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Marina del Rey Middle

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Marina del Rey Middle ranks 2016 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

2016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 27% of California middle schools

Summary

Marina del Rey Middle is a public school serving about 300 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California middle schools with proficiency rates well below state averages.

The school's most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, with over 40% of students missing too much school, which is more than double the rate of many nearby schools like Mark Twain Middle and Palms Middle. Academically, Marina del Rey Middle has the lowest proficiency rates in English, math, and science among its comparison schools, with math scores dropping sharply from 6th to 7th grade.

A particularly interesting comparison is with ICEF Vista Middle Academy, a charter school less than a mile away that serves a similarly economically disadvantaged student population but achieves much higher test scores and has far better attendance, despite spending less per student. This contrast, along with the fact that Marina del Rey Middle spends nearly $39,000 per student—the highest in the area—suggests that factors like school culture, instructional quality, and effective use of resources are critical for student success.

300

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,780

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12500 Braddock Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90066-6808

(310) 578-2700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Marina del Rey Middle usually attend:

High:

Venice Senior High

Feeder schools for Marina del Rey Middle:

Elementary:	Braddock Drive Elementary
	Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary
	Playa del Rey Elementary
	Short Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Stoner Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

38.3%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,016^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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	24.8	2016 of 2761	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2393 of 2783	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2604 of 2781	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2475 of 2740	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2391 of 2715	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2126 of 2480	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	2002 of 2508	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	1883 of 2497	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	1939 of 2477	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1830 of 2379	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	1916 of 2259	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1547 of 2236	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.2	1782 of 2179	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	1457 of 2063	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.2	1508 of 2005	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	1447 of 1999	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	1323 of 1804	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.5	1350 of 1777	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.7	1479 of 1769	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	259 of 609	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.1	579 of 627	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	501 of 613	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	471 of 637	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	478 of 643	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	403 of 600	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	1067 of 1531	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1257 of 1491	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	955 of 1369	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.6	1356 of 1364	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1737 of 2533	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2233 of 2551	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2419 of 2531	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2242 of 2509	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2134 of 2380	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2011 of 2262	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1615 of 2395	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1623 of 2388	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2008 of 2374	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1938 of 2359	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1706 of 2213	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1584 of 2072	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1692 of 2542	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2199 of 2579	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	2364 of 2531	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2195 of 2458	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2071 of 2369	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1868 of 2230	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	2039 of 2534	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2169 of 2552	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2317 of 2538	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2354 of 2527	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2202 of 2407	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1940 of 2273	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	650 of 1566	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	1195 of 1552	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1117 of 1531	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 10, 2018

My two kids were in the Marine Science Academy and had an excellent education. The teachers were great! There were a lot of hands-on activities and real-life problem solving. The students did a lot of research at the creek and at the beach and learned how to become stewards of the environment. One of my kids is going to grad school and the other will be in college majoring in engineering. They were not bullied, but maybe because I did not allow them to be on social media and have always kept in touch with the teachers (who are terrific)! The principal is very supportive. The district, however, is not as supportive as it should be!
By the way, I know Marina teachers have also sent their children to Marina. That says a lot about a school! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 28, 2017

The Performing Arts Magnet is horrible. With the exception of a few teachers who care, the leadership is lacking and there is nothing done to address bullying and fights. The principal is a joke and has been removed at least once, if not more, after a parent went to the district about her child being physically hurt and the school did nothing. Just search youtube for Marina Del Rey Middle School fights and you will see the type of stuff that goes on. It also misrepresents itself as a performing arts school, whereas it's just really a regular school that has a couple dance classes and some kids play instruments. I really regret my child going here and would not recommend this school to anyone. Close Quote

Schools Near Marina del Rey Middle

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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
Marina del Rey Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 578-2700	300	22	13.4	87.3%	4 (1.3%)	115 (38.3%)	168 (56.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	24.8	2016^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.0%		17.1	2393^rd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	377	11.3	11.3	36.1	31.5	35.6	34.2	29.0	14.0	18.3	19.3	$38,780	$9,472	$29,308
ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6405	194	11	18.0	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	76	562^nd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		69.7	692^nd of 2783 public middle schools	75.1%	130	23.2	23.2	59.7	67.2	59.7	62.2	43.8	65.6	69.6	58.6	$26,339	$6,226	$20,113
Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet	Public	6-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 258-6600	456	26	17.4	82.0%	15 (3.3%)	276 (60.5%)	133 (29.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	23.3	2084^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.5%		22.4	2154^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.6%	70	16.9	16.9	33.9	37.5	28.8	33.4	18.1	16.3	14.2	16.1	$29,247	$4,944	$24,303
Culver City Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	1,523	73	20.7	39.5%	389 (25.5%)	148 (9.7%)	546 (35.9%)	173 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	262 (17.2%)	77.9	524^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.0%		77.7	534^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.8%	10	50.6	50.6	61.2	62.7	60.4	61.4	51.1	46.9	43.5	47.2	$17,919	$580	$17,339
Mark Twain Middle	Public	6-8	2224 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 305-3100	974	51	19.0	57.6%	176 (18.1%)	97 (10.0%)	506 (52.0%)	73 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (12.5%)	71	653^rd of 2761 public middle schools	76.3%		66.1	762^nd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	109	35.8	35.8	65.3	58.4	51.9	58.5	57.4	43.8	38.0	46.3	$18,563	$2,753	$15,810
Katherine Johnson STEM Academy	Public	6-8	8701 Parkhill Dr.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 673-1230	133	9	14.5	70.7%	9 (6.8%)	68 (51.1%)	35 (26.3%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.0%)	51.1	1154^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%		29.5	1834^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.1%	680	23.4	23.4	43.5	32.5	44.7	40.6	37.8	37.5	55.3	43.9	$31,061	$5,801	$25,260
Palms Middle	Public	6-8	10860 Woodbine St.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 253-7600	1,081	55	19.6	71.5%	147 (13.6%)	270 (25.0%)	496 (45.9%)	85 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.7%)	67.4	732^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.5%		72.4	643^rd of 2783 public middle schools	76.9%	89	36.2	36.2	54.9	51.0	61.8	55.9	46.5	43.4	39.1	42.9	$19,314	$3,265	$16,049
Daniel Webster Middle	Public	6-8	11330 West Graham Pl.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 235-4600	438	29	14.9	87.4%	33 (7.5%)	72 (16.4%)	307 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	36.9	1589^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%		23.1	2123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.7%	534	26.8	26.8	39.2	38.9	42.2	40.2	28.8	21.1	23.2	24.1	$27,411	$5,171	$22,240
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2425 16th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2326	806	44	18.1	44.4%	289 (35.9%)	90 (11.2%)	362 (44.9%)	47 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	78.8	497^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.0%		76.6	556^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.0%	59	44.4	44.4	64.2	63.6	62.6	63.4	51.9	45.6	47.9	48.6
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	208	4	52.2	68.8%	0 (0.0%)	175 (84.1%)	21 (10.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	87.5	320^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.4%		88.9	302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.1%	18	59.7	59.7	63.4	76.8	88.7	75.7	45.1	52.2	69.4	55.0	$15,002	$1,542	$13,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Marina del Rey Middle

What district is Marina del Rey Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Marina del Rey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Marina del Rey Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Marina del Rey Middle?

Students at Marina del Rey Middle are 56% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Is Marina del Rey Middle a good school?

Marina del Rey Middle ranks 2016^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Marina del Rey Middle attend?

Students who attend Marina del Rey Middle usually go on to attend Venice Senior High

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