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Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle Ki

K-12 School
Los Angeles UnifiedLos AngelesLos Angeles County90007
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of middle schools
State Rank
of 1,714 California middle schools

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Maintained
-0.6 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+5.6 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle Ki
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard44.5%
Met Standard31.7%
Below Standard23.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle Ki and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

44.5% of students exceeded standard while 31.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 27.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 25.7 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 35.8 points higher (vs 8.8% average). 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 0.3 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 maintained and Math increased year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
44.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
76.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+0.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
9.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
675
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

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

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th10357.3%34.0%7.8%1.0%91.3%
7th10349.5%39.8%4.8%5.8%89.3%
8th13153.4%35.1%10.7%0.8%88.5%
11th7958.2%29.1%11.4%1.3%87.3%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th10438.5%23.1%29.8%8.7%61.5%
7th10324.3%37.9%31.1%6.8%62.1%
8th13144.3%20.6%22.9%12.2%64.9%
11th7934.2%30.4%22.8%12.7%64.6%
Estimated K-12 PathEstimate
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Nearby schools

Nearby Middle Schools

11 within ~3 mi · avg 36.9

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Nearby Elementary Schools

55 within ~3 mi · avg 40.0

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Nearby High Schools

22 within ~3 mi · avg 47.4

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