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Pacoima Middle

Los Angeles UnifiedPacoimaLos Angeles County91331
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,593 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
890 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
90%
Teachers
45 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic93.6%
White2.8%
Asian0.3%
Black1.4%
Other1.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pacoima Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard12.4%
Met Standard19.4%
Below Standard68.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Pacoima Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.1 points higher (vs 7.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.5%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
12.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
31.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
-3.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
26.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,593
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th24712.2%24.7%28.3%34.8%36.8%
7th24710.1%28.3%27.9%33.6%38.5%
8th29914.1%24.8%28.4%32.8%38.8%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th25115.1%13.9%31.5%39.4%29.1%
7th25014.8%11.6%30.8%42.8%26.4%
8th2998.0%13.0%20.7%58.2%21.1%

Nearby schools

5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.9

Richard E. Byrd Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 2.2 mi
41.3
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media
Los Angeles Unified · 2.4 mi
38.9
Vista Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 2.9 mi
37.5
San Fernando Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 2.4 mi
34.4
Charles Maclay Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 1.8 mi
32.2
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score