Dexter ( Walter F) Middle School is located in Whittier, California. This school is a public school with grade levels Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade.

There are approximately 1345 students at this school. There are 53 teachers. This makes the student to teacher ratio 25 students to 1 teacher. The national average is 15 which means this school has more students in the classroom than most.

There are 455 students in Grade 6, 458 in Grade 7, 432 in Grade 8 . Seventh Grade has the highest number of enrolled students. In this school there are 665 male students and 659 female students making the male students exceed the number of female students in this school. The student ethnic body is comprised of 156 white students, 17 asian/pacific islander, 1130 hispanic, 18 african american students and 3 native american students. More ...

The student economic level is above average. Only 832 students out of the 1345 student population receive free or reduced lunch or 61.86% of the students. This school is a title 1 school. This means this school did receive any federal assistance. More ...

This school was tested based on the California Standards Test ( CST ). Grades 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 were tested. The scale is based on percent of students performing at or above achievement level 3. More...