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Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Mag

Middle School
Los Angeles UnifiedLos AngelesLos Angeles County90029
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of middle schools
State Rank
of 1,714 California middle schools

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-8.7 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+7.3 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
26.2%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 123 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Mag
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard27.1%
Met Standard22.9%
Below Standard50.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Mag and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.3 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.4 points higher (vs 16.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 2.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math increased year-over-year. 26.2% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.6%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
27.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
50.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+2.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
19.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
2,892
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8
Math Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th44428.6%26.1%19.6%25.7%54.7%
7th49225.4%25.6%23.2%25.8%51.0%
8th50626.9%29.8%20.4%22.9%56.7%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th44925.6%17.6%27.6%29.2%43.2%
7th50028.2%20.2%21.8%29.8%48.4%
8th50127.9%17.8%19.0%35.3%45.7%
K-12 Feeder PathEstimate
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Middle
Thomas Starr King Middle Schoo…
51.575th pctile
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Nearby schools

Nearby Middle Schools

6 within ~3 mi · avg 42.5

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Nearby Elementary Schools

41 within ~3 mi · avg 47.4

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Nearby High Schools

14 within ~3 mi · avg 51.5

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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score