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Pio Pico Middle

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Pio Pico Middle ranks 1854 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

Pio Pico Middle is a public school serving about 250 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified School District, ranking in the middle compared to other California schools.

When looking at nearby schools, Pio Pico's academic performance is average; it performs better than schools like Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle but lags behind higher-achieving schools such as John Burroughs Middle and Magnolia Science Academy 6. A notable finding is that Pio Pico spends significantly more per student than most of these neighboring schools, yet this higher investment has not led to proportionally higher test scores. The school does have a real strength in its support for special education students, who perform consistently well.

Parents should be aware of some specific challenges and opportunities. Science proficiency is a critical area for improvement, as scores are very low compared to both district averages and nearby schools. Additionally, while the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio, chronic absenteeism is higher than the state average. The performance among nearby schools varies widely, demonstrating that effective programs and practices within a school can make a substantial difference in student outcomes.

253

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,693

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1512 South Arlington Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90019-4552

(323) 733-8801

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Pio Pico Middle:

Elementary:

Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

African American:

6.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,854^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	29.2	1854 of 2761	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1776 of 2783	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1796 of 2781	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1587 of 2740	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1909 of 2715	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1335 of 2480	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	1439 of 2508	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.2	1517 of 2497	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.0	1952 of 2477	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.6	1525 of 2379	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	1189 of 2259	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	1421 of 2236	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1814 of 2179	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	1790 of 2063	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	1660 of 2005	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1684 of 1999	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	1530 of 1804	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	1562 of 1777	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	1574 of 1769	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.9	348 of 600	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	720 of 1531	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.8	1265 of 1491	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1001 of 1369	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	1219 of 1478	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1443 of 1521	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	746 of 1540	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	1007 of 1442	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	691 of 1364	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1583 of 2533	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1462 of 2551	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1520 of 2531	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1681 of 2509	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1665 of 2380	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1252 of 2262	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1376 of 2395	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1290 of 2388	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1283 of 2374	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	1007 of 2359	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	1285 of 2213	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	689 of 2072	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1463 of 2542	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1351 of 2579	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1345 of 2531	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	1000 of 2458	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	1393 of 2369	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	764 of 2230	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1800 of 2534	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1774 of 2552	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1753 of 2538	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1272 of 2527	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1817 of 2407	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1277 of 2273	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	614 of 1566	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	463 of 1552	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	515 of 1531	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)61st percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2018)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science6%-27 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
Pio Pico Middle	Public	6-8	1512 South Arlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-8801	253	15	16.8	96.0%	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	227 (89.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	29.2	1854^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		30.8	1776^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.2%	78		5.9	5.9		29.4	48.3	35.4	39.3		18.0	23.3	15.7	19.9	$35,693	$7,525	$28,168
Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4066 West Johnnie Cochran Vist	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-4300	441	28	15.6	94.6%	10 (2.3%)	79 (17.9%)	342 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	14	2481^st of 2761 public middle schools	10.1%		13.7	2529^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.1%	48		11.3	11.3		19.3	21.1	23.4	21.6		8.8	9.6	16.5	12.2	$36,189	$7,274	$28,915
Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	446	28	15.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	408 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34.2	1672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		29.9	1819^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	147	40.0	25.6	29.4	63.6	34.4	41.7	53.3	45.1	33.3	19.7	18.5	15.2	19.5	$18,658	$2,580	$16,078
Magnolia Science Academy 6	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-8555	128	8	16.5	93.0%	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.5%)	114 (89.1%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	773^rd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		57.3	957^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	184		44.7	44.7		36.4	54.6	71.1	53.2		50.0	34.9	42.1	42.4	$22,861	$1,929	$20,932
Berendo Middle	Public	6-8	1157 South Berendo St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-5600	552	36	15.5	96.6%	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	499 (90.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	23.1	2097^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.0%		24.3	2069^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	28		17.5	17.5		33.1	30.9	29.6	31.0		19.4	19.3	16.0	18.0	$26,212	$5,946	$20,266
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	298	15	19.9	90.6%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (93.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	2333^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.1	2392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	59		17.3	17.3		25.0	25.6	34.6	28.5		14.4	7.8	7.7	10.1	$24,658	$4,521	$20,137
John Burroughs Middle	Public	6-8	600 South McCadden Pl.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 549-5000	1,302	62	20.8	80.0%	98 (7.5%)	116 (8.9%)	771 (59.2%)	260 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	78	520^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.2%		79.2	496^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.2%	24		41.6	41.6		64.8	63.0	62.1	63.3		48.6	48.5	48.2	48.4	$17,305	$3,297	$14,008
Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	715	36	19.9	98.6%	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	678 (94.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	34.5	1660^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%		30.2	1803^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.2%	143		23.3	23.3		29.4	43.2	42.7	38.8		19.1	27.8	23.7	23.8	$19,239	$4,181	$15,058
Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 West 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	437	19	23.1	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	428 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	1533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		30.1	1809^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	276	22.9	24.1	23.4	42.9	32.0	39.8	50.6	40.4	29.5	24.6	30.4	29.6	28.3	$20,290	$2,433	$17,857
Equitas Academy 4	Public, Charter	5-8	2501 West 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	456	19	24.2	93.2%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31	1798^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.9%		41.6	1409^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.4%	389	30.1	24.8	27.1	36.6	40.7	35.3	33.6	36.5	25.8	20.5	29.1	13.1	21.6	$19,878	$892	$18,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Pio Pico Middle

What district is Pio Pico Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Pio Pico Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Pio Pico Middle.

Is Pio Pico Middle a good school?

Pio Pico Middle ranks 1854^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pio Pico Middle?

Students at Pio Pico Middle are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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