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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Los Angeles County, California

Across Los Angeles County, California, 248 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Willowbrook Middle leads the list at 88.7%, against a median of 46.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

248

Los Angeles County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

88.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.0%

BEST IN READING · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	304	88.7%
2	Ridgecrest Intermediate	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Middle	881	84.9%
3	Carmenita Middle	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	Middle	639	84.1%
4	South Pasadena Middle	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	Middle	1,096	83.1%
5	Huntington Middle	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	Middle	709	83.1%
6	Chaparral Middle	Diamond Bar, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	1,349	82.8%
7	Rancho Pico Junior High	Stevenson Ranch, CA	William S. Hart Union High	Middle	842	81.4%
8	Manhattan Beach Middle	Manhattan Beach, CA	Manhattan Beach Unified	Middle	1,175	81.1%
9	South Pointe Middle	Walnut, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	979	79.8%
10	Edward J. Richardson Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	651	79.5%
11	Palos Verdes Intermediate	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Middle	735	79.4%
12	El Segundo Middle	El Segundo, CA	El Segundo Unified	Middle	804	78.9%
13	Calle Mayor Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	626	78.6%
14	Lincoln Middle	Santa Monica, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Middle	914	78.3%
15	Rosemont Middle	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	Middle	1,221	77.6%
16	Hermosa Valley Elementary	Hermosa Beach, CA	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	Middle	589	77.3%
17	Arthur E. Wright Middle	Calabasas, CA	Las Virgenes Unified	Middle	670	76.9%
18	Ramona Middle	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	Middle	1,371	75.4%
19	Foothills Middle	Arcadia, CA	Arcadia Unified	Middle	650	75.1%
20	Rio Norte Junior High	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	Middle	1,138	74.5%
21	Bert M. Lynn Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	612	74.2%
22	Robert Frost Middle	Granada Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,505	74.2%
23	Richard Henry Dana Middle	Arcadia, CA	Arcadia Unified	Middle	710	73.8%
24	Paul Revere Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,715	73.7%
25	Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,784	73.7%
26	First Avenue Middle	Arcadia, CA	Arcadia Unified	Middle	771	73.6%
27	Suzanne Middle	Walnut, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	1,190	73.3%
28	Jefferson Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	674	72.4%
29	Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,337	71.7%
30	Lone Hill Middle	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	Middle	870	71.1%
31	Rogers Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	Middle	773	70.7%
32	Adams Middle	Redondo Beach, CA	Redondo Beach Unified	Middle	1,165	70.2%
33	Cloverly Elementary	Temple City, CA	Temple City Unified	Middle	460	70.1%
34	Beverly Vista Middle	Beverly Hills, CA	Beverly Hills Unified	Middle	687	69.7%
35	Granada Middle	Whittier, CA	East Whittier City Elementary	Middle	989	69.5%
36	Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle	Tarzana, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,461	69.4%
37	Parras (Nick G.) Middle	Redondo Beach, CA	Redondo Beach Unified	Middle	1,031	68.8%
38	Helen Keller Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	Middle	515	68.8%
39	Oak Avenue Intermediate	Temple City, CA	Temple City Unified	Middle	839	68.7%
40	Arroyo Seco Junior High	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart Union High	Middle	1,239	68.6%
41	Miraleste Intermediate	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Middle	720	68.4%
42	Sierra Madre Middle	Sierra Madre, CA	Pasadena Unified	Middle	597	68.3%
43	Stanford Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	Middle	1,165	67.8%
44	Casimir Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	617	67.8%
45	Goddard Middle	Glendora, CA	Glendora Unified	Middle	728	67.6%
46	Lakeside Middle	Norwalk, CA	Little Lake City Elementary	Middle	509	67.4%
47	Walter Reed Middle	North Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,580	66.5%
48	Malibu Middle	Malibu, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Middle	256	66.5%
49	Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	870	66.5%
50	Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate	Whittier, CA	Lowell Joint	Middle	687	66.4%

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