Pacoima Middle
Los Angeles Unified
73
DevelopingScope Score · 35th percentile
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Pacoima Middle and Richard E. Byrd
Richard E. Byrd scores 73 and Pacoima Middle 73 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Pacoima Middle’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher. Math is close between the two.
Richard E. Byrd Middle
Los Angeles Unified
73
DevelopingScope Score · 38th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Pacoima Middle has the highest share and Richard E. Byrd has the lowest.
Biggest difference
6points
in English. 44% of Pacoima Middle students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Richard E. Byrd it was 38%.
Lowest absence
24in 100
students at Pacoima Middle missed 10% or more of school days. It was 25 in 100 at Richard E. Byrd.
Low-income families
92%
of Pacoima Middle’s students are from low-income families. At Richard E. Byrd it is 89%.
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
Pacoima Middle44%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 12%
Richard E. Byrd38%Advanced: 9%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Pacoima Middle28%Advanced: 14%
Richard E. Byrd24%Advanced: 13%
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?
Pacoima Middle’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 30% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 44%.
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 tests2017201820192022202320242025202644%Pacoima Middle38%Richard E. Byrd49%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202628%Pacoima Middle24%Richard E. Byrd37%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
Pacoima Middle24 in 100182 of 772 students
Richard E. Byrd25 in 100219 of 868 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Pacoima Middle0.1%1 of 797 students
Richard E. Byrd0.7%6 of 886 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
Pacoima Middle−1point
Richard E. Byrd−6points
Math
Points against the expected score
Pacoima Middle−2points
Richard E. Byrd−6points
- Pacoima MiddleThe state calls both results Average. 752 students in English, 750 in math.
- Richard E. ByrdThe state calls both results Moderate. 842 students in English, 841 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 | Pacoima Middle | Richard E. Byrd |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Pacoima Middle72%LAUSD 64% · 725 answers | Richard E. Byrd66%LAUSD 64% · 813 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Pacoima Middle59%LAUSD 55% · 474 to 725 answers | Richard E. Byrd56%LAUSD 55% · 546 to 806 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Pacoima Middle63%LAUSD 61% · 706 to 725 answers | Richard E. Byrd63%LAUSD 61% · 768 to 810 answers |
| Families: Safety | Pacoima Middle84%LAUSD 82% · 648 answers | Richard E. Byrd79%LAUSD 82% · 453 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Pacoima Middle88%LAUSD 89% · 643 to 689 answers | Richard E. Byrd87%LAUSD 89% · 452 to 477 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Pacoima Middle97%LAUSD 94% · 103 answers | Richard E. Byrd88%LAUSD 94% · 108 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Pacoima Middle18 | Richard E. Byrd18 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Pacoima Middle4% | Richard E. Byrd2% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Pacoima Middle | Richard E. Byrd |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Pacoima Middle62%LAUSD 58% · 709 to 722 answers | Richard E. Byrd59%LAUSD 58% · 772 to 794 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Pacoima Middle79%LAUSD 73% · 713 to 720 answers | Richard E. Byrd75%LAUSD 73% · 781 to 789 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Pacoima Middle16%LAUSD 19% · 477 to 722 answers | Richard E. Byrd17%LAUSD 19% · 539 to 809 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Pacoima Middle88%LAUSD 87% · 665 to 666 answers | Richard E. Byrd89%LAUSD 87% · 467 to 470 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Pacoima Middle84%LAUSD 84% · 669 to 685 answers | Richard E. Byrd83%LAUSD 84% · 469 to 476 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Pacoima Middle86%LAUSD 84% · 626 to 637 answers | Richard E. Byrd82%LAUSD 84% · 423 to 435 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Pacoima Middle77%LAUSD 74% · 659 answers | Richard E. Byrd72%LAUSD 74% · 458 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Pacoima Middle93%LAUSD 84% · 103 answers | Richard E. Byrd74%LAUSD 84% · 105 to 116 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Pacoima Middle96%LAUSD 92% · 97 to 102 answers | Richard E. Byrd85%LAUSD 92% · 108 to 111 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Pacoima Middle88%LAUSD 71% · 104 answers | Richard E. Byrd62%LAUSD 71% · 107 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 | Pacoima Middle | Richard E. Byrd |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Pacoima Middle823 | Richard E. Byrd933 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Pacoima Middle92%756 of 823 students | Richard E. Byrd89%831 of 933 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Pacoima Middle18 | Richard E. Byrd20 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Pacoima Middle | Richard E. Byrd |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Pacoima Middle6–8 | Richard E. Byrd6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Pacoima MiddleLos Angeles Unified | Richard E. ByrdLos 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).