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Alexander Fleming Middle

Middle School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of middle schools
State Rank
of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,122 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
88%
Teachers
64 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+17.8 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+14.9 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
23.1%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 122 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic70.3%
White5.7%
Asian2.2%
Black14.3%
Other7.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alexander Fleming Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard17.7%
Met Standard23.8%
Below Standard58.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Alexander Fleming Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.7% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.2% exceeded — 4.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 8.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 23.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.4%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
17.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
41.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+8.9pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
22.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
2,102
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8
Math Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th33511.6%28.4%31.0%29.0%40.0%
7th34516.8%30.4%25.5%27.3%47.3%
8th36117.4%33.5%20.5%28.5%51.0%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th33916.8%16.8%33.6%32.7%33.6%
7th35419.8%16.9%24.3%39.0%36.7%
8th36823.6%16.9%15.5%44.0%40.5%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score