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Emerson Community Charter — Rating & test scores

1650 Selby Avenue, Los Angeles · 454 students · Grades 6–8

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Scope Score 80

SolidScope Score · 72nd percentile. Higher than 72 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Above California in English (reading and writing) and math: 58% and 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8, spring 2026, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 6–8: 441
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

Overview

Is Emerson Community Charter a good middle school?

Solid. Emerson Community Charter is higher than most California middle schools on test results and progress in English. Emerson Community Charter is lower than most on progress in math and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced7258%
Math, Proficient or Advanced7244%
English, Advanced8228%
Math, Advanced7728%

Progress in a year, 2025

English77+9 pts
Math41−4 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance3620 in 100
Emerson Community Charter’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Los Angeles Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 28% of students tested in English and 28% in math scored Advanced, against 19% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Emerson Community Charter’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8: 441. California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Emerson Community Charter say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Our goal of nurturing accomplished, responsible, and well rounded students is summed up in our motto, "Scholarship, Citizenship, Achievement."”
emersoncc.lausd.org (opens in a new tab), read October 28, 2026

More in its own words

“The mission of Emerson Community Charter School is to develop the Whole Child through an instructional environment that fosters and promotes students' talents and 21 st century skills.”
emersoncc.lausd.org (opens in a new tab), read October 28, 2026

Every line here is from emersoncc.lausd.org, read between October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026.

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 4 points lower, which the state calls Average.

English

+9

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income230+8 points
Hispanic or Latino169+1 points
White123+17 points
English learners66−5 points
Students with disabilities56−15 points

Math

−4

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income230−6 points
Hispanic or Latino169−8 points
White123−4 points
English learners66−8 points
Students with disabilities56−27 points

Grades 6–8, 2025, 398 students with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 9 points above that expected score, and in math 4 points below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 42nd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

6 of the 7 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Emerson Community Charter. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

8 middle schools within 3.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Paul Revere CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8994th
  2. Beverly VistaBeverly Hills Unified · by addressScope Score 8993rd
  3. LincolnSanta Monica-Malibu Unified · by addressScope Score 8791st
  4. Mark TwainNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8282nd
  5. John AdamsSanta Monica-Malibu Unified · by addressScope Score 8281st
  6. PalmsNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8177th
  7. Emerson Community CharterScope Score 8072nd
  8. Daniel WebsterNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7336th
Los Angeles UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Emerson Community Charter compare with schools like it?

Emerson Community Charter’s Scope Score is 80. 328 California middle schools, counting Emerson Community Charter, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 75. Emerson Community Charter’s result is higher than 256 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 328

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 53%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 61%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

328 California public middle schools where 52% to 64% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 52% to 64% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Emerson Community Charter’s share. The count includes Emerson Community Charter. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 60% to 58% and math stayed at 44%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 6–8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202639%45%58%Emerson Community CharterThis school49%CaliforniaCalifornia47%Los Angeles UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%34%44%Emerson Community CharterThis school37%CaliforniaCalifornia35%Los Angeles UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Los Angeles Unified’s line combines its 214 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Los Angeles Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringEmerson Community CharterLos Angeles UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201745%39%48%599
201844%41%49%602
201947%43%50%554
202251%42%47%440
202352%39%46%466
202452%42%46%490
202560%45%49%434
202658%47%49%441
Math, grades 6–8: share at the top two levels
SpringEmerson Community CharterLos Angeles UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201734%28%37%614
201836%30%37%610
201936%31%38%559
202234%25%31%441
202333%25%32%472
202436%28%33%488
202544%32%36%433
202644%35%37%441

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in both subjects.

English

58%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

20223028
Los Angeles Unified47%California49%

Math

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

36201628
Los Angeles Unified35%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 44% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, math trails English by 14 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 12 points across California. The grades 6–8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced59%59%57%
Advanced26%30%27%
Proficient33%29%30%
Developing level24%19%21%
Minimal17%22%22%
Tested135152154
California48%51%49%
Difference+11+8+8

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced54%42%38%
Advanced36%26%23%
Proficient18%16%15%
Developing level18%20%22%
Minimal28%38%40%
Tested135152154
California37%38%36%
Difference+17+4+2

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 6–8 · This school28%30%22%20%441
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Los Angeles Unified17%30%23%30%106,147
Math, grades 6–8 · This school28%16%20%36%441
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Los Angeles Unified19%16%23%42%106,060

Spring 2026, grades 6–8 combined: 441 tested in English, 441 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 40% of students. 91 of 463 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

20in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (91 of 463 students).

At the average Los Angeles Unified middle school: 24 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 0.6% of students were suspended at least once (3 of 477). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

454

students in grades 6–8.

Hispanic or Latino 40%White 30%Black or African American 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 5%Not reported 2%

Family income

58%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 263 of 454. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

23

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

81% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

75%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (12 of 16 students).

Los Angeles Unified: 52%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grade 6
18 in 100 students in grade 6 were chronically absent (25 of 141).
Grades 7–8
20 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (66 of 322).
Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino40%
White30%
Black or African American11%
Two or more races10%
Asian5%
Not reported2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 19 of 23.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Six student groups at Emerson Community Charter have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White135 tested62%California 50%
  • Two or more races54 tested52%California 50%
  • Low-income274 tested31%California 26%
  • Hispanic or Latino175 tested29%California 25%
  • Black or African American45 tested18%California 20%
  • Students with disabilities75 tested13%California 10%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 6–8 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Los Angeles Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 274 tested
English44%+143%+539%
Math31%031%+526%
Hispanic or Latino · 175 tested
English47%+542%+839%
Math29%−231%+425%
White · 135 tested
English72%+369%+1062%
Math62%+161%+1250%
Two or more races · 54 tested
English72%+864%+1062%
Math52%−254%+250%
Black or African American · 45 tested
English31%−637%−233%
Math18%−725%−220%
Students with disabilities · 75 tested
English23%+815%+914%
Math13%+211%+310%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Los Angeles Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

What people say

What do students, families and staff say?

On caring adults, students, families and staff here all answered less positively than at Los Angeles Unified middle schools in 2025–26.

434

students answered

288

family surveys came back

46

staff answered
This schoolLos Angeles Unified middle schools, same questionsShare who gave one of the two most positive answers. Each line runs from 40% to 100%.

Students

434 answered

Feeling safe65%
Belonging56%
Caring adults58%
Having a say57%
High expectations71%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • I participate in extra-curricular activities offered through my school, such as school clubs or organizations, musical groups, sports teams, student government, or any other extra-curricular activities52%district 44%
  • LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer) students at this school are accepted60%district 53%
  • Teachers at my school know me71%district 64%
  • Lower than Los Angeles Unified
  • There is an adult at my school whom I trust and can talk to no matter what is bothering me49%district 57%
  • Adults at this school treat all students with respect52%district 59%
  • Happened to them 2 or more times in 30 days · lower is better
  • Been made fun of because of your looks or the way you talk?31%district 30%
  • Had mean rumors or lies spread about you?27%district 25%

Families

Parents and guardians · 288 surveys came back

Child is safe80%
Feeling welcome90%
Caring adults81%
Being included79%
High expectations74%
Bullying handled62%
  • Higher than Los Angeles Unified
  • Clerical/office staff treat me with respect in-person and online93%district 89%
  • Lower than Los Angeles Unified
  • This school includes me in important decisions about my child's education70%district 82%
  • School staff expect my child to attend college70%district 82%

Staff

Teachers and other staff · 46 answered, 20 of them teachers

Feeling safe91%
Caring adults79%
High expectations87%
Little bullying60%
  • Lower than Los Angeles Unified
  • Harassment or bullying among students60%district 71%
  • At this school, decisions are made based on students’ needs and interests70%district 78%

Each line is the average of the survey’s questions on that theme. The themes are our grouping. We show a question only when at least 20 people answered it. The lists name the questions 3 points or more from Los Angeles Unified middle schools. These answers are not part of the Scope Score. Source: Los Angeles Unified, School Experience Survey, 2025–26. Survey results (opens in a new tab)

All 45 student questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified middle schoolsAnswers
Safety
I feel safe in this school or in online school sessions65%64%434
Belonging
This school is a supportive and inviting place for students to learn63%63%419
I am happy to be at this school64%64%434
I feel like I am part of this school61%58%434
I feel accepted for who I am at this school59%62%431
Most kids at this school are kind to each other29%31%433
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer) students at this school are accepted60%53%303
Caring adults
Teachers go out of their way to help students58%61%421
The teachers at this school treat students fairly50%52%432
Teachers care if I'm absent from school52%55%433
Adults at this school treat all students with respect52%59%433
There is an adult at my school whom I trust and can talk to no matter what is bothering me49%57%415
There is at least one adult at my school who supports me69%69%414
Teachers at my school know me71%64%412
If I told a teacher or other adult at this school that another student was bullying me, he or she would try to help me64%68%429
Engagement
Teachers give students a chance to take part in classroom discussions or activities75%75%421
My teachers make learning fun42%44%412
Students have a voice in decision making at this school42%48%425
Teachers encourage students to make decisions56%61%422
There are lots of chances for students at my school to get involved in sports, clubs, or other school activities outside of class76%75%421
I participate in extra-curricular activities offered through my school, such as school clubs or organizations, musical groups, sports teams, student government, or any other extra-curricular activities52%44%422
High expectations
In my classes, my teachers tell me how I can make my work better72%75%423
Adults at this school encourage me to work hard so I can be successful in college or at the job I choose70%70%419
Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 days
Had mean rumors or lies spread about you?A lower share means fewer students reported it.27%25%430
Been made fun of because of your looks or the way you talk?A lower share means fewer students reported it.31%30%425
Been pushed, shoved, slapped, hit or kicked by someone who wasn't kidding around?A lower share means fewer students reported it.17%17%427
Been bullied online?A lower share means fewer students reported it.9%10%428
Had sexual jokes, comments, or gestures made to you?A lower share means fewer students reported it.25%16%299
Other questions
The teachers at this school grade me fairly63%61%423
Students know how they are expected to act42%45%430
Adults at this school clearly inform students what would happen if they break school rules69%76%429
What is the highest level of education that you plan to complete?——287
I can change my intelligence with hard work76%72%421
I can increase my intelligence by challenging myself73%71%416
I am capable of learning anything73%68%417
I feel safe in the neighborhood around this school77%62%431
I can do well on all my tests, even when they're difficult60%50%412
I can master the hardest topics in my classes49%42%410
I can meet all the learning goals my teachers set65%54%410
I came to class prepared82%76%425
I remembered and followed directions85%79%421
I paid attention, even when there were distractions66%59%420
How well did you get along with students who are different from you?70%67%426
When others disagreed with you, how respectful were you of their views?73%67%427
How carefully did you listen to other people's points of view?76%75%427

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

All 38 family questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified middle schoolsAnswers
Safety
My child is safe on school grounds80%82%270
Belonging
Clerical/office staff treat me with respect in-person and online93%89%281
Teachers treat me with respect in-person and online90%90%281
I am greeted by school staff when I visit this school90%88%271
I feel welcome to participate at this school87%88%288
Caring adults
Teachers take my concerns seriously82%86%280
Teachers at this school let me know about my child's progress80%88%280
Engagement
This school informs me about school activities in different ways88%89%287
This school includes me in important decisions about my child's education70%82%287
This school recruits and organizes parents to help and support the school79%81%281
High expectations
School staff expect my child to attend college70%82%250
School staff expect my child to graduate from high school79%86%240
Bullying reports taken seriously
Reports of all types of bullying are taken seriously at this school62%74%276
Other questions
Clerical/office staff take my concerns seriously86%84%279
Clerical/office staff respond to my needs in a timely manner84%84%280
Teachers respond to my needs in a timely manner85%85%280
Offering more flexible ways to meet (online, in person, phone) would increase my engagement with my child's school73%83%277
I am satisfied with my school's communication about how to support my child's learning74%85%277
This school encourages my child to explore different career choices63%77%288
School staff help me understand the requirements for CSU/UC admission44%69%197
School staff help me understand which courses my child needs to graduate from high school49%75%197
This school provides instructional resources to help me support my child's education66%82%288
This school offers extra activities for my child's personal growth75%84%288
This school provides high quality instruction to my child80%87%283
I am satisfied with how much my child is learning at this school76%86%288
I attend events in person and online at my child's school, like parent-teacher conferences, assemblies, and school performances86%86%276
I feel comfortable supporting my child’s use of technology at home to access and complete school assignments83%89%278
I have visited my child's school website to get information and/or access resources89%87%277
This school provides me with information (verbal and written) I can understand89%90%286
School staff provide translation and interpretation services when I need them64%82%136
This school provides information on grade level requirements for my child78%86%271
This school informs me about activities sponsored by the parent and family center76%84%259
I can easily find information about parent workshops or other programs offered at this school73%83%280
This school offers extra academic support for my child70%84%288
I have visited or received assistance from the parent and family center personnel, website or resource pages available online61%77%189
I have received information about my child's progress as an English Learner70%82%141
My child is clearly informed about the consequences of breaking school rules85%91%276
Discipline is fair at this school61%72%276

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

All 46 staff questions
QuestionHereLos Angeles Unified middle schoolsAnswers
Safety
I feel safe on school grounds during the day91%94%44
Caring adults
At this school, decisions are made based on students’ needs and interests70%78%46
Adults at this school treat all students with respect88%90%43
High expectations
This school sets high standards for academic performance for all students86%91%43
This school emphasizes teaching lessons in ways relevant to students88%92%43
Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem
Harassment or bullying among students60%71%45
Other questions
I have the materials I need to do my job well65%77%46
Generally speaking, my technology issues are resolved within an acceptable time period74%81%46
I get the help I need to communicate with parents74%77%46
The child abuse training I receive adequately prepares me to address child abuse at my school91%93%46
I feel safe in the neighborhood around my school96%86%45
At this school, parents treat me with respect.83%81%46
This school is a supportive and inviting place for staff to work87%78%46
This school promotes personnel participation in decision-making that affects the school practices and policies76%72%46
How many adults at this school support and treat each other with respect?89%86%46
How many adults at this school feel a responsibility to improve this school?67%75%46
Students treat adults at this school with respect67%70%43
This school clearly communicates to students the consequences of breaking school rules68%74%44
This school effectively handles student discipline and behavioral problems62%67%45
Racial/ethnic conflict among students84%81%45
The curriculum at this school is focused on helping students get ready for college (teachers)60%79%20
Teachers expect most students in this school to go to college (teachers)80%80%20
Teachers in this school feel that it is a part of their job to prepare students academically to succeed in college (teachers)85%86%20
The MyPGS informal observation process has helped me improve my teaching (teachers)—68%16
During the past year, how often did you communicate each individual English Learner’s progress towards reclassification as Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) to parents or students?* (teachers)——16
I use ELPAC scores to plan instruction for my English learner students (teachers)—54%16
I know how to determine progress towards reclassification for my students who are English Learners (teachers)—64%16
I know how to provide targeted instruction for English Learners who are not making progress towards reclassification (teachers)—70%16
I know which of my students are long-term English learners (LTELs) (teachers)—78%16
Observed the instruction of my colleagues to get ideas for my own instruction (teachers)10%17%20
With my colleagues, I examined evidence of student understanding/mastery (e g , test data, student) (teachers)20%35%20
Worked in grade-level or department-level teams to review and align grading practices (teachers)25%42%20
Teachers meet to examine student performance data (teachers)15%33%20
Teachers collaborate with one another by department, SLC, or grade level about curricular or instructional issues (teachers)—45%19
I have received training to effectively integrate technology into my instruction to address students' diverse learning styles (teachers)65%77%20
I have received professional development training on how to create a learning environment that leverages digital tools and resources (teachers)65%76%20
I integrate technology into my instructional practices to meet the needs of my students (teachers)80%92%20
I feel confident integrating technology into my instruction (teachers)80%90%20
What I learn in our school professional development meetings addresses my students' needs (teachers)50%65%20
The professional development I received this year has made a positive impact on my teaching practice (teachers)55%63%20
The professional development I received this year has helped me improve students’ engagement in my class (teachers)50%60%20
The professional development I received this year has helped me improve my students' learning outcomes (teachers)40%64%20
The professional development I received this year has improved collaboration and teamwork with my colleagues (teachers)45%69%20
The professional development I received this year has helped me to understand and use data to inform my instruction (teachers)50%73%20
The professional development I received this year has helped me to develop differentiated instruction for students (teachers)50%66%20
I enjoy teaching at this school (teachers)75%85%20

A dash means fewer than 20 people answered, or the survey file we hold gives no share for the question.

About the survey and these figuresWho answers, what we show, and how a theme figure is made

Los Angeles Unified School District, School Experience Survey 2025–26 (researcher file). Students in grades 4–12 take it; some questions go only to older grades.

Los Angeles Unified publishes no minimum number of answers. We show a question only when at least 20 people answered it, and a group only when at least 10% of it responded, so the answers speak for more than the few who chose to reply.

Each row shows the percentage its label describes. For a theme, such as one marked “average of 5 questions”, we average the percentages for its questions, the way Los Angeles Unified averages its own topics. Each lane lists every question with its own percentage.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Emerson Community Charter. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Los Angeles Unified.

Families

No family answers yet

0 of 20 needed before answers show

  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

Staff

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

This is what Emerson Community Charter’s own site says about the day. Ask the office for anything missing.

Short days
Professional Development Schedule dismissal 2:08 PM.Its site (opens in a new tab), read October 27, 2026
After school
Team Prime Time Monday-Friday from dismissal until 6pm, free program, staff to student ratio 20:1, includes daily meal.Its site (opens in a new tab), read October 27, 2026
Uniforms
Uniform required: solid navy blue or black pants/shorts/skirts; white/navy/grey polo shirts Monday-Thursday; closed-toe shoes.Its site (opens in a new tab), read October 27, 2026

Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$26,180 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student.

$26,180

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$21,171
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,009
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,023
  • Emerson Community Charter$26,180
  • Los Angeles Unified middle schools$24,956
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Emerson Community Charter like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90024. They are not figures for the families at Emerson Community Charter.

Typical household income in a year

$76,583

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 90024.

Typical home value
$1,478,500
People who live in this ZIP code
51,675
Typical age
22.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
74%

What you can do

Who can act on Emerson Community Charter’s results?

Emerson Community Charter’s own board decides its plan.

Where is its yearly plan?

Emerson Community Charter is an affiliated charter school. Los Angeles Unified runs the school. The school writes its own yearly plan (LCAP). Los Angeles Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

What its plan pays for ↓

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

State support

The state hasn’t placed Emerson Community Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 11 questions to Emerson Community Charter. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?4 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 6–8, 2025 (398 students)
  2. When a bullying report comes in, who handles it, and how is the family told?22% (the average share reporting being bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 days, across 5 survey questions), 2025–26; LAUSD middle schools: 19%
  3. What is the school doing about this survey result?49% of families agreed that “School staff help me understand which courses my child needs to graduate from high school” (197 answered); LAUSD middle: 75%
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?
  6. How does the approach it describes show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  7. Which grades take part in “Academy Day”, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

What comes after Emerson Community Charter, and how do I get in?

Families inside Emerson Community Charter’s boundary enroll directly; others apply through LAUSD Choices. Next comes University High School Charter.

The district splits Emerson Community Charter’s attendance zone. 75% of its children are assigned to University High School Charter and 21% to Fairfax Senior High. In the district’s boundaries, Emerson Community Charter draws from 9 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Emerson Community Charter
High · next
University High School Charter Scope Score 74Developing · 47th percentile · 2025

Assigned for part of the zone · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and Choices can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Find a charter school in Los Angeles County · Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

    Assigned · Magnet school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 82nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Fairburn Avenue Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 91 · Strong · 96th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Warner Avenue Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 91 · Strong · 95th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Westwood Charter Elementary

    Assigned · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 92 · Strong · 96th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Saturn Street Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 79 · Solid · 69th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Roscomare Road Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 95 · Strong · 98th percentile · elementary · 2026

    76% of the zone’s children

  • Brockton Avenue Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 27th percentile · elementary · 2026

    30% of the zone’s children

  • West Hollywood Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 70th percentile · elementary · 2026

    26% of the zone’s children

  • Nora Sterry Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 28th percentile · elementary · 2026

    24% of the zone’s children

  • Community Magnet Charter Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 93 · Strong · 97th percentile · elementary · 2026

High-school links

  • University High School Charter

    Assigned for part of the zone · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 47th percentile · high · 2025

    75% of the zone’s children

  • Fairfax Senior High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 38th percentile · high · 2025

    21% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where the path ends: University High School Charter
University High School CharterScope Score 74 · Developing · 47th percentile · 2025district-published assignment for part of the zone

The road from this school ends at University High School Charter. UC records 50 enrollees from University High School Charter for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 23 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach University High School Charter around 2029, and a school can change a lot in 3 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 75% of the students who finished high school at University High School Charter enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

50 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 23 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on University High School Charter's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Applying to Emerson Community Charter for 2027–28

  1. Emerson Community Charter is an LAUSD affiliated charter. Check your address first. Families inside its attendance boundary don’t apply. They enroll directly with the school.

    LAUSD Resident School Identifier 

  2. On-time Choices applications closed November 6, 2026. Late applications open December 1, 2026 and join the end of the waitlist.

    apply.lausd.net 

  3. Choices letters go out February 8–12, 2027. Accept or decline by March 5, 2027: no answer counts as a decline.

How Choices, lotteries and waitlists work

Where it is

Where is Emerson Community Charter?

Address
1650 Selby Avenue, Los Angeles 90024Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Lauren McNallyAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 25, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 9 common questions

How do I get in?

Emerson Community Charter is an LAUSD affiliated charter. Check your address first. Families inside its attendance boundary don’t apply. They enroll directly with the school. See the details ↓

Is Emerson Community Charter a good middle school?

Emerson Community Charter has a Scope Score of 80. It scored higher than 72 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Solid, 72nd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 24 in 100 at the average Los Angeles Unified middle school. 0.6% of students (3 of 477) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 6–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 4 points lower, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 398 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 44% of low-income students in grades 6–8 at Emerson Community Charter in Los Angeles scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What do families and students say?

80% of families agreed or strongly agreed with “My child is safe on school grounds” (LAUSD middle schools 82%, 270 answered).

  • 65% of students agreed or strongly agreed with “I feel safe in this school or in online school sessions” (LAUSD middle schools 64%, 434 answered)
  • Source: Los Angeles Unified School District School Experience Survey, 2025–26

See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $5.4 million is planned for 8 funded actions in 4 goals, from the charter school’s discretionary funds as the plan lists them. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

Where does it lead?

The district splits Emerson Community Charter’s attendance zone. 75% of its children are assigned to University High School Charter and 21% to Fairfax Senior High. This is from the district’s published 2026 attendance boundaries. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • University High School Charter: Scope Score 74, Developing, 47th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results
  • Fairfax Senior High: Scope Score 73, Developing, 38th percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

Its own plan

What does Emerson Community Charter’s own plan commit to?

$5.4 million is planned for 8 funded actions in 4 goals, from the charter school’s discretionary funds as the plan lists them. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

$5.4million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Special Education Supports (paid by the district)$3.2 million
  • General Fund School Program$490,787
  • Base-Funded Student Health Services (paid by the district)$176,882

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 81 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 81 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

The district pays for most of it. Its largest actions are Special Education Supports, Base-Funded Student Health Services and Base-Funded School Climate Support Staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

No action title in this plan names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners.

For high-need students

It plans $1.3 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $903,272 and estimates it spent $542,697, $360,575 (40%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $360,575 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $112,915 (2%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. We couldn’t match $5.0 million of this $5.4 million plan to individual actions in last year’s plan. These lists cover the rest.

Largest cuts

  • General Fund School Program−⁠$39,638
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grades 6–8 only: 58% in English and 44% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Academic Excellence60%58%down 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Academic Excellence44%44%no change
Chronically absentGoal 2 · Joy and Wellness24 in 10020 in 1004 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2 · Joy and Wellness0.6%0.6%no change

Goals 3 and 4 aren’t shown because they track other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The full plan4 goals, 30 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($5.4 million).

Where does the money go?

94% to Goal 1, Academic Excellence. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G2

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Academic Excellence$5.1 million94% of action budgets

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.2 million (−⁠$65,055) · p. 10 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Special Education Supports$3.2 millionaction 1.2 · paid by the district · p. 20 ↗
  2. General Fund School Program$0.5 millionaction 1.1 · p. 46 ↗

3 more actions are in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 20 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. General Fund School Program−⁠$39,638$530,425 → $490,787 · p. 46 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Special Education Supports (paid by the district) · $3.2 million · p. 20 ↗not compared
  • Title not confirmed (paid by the district) · $973,499 · p. 20 ↗not compared
  • Title not confirmed · $316,835 · p. 46 ↗not compared
  • Title not confirmed (paid by the district) · $168,086 · p. 20 ↗not compared

How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 3 quoted

  • Middle School Dropout Rate p. 11 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Students: 1.8%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Students: 0.2%
  • Smarter Balanced Distance from Standard (DFS) Met in English Language Arts - Grade 6-8 p. 11 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Students: -2.8 …
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Students: 1.1 …
  • Percent Met/Exceed Standard on California Science Test - Grade 8 p. 12 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Students: 41.3% …
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Students: 33.9% …

7 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Joy and Wellness$338,8326% of action budgets

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $385,692 (−⁠$46,860) · p. 22 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Base-Funded Student Health Services$176,882action 2.1 · paid by the district · p. 30 ↗
  2. Base-Funded School Climate Support Staff$121,528action 2.2 · paid by the district · p. 30 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 30 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Base-Funded Student Health Services (paid by the district) · $176,882 · p. 30 ↗not compared
  • Base-Funded School Climate Support Staff (paid by the district) · $121,528 · p. 30 ↗not compared
  • Title not confirmed (paid by the district) · $40,422 · p. 30 ↗not compared

How the plan measures it · 13 measures · 3 quoted

  • Percent of All Students with Excellent Attendance (96% or Higher) p. 23 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Students: 40.2% …
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Students: 51.5% …
  • Percent of Staff with Excellent Attendance (96% or Higher) p. 24 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Staff: 35.1%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Staff: 59.4%
  • Single Student Suspension Rate p. 24 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Students: 2.05%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Students: 0.0%

10 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Engagement and Collaboration$00% of action budgets

No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $1,000 (−⁠$1,000) · p. 31 ↗

How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 2 quoted

  • Percent of Parents Reporting on the School Experience Survey: "This school includes me in important decisions about my child's education." p. 32 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Parents: 73.8%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Parents: 69.9%
  • Percent of Parents Reporting on the School Experience Survey: "This school provides me with information (verbal and written) I can understand." p. 33 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 All Parents: 90.2%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 All Parents: 84.9%

2 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 4Operational Effectiveness and Investing in Staff$00% of action budgets

No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $0 (unchanged) · p. 36 ↗

How the plan measures it · 3 measures · 3 quoted

  • Percent of Facilities in Good Repair p. 37 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 100.0%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 100.0%
  • Percent of Teachers Are Appropriately Credentialed for the Students They Are Assigned to Teach p. 37 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 100.0%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 100.0%
  • Percent of Schools Providing Students with Standards-Based Instructional Materials by Meeting Williams Act Requirements p. 37 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-2023 100.0%
    Target for year 3
    2025-2026 100.0%

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #696 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #51 of 225 in Los Angeles Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math28%6242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math52%5923%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+41 scale-score pts4220%
Chronically absent20 in 100485%
Suspension rate0.6% (3 of 477)625%
English learners: top level27%575%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–268072#696California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–1918 in 1001.3% (8 of 630)−4
2021–22not on filenot on file+6
2022–23not on filenot on file+4
2023–2425 in 1001.6% (9 of 551)−13
2024–2524 in 1000.6% (3 of 509)−8
2025–2620 in 1000.6% (3 of 477)−9

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English44128%58%
2026 · Math44128%44%
2025 · English43427%60%
2025 · Math43326%44%
2024 · English49021%52%
2024 · Math48821%36%
2023 · English46621%52%
2023 · Math47218%33%
2022 · English44021%51%
2022 · Math44115%34%
2019 · English55414%47%
2019 · Math55918%36%
2018 · English60215%44%
2018 · Math61018%36%
2017 · English59914%45%
2017 · Math61417%34%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English13665%
2025 · Grade 7 · English16360%
2025 · Grade 8 · English13556%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math13650%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math16340%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math13444%
2024 · Grade 6 · English18253%
2024 · Grade 7 · English14958%
2024 · Grade 8 · English15945%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math18245%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math14836%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math15827%
2023 · Grade 6 · English16350%
2023 · Grade 7 · English16550%
2023 · Grade 8 · English13858%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math16534%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math16933%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math13834%
2022 · Grade 6 · English15945%
2022 · Grade 7 · English14658%
2022 · Grade 8 · English13552%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math15930%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math14636%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math13635%
2019 · Grade 6 · English16052%
2019 · Grade 7 · English18941%
2019 · Grade 8 · English20549%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math16240%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math18933%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math20835%
2018 · Grade 6 · English19839%
2018 · Grade 7 · English20642%
2018 · Grade 8 · English19851%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math20136%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math21036%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math19935%
2017 · Grade 6 · English21546%
2017 · Grade 7 · English20746%
2017 · Grade 8 · English17744%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math21934%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math21238%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math18331%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide15416%24%45%14%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income27444%+1+5
Hispanic or Latino17547%+5+8
White13572%+3+10
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+9398Accelerated−4398Average
English-only students+12274not categorized−4274not categorized
Low-income+8230Accelerated−6230Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+1169Average−8169Moderate
White+17123Accelerated−4123Average
English learners−566Average−866Moderate
Students with disabilities−1556Moderate−2756Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−255not categorized−355not categorized
Black or African American+739Accelerated−1039Moderate
Two or more races+935Accelerated+1235Accelerated
Asian+2415Exceptional−415Average
English learners only−2011not categorized−3111not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
23%
exceeded standard · 53% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 182 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
27%
Advanced · 57% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 154 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 154 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

398 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−4 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

398 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 24 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.6% (3 of 509) → 2025–26 · 0.6% (3 of 477) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female17 in 10020 in 100+3 in 100
Male19 in 10019 in 1000 in 100
Asian4 of 301 of 24—
Black or African American24 in 10019 of 50—
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10020 in 100+4 in 100
Two or more races4 of 297 of 45—
White20 in 10017 in 100−3 in 100
Students with disabilities23 in 10019 of 79—
English learners6 of 5612 of 32—
Low-income20 in 10024 in 100+4 in 100
All students18 in 10020 in 100+2 in 100
Homeless—9 of 13—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 460,633 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,470 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 454

Central federal expenditures attributed here$553 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 454

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 52%Instruction support 17%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,655,379,38451.81%52%
Instruction support$1,791,152,34816.41%17%
Student services$1,344,873,23212.32%12%
Administration$763,652,7807.00%7%
Buildings & maintenance$1,099,649,06210.07%10%
Other$260,356,5952.39%2%
Total$10,915,063,400100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,915,063,400 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$18,180 per pupil
2020$16,355 per pupil
2019$15,793 per pupil
2018$13,247 per pupil
2017$13,549 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders8.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90024 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90024 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$76,583
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)74%
ZIP-area population51,675
Median age22.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90024 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Los Angeles Unified School District School Experience Survey 2025–26 · Data updated October 15, 2026