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John Burroughs Middle

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John Burroughs Middle ranks 520 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 81% of California middle schools

Summary

John Burroughs Middle is a large, high-performing public school serving grades 6-8 with 1,302 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, consistently ranking in the top tiers statewide despite the district's average performance.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly exceeding both district and state averages by 15 to 36 percentage points. This performance is even more impressive when compared to most nearby schools, such as Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle and Berendo Middle, where proficiency rates are often less than half of those at John Burroughs. The school also manages student attendance effectively, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the district and state averages, outperforming several neighboring schools with similar student populations.

John Burroughs achieves these strong outcomes while serving a community where a high percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, demonstrating that it provides highly effective support for all learners. The school's success is consistent across grade levels and has remained stable over the past decade, showing a strong recovery after the pandemic. While a nearby charter school, Magnolia Science Academy 6, shows comparable performance in some subjects, John Burroughs serves a much larger student body and does so with relatively efficient per-student spending compared to other schools in the area.

1,302

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,305

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 South McCadden Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90020-3829

(323) 549-5000

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend John Burroughs Middle usually attend:

High:

Fairfax Senior High

Feeder schools for John Burroughs Middle:

Elementary:	Hancock Park Elementary
	Third Street Elementary
	Wilshire Crest Elementary
	Wilshire Park Elementary
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	Wilton Place Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

Asian:

20.0%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg39%

California avg41%

520^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	78.0	520 of 2761	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	496 of 2783	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	545 of 2781	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	582 of 2740	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	37.1	533 of 894	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	894 of 2715	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	831 of 2480	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.3	705 of 2508	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	624 of 2497	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	743 of 2477	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	70.7	575 of 2379	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	366 of 2259	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	422 of 2236	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	493 of 2179	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	573 of 2063	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	64.8	606 of 2005	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.2	617 of 1999	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	537 of 1804	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	55.1	696 of 1777	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.7	754 of 1769	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	21 of 609	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	49 of 627	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	53 of 613	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	67 of 637	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	111 of 643	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	137 of 600	77.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	295 of 739	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	308 of 743	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	392 of 715	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	347 of 733	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	488 of 745	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	404 of 700	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.4	521 of 1531	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	342 of 1491	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	367 of 1369	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	466 of 1478	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	476 of 1521	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	638 of 1540	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	348 of 363	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	501 of 1442	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	852 of 1364	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	537 of 2533	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	515 of 2551	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	533 of 2531	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	702 of 2509	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	28.3	529 of 738	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	838 of 2380	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	881 of 2262	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	260 of 2395	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	280 of 2388	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	237 of 2374	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	246 of 2359	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	681 of 2213	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	805 of 2072	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	234 of 2542	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	272 of 2579	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	193 of 2531	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	174 of 2458	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	51.2	290 of 721	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	435 of 2369	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	426 of 2230	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	469 of 2534	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	454 of 2552	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	493 of 2538	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	418 of 2527	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	361 of 763	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	806 of 2407	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	731 of 2273	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	488 of 726	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.3	224 of 701	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	202 of 677	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	317 of 665	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	408 of 1566	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	428 of 1552	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	467 of 1531	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	364 of 1520	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	301 of 1537	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	668 of 1543	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	510 of 1555	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	807 of 1602	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	602 of 1496	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+15 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science42%+9 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 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 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
John Burroughs Middle	Public	6-8	600 South McCadden Pl.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 549-5000	1,302	62	20.8	80.0%	98 (7.5%)	116 (8.9%)	771 (59.2%)	260 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	78	520^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.2%		79.2	496^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.2%	24		41.6	41.6		64.8	63.0	62.1	63.3		48.6	48.5	48.2	48.4	$17,305	$3,297	$14,008
Magnolia Science Academy 6	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-8555	128	8	16.5	93.0%	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.5%)	114 (89.1%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	773^rd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		57.3	957^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	184		44.7	44.7		36.4	54.6	71.1	53.2		50.0	34.9	42.1	42.4	$22,861	$1,929	$20,932
Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4066 West Johnnie Cochran Vist	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-4300	441	28	15.6	94.6%	10 (2.3%)	79 (17.9%)	342 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	14	2481^st of 2761 public middle schools	10.1%		13.7	2529^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.1%	48		11.3	11.3		19.3	21.1	23.4	21.6		8.8	9.6	16.5	12.2	$36,189	$7,274	$28,915
Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	929 North Las Palmas Ave.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 993-3400	457	32	14.3	91.5%	53 (11.6%)	51 (11.2%)	320 (70.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	33.7	1688^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.9%		23.4	2111^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.1%	423		17.6	17.6		42.1	38.4	31.7	36.8		25.2	32.3	22.9	27.0	$28,256	$5,630	$22,626
Pio Pico Middle	Public	6-8	1512 South Arlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-8801	253	15	16.8	96.0%	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	227 (89.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	29.2	1854^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		30.8	1776^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.2%	78		5.9	5.9		29.4	48.3	35.4	39.3		18.0	23.3	15.7	19.9	$35,693	$7,525	$28,168
New Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1919 South Burnside Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	New Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-6400	317	13	23.5	73.8%	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	275 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	33.6	1690^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.8%		41.4	1415^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.2%	275		17.4	17.4		33.0	42.6	49.0	41.4		20.6	25.0	20.4	22.0	$19,406	$2,400	$17,006
Joseph Le Conte Middle	Public	6-8	1316 North Bronson Ave.	Hollywood	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 308-1700	627	39	16.0	94.7%	25 (4.0%)	30 (4.8%)	541 (86.3%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	21.8	2158^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%		20.6	2237^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.6%	79		21.6	21.6		27.6	27.1	30.5	28.5		14.8	15.6	17.1	16.1	$23,886	$4,357	$19,529
Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	446	28	15.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	408 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34.2	1672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		29.9	1819^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	147	40.0	25.6	29.4	63.6	34.4	41.7	53.3	45.1	33.3	19.7	18.5	15.2	19.5	$18,658	$2,580	$16,078
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	298	15	19.9	90.6%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (93.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	2333^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.1	2392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	59		17.3	17.3		25.0	25.6	34.6	28.5		14.4	7.8	7.7	10.1	$24,658	$4,521	$20,137
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 Burroughs Middle

What district is John Burroughs Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend John Burroughs Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,302 students attended John Burroughs Middle.

What is the racial makeup of John Burroughs Middle?

Students at John Burroughs Middle are 59% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 9% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is John Burroughs Middle a good school?

John Burroughs Middle ranks 520^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of John Burroughs Middle attend?

Students who attend John Burroughs Middle usually go on to attend Fairfax Senior High

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