Daniel Webster Middle
Los Angeles Unified
73
DevelopingScope Score · 36th percentile
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Daniel Webster and Palms
Palms scores 81 and Daniel Webster 73 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Palms’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Palms Middle
Los Angeles Unified
81
StrongScope Score · 77th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Palms has the highest share and Daniel Webster has the lowest.
Biggest difference
25points
in English. 60% of Palms students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Daniel Webster it was 35%.
Lowest absence
17in 100
students at Palms 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 Palms it is 72%.
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%
Palms60%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 25%, clearly ahead
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Daniel Webster25%Advanced: 10%
Palms47%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 30%, 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 Webster60%Palms49%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202625%Daniel Webster47%Palms37%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
Palms17 in 100Clearly ahead177 of 1,038 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
Palms2.2%23 of 1,058 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
Palms−8points
Math
Points against the expected score
Daniel Webster+3points
Palms−6points
- Daniel WebsterThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Average. 382 students.
- PalmsThe state calls both results Moderate. 984 students in English, 986 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 | Palms |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Palms65%LAUSD 64% · 926 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Daniel Webster54%LAUSD 55% · 254 to 366 answers | Palms54%LAUSD 55% · 613 to 920 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Daniel Webster61%LAUSD 61% · 351 to 367 answers | Palms60%LAUSD 61% · 876 to 923 answers |
| Families: Safety | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 82% · 246 answers | Palms80%LAUSD 82% · 265 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 89% · 246 to 256 answers | Palms88%LAUSD 89% · 265 to 286 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Daniel Webster97%LAUSD 94% · 59 answers | Palms95%LAUSD 94% · 99 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Daniel Webster12 | Palms15 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Daniel Webster23% | Palms7% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Daniel Webster | Palms |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Daniel Webster57%LAUSD 58% · 351 to 359 answers | Palms59%LAUSD 58% · 879 to 912 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Daniel Webster76%LAUSD 73% · 354 to 358 answers | Palms71%LAUSD 73% · 893 to 899 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Daniel Webster21%LAUSD 19% · 249 to 361 answers | Palms19%LAUSD 19% · 612 to 918 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 87% · 251 answers | Palms85%LAUSD 87% · 275 to 276 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Daniel Webster92%LAUSD 84% · 251 to 255 answers | Palms78%LAUSD 84% · 276 to 285 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Daniel Webster94%LAUSD 84% · 237 to 238 answers | Palms80%LAUSD 84% · 223 to 250 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Daniel Webster92%LAUSD 74% · 250 answers | Palms59%LAUSD 74% · 270 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Daniel Webster85%LAUSD 84% · 58 to 60 answers | Palms80%LAUSD 84% · 95 to 107 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Daniel Webster90%LAUSD 92% · 55 to 59 answers | Palms88%LAUSD 92% · 102 to 105 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Daniel Webster62%LAUSD 71% · 60 answers | Palms60%LAUSD 71% · 101 answers |
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?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Daniel Webster | Palms |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Daniel Webster438 | Palms1,081 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Daniel Webster87%383 of 438 students | Palms72%773 of 1,081 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Daniel Webster15 | Palms20 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Daniel Webster | Palms |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Daniel Webster6–8 | Palms6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Daniel WebsterLos Angeles Unified | PalmsLos Angeles 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).