Best Middle Schools in Los Angeles, CA (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Los Angeles, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Los Angeles, CA rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Los Angeles, CA middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A	Paul Revere Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	63%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,718
#2	A-	Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District	55%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	513
#3	A-	John Burroughs Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	51%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,373
#4	B+	Icef Vista Middle Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	48%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	209
#5	B+	Emerson Community Charter (Charter)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	47%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	492
#6	B+	Magnolia Science Academy 6 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	47%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	91
#7	B+	Mark Twain Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	47%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	896
#8	B+	Palms Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	45%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	1,244
#9	B	Rise Kohyang Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Rise Kohyang Middle District	40%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	339
#10	B-	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	37%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	306
#11	B-	El Sereno Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	37%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	862
#12	B-	Katherine Johnson Stem Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	36%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	106
#13	B-	Florence Nightingale Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	35%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	790
#14	B-	Hollenbeck Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	35%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,007
#15	B-	Synergy Kinetic Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Synergy Kinetic Academy District	35%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	447
#16	B-	Virgil Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	35%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	1,017
#17	C+	Alliance Jack H Skirball Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	34%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	400
#18	C+	Kipp Academy Of Innovation (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Academy of Innovation District	34%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	459
#19	C+	Alliance College Ready Middle Academy 4 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District	33%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	460
#20	C+	Alliance College Ready Middle Academy 8 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District	33%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	407
#21	C+	John Adams Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	33%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	736
#22	C+	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District	32%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	463
#23	C+	Crown Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Crown Preparatory Academy District	31%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	431
#24	C	Equitas Academy 2 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Equitas Academy #2 District	31%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	388
#25	C	Daniel Webster Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	30%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	442
#26	C	Icef View Park Preparatory Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	29%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	271
#27	C	Young Oak Kim Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	29%	25%	Meets Expectations	786
#28	C	Alliance College Ready Middle Academy 12 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	28%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	493
#29	C	Equitas Academy 4 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Equitas Academy 4 District	28%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	390
#30	C	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	28%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	329
#31	C-	Animo Florence Firestone Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	27%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	443
#32	C-	Belvedere Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	27%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	727
#33	C-	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	27%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	446
#34	C-	New Los Angeles Charter (Charter)	Los Angeles	New Los Angeles Charter District	27%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	329
#35	C-	Stella Middle Charter Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	27%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	479
#36	C-	California Creative Learning Academy MS (Charter)	Los Angeles	California Creative Learning Academy MS District	26%	23%	Meets Expectations	122
#37	C-	Kipp Scholar Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Scholar Academy District	25%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	362
#38	C-	Kipp Sol Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Sol Academy District	25%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	494
#39	C-	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District	24%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	399
#40	D+	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	24%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	491
#41	D+	Robert Louis Stevenson College And Career Preparatory	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	23%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	876
#42	D+	Berendo Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	22%	19%	Meets Expectations	623
#43	D+	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	22%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	976
#44	D+	Para Los Ninos Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Para Los Ninos Middle District	22%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	298
#45	D+	Puc Excel Charter Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	PUC Excel Charter Academy District	22%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	277
#46	D+	Thomas A Edison Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	22%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	876
#47	D	Marina Del Rey Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	22%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	412
#48	D	Pio Pico Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	22%	17%	Meets Expectations	212
#49	D	Vista Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Vista Charter Middle District	22%	17%	Meets Expectations	354
#50	D	Animo James B Taylor Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	21%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	518
#51	D	Dr Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	622
#52	D	William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	21%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	603
#53	D	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	20%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#54	D	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	20%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	712
#55	D	Kipp Academy Of Opportunity (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Academy of Opportunity District	20%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	472
#56	D-	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	19%	16%	Meets Expectations	277
#57	D-	Audubon Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	18%	12%	Meets Expectations	407
#58	D-	Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	18%	13%	Meets Expectations	858
#59	D-	Arts In Action Community Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Arts in Action Community Middle District	17%	13%	Meets Expectations	255
#60	D-	John H Liechty Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	17%	14%	Meets Expectations	851
#61	D-	Kipp Philosophers Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Philosophers Academy District	17%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#62	D-	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	16%	15%	Meets Expectations	472
#63	D-	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	16%	11%	Meets Expectations	681
#64	D-	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	16%	12%	Meets Expectations	693
#65	D-	Johnnie Cochran JR Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	15%	11%	Meets Expectations	545
#66	F	Animo Legacy Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Legacy Charter Middle District	14%	12%	Meets Expectations	917
#67	F	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	628
#68	F	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	443
#69	F	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	12%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	435
#70	F	Teach Academy Of Technologies (Charter)	Los Angeles	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	403

How Los Angeles, CA's middle schools compare

A: 3B: 13C: 23D: 26F: 5

23% of the 70 ranked middle schools in Los Angeles, CA earn an A or B (3 A grades, 13 B, 23 C, 26 D, 5 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 68 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (97% here, 70% nationally), and 49 exceed it. On average 28% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 17% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory (55% against 15%, A-), Icef Vista Middle Academy (48% against 15%, B+), Magnolia Science Academy 6 (47% against 15%, B+), Rise Kohyang Middle (40% against 17%, B), Synergy Kinetic Academy (35% against 14%, B-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 18): Los Angeles Unified (10).

The largest ranked middle schools: Paul Revere Charter Middle (1,718 students, A, #1), John Burroughs Middle (1,373 students, A-, #3), Palms Middle (1,244 students, B+, #8).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 15 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Los Angeles, CA that are not ranked

8 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (5)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

C Griffith Middle, Los Angeles
B- Luther Burbank Middle, Los Angeles
D+ Orville Wright Engineering And Design Magnet, Los Angeles
B+ Thomas Starr King Middle School Film And Media Magnet, Los Angeles
A- Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music And Engr Magnet, Los Angeles

Not yet graded (3)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle, Los Angeles
Russell Westbrook Why Not Middle, Los Angeles
The City, Los Angeles

About this ranking

Scope: public middle schools in Los Angeles, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Los Angeles, CA

What is the best middle school in Los Angeles, CA?

Paul Revere Charter Middle in Los Angeles ranks first among the 70 ranked middle schools in Los Angeles, CA with a SchoolGrade of A, 63% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62%.

How are middle schools in Los Angeles, CA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Los Angeles, CA have?

SchoolGrade grades 78 public middle schools in Los Angeles, CA; 70 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.