "working together to help students achieve and succeed while respecting unique cultural and individual differences."


Named after Charles Maclay, a California State Senator who founded the Maclay School of Theology, the school has approximately 1230 enrollees who are pre-dominantly Hispanic or Latino. The school's slogan is "Home of the Scotsman."


Average Class Size

  • Grade 1: 32
  • Grade 2: 32
  • Grade 3: 31


Student-Staff Ratio

  • Students per paraprofessional staff: 62
  • Students per office/clerical staff: 154
  • Students per other classified staff: 62
Charles MacLay Middle School
Charles MacLay Middle School
ConfigurationGrade: 6-8
Year Opened 1960
School Type Public
PrincipalVeronica Arreguin
Location12540 Pierce Ave, Pacoima, Ca 91331
Students1230 (approx.)
Telephone818-686-3800
WebsiteOfficial Website

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Ranking

  • State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
  • API Score: 589 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

1960 - Charles Maclay Junior High School opened.

1990's - The school was renamed Charles Maclay Middle School.

Map & Directions

<googlemap lat="34.273106" lon="-118.406106" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.272481, -118.406108, 12540 Pierce St

Pacoima, CA </googlemap>


1] Head north on Van Nuys Blvd toward Lanark St.

2] Turn right at Roscoe Blvd.

3] Turn left at Woodman Ave.

4] Turn right at Osborne St.

5] Turn left at Glenoaks Blvd.

6] Turn right at Pierce St.


For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.


Faculty & Staff Information

  • Veronica Arreguin - School Principal
  • Teachers with full credential: 89%
  • Teachers with emergency credential: 4%
  • Average teaching experience: 9 years
  • Average teaching in district: 9 years
  • First year teachers: 2%


Ethnic Diversity

93% Hispanic/Latino
6% African American
<1% White
<1% American Indian or Alaska Native
<1% Asian
<1% Filipino

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

Pacoima is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. It is bordered by the Los Angeles districts of Mission Hills on the west, Arleta on the south, Sun Valley on the southeast, Lake View Terrace on the northeast, and by the city of San Fernando on the north. Major thoroughfares include San Fernando Road and Laurel Canyon and Van Nuys Boulevards. The Golden State and Ronald Reagan freeways run through the district. Some of Pacoima's famous residents include noted film and television actor Leonardo DiCaprio, American football running back Anthony Davis, world champion featherweight boxer Bobby Chacon, and many others.

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