Math
40%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
Luther Burbank Middle
The score is strong. The trajectory is stronger.
44% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 40% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
SchoolScope archetype
Growth Engine
What this means for your family
Ask how the school tracks each kid's growth year to year, and what happens when a kid stalls instead of gaining.
How archetypes are assigned →Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(323) 340-4400
DistrictLos Angeles Unified
PrincipalMegan Gastelum
Grades6-8
Enrollment866 students
English
44%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
866Total enrollment
Chronic absence
20%Students absent 10% or more of school days
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The overall score is a starting point.
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36% | 42% |
| 2022 | 29% | 37% |
| 2023 | 35% | 38% |
| 2024 | 33% | 37% |
| 2025 | 40% | 44% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
22%ProficientStandard Met
18%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
27%MinimalStandard Not Met
33%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
15%ProficientStandard Met
29%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
27%MinimalStandard Not Met
30%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Climbed from the 50th to the 76th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 400 middle schools.
Most rating sites would stop at “43% proficient” and call it done. Luther Burbank deserves a closer read. Four in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +15.4pp separates this year's grade 6 from its grade 8. The state average rises 0.1pp over the same span. Following the school's returning cohort from 2023 G6 → 2025 G8 points the same way.
787 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 256 tracked
Luther Burbank Middle scores 48 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 76th percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 43% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELAYellow(Increased)MathYellow(Increased)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 39% | 39% | 38% | 38% | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 50% | 43% | 46% | 52% | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 45% | 36% | 38% | 37% | 49% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 29% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 45% | 39% | 42% | 42% | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 44% | 28% | 41% | 35% | 51% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
Two in five of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.
ELA45% met or exceeded
Exceeded 14%Met 31%Nearly Met 25%Not Met 31%
Math41% met or exceeded
Exceeded 21%Met 20%Nearly Met 27%Not Met 32%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48 | 18% | 43% | Strong · p94 | 20.5% | 1.6% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | Average · p50 | 18.1% | 3.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope4839
% Exceeded18%17%
% Met+43%40%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Strong · p94Average · p50
Absence20.5%18.1%
Suspension1.6%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
California's own growth model splits here — the 31st percentile in reading against the 95th in math, among middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model, following individual children in grades 4 through 8 rather than comparing school-wide averages the way we do — and its two subjects part company here. It puts this school around the 31st percentile of California middle schools in reading and the 95th in math; ours, which blends the subjects, lands around the 94th. A gap that size between math and reading in one building is worth asking about directly — one year of data can't tell you whether it is the teaching, the cohort, or noise.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
The returning cohort, two years on
ELA · 2023 · Grade 6
10%
exceeded standard · 38% met or exceeded
ELA · 2025 · Grade 8
16%
exceeded standard · 49% met or exceeded
n = 256
returning cohort
returning cohort
Percent exceeded, ELA only. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different metric — mean scale-score change across ELA and Math; California's own matched-student model is below.
Both measures, each ranked in its own field
Our growth measurereturning cohort, G6→G8SchoolScope growth measure: 94th percentile among California middle schools.94th pctile
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 31st percentile of 7,519 reported schools.31st pctile · −4 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +23 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 95th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.95th pctile · +23 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard ahead of the same group statewide.
At Luther Burbank Middle in Los Angeles, 42.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Luther Burbank Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (38.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (42.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 40.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 690 students tested.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 43% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 43%, district —, state 40%43%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 40%, district 36%, state 32%40% · −3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 40%, district 36%, state 32%40% · −3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 41%, district 41%, state 42%41% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 45%, district 42%, state 44%45% · +2 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 13%, district 14%, state 15%13% · −30 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 4%, district 9%, state 11%4% · −40 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 75%, district 65%, state 56%75% · +32 vs school
6 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 10.3pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: -0.3pp.
ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
Hispanic or Latino students684 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −6 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 684 students.−6 pts · −4 vs typical
Low-income students663 studentsLow-income students, reading: −6 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 663 students.−6 pts · −3 vs typical
English Only453 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −4 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 453 students.−4 pts · −4 vs typical
Students with disabilities144 studentsStudents with disabilities, reading: −11 scale-score points versus expectation, against −13 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 144 students.−11 pts · +2 vs typical
English Learner143 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: −8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 143 students.−8 pts · −3 vs typical
Math
Hispanic or Latino students690 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: +21 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 690 students.+21 pts · +27 vs typical
Low-income students669 studentsLow-income students, math: +22 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 669 students.+22 pts · +27 vs typical
English Only457 studentsEnglish Only, math: +21 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 457 students.+21 pts · +24 vs typical
Students with disabilities147 studentsStudents with disabilities, math: +11 scale-score points versus expectation, against −8 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 147 students.+11 pts · +19 vs typical
English Learner145 studentsEnglish Learner, math: +27 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 145 students.+27 pts · +30 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 4 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 17 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher17 · district 20
Teaching staff49 teachers
Avg. experience14.3 years
Fully credentialed60%
PrincipalMegan Gastelum
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Teacher salary schedule$60,420 – $122,706
Principal salary$154,576 – $170,030
Superintendent salary$440,000
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 20.5%, district 22.8%, state 18.1%20.5% · +2.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.6%, district —, state 3.6%1.6% · −2.0pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–616.8%
Grades 7–822.4%
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $24,933 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$1,865 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $24,933, CA average $14,491$24,933 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,865 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 52%Instruction support 16%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,180 per pupil
2019$16,355 per pupil
2018$15,793 per pupil
2017$13,247 per pupil
2016$13,549 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
On the state's science test (CAST), 28% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino89.3% · district 73.2% · CA 56.1%
White4.0% · district 9.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian0.6% · district 3.4% · CA 10.2%
Black1.5% · district 7.2% · CA 4.8%
Other4.6% · district 6.3% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch85.7% · CA 64%
Median income$95K · CA $85K
Median home value$976K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+43% · CA 35%
ZIP population56,835
Median age39 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
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A source-reviewed culture summary is not available for this profile yet. Ask how teaching, student support and family communication work day to day.
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
No nearby schools in this category are listed. The school being viewed stays visible for reference.
| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burbank Middle | Public | Strong | 18% | 43% | School being viewed | |
| South Pasadena Middle | Public | Strong | 58% | 81% | 2.1 mi | |
| Florence Nightingale Middle | Public | Solid | 18% | 40% | 3.0 mi | |
| El Sereno Middle | Public | Solid | 20% | 43% | 2.8 mi |
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District information →School website →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Aldama ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 35/100
Annandale ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 25/100
Bushnell Way ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 36/100
Garvanza ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 44/100
Monte Vista Street ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 36/100
Mt. Washington ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 60/100
Yorkdale ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 29/100
Richard Riordan Primary CenterPublished boundary overlapScope Score 60/100
Buchanan Street ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 37/100
El Sereno ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 36/100
Huntington Drive ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 30/100
Latona Avenue ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 38/100
Toland Way ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 38/100
Loreto Street ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 31/100
San Pascual Elementary Science Technology EngineerAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 47/100
Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts MagnetAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 53/100
Eagle Rock ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 63/100
Dahlia Heights ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 62/100
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at Middle College High, which sent 5 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 11 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Middle College High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 87% of Middle College High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
5 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 11 AP subjects taught → full record on Middle College High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
Plan your next step
What should I do next?
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed — new curriculum, new principal, new program. Momentum has a cause, and a visit will find it.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Luther Burbank Middle a good middle school?
Luther Burbank Middle has a Scope Score of 48 out of 100, placing it in the 76th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #531 statewide. 17.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is near the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Luther Burbank Middle's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 43.3% of students at Luther Burbank Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 17.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 17.6% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 1,589 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Luther Burbank Middle rank in California?
Luther Burbank Middle ranks #531 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 76th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Luther Burbank Middle getting better or worse?
SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Luther Burbank Middle that cohort is 2023 G6 → 2025 G8, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks strong among California middle schools — roughly the 94th percentile, ahead of the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the middle Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Luther Burbank Middle?
20.5% of students at Luther Burbank Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 1.6%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Luther Burbank Middle compare to other schools in Los Angeles?
Luther Burbank Middle scores 48/100 (76th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 866 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Luther Burbank Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Luther Burbank Middle in Los Angeles, 42.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Luther Burbank Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (38.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (42.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 40.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 690 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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Behind the evidence
Inspect the full record
Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.
How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
Growth carries this score — its returning cohort's growth from grade 6 to grade 8. The test levels sit close to the state's.
The school's returning cohort — mostly, not exactly, the same kids two years on — gained 67 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 17.6% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 43.3% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Strong | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 20.5% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.6% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 25.0% | 18.0% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Luther Burbank Middle: reading the evidence
Luther Burbank pairs 43% proficiency with gains that hold up when the school's returning cohort is tracked two years apart — the rare school that posts both.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
Ask how the school tracks each kid's growth year to year, and what happens when a kid stalls instead of gaining.
Explore the underlying data →Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Luther Burbank Middle is ranked #531 statewide · #39 of 225 in Los Angeles Unified.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 17.6% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 43.3% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) | Strong | average | 20% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 20.5% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.6% | 3.6% | 5% |
| EL proficiency (ELPAC) | 25.0% | 18.0% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 51 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 53 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
- ↑ vs CA average · 94th pctile
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 6.2pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 58 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.2pp higher vs 2024
- EL proficiency (ELPAC)
- ↑ vs CA 18.0% · index 55 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 269 | 13% | 26% | 29% | 32% | 39% | −7 |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 13% | 35% | 20% | 32% | 48% | +0 |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 16% | 32% | 24% | 27% | 49% | +2 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 273 | 16% | 14% | 31% | 39% | 30% | −4 |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 20% | 24% | 27% | 29% | 44% | +10 |
| Grade 8 | 264 | 27% | 23% | 22% | 27% | 51% | +19 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 260 | 7% | 20% | 58% | 14% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 690 | 42.5% | +2 | +4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 716 | 42.0% | +1 | +3 |
| Students with Disabilities | 151 | 13.9% | −2 | −3 |
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burbank Middle ← | — | 48 | 17.6% | 43.3% | +15.4pp | +67 pts | 1.6% |
| South Pasadena Middle | 2.1 mi | 84 | 58.0% | 81.3% | +1.4pp | — | 1.8% |
| Florence Nightingale Middle | 3 mi | 40 | 18.4% | 39.5% | +3.2pp | — | 0.3% |
| El Sereno Middle | 2.8 mi | 39 | 20.2% | 42.8% | +3.7pp | — | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 39 | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36 | 50 | #969 | 13.7% | 42.1% | 18.9% | 0.6% | +10.2pp |
| 2022 | 33 | 52 | #1018 | 12.0% | 36.0% | 37.1% | 0.7% | -3.3pp |
| 2023 | 36 | 61 | #833 | 15.1% | 39.1% | 31.9% | 0.7% | +5.6pp |
| 2024 | 40 | 62 | #815 | 17.4% | 39.1% | 26.7% | 0.5% | +1.5pp |
| 2025 | 48 | 76 | #531 | 17.6% | 43.3% | 20.5% | 1.6% | +15.4pp |
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 18.9% | 20.9% | +2.0pp |
| Male | 19.0% | 20.1% | +1.1pp |
| Asian | 6.3% | — | — |
| Black/African American | 33.3% | — | — |
| Filipino | 5.9% | 15.0% | +9.1pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19.3% | 21.4% | +2.1pp |
| White | 19.6% | 16.7% | -2.9pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 20.0% | 26.6% | +6.6pp |
| English Learners | 16.3% | 15.8% | -0.5pp |
| Homeless | 45.0% | 19.2% | -25.8pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 20.1% | 21.8% | +1.7pp |
| All Students | 19.0% | 20.5% | +1.5pp |
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | Reading | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | −4 | 751 | Average | +23 | 758 | Exceptional |
| Hispanic or Latino | −6 | 684 | Moderate | +21 | 690 | Exceptional |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | −6 | 663 | Moderate | +22 | 669 | Exceptional |
| English Only | −4 | 453 | not categorised | +21 | 457 | not categorised |
| Students with Disabilities | −11 | 144 | Moderate | +11 | 147 | Accelerated |
| English Learner | −8 | 143 | Moderate | +27 | 145 | Exceptional |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | −5 | 117 | not categorised | +29 | 119 | not categorised |
| Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only) | −18 | 30 | Moderate | +20 | 30 | Exceptional |
| English Learners Only | −13 | 26 | not categorised | +20 | 26 | not categorised |
| White | +20 | 24 | Exceptional | +47 | 24 | Exceptional |
| Filipino | +19 | 20 | Accelerated | +36 | 20 | Exceptional |
| Homeless Youth | −6 | 12 | Moderate | +1 | 12 | Average |
Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18
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