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John Adams Middle

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John Adams Middle ranks 1272 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 54% of California middle schools

Summary

John Adams Middle is a public school serving 676 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its significant and sustained academic improvement over the past decade from a low-performing to an above-average school statewide.

The school stands out in its area for stronger academic results, outperforming nearby George Washington Carver Middle, Berendo Middle, and others in English and math proficiency. It shows particular strength in supporting students from low-income families and has managed to lower chronic absenteeism more effectively than most neighboring schools. While it faces competition from some local charter schools like Synergy Kinetic Academy, which has exceptional attendance, John Adams Middle achieves its results with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some nearby schools like William Jefferson Clinton Middle while delivering better academic outcomes.

Despite its overall success, the school has areas for growth, including science proficiency and support for English Language Learners. Its 8th graders perform well in math, exceeding state averages, but 7th-grade scores are lower, indicating a potential focus area. The school's journey from the bottom quartile to a consistent 3-star rating demonstrates effective turnaround strategies that other schools in similar high-need environments could learn from.

676

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,670

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 West 30th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007-3316

(213) 745-3700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend John Adams Middle usually attend:

High:	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High
	Nava College Preparatory Academy
	Santee Education Complex
	Thomas Jefferson Senior High

Feeder schools for John Adams Middle:

Elementary:	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Norwood Street Elementary
	San Pedro Street Elementary
	Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

African American:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,272^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1272 of 2761	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	1236 of 2783	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	1254 of 2781	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	1319 of 2740	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	1705 of 2715	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1619 of 2480	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	1624 of 2508	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.4	1892 of 2497	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	1805 of 2477	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	1832 of 2379	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	1596 of 2259	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1849 of 2236	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1753 of 2179	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	1797 of 2063	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	1571 of 2005	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	1451 of 1999	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	1516 of 1804	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.8	1593 of 1777	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	1543 of 1769	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	292 of 627	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	919 of 1531	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1018 of 1491	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	932 of 1369	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	1047 of 1478	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1459 of 1521	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1366 of 1540	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1147 of 1442	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1098 of 1364	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1247 of 2533	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1146 of 2551	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	1002 of 2531	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1161 of 2509	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	1498 of 2380	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1473 of 2262	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	699 of 2395	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	625 of 2388	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	649 of 2374	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	687 of 2359	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	1130 of 2213	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1068 of 2072	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	713 of 2542	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	722 of 2579	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	679 of 2531	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	688 of 2458	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	1143 of 2369	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1112 of 2230	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1170 of 2534	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	1175 of 2552	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	1305 of 2538	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1261 of 2527	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	1620 of 2407	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1537 of 2273	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	700 of 1566	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	1023 of 1552	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	813 of 1531	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.8	952 of 1543	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

African American (2024)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-12 vs school

White (2023)38th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science22%-11 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	151 West 30th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-3700	676	38	17.7	96.4%	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	635 (93.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	46.7	1272^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.9%		47.4	1236^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.6%	36	22.1	22.1	48.6	42.5	47.9	46.3	32.1	28.9	35.3	32.1	$24,670	$4,646	$20,024
William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7200	622	36	17.2	98.4%	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23.7	2066^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.2%		26.8	1961^st of 2783 public middle schools	29.5%	105	11.6	11.6	21.3	27.3	24.9	24.6	23.0	27.8	26.0	25.7	$27,120	$5,515	$21,605
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Public	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2200	572	32	17.6	98.6%	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22.7	2120^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.2%		18.2	2331^st of 2783 public middle schools	16.2%	211	14.5	14.5	23.1	42.1	32.0	32.7	9.3	20.0	16.8	15.6	$22,575	$5,715	$16,860
Synergy Kinetic Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Synergy Kinetic Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2225	481	20	24.0	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	477 (99.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.3	1229^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%		44.8	1319^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.6%	90	26.4	26.4	34.0	54.1	49.1	45.8	27.6	36.5	34.0	32.7	$19,298	$3,443	$15,855
George Washington Carver Middle	Public	6-8	4410 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2900	635	39	16.1	98.3%	4 (0.6%)	49 (7.7%)	571 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	21	2183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		13.9	2517^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.6%	334	12.9	12.9	30.5	27.1	27.7	28.4	23.8	15.9	17.6	18.9	$27,944	$4,355	$23,589
Para Los Ninos Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	835 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Para Los Ninos Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 896-2640	305	15	20.3	94.1%	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.6%)	287 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	22.9	2103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%		32.8	1713^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.4%	390	18.2	18.2	34.3	34.0	26.9	31.4	23.1	16.7	11.8	16.8	$23,971	$6,600	$17,371
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12	Public, Charter	6-8	131 East 50th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-7270	496	19	25.6	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	474 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	33.8	1684^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.0%		24.2	2073^rd of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	389	21.5	21.5	34.8	39.5	42.6	38.9	22.0	19.4	29.2	23.5	$18,867	$2,720	$16,147
Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-1857	427	23	18.7	96.0%	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	412 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.1	1924^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.3%		22.4	2156^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.5%	232	17.7	17.7	33.6	26.4	38.2	32.9	18.2	12.9	29.8	20.8	$25,475	$5,044	$20,431
John H. Liechty Middle	Public	6-8	650 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 989-1200	748	44	16.8	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	710 (94.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17.6	2334^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.5	2371^st of 2783 public middle schools	14.8%	37	9.7	9.7	22.9	27.5	22.8	24.4	16.9	24.5	11.3	17.4	$24,963	$4,814	$20,149
Berendo Middle	Public	6-8	1157 South Berendo St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-5600	552	36	15.5	96.6%	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	499 (90.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	23.1	2097^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.0%		24.3	2069^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	28	17.5	17.5	33.1	30.9	29.6	31.0	19.4	19.3	16.0	18.0	$26,212	$5,946	$20,266

Frequently Asked Questions about John Adams Middle

Is John Adams Middle a good school?

John Adams Middle ranks 1272^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is John Adams Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of John Adams Middle?

Students at John Adams Middle are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of John Adams Middle attend?

Students who attend John Adams Middle usually go on to attend Dr. Maya Angelou Community High

How many students attend John Adams Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended John Adams Middle.

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