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Florence Nightingale Middle · Los Angeles

Florence Nightingale Middle: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.

Florence Nightingale posts 40% meeting the standard against 39% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.

3311 North Figueroa Street, 90065 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Los Angeles·Grades 6-8·773 students·87% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(323) 224-4800·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4543
% Exceeded18%17%
% Met+40%39%
Growth+3.2+1.5
Absence20.5%18.5%
Suspension0.3%3.7%
Scope Score
45
📈 On the Rise · Developing
ranked #917 statewide · #85 of 226 in Los Angeles Unified

Florence Nightingale Middle scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 59th percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

📈 On the Rise — Ask how many years the improvement has held, not just the latest one — one strong cohort and a real turnaround can look identical in a single year of data.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “40% proficient” and call it done. Florence Nightingale deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The headline number: 0.3% suspension rate — versus 3.7% statewide.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Climbed from the 48th to the 59th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 100 middle schools.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathBlue(Increased Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 40% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 641%32%39%39%40%
Grade 748%42%32%43%49%
Grade 842%38%38%37%45%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 631%19%30%30%32%
Grade 735%25%22%31%39%
Grade 836%26%26%22%33%

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

17%
23%
60%
Grade 6 · 40% proficient
20%
29%
51%
Grade 7 · 49% proficient
17%
28%
55%
Grade 8 · 45% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding holds steady across grades; the floor rises 5.0pp. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
18.4%
State 16.8%
1.6pp above state avg
Growth (G6→G8)
+3.2pp
State +1.5pp
Scores improve across grades
Met or exceeded
39.5%
State 39.3%
0.2pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
20.5%
State 18.5%
1.9pp above state avg
Suspension rate
0.3%
State 3.7%
3.4pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
25.7%
State 18.0%
7.8pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Florence Nightingale Middle in Los Angeles, 41.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Florence Nightingale Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (37.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 38.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 641 students tested.

All students at this school: 40% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 40%, district —, state 39%40%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 37%, district 36%, state 32%37% · −3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 32%, district 36%, state 32%32% · −8 vs school
MaleMale: this school 39%, district 41%, state 42%39% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 40%, district 42%, state 44%40% · +1 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 73%, district 78%, state 72%73% · +33 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 10%, district 14%, state 15%10% · −29 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 8%, district 9%, state 11%8% · −32 vs school

6 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 7.1pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: -0.3pp.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 20.5%, district 24.5%, state 18.5%20.5% · +1.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.3%, district —, state 3.7%0.3% · −3.4pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–621.8%
Grades 7–819.9%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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Middle
Florence Nightingale Middle
45/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 17:1, district 20:117:1
Teaching staff47 teachers
Avg. experience15.7 years
Fully credentialed77%
First-year teachers4%
Intern / emergency permit3.8%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,420 – $122,706
Principal salary$154,576 – $170,030
Superintendent salary$440,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $26,272, CA average $14,815$26,272 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,823 per student

$1,823 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

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

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction52%
Instruction support16%
Student services12%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,180 per pupil
2019$16,355 per pupil
2018$15,793 per pupil
2017$13,247 per pupil
2016$13,549 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic74.6%
District 73.2% · CA 56.1%
Asian18.0%
District 3.4% · CA 10.2%
Other2.9%
District 6.3% · CA 9.0%
Black2.5%
District 7.2% · CA 4.8%
White2.1%
District 9.9% · CA 19.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 87.3% (24pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$95K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.09M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+42% · CA 35%
ZIP population44,658
Median age40 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 27% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Florence Nightingale Middle a good middle school?

Florence Nightingale Middle has a Scope Score of 45 out of 100, placing it in the 59th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #917 statewide. 18.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is near the California average of 16.8%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 6-to-8 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Florence Nightingale Middle's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 39.5% of students at Florence Nightingale Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 18.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 21.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 18.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,497 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Florence Nightingale Middle rank in California?

Florence Nightingale Middle ranks #917 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 59th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Florence Nightingale Middle getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Florence Nightingale Middle increases by 3.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Florence Nightingale Middle?

20.5% of students at Florence Nightingale Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.5%. The suspension rate is 0.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Florence Nightingale Middle compare to other schools in Los Angeles?

Florence Nightingale Middle scores 45/100 (59th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 773 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.

How does Florence Nightingale Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Florence Nightingale Middle in Los Angeles, 41.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Florence Nightingale Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (37.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 38.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 641 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
18.4%
↑ vs CA 16.8% · 52th pctile
Growth (G6→G8) · 27%
+3.2pp
↑ vs CA +1.5pp · 49th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
39.5%
↑ vs CA 39.3% · 50th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
20.5%
↓ vs CA 18.5% · 47th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.3%
↑ vs CA 3.7% · 64th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
25.7%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 56th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 623417%23%23%38%40%−7
Grade 726820%29%21%30%49%+2
Grade 823917%28%26%29%45%−1
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 624117%14%23%46%32%−3
Grade 727520%19%21%40%39%+5
Grade 824019%14%16%51%33%+1
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/112454%22%53%20%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged64141.5%+1+3
Hispanic/Latino54937.8%−3−1
Asian13872.5%−7−2
03Peer comparison · nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Florence Nightingale Middle ←—4518.4%39.5%+3.20.3%
Washington Irving Middle School Math, Music and En2.5 mi5833.6%59.2%−17.61.7%
Luther Burbank Middle3 mi5117.6%43.3%+15.41.6%
PUC Excel Charter Academy1.4 mi257.8%27.0%−2.80.2%
California average—4316.8%39.3%+1.53.7%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20193848#103714.6%38.9%17.7%1.1%+3.2pp
20224058#90212.7%30.5%25.1%0.1%+6.5pp
20233743#125012.3%31.3%20.6%0.1%-2.8pp
20244157#94315.1%33.7%19.8%0.8%-5.1pp
20254559#91718.4%39.5%20.5%0.3%+3.2pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female16.9%19.7%+2.8pp
Male18.4%21.4%+3.0pp
Asian3.5%4.9%+1.4pp
Black/African American50.0%37.5%-12.5pp
Hispanic/Latino20.9%23.5%+2.6pp
Students with Disabilities36.1%28.3%-7.8pp
English Learners26.6%23.2%-3.4pp
Foster Youth36.4%——
Homeless45.5%27.6%-17.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged18.6%21.9%+3.3pp
All Students17.7%20.5%+2.8pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,238 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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