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Edwin Markham Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

Edwin Markham Middle is a public school serving about 618 students in grades 6-8 in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, where nearly all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science far below both district and state averages; for example, only about 18% of students are proficient in English compared to nearly 49% statewide. This performance places it in the bottom 10% of all California middle schools. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with about 36% of students missing significant school time, which is nearly double the state average and correlates with lower academic achievement, a pattern also seen at nearby KIPP Philosophers Academy. Performance also tends to decline as students move from 6th to 8th grade.

When compared to other local schools, Markham's results are generally lower, though it does have a lower student-teacher ratio (15:1) than many neighbors, which could allow for more individual attention. Some nearby charter schools, like Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 and Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle, achieve better academic results with similar student populations, suggesting school-level practices are important. A bright spot is that Markham has shown recent, notable improvement in supporting its homeless students.

618

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,120

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 East 104th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002-3606

(323) 568-5500

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Edwin Markham Middle usually attend:

High:

Jordan High

Feeder schools for Edwin Markham Middle:

Elementary:	Compton Avenue Elementary
	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary
	Grape Street Elementary
	Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary
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	Ritter Elementary
	Weigand Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

African American:

21.0%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,524^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd 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	12.8	2524 of 2761	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	2586 of 2783	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	2594 of 2781	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2459 of 2740	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2427 of 2715	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2347 of 2480	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	2331 of 2508	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	2381 of 2497	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	2360 of 2477	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	2209 of 2379	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	2123 of 2259	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	2153 of 2236	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.8	2107 of 2179	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	2015 of 2063	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	1907 of 2005	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1908 of 1999	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	1729 of 1804	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	1711 of 1777	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.1	1715 of 1769	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	520 of 609	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	595 of 627	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	605 of 613	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	592 of 637	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	598 of 643	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	571 of 600	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	1319 of 1531	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1186 of 1491	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1164 of 1369	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	1351 of 1478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1293 of 1521	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1311 of 1540	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1039 of 1442	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1187 of 1364	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2373 of 2533	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	2403 of 2551	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2359 of 2531	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2220 of 2509	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2162 of 2380	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	2116 of 2262	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2026 of 2395	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2064 of 2388	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1979 of 2374	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1826 of 2359	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1750 of 2213	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1826 of 2072	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	309 of 477	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	367 of 394	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2249 of 2542	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2333 of 2579	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2297 of 2531	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2079 of 2458	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2049 of 2369	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2077 of 2230	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	2296 of 2534	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	2397 of 2552	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2381 of 2538	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2312 of 2527	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	2192 of 2407	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	2190 of 2273	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1396 of 1566	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1302 of 1552	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1402 of 1531	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	7.6	1467 of 1543	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2023)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science10%-22 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
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
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
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
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,215	64	18.9	94.7%	25 (2.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,167 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	22.6	2126^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.0%		24	2085^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	41		13.6	13.6		34.4	33.4	34.9	34.2		18.3	17.0	11.7	15.4	$21,415	$4,431	$16,984
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
Charles Drew Middle	Public	7-8	8511 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1700	607	34	17.7	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.0%)	483 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	15.1	2436^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.8%		14	2513^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.7%	77		12.2	12.2			26.5	18.7	22.6			15.9	11.2	13.5	$26,932	$5,233	$21,699
Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8255 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3280	437	21	20.4	97.3%	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	428 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.1	1673^rd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		42.1	1392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.0%	281		17.7	17.7		24.1	43.0	39.5	35.9		18.2	28.6	34.5	27.4	$24,887	$3,078	$21,809
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 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
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

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Edwin Markham Middle ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Edwin Markham Middle attend?

Students who attend Edwin Markham Middle usually go on to attend Jordan High

What district is Edwin Markham Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Edwin Markham Middle?

Students at Edwin Markham Middle are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Edwin Markham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Edwin Markham Middle.

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