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Griffith Middle

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Griffith Middle ranks 1491 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Griffith Middle is a public school serving about 1,070 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified district in East Los Angeles.

When compared to other local district schools like Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory and Belvedere Middle, Griffith Middle performs better in core subjects like English, and it shows particular strength in supporting students in special education. However, the school faces a significant challenge with mathematics achievement, where proficiency rates are below both district and state averages. Attendance has been improving and is now better than the district average, which is a positive sign of student engagement.

While Griffith provides stable services, some nearby charter schools, such as KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory, achieve higher academic results. The school does well in Spanish Language Arts, indicating effective support for bilingual development. Parents should note that performance can vary for different groups of students; for example, the school has been less effective for English learners, which is an important area for families to inquire about.

1,070

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,061

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4765 East Fourth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-1846

(323) 266-7400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Griffith Middle:

Elementary:	Ford Boulevard Elementary
	Fourth Street Elementary
	Fourth Street Primary Center
	Humphreys Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary
	Robert Hill Lane Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

2.2%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,491^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	40.2	1491 of 2761	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1523 of 2783	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1580 of 2781	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1475 of 2740	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1686 of 2715	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1608 of 2480	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1841 of 2508	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	1628 of 2497	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.9	2021 of 2477	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	1893 of 2379	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1748 of 2259	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	1897 of 2236	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	1799 of 2179	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	1792 of 2063	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	1702 of 2005	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1780 of 1999	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	1531 of 1804	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	1604 of 1777	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	29.1	1214 of 1769	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.0	651 of 1531	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	807 of 1491	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	738 of 1369	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	1367 of 1478	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1374 of 1521	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1250 of 1540	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1190 of 1442	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	952 of 1364	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1346 of 2533	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1528 of 2551	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1505 of 2531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1351 of 2509	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1594 of 2380	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1470 of 2262	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	900 of 2395	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	927 of 2388	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	989 of 2374	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	838 of 2359	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1097 of 2213	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	1061 of 2072	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	1064 of 2542	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	1092 of 2579	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1118 of 2531	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	904 of 2458	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	1175 of 2369	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1117 of 2230	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1414 of 2534	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1308 of 2552	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1412 of 2538	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1378 of 2527	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1511 of 2407	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1564 of 2273	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	582 of 1566	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	783 of 1552	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	639 of 1531	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1117 of 1520	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1303 of 1543	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science21%-12 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
Griffith Middle	Public	6-8	4765 East Fourth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-7400	1,070	52	20.4	91.3%	24 (2.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1,033 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40.2	1491^st of 2761 public middle schools	46.0%		38.4	1523^rd of 2783 public middle schools	45.3%	32		21.0	21.0		41.2	50.3	46.7	46.2		24.2	27.1	22.3	24.5	$23,061	$4,109	$18,952
Arts in Action Community Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Kern Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts in Action Community Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	258	12	21.4	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.6	2335^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		14.2	2510^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.8%	175		7.1	7.1		24.0	25.5	38.0	28.6		19.7	11.9	10.0	13.8	$22,033	$3,602	$18,431
KIPP Sol Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Sol Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5220	465	22	21.0	80.2%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	458 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25.6	1973^rd of 2761 public middle schools	28.5%		26.7	1967^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.3%	6	27.3	20.6	23.8	30.6	22.0	32.5	38.5	30.6	27.3	13.0	23.7	23.9	21.6	$20,225	$2,488	$17,737
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4360 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3245	280	15	18.4	95.4%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.2	1125^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		53.4	1059^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	66		26.4	26.4		54.7	53.9	47.3	51.3		40.0	22.8	33.6	32.2	$25,656	$2,093	$23,563
Eastmont Intermediate	Public	6-8	400 North Bradshawe Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5133	562	26	21.7	91.6%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (98.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	1706^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.2%		27.3	1931^st of 2783 public middle schools	30.6%	225		20.1	20.1		36.3	40.3	45.7	41.0		14.0	25.0	22.2	20.8	$13,298	$980	$12,318
Belvedere Middle	Public	6-8	312 North Record Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-5400	734	43	16.9	95.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	32.9	1721^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.7%		28.5	1884^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.3%	163		18.7	18.7		33.0	41.2	35.2	37.3		25.5	27.5	23.3	25.3	$24,161	$4,337	$19,824
KIPP Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-8	4240 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Innovation District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8000	476	20	23.6	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	467 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.7	1594^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		32.9	1708^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.6%	114	33.7	42.4	38.4	42.0	35.2	33.6	44.9	38.8	34.7	21.6	18.6	21.2	23.6	$21,030	$3,118	$17,912
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8	Public, Charter	6-8	113 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-2156	396	17	23.2	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.7	1370^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.4%		36.3	1587^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	217		23.6	23.6		39.8	42.6	49.7	44.4		26.8	33.9	29.0	29.8	$20,319	$2,875	$17,444
Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Public	6-8	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6400	792	43	18.6	96.2%	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	774 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.1	1999^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		28.2	1894^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	105		16.2	16.2		31.8	38.3	34.0	34.6		12.4	23.6	16.6	17.4	$27,636	$5,136	$22,500
Macy Intermediate	Public	6-8	2101 South Lupine Ave.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 722-0260	576	27	21.2	76.0%	14 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	474 (82.3%)	79 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	61	879^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.2%		59.1	907^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.4%	28		32.2	32.2		52.2	61.2	51.7	55.1		41.7	30.6	39.1	37.1	$13,327	$917	$12,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Griffith Middle

How many students attend Griffith Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,070 students attended Griffith Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Griffith Middle?

Students at Griffith Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Griffith Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Griffith Middle a good school?

Griffith Middle ranks 1491^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Griffith Middle attend?

Students who attend Griffith Middle usually go on to attend E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2

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