Francisco Sepulveda Middle
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 35th percentile
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Francisco Sepulveda and Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes scores 85 and Francisco Sepulveda 72 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Oliver Wendell Holmes’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
Los Angeles Unified
85
StrongScope Score · 88th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Oliver Wendell Holmes has the highest share and Francisco Sepulveda has the lowest.
Biggest difference
36points
in English. 65% of Oliver Wendell Holmes students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Francisco Sepulveda it was 29%.
Lowest absence
13in 100
students at Oliver Wendell Holmes missed 10% or more of school days. It was 28 in 100 at Francisco Sepulveda.
Low-income families
94%
of Francisco Sepulveda’s students are from low-income families. At Oliver Wendell Holmes it is 75%.
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
Francisco Sepulveda29%Advanced: 7%
Oliver Wendell Holmes65%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 32%, clearly ahead
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Francisco Sepulveda22%Advanced: 8%
Oliver Wendell Holmes58%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 40%, 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?
Oliver Wendell Holmes’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 53% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 65%.
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%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202629%Francisco Sepulveda65%Oliver Wendell Holmes49%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202622%Francisco Sepulveda58%Oliver Wendell Holmes37%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
Francisco Sepulveda28 in 100293 of 1,038 students
Oliver Wendell Holmes13 in 100Clearly ahead114 of 864 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Francisco Sepulveda0.3%3 of 1,065 students
Oliver Wendell Holmes0.7%6 of 875 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
Francisco Sepulveda−6points
Oliver Wendell Holmes+12points
Math
Points against the expected score
Francisco Sepulveda+12points
Oliver Wendell Holmes+33points
- Francisco SepulvedaThe state calls the English result Moderate and the math result Accelerated. 891 students in English, 888 in math.
- Oliver Wendell HolmesThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Exceptional. 782 students in English, 783 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 | Francisco Sepulveda | Oliver Wendell Holmes |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Francisco Sepulveda66%LAUSD 64% · 779 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes83%LAUSD 64% · 829 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Francisco Sepulveda57%LAUSD 55% · 583 to 774 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes70%LAUSD 55% · 529 to 829 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Francisco Sepulveda63%LAUSD 61% · 757 to 775 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes77%LAUSD 61% · 820 to 829 answers |
| Families: Safety | Francisco Sepulveda73%LAUSD 82% · 274 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes90%LAUSD 82% · 627 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Francisco Sepulveda90%LAUSD 89% · 273 to 290 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes90%LAUSD 89% · 627 to 654 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Francisco Sepulveda89%LAUSD 94% · 88 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes100%LAUSD 94% · 81 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Francisco Sepulveda18 | Oliver Wendell Holmes17 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Francisco Sepulveda0% | Oliver Wendell Holmes0% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Francisco Sepulveda | Oliver Wendell Holmes |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Francisco Sepulveda59%LAUSD 58% · 761 to 767 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes74%LAUSD 58% · 822 to 827 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Francisco Sepulveda75%LAUSD 73% · 768 to 773 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes87%LAUSD 73% · 822 to 827 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Francisco Sepulveda16%LAUSD 19% · 578 to 775 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes14%LAUSD 19% · 535 to 827 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Francisco Sepulveda89%LAUSD 87% · 280 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes90%LAUSD 87% · 641 to 642 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Francisco Sepulveda88%LAUSD 84% · 280 to 289 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes85%LAUSD 84% · 642 to 653 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Francisco Sepulveda86%LAUSD 84% · 263 to 265 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes85%LAUSD 84% · 575 to 597 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Francisco Sepulveda73%LAUSD 74% · 277 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes75%LAUSD 74% · 635 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Francisco Sepulveda89%LAUSD 84% · 85 to 95 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes98%LAUSD 84% · 81 to 82 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Francisco Sepulveda96%LAUSD 92% · 86 to 88 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes100%LAUSD 92% · 78 to 80 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Francisco Sepulveda66%LAUSD 71% · 90 answers | Oliver Wendell Holmes96%LAUSD 71% · 79 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 | Francisco Sepulveda | Oliver Wendell Holmes |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Francisco Sepulveda1,052 | Oliver Wendell Holmes870 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Francisco Sepulveda94%988 of 1,052 students | Oliver Wendell Holmes75%653 of 870 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Francisco Sepulveda18 | Oliver Wendell Holmes21 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Francisco Sepulveda | Oliver Wendell Holmes |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Francisco Sepulveda6–8 | Oliver Wendell Holmes6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Francisco SepulvedaLos Angeles Unified | Oliver Wendell HolmesLos 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).