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BP STEM Academy

Q: Is BP STEM Academy a good school?

BP STEM Academy ranks 1278 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-8

1278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 54% of California middle schools

Summary

BP STEM Academy is a public middle school serving grades 3-8 with 565 students in the Baldwin Park Unified School District, and it stands out as a rapidly improving STEM-focused school that excels in science education.

The school's most impressive strength is its science program, where 46.7% of students are proficient, significantly outperforming the district (26.4%) and state (32.7%) averages and far exceeding nearby schools like Las Palmas Middle (29.6%). This success is part of a clear upward trend, as the school has improved from a 1-star to a consistent 3-star rating since 2016. Notably, BP STEM Academy is particularly effective in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with its low-income students ranking in the 66th percentile statewide. The school has also made great strides in improving attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to 18.2%, which is now better than both the district and state averages.

While the school leads its district in science and overall ranking, some challenges exist, such as a noticeable dip in math performance in the middle school grades (6th-8th) compared to the strong results in upper elementary. When compared to other specialized schools, such as the Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet, BP STEM Academy demonstrates stronger outcomes in science and with high-needs populations. For families in the area seeking a school with a proven record of improvement and a dedicated STEM focus that delivers strong results, especially in science, BP STEM Academy presents a compelling option within Baldwin Park Unified.

565

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,213

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4733 Landis Ave.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706-2565

(626) 962-8412

District: Baldwin Park Unified

Students who attend BP STEM Academy usually attend:

High:

Baldwin Park High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

Asian:

10.6%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baldwin Park Unified

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,204^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

From top 41% (2023) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,278^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Baldwin Park Unified

975^th of 1,543Baldwin Park Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	2204 of 5857	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	2195 of 5869	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	2395 of 5859	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2110 of 5597	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2147 of 5612	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	2888 of 5609	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	2262 of 5635	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	1765 of 5107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	1600 of 5107	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	1976 of 5087	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1478 of 5084	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	1514 of 5460	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	1683 of 5517	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	1635 of 5363	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	1112 of 5264	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	2194 of 5628	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	2211 of 5643	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	2017 of 5638	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	2042 of 5663	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1278 of 2761	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1313 of 2783	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1251 of 2781	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1419 of 2740	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	674 of 894	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1752 of 2715	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1807 of 2480	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1933 of 2508	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.8	1525 of 2497	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.7	1799 of 2477	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.5	1363 of 2379	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	1165 of 2259	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	1295 of 2236	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	974 of 2179	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	32.1	1414 of 2063	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.9	1248 of 2005	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.1	1336 of 1999	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	1095 of 1804	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.7	1212 of 1777	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.7	1166 of 1769	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	268 of 739	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	188 of 743	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	252 of 715	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	281 of 733	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	734 of 1531	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	235 of 354	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1107 of 1491	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	969 of 1369	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	628 of 1478	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	662 of 1521	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	574 of 1540	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	188 of 363	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	874 of 1442	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1145 of 1364	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1342 of 2533	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1451 of 2551	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1175 of 2531	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	1290 of 2509	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	502 of 738	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1559 of 2380	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1756 of 2262	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	961 of 2395	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	956 of 2388	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	914 of 2374	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	1083 of 2359	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	1356 of 2213	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1492 of 2072	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	199 of 477	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	291 of 394	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.2	51 of 336	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	860 of 2542	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	848 of 2579	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	744 of 2531	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	874 of 2458	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	448 of 721	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1201 of 2369	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1393 of 2230	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	1071 of 2534	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	1012 of 2552	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1115 of 2538	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1304 of 2527	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	638 of 763	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1679 of 2407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1611 of 2273	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	611 of 1566	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	531 of 1552	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	604 of 1531	60.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science47%+14 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
BP STEM Academy	Public	3-8	4733 Landis Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8412	565	32	17.5	88.3%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	492 (87.1%)	60 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	46.6	1278^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		45.1	1313^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.8%	35	69.2	41.1	46.7	54.2	85.2	81.1	38.1	46.6	47.1	49.0	54.2	67.9	53.9	28.0	32.4	22.2	32.5	$28,213	$6,747	$21,466
Olive Middle	Public	6-8	13701 Olive St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8416	477	28	17.2	87.6%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (89.9%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.1	1576^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.9%		42.2	1389^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	187		23.3	23.3				36.6	41.8	38.2	38.9				26.2	35.9	19.0	27.1	$28,437	$5,909	$22,528
Charles D. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	14250 East Merced Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8312	423	26	16.0	95.7%	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (88.9%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	1881^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26.5	1975^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	94		25.0	25.0				38.1	33.8	34.3	35.4				24.1	15.6	15.0	18.3	$28,149	$5,836	$22,313
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13400 Foster Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-1300	709	36	19.7	91.3%	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	622 (87.7%)	71 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	43.8	1362^nd of 2761 public middle schools	50.7%		41.9	1395^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.9%	33		25.1	25.1				42.4	41.9	40.8	41.7				31.3	30.0	35.0	32.2	$26,981	$5,576	$21,405
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1625 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4900	597	29	20.8	82.4%	19 (3.2%)	12 (2.0%)	478 (80.1%)	76 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	29.3	1850^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		31.2	1759^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	91		20.0	20.0				30.8	35.0	34.2	33.5				31.4	23.0	18.0	23.5	$20,791	$2,790	$18,001
Las Palmas Middle	Public	6-8	641 North Lark Ellen Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7200	887	39	22.6	78.7%	41 (4.6%)	17 (1.9%)	754 (85.0%)	64 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	61.5	865^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		54.3	1035^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	170		29.6	29.6				56.2	57.9	53.2	55.8				37.1	39.3	36.9	37.8	$21,183	$2,071	$19,112
Gladstone Middle	Public	6-8	1340 North Enid	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3600	1,326	59	22.3	90.5%	46 (3.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1,203 (90.7%)	48 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.4%)	24.8	2014^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		24.2	2074^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	60		17.3	17.3				29.8	33.8	37.7	33.8				16.0	19.5	17.9	17.8	$22,128	$1,840	$20,288
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	3-8	3900 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4400	502	27	18.7	88.8%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (90.2%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	2209^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.0%		15.6	2453^rd of 2783 public middle schools	11.9%	244	28.6	12.3	16.4	8.7	25.0	47.3	32.8	19.8	31.9	28.8	17.4	21.9	30.4	18.8	13.2	20.3	19.6	$26,973	$6,599	$20,374
Torch Middle	Public	6-8	751 North Vineland Ave.	City Of Industry	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-2700	345	16	21.8	90.1%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	307 (89.0%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	1651^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		34.8	1635^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	16		20.2	20.2				39.3	44.4	36.4	39.9				22.6	26.1	24.6	24.6	$22,613	$4,695	$17,918
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet	Public	6-8	148 West Duarte Rd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2700	424	18	23.3	80.2%	22 (5.2%)	16 (3.8%)	310 (73.1%)	61 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	45.3	1321^st of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		50.9	1145^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.9%	176		27.8	27.8				51.5	44.0	35.6	43.8				30.6	33.6	28.0	30.8	$19,326	$1,682	$17,644

Frequently Asked Questions about BP STEM Academy

How many students attend BP STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended BP STEM Academy.

What district is BP STEM Academy in?

Baldwin Park Unified

What high school do graduates of BP STEM Academy attend?

Students who attend BP STEM Academy usually go on to attend Baldwin Park High

Is BP STEM Academy a good school?

BP STEM Academy ranks 1278^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of BP STEM Academy?

Students at BP STEM Academy are 87% Hispanic, 11% Asian.

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