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Johnnie Cochran, Jr., Middle

Middle School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of middle schools
State Rank
of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment
481 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
95%
Teachers
30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased
+3.3 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+8.6 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
4.2%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 143 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic81.3%
White2.1%
Asian0.4%
Black15.2%
Other1.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Johnnie Cochran, Jr., Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard4.8%
Met Standard11.7%
Below Standard83.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Johnnie Cochran, Jr., Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.8% of students exceeded standard while 11.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.5 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 14.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.0% exceeded — 9.2 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 5.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 4.2% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 38.4%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
4.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
16.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+5.9pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
38.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
839
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

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

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th1096.4%12.8%18.4%62.4%19.3%
7th1334.5%16.5%18.1%60.9%21.1%
8th1716.4%17.0%23.4%53.2%23.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th1142.6%6.1%15.8%75.4%8.8%
7th1362.9%6.6%20.6%69.8%9.6%
8th1765.7%10.8%19.3%64.2%16.5%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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

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