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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Los Angeles County, California

247 public middle schools in Los Angeles County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Davis Middle leads the list at +25.0pp, against a median of +4.0pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

247

Los Angeles County, California

Top 3-yr change

+25.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+4.0pp

MOST IMPROVED · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Davis Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	520	29.0%	53.9%	+25.0pp
2	Stephens Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	658	20.9%	44.0%	+23.1pp
3	Bunche Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	286	15.4%	36.6%	+21.2pp
4	Whaley Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	429	25.8%	46.4%	+20.5pp
5	Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	870	47.0%	64.5%	+17.5pp
6	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	304	61.7%	77.8%	+16.1pp
7	Edward J. Richardson Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	651	57.9%	73.9%	+16.1pp
8	Los Nietos Middle	Los Nietos, CA	Los Nietos	262	35.3%	50.4%	+15.1pp
9	Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	1,264	40.1%	54.8%	+14.7pp
10	Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle	La Mirada, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	646	44.4%	58.5%	+14.1pp
11	Katherine Johnson STEM Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	133	28.8%	42.3%	+13.5pp
12	Virgil Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	975	30.2%	42.4%	+12.3pp
13	Marina del Rey Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	300	14.6%	26.8%	+12.2pp
14	Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad	Whittier, CA	Whittier City	894	35.2%	47.4%	+12.2pp
15	Las Palmas Middle	Covina, CA	Covina-Valley Unified	887	35.1%	46.8%	+11.6pp
16	George K. Porter Middle	Granada Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,009	43.3%	54.7%	+11.4pp
17	Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	1,304	33.4%	44.7%	+11.3pp
18	Daniel Webster Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	438	20.8%	32.2%	+11.3pp
19	Lone Hill Middle	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	870	51.5%	62.7%	+11.2pp
20	Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate	Whittier, CA	Lowell Joint	687	44.0%	55.1%	+11.1pp
21	Alondra Middle	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	735	24.8%	35.6%	+10.8pp
22	Audubon Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	446	11.6%	22.3%	+10.7pp
23	Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,784	59.4%	70.0%	+10.6pp
24	Crozier (George W.) Junior High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	126	18.1%	28.5%	+10.4pp
25	Mt. Gleason Middle	Sunland, CA	Los Angeles Unified	753	32.1%	42.5%	+10.4pp
26	Van Nuys Middle	Van Nuys, CA	Los Angeles Unified	726	22.0%	32.5%	+10.4pp
27	Alice C. Stelle Middle	Calabasas, CA	Las Virgenes Unified	760	49.4%	59.8%	+10.3pp
28	El Sereno Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	857	33.1%	43.3%	+10.2pp
29	Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad	Walnut Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	365	22.9%	32.9%	+10.0pp
30	Francisco Sepulveda Middle	North Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,052	15.1%	25.1%	+9.9pp
31	Corvallis Middle	Norwalk, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	663	26.6%	36.5%	+9.9pp
32	Reginald M. Benton Middle	La Mirada, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	718	35.7%	45.6%	+9.9pp
33	Emerson Community Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	454	42.5%	52.2%	+9.8pp
34	Walter Reed Middle	North Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,580	51.2%	60.8%	+9.7pp
35	Octavia E. Butler Magnet	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	481	19.9%	29.6%	+9.7pp
36	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	456	5.8%	15.3%	+9.6pp
37	Nettie L. Waite Middle	Norwalk, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	462	16.5%	26.1%	+9.6pp
38	Ramona Middle	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	1,371	60.7%	69.8%	+9.2pp
39	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	457	22.7%	31.9%	+9.2pp
40	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	829	16.9%	26.0%	+9.1pp
41	Marshall Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	249	20.4%	29.5%	+9.1pp
42	Florence Nightingale Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	773	30.7%	39.7%	+9.0pp
43	Sierra Vista Middle	Covina, CA	Covina-Valley Unified	778	35.7%	44.3%	+8.6pp
44	Granada Middle	Whittier, CA	East Whittier City Elementary	989	54.9%	63.4%	+8.6pp
45	South Gate Middle	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,192	26.6%	34.8%	+8.2pp
46	John A. Sutter Middle	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	763	16.1%	24.3%	+8.2pp
47	Southeast Middle	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,215	16.6%	24.8%	+8.2pp
48	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	624	11.8%	19.9%	+8.1pp
49	Lakeside Middle	Norwalk, CA	Little Lake City Elementary	509	44.6%	52.6%	+8.0pp
50	Macy Intermediate	Monterey Park, CA	Montebello Unified	576	38.0%	46.1%	+8.0pp

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