Summary:
The Para Los Ninos Middle District in Los Angeles, California, contains a single middle school, Para Los Ninos Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 with 305 students, operating within a context of very high economic need among its student population.
Academic performance at Para Los Ninos Middle is significantly below California state averages, with particular challenges in mathematics where only 16.83% of students are proficient compared to 37.3% statewide, and a concerning trend of declining math scores from 6th to 8th grade. English and science scores also lag behind state averages by considerable margins. Despite this, the school's statewide ranking has shown volatility, improving to the 38th percentile in 2023-2024 before falling back to the 24th percentile in the current year, indicating inconsistent performance trends over recent years.
A critical area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which at 31.3% is far above the state average of 19.4%, a factor that heavily impacts learning. The school benefits from substantial per-student funding, allocating $23,971 per pupil, which presents an opportunity to target resources toward evidence-based interventions for attendance and core academic instruction, especially in mathematics, to better support its high-needs student community.
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