English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 31%Advanced: 10%
- Los Angeles Academy
- 35%Advanced: 9%
- California
- 49%Advanced: 19%
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Mary McLeod Bethune and Los Angeles Academy
Both are between the 25th and 49th percentile among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Mary McLeod Bethune 34th
Los Angeles Academy 44th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Mary McLeod Bethune 34th
Los Angeles Academy 44th
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
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 21%Advanced: 11%
- Los Angeles Academy
- 24%Advanced: 11%
- 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
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 34 in 100278 of 829 students
- Los Angeles Academy
- Clearly ahead: 28 in 100225 of 814 students
- Average school
- 18 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 0.2%2 of 860 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Los Angeles Academy
- 2.9%24 of 840 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
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- −15 pts English −4 pts mathThe state calls them Moderate in English and Average in math · 690 students in English, 681 in math
- Los Angeles Academy
- +5 pts English −9 pts mathThe state calls them Accelerated in English and Moderate in math · 694 students in English, 683 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
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 34th percentileDevelopingScope Score 32
- Los Angeles Academy
- 44th percentileDevelopingScope Score 36
Who runs the school
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- Los Angeles Unified
- Los Angeles Academy
- Los Angeles Unified
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 6%
- Los Angeles Academy
- 6%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 12
- Los Angeles Academy
- 14
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
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 18
- Los Angeles Academy
- 17
Grades offered
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- 6–8
- Los Angeles Academy
- 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: Mary McLeod Bethune Middle 843; Los Angeles Academy Middle 829. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).