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Richard Merkin Middle Academy

(213) 748-0141

Physical Address:
2023 Union Ave
Los Angeles, CA  90007
Mailing Address:
2023 Union Ave.
Los Angeles, CA  90007

School Information

District:
Los Angeles Unified
Type:
Public Charter (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
425

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Richard Merkin Middle Academy

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 92.94% 62.96% 48.34%
Black 7.06% 10.80% 8.03%
White 0% 16.67% 31.61%
American Indian 0% 0.48% 2.10%
Asian/Pacific 0% 10.27% 10.31%

Genders in Richard Merkin Middle Academy

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.06% 51.81% 53.03%
Female 48.94% 48.19% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Richard Merkin Middle Academy

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 290 345 395
Black 113 65 30
White 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0
American Indian 1 1 0
Asian/Pacific 0 0 0
Total 404 411 425

Enrollment by Gender for Richard Merkin Middle Academy

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 222 228 217
Female 182 183 208
Total 404 411 425

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Richard Merkin Middle Academy

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 404 411 425
# Eligible for free lunch 362 (90%) 373 (91%) 363 (85%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 23 (6%) 17 (4%) 45 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 385 (95%) 390 (95%) 408 (96%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Richard Merkin Middle Academy

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 404 411 425
Fulltime teachers 18.0 18.0 19.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 22.40 20.60 22.37
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75