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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Los Angeles County, California

248 public middle schools in Los Angeles County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Piute Middle leads the list at 8.3%, against a median of 37.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

248

Los Angeles County, California

Best % Proficient

8.3%

Median % Proficient

37.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Piute Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	94.2%	729	8.3%
2	New Vista Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	91.3%	835	9.9%
3	Challenger Middle	Lancaster, CA	Wilsona Elementary	Middle	84.6%	403	11.3%
4	Endeavour Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	81.7%	805	12.2%
5	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.4%	456	13.5%
6	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.4%	618	14.1%
7	Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.6%	441	15.6%
8	Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	90.2%	747	15.7%
9	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.7%	624	15.9%
10	Gifford C. Cole Middle	Lancaster, CA	Eastside Union Elementary	Middle	82.1%	697	16.1%
11	Charles Maclay Middle	Pacoima, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	238	16.2%
12	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	96.1%	406	16.2%
13	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	99.2%	607	16.4%
14	Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	89.3%	822	17.8%
15	David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	75.3%	952	18.4%
16	Canoga Park Middle	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	91.7%	579	19.2%
17	Emerson Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Middle	93.7%	664	19.4%
18	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	635	19.5%
19	Amargosa Creek Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	85.9%	859	19.5%
20	Charles W. Eliot Middle	Altadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	Middle	74.4%	407	19.6%
21	John H. Liechty Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	748	19.8%
22	Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet Acad	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	89.7%	948	19.9%
23	Hosler Middle	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	Middle	95.5%	754	20.6%
24	Francisco Sepulveda Middle	North Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	93.9%	1,052	20.7%
25	San Fernando Middle	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	95.7%	442	21.0%
26	Audubon Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	93.0%	446	21.1%
27	Joseph Le Conte Middle	Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.7%	627	21.4%
28	Simons Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Middle	95.8%	578	21.6%
29	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.6%	572	21.6%
30	Cesar Chavez Middle	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	Middle	95.4%	882	21.6%
31	Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	83.0%	813	21.9%
32	Suva Intermediate	Bell Gardens, CA	Montebello Unified	Middle	93.5%	650	22.0%
33	Northridge Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.8%	670	22.1%
34	North Park Academy of the Arts	Pico Rivera, CA	El Rancho Unified	Middle	87.5%	512	22.2%
35	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.8%	276	22.3%
36	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.6%	843	22.3%
37	John A. Sutter Middle	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	92.4%	763	22.4%
38	Marina del Rey Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	87.3%	300	22.8%
39	Twin Lakes Elementary	El Monte, CA	Mountain View Elementary	Middle	88.8%	502	22.8%
40	Crozier (George W.) Junior High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	Middle	84.1%	126	22.8%
41	Orchard Academies 2B	Bell, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	92.0%	352	23.3%
42	High Desert	Acton, CA	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	Middle	71.3%	307	23.5%
43	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.7%	829	23.5%
44	Berendo Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	96.6%	552	23.6%
45	Washington Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	Middle	82.3%	849	23.6%
46	Southeast Middle	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.7%	1,215	23.8%
47	San Fernando Institute of Applied Media	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	90.9%	384	23.9%
48	Vista Middle	Panorama City, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	96.8%	1,080	24.1%
49	Nettie L. Waite Middle	Norwalk, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	Middle	82.5%	462	24.1%
50	Gladstone Middle	Covina, CA	Azusa Unified	Middle	90.5%	1,326	24.3%

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