Griffith Middle
Los Angeles Unified
75
DevelopingScope Score · 49th percentile
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Griffith and Belvedere
Griffith scores 75 and Belvedere 75 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Griffith’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher. Math is close between the two.
Belvedere Middle
Los Angeles Unified
75
DevelopingScope Score · 47th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Griffith has the highest share and Belvedere has the lowest.
Biggest difference
8points
in English. 45% of Griffith students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Belvedere it was 37%.
Lowest absence
22in 100
students at Griffith missed 10% or more of school days. It was 27 in 100 at Belvedere.
Low-income families
96%
of Belvedere’s students are from low-income families. At Griffith it is 91%.
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
Griffith45%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 13%
Belvedere37%Advanced: 13%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Griffith29%Advanced: 13%
Belvedere30%Advanced: 16%
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?
Griffith’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 34% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 45%.
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 tests2017201820192022202320242025202645%Griffith37%Belvedere49%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202629%Griffith30%Belvedere37%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
Griffith22 in 100Clearly ahead238 of 1,061 students
Belvedere27 in 100206 of 754 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Griffith2.1%23 of 1,074 students
Belvedere0.8%6 of 768 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
Griffith+6points
Belvedere−9points
Math
Points against the expected score
Griffith−10points
Belvedere−4points
- GriffithThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Moderate. 969 students.
- BelvedereThe state calls the English result Moderate and the math result Average. 672 students in English, 670 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 | Griffith | Belvedere |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Griffith65%LAUSD 64% · 966 answers | Belvedere61%LAUSD 64% · 654 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Griffith55%LAUSD 55% · 653 to 959 answers | Belvedere51%LAUSD 55% · 526 to 652 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Griffith62%LAUSD 61% · 925 to 966 answers | Belvedere57%LAUSD 61% · 626 to 653 answers |
| Families: Safety | Griffith80%LAUSD 82% · 442 answers | Belvedere89%LAUSD 82% · 150 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Griffith83%LAUSD 89% · 441 to 468 answers | Belvedere91%LAUSD 89% · 151 to 164 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Griffith98%LAUSD 94% · 121 answers | Belvedere92%LAUSD 94% · 85 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Griffith19 | Belvedere18 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Griffith0% | Belvedere2% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Griffith | Belvedere |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Griffith60%LAUSD 58% · 935 to 949 answers | Belvedere56%LAUSD 58% · 628 to 642 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Griffith74%LAUSD 73% · 943 to 947 answers | Belvedere75%LAUSD 73% · 641 to 643 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Griffith18%LAUSD 19% · 648 to 958 answers | Belvedere16%LAUSD 19% · 524 to 650 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Griffith84%LAUSD 87% · 452 to 453 answers | Belvedere87%LAUSD 87% · 159 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Griffith83%LAUSD 84% · 452 to 466 answers | Belvedere84%LAUSD 84% · 159 to 164 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Griffith83%LAUSD 84% · 428 to 431 answers | Belvedere91%LAUSD 84% · 141 to 144 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Griffith75%LAUSD 74% · 450 answers | Belvedere77%LAUSD 74% · 154 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Griffith89%LAUSD 84% · 121 to 130 answers | Belvedere77%LAUSD 84% · 86 to 91 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Griffith94%LAUSD 92% · 122 to 125 answers | Belvedere88%LAUSD 92% · 88 to 89 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Griffith75%LAUSD 71% · 124 answers | Belvedere65%LAUSD 71% · 88 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 | Griffith | Belvedere |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Griffith1,070 | Belvedere734 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Griffith91%977 of 1,070 students | Belvedere96%703 of 734 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Griffith21 | Belvedere17 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Griffith | Belvedere |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Griffith6–8 | Belvedere6–8 |
| Who runs the school | GriffithLos Angeles Unified | BelvedereLos 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).