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William Mulholland Middle

Middle School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of middle schools
State Rank
of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,003 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
91%
Teachers
52 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased
+4.1 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+5.4 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
33.1%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 180 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic86.5%
White6.9%
Asian1.8%
Black2.1%
Other2.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for William Mulholland Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard13.9%
Met Standard19.9%
Below Standard66.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for William Mulholland Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.9% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.5% exceeded — 11.6 points higher. 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 0.3 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 33.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
13.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
33.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+0.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
22.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
2,136
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

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

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th39213.0%26.8%28.1%32.1%39.8%
7th34614.7%29.2%17.9%38.1%43.9%
8th3229.6%25.5%26.7%38.2%35.1%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th40610.6%13.1%23.6%52.7%23.6%
7th34816.1%15.5%21.8%46.5%31.6%
8th32219.3%9.6%18.6%52.5%28.9%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

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