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Middle College High · Los Angeles

Middle College High: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Middle College posts 42.9% exceeding the standard — versus 15.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

1600 Imperial Hwy, Building 16, 90047 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Los Angeles·Grades 9-12·361 students·89% low-income·Magnet·2024–25 CAASPP·(323) 418-4700·Website
Magnet program — specialized public school with themed curriculum. Enrollment via district lottery, not neighborhood-based.
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope7044
% Exceeded43%16%
% Met+80%36%
Grad rate100.0%87.6%
College readiness54.8%35.4%
Absence21.8%30.2%
Suspension0.5%3.6%
Scope Score
70
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #114 statewide · #7 of 240 in Los Angeles Unified

Middle College High scores 70 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 95th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

Most rating sites would stop at “80% proficient” and call it done. Middle College deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Middle College's low-income kids hit 90.0% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Climbed from the 81st to the 95th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 300 high schools.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Increased Significantly)MathBlue(Increased Significantly)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 80% of students meet the standard today, above the 52% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1177%79%81%86%90%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1128%57%49%55%70%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
80%
State 36%
Graduate
100%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
55%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 80 are proficient by 11th grade → 100 graduate → 55 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

90.0%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Middle College's most underrated number

90.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Middle College low-income: 90.0%State low-income: 38.2%

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
100.0%
State 87.6%
12.4pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
42.9%
State 15.8%
27.1pp above state avg
College readiness
54.8%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
79.9%
State 35.7%
44.2pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
21.8%
State 30.2%
8.4pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.5%
State 3.6%
3.1pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • 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.

How every group of students does here

At Middle College High in Los Angeles, 90.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Middle College High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 49.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (70.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (89.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.2 percentage points for black students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 80 students tested.

All students at this school: 80% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 80%, district —, state 36%80%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 80%, district 36%, state 32%80% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 80%, district 36%, state 32%80% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 79%, district 42%, state 44%79% · −0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 81%, district 41%, state 42%81% · +1 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 79%, district 30%, state 26%79% · −1 vs school
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: too few students to report‹11
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 21.8%, district 24.5%, state 30.2%21.8% · −8.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.5%, district —, state 3.6%0.5% · −3.1pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1220.2%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street…
65/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Van Deene Avenue Elementary
61/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Figueroa Street Elementary
59/100
93% of this boundary feeds here
Chapman Elementary
59/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Maywood Elementary
59/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
West Vernon Avenue Elementary
57/100
77% of this boundary feeds here
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary
56/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Teresa Hughes Elementary
56/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Weigand Avenue Elementary
55/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Bonita Street Elementary
54/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Annalee Avenue Elementary
53/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Jaime Escalante Elementary
53/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Bryson Avenue Elementary
53/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Ascot Avenue Elementary
53/100
92% of this boundary feeds here
Willow Elementary
53/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary
52/100
82% of this boundary feeds here
Florence Avenue Elementary
52/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Soto Street Elementary
52/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Victoria Avenue Elementary
51/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Towne Avenue Elementary
50/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Denker Avenue Elementary
48/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Stree…
48/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
State Street Elementary
48/100
73% of this boundary feeds here
Montara Avenue Elementary
48/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Gardena Elementary
47/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Harmony Elementary
47/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
One Hundred Twenty-Second Stre…
47/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Tweedy Elementary
47/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary
46/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Loma Vista Elementary
46/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Forty-Second Street Elementary
46/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Aurora Elementary
45/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Florence Griffith Joyner Eleme…
45/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Grape Street Elementary
45/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Amestoy Elementary
45/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Lillian Street Elementary
44/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Stanford Avenue Elementary
44/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary
43/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
San Antonio Elementary
43/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
One Hundred Seventh Street Ele…
43/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Independence Elementary
42/100
93% of this boundary feeds here
Ninety-Second Street Elementar…
42/100
90% of this boundary feeds here
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street
42/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementar…
42/100
82% of this boundary feeds here
Gil Garcetti Learning Academy
42/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
San Miguel Elementary
41/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
One Hundred Sixteenth Street E…
41/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Ritter Elementary
41/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementa…
41/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Leapwood Avenue Elementary
41/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Forty-Ninth Street Elementary
40/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Dolores Huerta Elementary
40/100
72% of this boundary feeds here
Avalon Gardens Elementary
40/100
95% of this boundary feeds here
One Hundred Ninth Street Eleme…
40/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Madison Elementary
40/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Ambler Avenue Elementary
40/100
85% of this boundary feeds here
Sunrise Elementary
39/100
72% of this boundary feeds here
Pacific Boulevard
39/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Judith F. Baca Arts Academy
39/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Miles Avenue Elementary
38/100
95% of this boundary feeds here
Russell Elementary
38/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementar…
38/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
One Hundred Eighteenth Street
38/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Fishburn Avenue Elementary
38/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Martin Luther King Jr. Element…
38/100
73% of this boundary feeds here
Angeles Mesa Elementary
37/100
72% of this boundary feeds here
Miramonte Elementary
37/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Budlong Avenue Elementary
36/100
96% of this boundary feeds here
Hope Street Elementary
36/100
78% of this boundary feeds here
Nevin Avenue Elementary
36/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
San Pedro Street Elementary
36/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Middleton Street Elementary
36/100
81% of this boundary feeds here
Huntington Park Elementary
36/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Main Street Elementary
35/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Hooper Avenue Elementary
35/100
92% of this boundary feeds here
Corona Avenue Elementary
35/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT…
34/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Charles W. Barrett Elementary
34/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Christopher Dena Elementary
34/100
87% of this boundary feeds here
Loren Miller Elementary
33/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Trinity Street Elementary
32/100
98% of this boundary feeds here
Graham Elementary
32/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Purche Avenue Elementary
32/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Fifty-Second Street Elementary
32/100
93% of this boundary feeds here
McKinley Avenue Elementary
29/100
71% of this boundary feeds here
Compton Avenue Elementary
29/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Normandie Avenue Elementary
28/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Estrella Elementary
27/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary
23/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Middle
Andrew Carnegie Middle
47/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
John Adams Middle
46/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Stephen M. White Middle
44/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
South Gate Middle
44/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Orchard Academies 2C
42/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Menlo Avenue Elementary
39/100
95% of this boundary feeds here
Robert E. Peary Middle
38/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle
37/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Audubon Middle
36/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Chester W. Nimitz Middle
36/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Acade…
35/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Henry T. Gage Middle
35/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
William Jefferson Clinton Midd…
35/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Los Angeles Academy Middle
34/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Southeast Middle
34/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
John Muir Middle
34/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Thomas A. Edison Middle
33/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Orchard Academies 2B
32/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Barack Obama Global Preparatio…
32/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
George Washington Carver Middl…
32/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Bret Harte Preparatory Middle
31/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Samuel Gompers Middle
30/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Edwin Markham Middle
30/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle
17/100
100% of this boundary feeds here
Charles Drew Middle
No score
100% of this boundary feeds here
High School
Middle College HighMagnet
70/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 23:1, district 20:123:1
Teaching staff17 teachers
Avg. experience21.2 years
Fully credentialed97%
Salary Schedule
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.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered10
AP exam qualifiers40 students
CTE pathway completers1 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,756, CA average $14,815$20,756 · spent at this school

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.

Federal share$981 per student

$981 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction52%
Instruction support16%
Student services12%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

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 it serves

Hispanic73.4%
District 73.2% · CA 56.1%
Black23.0%
District 7.2% · CA 4.8%
Other2.2%
District 6.3% · CA 9.0%
White1.1%
District 9.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian0.3%
District 3.4% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 88.6% (25pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$72K · CA $85K
Median home value$681K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+22% · CA 35%
ZIP population50,974
Median age40 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 361 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 59% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Middle College High a good high school?

Middle College High has a Scope Score of 70 out of 100, placing it in the 95th percentile of California high schools and ranked #114 statewide. 42.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 27.1 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), 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 Middle College High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 79.9% of students at Middle College High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 42.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 37.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 42.9% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 184 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Middle College High rank in California?

Middle College High ranks #114 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 95th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), 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.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Middle College High?

21.8% of students at Middle College High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 0.5%, 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 Middle College High compare to other schools in Los Angeles?

Middle College High scores 70/100 (95th percentile) among California high 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 361 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Middle College High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Middle College High in Los Angeles, 90.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Middle College High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 49.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (70.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (89.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 4.2 percentage points for black students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 80 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.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
100.0%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 65th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
42.9%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 79th pctile
College readiness · 20%
54.8%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 61th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
79.9%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 82th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
21.8%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 57th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.5%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 64th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 119249%41%10%0%90%+43
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 119237%33%20%11%70%+46
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/119212%47%41%0%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged8090.0%+49+52
Hispanic/Latino6489.1%+48+50
Black/African American2692.3%+57+60
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Middle College High ←7042.9%79.9%0.5%
King/Drew Medical Magnet High0.4 mi6224.4%57.0%0.3%
Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High2.1 mi5924.7%53.7%0.5%
Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy2.7 mi5623.4%54.1%2.0%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
100.0%
AP Exam Prepared
54.8%
A-G Completion
98.7%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
87.1%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20196081#39821.3%52.3%15.9%0.8%
20226389#22226.6%67.9%22.9%0.6%
20236289#24327.3%64.8%22.2%0.7%
20246591#20230.8%70.5%18.5%0.7%
20257095#11442.9%79.9%21.8%0.5%
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
Group20192025Δ
Female16.5%23.2%+6.7pp
Male10.2%16.0%+5.8pp
Black/African American14.2%23.2%+9.0pp
Hispanic/Latino14.3%19.9%+5.6pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.7%20.6%+5.9pp
All Students14.1%20.2%+6.1pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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