How does Lake Center Middle compare to other middle schools in Santa Fe Springs?

Lake Center Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.6/100, placing it at the 66th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,372 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lake Center Middle?

18.7% of students at Lake Center Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lake Center Middle?

14.8% of students at Lake Center Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Lake Center Middle

Q: Is Lake Center Middle improving or declining?

Lake Center Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Middle School

Little Lake City Elementary Santa Fe SpringsLos Angeles County90670

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

765 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

80%

Teachers

37 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

18.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 59 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic91.0%

White3.4%

Asian1.3%

Black1.1%

Other3.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lake Center Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.7%
Met Standard	28.0%
Below Standard	53.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Lake Center Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.5 points below the Little Lake City Elementary district average of 27.2%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.1 points higher (vs 14.7% 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 4.7 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 declined and Math increased year-over-year. 18.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+4.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

14.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,372

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	215	20.5%	26.5%	23.3%	29.8%	47.0%
7th	233	19.7%	40.8%	23.2%	16.3%	60.5%
8th	238	17.2%	39.5%	26.1%	17.2%	56.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	215	21.4%	13.5%	30.2%	34.9%	34.9%
7th	231	18.2%	28.6%	26.8%	26.4%	46.8%
8th	240	15.4%	19.2%	29.2%	36.3%	34.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Jersey Avenue Elementary

50.868th pctile

Zoned

Lakeview Elementary

48.562nd pctile

Zoned

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Middle

Lake Center Middle

47.666th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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