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Samuel Gompers Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 11% of California middle schools

Summary

Samuel Gompers Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Los Angeles Unified district, with 406 students in a high-needs community where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at the school is significantly below state and district averages, with particular concern in science where only 4.26% of students are proficient. Chronic absenteeism, at 36.7%, is nearly double the state average. While the school spends more per student ($34,638) than any nearby school, these resources have not translated into stronger academic results. Performance varies across student groups, with some showing recent slight improvement while others, like African American students, continue to struggle significantly.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. Several charter schools in the immediate area, such as Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle and Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4, serve similar student populations but achieve notably higher test scores. A remarkable outlier is Willowbrook Middle in Compton Unified, which achieves exceptional academic results with much lower per-student spending, demonstrating that high performance is possible in the community. Gompers' slight recent ranking improvement suggests potential for change, but it remains far behind its higher-performing neighbors.

406

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,638

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

234 East 112th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90061-2542

(323) 241-4000

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Samuel Gompers Middle:

Elementary:	Figueroa Street Elementary
	One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary
	One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary
	One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary
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	One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary
	One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary
	Washington Primary Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.3%

African American:

32.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 16th percentile in 2022 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,446^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

80^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	14.8	2446 of 2761	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2606 of 2783	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2492 of 2781	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2291 of 2740	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2548 of 2715	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2361 of 2480	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	2413 of 2508	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	2404 of 2497	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	2365 of 2477	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	2232 of 2379	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	2214 of 2259	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	2170 of 2236	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	2079 of 2179	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1939 of 2063	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	1872 of 2005	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	1903 of 1999	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	1756 of 1804	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.0	1720 of 1777	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.4	1705 of 1769	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	494 of 609	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	588 of 627	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	534 of 613	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	534 of 637	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	592 of 643	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	477 of 600	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1160 of 1531	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1236 of 1491	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	927 of 1369	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	871 of 1478	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1275 of 1521	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1207 of 1540	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1307 of 1442	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	831 of 1364	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	2305 of 2533	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2354 of 2551	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2231 of 2531	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2129 of 2509	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	2234 of 2380	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	2183 of 2262	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1797 of 2395	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2007 of 2388	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1822 of 2374	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1520 of 2359	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1968 of 2213	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1943 of 2072	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	261 of 477	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	286 of 394	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	2156 of 2542	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2343 of 2579	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2130 of 2531	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1807 of 2458	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	2188 of 2369	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2089 of 2230	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	2210 of 2534	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2456 of 2552	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2320 of 2538	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2106 of 2527	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2311 of 2407	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	2188 of 2273	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1208 of 1566	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1464 of 1552	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1293 of 1531	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science4%-28 vs state

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Friday, July 7, 2017

This school is one of the worst in Los Angeles most of the kids are bullies and it is out of control Close Quote

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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
Samuel Gompers Middle	Public	6-8	234 East 112th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4000	406	23	17.6	96.1%	5 (1.2%)	131 (32.3%)	257 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	14.8	2446^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%		11.6	2606^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.4%	160		4.3	4.3		29.2	23.9	25.4	26.0		13.4	15.3	10.6	13.1	$34,638	$8,398	$26,240
Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	603 East 115th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 905-1377	390	17	22.8	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	91 (23.3%)	286 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	42.5	1407^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%		44.3	1333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	52.1%	74		33.8	33.8		38.3	42.5	41.7	40.9		32.0	30.7	21.4	27.8	$19,234	$3,064	$16,170
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	810 East 111th Pl.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8613	464	25	18.7	96.8%	14 (3.0%)	72 (15.5%)	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	2176^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		22.7	2141^st of 2783 public middle schools	23.1%	35		17.0	17.0		27.1	29.9	29.3	28.9		13.1	13.5	23.3	16.9	$24,235	$2,343	$21,892
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-8	9719 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 451-3009	486	18	26.5	94.4%	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	461 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	45.7	1305^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.7%		49.8	1178^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.7%	127		23.8	23.8		36.7	53.8	44.1	44.7		37.9	34.0	22.4	31.7	$20,383	$2,657	$17,726
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12700 S. Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4450	441	22	19.7	95.9%	2 (0.5%)	87 (19.7%)	348 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.5	2377^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.9%		21	2219^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	158		10.5	10.5		19.5	25.9	32.6	26.3		3.9	20.3	12.6	12.6	$28,330	$2,284	$26,046
Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	1650 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5500	618	41	15.0	98.4%	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	12.8	2524^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		12	2586^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	62		10.5	10.5		20.2	18.1	17.0	18.3		19.9	11.1	9.1	13.0	$27,120	$4,771	$22,349
Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Public	6-8	9301 South Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 242-5400	456	28	16.1	97.4%	4 (0.9%)	131 (28.7%)	307 (67.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	11.5	2567^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.0%		10.6	2648^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.9%	81		6.0	6.0		22.6	21.5	16.3	20.1		17.8	9.9	4.7	10.6	$33,736	$9,088	$24,648
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4800	400	16	25.0	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	65 (16.3%)	332 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.9	1901^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		39.9	1469^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.2%	432		19.9	19.9		29.4	29.0	51.1	37.5		12.9	17.2	17.0	16.2	$18,219	$3,607	$14,612
KIPP Academy of Opportunity	Public, Charter	5-8	8500 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Opportunity District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-0125	466	20	23.7	83.0%	1 (0.2%)	185 (39.7%)	269 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	21.7	2160^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%		24.9	2037^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.8%	123	15.7	12.3	14.0	21.9	28.2	27.4	28.1	26.4	13.9	21.4	23.1	17.5	19.0	$18,514	$1,384	$17,130
KIPP Philosophers Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1999 East 102nd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Philosophers Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-6664	398	19	20.9	92.0%	9 (2.3%)	173 (43.5%)	207 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	16.2	2393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	13.3%		26.6	1972^nd of 2783 public middle schools	29.1%	421	13.2	18.0	16.5	23.1	14.0	26.4	27.9	23.2	13.2	8.6	11.6	15.0	12.1	$20,825	$1,285	$19,540

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel Gompers Middle

What district is Samuel Gompers Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Samuel Gompers Middle?

Students at Samuel Gompers Middle are 63% Hispanic, 32% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Samuel Gompers Middle a good school?

Samuel Gompers Middle ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Samuel Gompers Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Samuel Gompers Middle.

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