How does Los Angeles Academy Middle compare to other middle schools in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles Academy Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.3/100, placing it at the 29th percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,565 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Los Angeles Academy Middle?

8.6% of students at Los Angeles Academy Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 25.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Los Angeles Academy Middle improving or declining?

Los Angeles Academy Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Los Angeles Academy Middle?

24.5% of students at Los Angeles Academy 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.

Los Angeles Academy Middle

Middle School

Los Angeles Unified Los AngelesLos Angeles County90011

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

891 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

97%

Teachers

51 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

14.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 210 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic88.4%

White1.2%

Black9.3%

Other1.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Los Angeles Academy Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.6%
Met Standard	17.0%
Below Standard	74.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Los Angeles Academy Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 10.3 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.0% exceeded — about the same. 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 2.8 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. 14.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.5%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

8.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

25.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

24.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,565

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	201	8.0%	15.9%	29.4%	46.8%	23.9%
7th	281	12.1%	24.2%	19.9%	43.8%	36.3%
8th	295	8.8%	26.8%	29.5%	34.9%	35.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	200	7.0%	13.5%	22.5%	57.0%	20.5%
7th	296	10.5%	12.5%	19.3%	57.8%	23.0%
8th	292	5.1%	9.3%	22.6%	63.0%	14.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Main Street Elementary

Zoned

Zoned

Zoned

Hooper Avenue Elementary

34.519th pctile

Zoned

Sixty-First Street Elementary

42.746th pctile

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Middle

Los Angeles Academy Middle

35.329th pctile

This school

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High School

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72.593rd pctile

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Valley Academy of Arts and Sci…

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