English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- James Madison
- 33%Advanced: 10%
- Richard E. Byrd
- Clearly ahead: 38%Advanced: 9%
- California
- 49%Advanced: 19%
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James Madison and Richard E. Byrd
Both are between the 25th and 49th percentile among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Richard E. Byrd’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher; math is close between the two.
Richard E. Byrd 38th
James Madison 43rd
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Richard E. Byrd 38th
James Madison 43rd
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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How do their test results compare?
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). marks a figure clearly ahead of the other school. California: the same grades statewide.
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- James Madison
- 27%Advanced: 13%
- Richard E. Byrd
- 24%Advanced: 13%
- California
- 37%Advanced: 21%
Do students show up and stay in class?
Average school: the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Missed 10% or more of school days · 2025–26 school year
- James Madison
- 28 in 100325 of 1,172 students
- Richard E. Byrd
- 25 in 100219 of 868 students
- Average school
- 18 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- James Madison
- 0.1%1 of 1,204 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Richard E. Byrd
- 0.7%6 of 886 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Average school
- 3.7%
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state’s matched growth measure compares each student’s results with what the state expected from their earlier scores.
State growth measure, points vs expected
Grades 6–8, spring 2025 · students with scores in both years
- James Madison
- +2 pts English +7 pts mathThe state calls them Average in English and Accelerated in math · 949 students in English, 948 in math
- Richard E. Byrd
- −6 pts English −6 pts mathThe state calls both Moderate · 842 students in English, 841 in math
How are they scored, who runs them, and how big are they?
Percentile among California middle schools, with the Scope Score
Spring 2026 tests
- James Madison
- 43rd percentileDevelopingScope Score 35
- Richard E. Byrd
- 38th percentileDevelopingScope Score 33
Who runs the school
- James Madison
- Los Angeles Unified
- Richard E. Byrd
- Los Angeles Unified
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- James Madison
- 3%
- Richard E. Byrd
- 2%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- James Madison
- 14
- Richard E. Byrd
- 18
Size, grades and staffing help you picture the school. A staffing ratio is not class size.
Students per teacher
Public schools: federal school directory, 2024–25 · a staffing ratio, not class size
- James Madison
- 19
- Richard E. Byrd
- 20
Grades offered
- James Madison
- 6–8
- Richard E. Byrd
- 6–8
Sources and definitions
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026: the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, per subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades. A ✓ marks a figure 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 absence and suspension references are the average California school we score at these schools’ level, each school counted once. The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores, for grades 4–8, from the state’s spring 2025 release. Students per teacher is from the federal school directory, 2024–25, which also lists enrollment: James Madison Middle 1,148; Richard E. Byrd Middle 933. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).