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Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle is a large, top-performing public charter school serving grades 6-8 with 1,784 students in Northridge, part of the Los Angeles Unified district.

The school consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 10% of all California middle schools, with student test scores in English, math, and science that are significantly higher than both district and state averages. What makes Nobel particularly impressive is its success with all student groups; for example, it ranks in the 97th percentile for students from low-income families and has shown dramatic recent improvement in supporting English Learners. The school also maintains a chronic absenteeism rate of about 12%, which is roughly half the district average and contributes to its strong academic environment.

When compared to nearby schools, Nobel's achievements stand out. It delivers these exceptional results while serving a sizable student population and utilizing resources efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools with lower ratings, such as Northridge Middle and Canoga Park Middle. The only school in the area with similar academic performance is Robert Frost Middle, which has a slightly lower chronic absenteeism rate. Nobel's model demonstrates that a large school can achieve and sustain excellence across its diverse community.

1,784

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,034

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9950 Tampa Ave.
Northridge, CA 91324-1142

(818) 773-4700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle usually attend:

High:	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Feeder schools for Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle:

Elementary:	Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies
	Topeka Charter School For Advanced Studies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

White:

22.4%

Asian:

19.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg39%

California avg41%

212^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	92.4	212 of 2761	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	191 of 2783	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	294 of 2781	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	337 of 2740	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	338 of 2715	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	276 of 2480	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	86.5	321 of 2508	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	90.1	225 of 2497	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	88.0	270 of 2477	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	191 of 2379	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	169 of 2259	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	84.5	209 of 2236	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	291 of 2179	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	392 of 2063	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	301 of 2005	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	385 of 1999	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	255 of 1804	85.9%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	259 of 1777	85.4%	★★★★☆
2004	79.2	299 of 1769	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	15 of 609	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	44 of 627	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	57 of 613	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	35 of 637	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	16 of 643	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	20 of 600	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	168 of 739	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	129 of 743	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	224 of 715	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	236 of 733	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	195 of 745	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	176 of 700	74.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.6	103 of 1531	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	133 of 1491	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.5	199 of 1369	85.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	203 of 1478	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.4	1052 of 1521	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1521 of 1540	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	86.2	88 of 1442	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	237 of 2533	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	187 of 2551	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	299 of 2531	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	313 of 2509	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	326 of 2380	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	261 of 2262	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	88 of 2395	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	60 of 2388	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	125 of 2374	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	159 of 2359	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	206 of 2213	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	154 of 2072	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	88 of 2542	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	85 of 2579	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	130 of 2531	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	113 of 2458	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	150 of 2369	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	107 of 2230	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	200 of 2534	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	181 of 2552	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	265 of 2538	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	325 of 2527	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	306 of 2407	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	282 of 2273	87.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	147 of 726	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	70 of 701	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	75 of 677	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	116 of 665	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	154 of 554	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	67 of 462	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	88 of 1566	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	90 of 1552	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	210 of 1531	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	166 of 1520	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	111 of 1537	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	243 of 1543	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	298 of 1555	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	299 of 1602	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	299 of 1496	80.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science52%+20 vs state

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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
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9950 Tampa Ave.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-4700	1,784	78	22.7	57.1%	400 (22.4%)	86 (4.8%)	847 (47.5%)	353 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.3%)	92.4	212^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%		93.8	191^st of 2783 public middle schools	93.1%	21	52.2	52.2	72.3	75.0	73.7	73.7	68.5	68.7	61.4	66.2	$18,034	$2,618	$15,416
Ernest Lawrence Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Variel Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-7900	1,076	52	20.8	69.7%	139 (12.9%)	46 (4.3%)	617 (57.3%)	222 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	58.4	942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.9%		50.5	1155^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	213	32.7	32.7	53.1	51.8	49.0	51.3	40.7	37.8	33.2	37.2	$19,209	$3,434	$15,775
Patrick Henry Middle	Public	6-8	17340 San Jose St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-3870	1,053	59	17.9	76.2%	124 (11.8%)	43 (4.1%)	765 (72.6%)	75 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	59.8	911^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.0%		50	1173^rd of 2783 public middle schools	57.9%	262	31.6	31.6	55.1	49.7	52.8	52.5	50.0	32.1	34.8	38.7	$22,989	$3,956	$19,033
James Jordan Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18600 Lanark St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	James Jordan Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 882-2496	456	18	25.0	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	62.6	839^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.6%		66.4	754^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	85	38.6	38.6	48.4	58.2	57.9	54.7	29.7	43.8	38.6	37.2	$18,733	$1,437	$17,296
Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22.5	2134^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		18.9	2302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	17.3%	168	14.5	14.5	31.8	35.2	33.8	33.8	14.0	19.3	12.1	15.3	$26,157	$5,690	$20,467
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		79.1	498^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	137	39.9	39.9	70.7	68.1	61.1	66.5	68.5	60.2	59.0	62.5	$22,710	$4,006	$18,704
John A. Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-5800	763	50	15.2	92.4%	35 (4.6%)	26 (3.4%)	619 (81.1%)	72 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	22.6	2128^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		21.2	2213^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	85	13.7	13.7	27.5	22.3	32.4	27.5	20.6	17.7	24.9	21.1	$22,818	$4,376	$18,442
Ingenium Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 309-2777	179	10	18.6	96.6%	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.5%)	161 (89.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	2550^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		17.9	2350^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	200	6.7	6.7	10.9	20.6	20.9	17.4	10.7	16.7	11.1	13.2	$24,283	$2,223	$22,060
Robert Frost Middle	Public	6-8	12314 Bradford Pl.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-6900	1,505	63	23.8	54.1%	498 (33.1%)	49 (3.3%)	749 (49.8%)	138 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (4.7%)	91.7	232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.6%		91	257^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.8%	25	55.0	55.0	74.6	78.2	69.5	74.2	65.4	60.7	58.9	61.8	$17,892	$2,895	$14,997
George K. Porter Middle	Public	6-8	15960 Kingsbury St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2050	1,009	54	18.8	74.5%	93 (9.2%)	20 (2.0%)	775 (76.8%)	101 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	74.7	588^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.7%		68.1	721^st of 2783 public middle schools	74.1%	133	35.5	35.5	65.8	59.5	61.7	62.3	50.2	43.4	48.2	47.2	$19,733	$3,178	$16,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle

Is Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle a good school?

Yes. Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle ranks in the top 7.7% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,784 students attended Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle.

What district is Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What high school do graduates of Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle attend?

Students who attend Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle usually go on to attend Northridge Academy High

What is the racial makeup of Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle?

Students at Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle are 47% Hispanic, 22% White, 20% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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