Daniel Webster Middle
Los Angeles Unified
73
DevelopingScope Score · 36th percentile
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Daniel Webster and John Adams
John Adams scores 82 and Daniel Webster 73 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). John Adams’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
John Adams Middle
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
82
StrongScope Score · 81st percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. John Adams has the highest share and Daniel Webster has the lowest.
Biggest difference
30points
in English. 65% of John Adams students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Daniel Webster it was 35%.
Lowest absence
14in 100
students at John Adams missed 10% or more of school days. It was 29 in 100 at Daniel Webster.
Low-income families
87%
of Daniel Webster’s students are from low-income families. At John Adams it is 44%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California middle schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Daniel Webster35%Advanced: 7%
John Adams65%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 28%, clearly ahead
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Daniel Webster25%Advanced: 10%
John Adams50%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 32%, clearly ahead
California37%Advanced: 21%
Grades 6–8, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Daniel Webster’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 25% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 35%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202635%Daniel Webster65%John Adams49%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202625%Daniel Webster50%John Adams37%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Daniel Webster29 in 100125 of 429 students
John Adams14 in 100Clearly ahead104 of 750 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Daniel Webster0.2%1 of 453 students
John Adams2.8%21 of 757 students
Average school3.7%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California middle school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Daniel Webster+9points
John Adams−2points
Math
Points against the expected score
Daniel Webster+3points
John Adams−5points
- Daniel WebsterThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Average. 382 students.
- John AdamsThe state calls both results Average. 739 students in English, 738 in math.
Grades 6–8, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Daniel Webster | John Adams |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Daniel Webster65%LAUSD 64% · 367 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Students: Belonging | Daniel Webster54%LAUSD 55% · 254 to 366 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Students: Caring adults | Daniel Webster61%LAUSD 61% · 351 to 367 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Families: Safety | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 82% · 246 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Families: Belonging | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 89% · 246 to 256 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Staff: Safety | Daniel Webster97%LAUSD 94% · 59 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Daniel Webster12 | John Adams16 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Daniel Webster23% | John Adams0% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Daniel Webster | John Adams |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Daniel Webster57%LAUSD 58% · 351 to 359 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Students: High expectations | Daniel Webster76%LAUSD 73% · 354 to 358 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Daniel Webster21%LAUSD 19% · 249 to 361 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Families: Caring adults | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 87% · 251 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Families: Engagement | Daniel Webster92%LAUSD 84% · 251 to 255 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Families: High expectations | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 84% · 237 to 238 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Daniel Webster92%LAUSD 74% · 250 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Staff: Caring adults | Daniel Webster85%LAUSD 84% · 58 to 60 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Staff: High expectations | Daniel Webster90%LAUSD 92% · 55 to 59 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Daniel Webster62%LAUSD 71% · 60 answers | John AdamsNo survey on file |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
The table shows how many students each school has and how many are from low-income families.
| Measure | Daniel Webster | John Adams |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Daniel Webster438 | John Adams806 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Daniel Webster87%383 of 438 students | John Adams44%358 of 806 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Daniel Webster15 | John Adams18 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Daniel Webster | John Adams |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Daniel Webster6–8 | John Adams6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Daniel WebsterLos Angeles Unified | John AdamsSanta Monica-Malibu Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).