Joseph Le Conte Middle
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 33rd percentile
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Joseph Le Conte and Virgil
Virgil scores 78 and Joseph Le Conte 72 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Virgil’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Virgil Middle
Los Angeles Unified
78
SolidScope Score · 65th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Virgil has the highest share and Joseph Le Conte has the lowest.
Biggest difference
20points
in math. 43% of Virgil students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Joseph Le Conte it was 23%.
Lowest absence
22in 100
students at Virgil missed 10% or more of school days. It was 27 in 100 at Joseph Le Conte.
Low-income families
96%
of Virgil’s students are from low-income families. At Joseph Le Conte it is 95%.
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
Joseph Le Conte37%Advanced: 9%
Virgil48%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 20%, clearly ahead
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Joseph Le Conte23%Advanced: 9%
Virgil43%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 25%, 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?
Virgil’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 40% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 48%.
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 tests2017201820192022202320242025202637%Joseph Le Conte48%Virgil49%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202623%Joseph Le Conte43%Virgil37%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
Joseph Le Conte27 in 100167 of 626 students
Virgil22 in 100Clearly ahead220 of 1,013 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Joseph Le Conte0.3%2 of 647 students
Virgil0.9%9 of 1,033 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
Joseph Le Conte−10points
Virgil0points
Math
Points against the expected score
Joseph Le Conte−13points
Virgil+19points
- Joseph Le ConteThe state calls both results Moderate. 547 students in English, 544 in math.
- VirgilThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Accelerated. 845 students in English, 838 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 | Joseph Le Conte | Virgil |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Joseph Le Conte66%LAUSD 64% · 553 answers | Virgil54%LAUSD 64% · 910 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Joseph Le Conte57%LAUSD 55% · 452 to 551 answers | Virgil49%LAUSD 55% · 610 to 905 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Joseph Le Conte62%LAUSD 61% · 543 to 552 answers | Virgil57%LAUSD 61% · 888 to 907 answers |
| Families: Safety | Joseph Le Conte86%LAUSD 82% · 459 answers | Virgil83%LAUSD 82% · 612 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Joseph Le Conte91%LAUSD 89% · 459 to 483 answers | Virgil92%LAUSD 89% · 615 to 642 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Joseph Le Conte93%LAUSD 94% · 69 answers | Virgil94%LAUSD 94% · 108 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Joseph Le Conte12 | Virgil13 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Joseph Le Conte8% | Virgil5% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Joseph Le Conte | Virgil |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Joseph Le Conte60%LAUSD 58% · 544 to 549 answers | Virgil57%LAUSD 58% · 888 to 904 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Joseph Le Conte74%LAUSD 73% · 549 answers | Virgil72%LAUSD 73% · 898 to 904 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Joseph Le Conte18%LAUSD 19% · 450 to 550 answers | Virgil21%LAUSD 19% · 604 to 903 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Joseph Le Conte88%LAUSD 87% · 468 to 470 answers | Virgil91%LAUSD 87% · 637 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Joseph Le Conte85%LAUSD 84% · 471 to 483 answers | Virgil88%LAUSD 84% · 631 to 643 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Joseph Le Conte84%LAUSD 84% · 428 to 435 answers | Virgil87%LAUSD 84% · 569 to 582 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Joseph Le Conte80%LAUSD 74% · 464 answers | Virgil80%LAUSD 74% · 635 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Joseph Le Conte77%LAUSD 84% · 67 to 74 answers | Virgil82%LAUSD 84% · 106 to 114 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Joseph Le Conte82%LAUSD 92% · 70 to 72 answers | Virgil86%LAUSD 92% · 104 to 111 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Joseph Le Conte76%LAUSD 71% · 70 answers | Virgil63%LAUSD 71% · 110 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 | Joseph Le Conte | Virgil |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Joseph Le Conte627 | Virgil975 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Joseph Le Conte95%594 of 627 students | Virgil96%936 of 975 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Joseph Le Conte17 | Virgil17 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Joseph Le Conte | Virgil |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Joseph Le Conte6–8 | Virgil6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Joseph Le ConteLos Angeles Unified | VirgilLos 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).