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James Madison Middle

Los Angeles UnifiedNorth HollywoodLos Angeles County91605
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
2,182 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,224 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
96%
Teachers
68 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic65.0%
White27.3%
Asian2.7%
Black1.9%
Other3.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for James Madison Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.4%
Met Standard17.2%
Below Standard72.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for James Madison Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.4% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.3% exceeded — 3.8 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 5.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, above the state average of 19.3%.

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
27.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+5.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
30.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
2,182
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th3138.3%24.0%20.1%47.6%32.3%
7th3538.2%18.1%26.6%47.0%26.4%
8th40111.5%26.4%26.2%35.9%37.9%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th3329.6%13.3%20.2%56.9%22.9%
7th3738.8%10.5%24.4%56.3%19.3%
8th41016.1%11.2%17.6%55.1%27.3%

Nearby schools

4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.2

Louis Armstrong Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 2.5 mi
48.5
Richard E. Byrd Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 1.8 mi
41.3
Roy Romer Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 1.3 mi
37.7
Van Nuys Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 2.8 mi
37.3
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score