Summary:
The California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District consists of a single school, California Creative Learning Academy Middle School, serving grades 6-8 in Los Angeles with an enrollment of 98 students.
This school presents a complex picture of high investment but significant academic challenges. It spends over $21,000 per student, which is substantially more than typical California schools, yet its students' test scores are below state averages in all core subjects. The gap is most severe in mathematics, where proficiency is less than half the state average, and it drops sharply to just 4.76% by 8th grade. English Language Arts performance is closer to the state average, suggesting strengths in that area. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting 37.7% of students, nearly double the state rate, which is a known barrier to learning.
While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, it currently sits in the lower third of all California middle schools. The combination of very high per-student funding, a high-need student population (over 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), and below-average outcomes suggests resources may not be effectively reaching the core instructional challenges, particularly in math and attendance. For parents, this indicates a school that, while well-funded, requires focused improvements in student engagement and mathematics instruction to help all students succeed.
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