How does Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies compare to other middle schools in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies has a SchoolScope composite score of 55.8/100, placing it at the 83rd percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,124 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies?

33.8% of students at Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 60.2% 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 Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies?

11.9% of students at Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies 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 Center for Enriched Studies

Q: Is Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies's proficiency rate decreases by 8.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

K-12 School

Los Angeles Unified Los AngelesLos Angeles County90035

📍 5931 West 18th Street

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,387 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

54%

Teachers

67 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

36.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 11 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic34.0%

White27.2%

Asian14.8%

Black16.4%

Other7.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.8%
Met Standard	26.4%
Below Standard	39.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 15.0 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.7 points higher (vs 31.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 8.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 36.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

33.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

60.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-8.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,124

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	196	38.3%	31.1%	20.4%	10.2%	69.4%
7th	188	35.6%	37.2%	17.0%	10.1%	72.9%
8th	178	33.7%	29.8%	19.7%	16.9%	63.5%
11th	203	43.4%	33.5%	13.8%	9.4%	76.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	196	33.2%	19.9%	16.3%	30.6%	53.1%
7th	188	36.2%	23.9%	20.7%	19.1%	60.1%
8th	178	25.8%	16.3%	28.6%	29.2%	42.1%
11th	203	17.7%	29.6%	20.2%	32.5%	47.3%

Estimated K-12 PathEstimate

Elementary

Crescent Heights Boulevar…

36.8

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Middle

Los Angeles Center for En…

55.8

This school

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High

Alexander Hamilton Senior…

58.8

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.