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

Maywood Center for Enriched Studies has a SchoolScope composite score of 49.5/100, placing it at the 70th percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 682 students tested across grades and subjects.

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

20.1% of students at Maywood Center for Enriched Studies exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.2% 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 Maywood Center for Enriched Studies?

11.3% of students at Maywood 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.

Maywood Center for Enriched Studies

Q: Is Maywood Center for Enriched Studies improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Maywood Center for Enriched Studies's proficiency rate decreases by 6.3 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 MaywoodLos Angeles County90270

📍 5800 King Avenue

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

1,128 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

83%

Teachers

57 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+22.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

14.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 55 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic93.4%

White5.4%

Asian0.2%

Black0.3%

Other0.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Maywood Center for Enriched Studies
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.1%
Met Standard	30.1%
Below Standard	49.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Maywood Center for Enriched Studies and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.1% of students exceeded standard while 30.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.2 points higher (vs 9.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 6.3 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 significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 14.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

20.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-6.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

682

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	115	24.4%	43.5%	20.9%	11.3%	67.8%
7th	114	18.4%	43.0%	25.4%	13.2%	61.4%
8th	113	22.1%	42.5%	22.1%	13.3%	64.6%
11th	164	32.3%	34.8%	20.7%	12.2%	67.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	115	25.2%	15.7%	33.9%	25.2%	40.9%
7th	114	11.4%	23.7%	36.8%	28.1%	35.1%
8th	111	18.9%	12.6%	19.8%	48.6%	31.5%
11th	164	9.2%	13.4%	24.4%	53.0%	22.6%

Estimated K-12 PathEstimate

Elementary

Maywood Elementary

53.5

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Middle

Maywood Center for Enrich…

49.5

This school

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High

Maywood Academy High

46.6

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