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Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8

Q: Is Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 a good school?

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 ranks 1370 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 is a public charter middle school serving 396 students in grades 6-8 in East Los Angeles, and it has shown remarkable academic improvement in recent years, now performing at an average level statewide.

The school's trajectory is impressive, having climbed from a 1-star to a 3-star rating since 2022, with test scores in English and math increasing significantly. This improvement outpaces many nearby schools, including traditional district schools like Belvedere Middle and Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory. Alliance is particularly effective for students with high needs, ranking well above the state average for Hispanic students, those in special education, and those from low-income families. While its per-student spending is higher than some neighbors like Eastmont Intermediate, it achieves these results with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio.

When compared to other local charter schools, Alliance sits in the middle of a wide performance range, outperforming schools like Arts in Action Community Middle and KIPP Sol Academy but not yet reaching the heights of top performers like KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory. A key strength is preparing eighth graders for high school, as their scores are notably strong. The school's reduction in chronic absenteeism has also correlated with its academic gains. Continued focus is needed on math achievement and ensuring science scores remain consistent, but the school's model of rapid improvement in a high-needs community is a notable success.

396

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

113 South Rowan Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90063-2434

(323) 269-2156

District: Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

Two or more races:

0.5%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2019 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

California avg41%

1,370^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

749^th of 1,543Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District 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	43.7	1370 of 2761	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	1587 of 2783	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1990 of 2781	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1944 of 2740	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1486 of 2715	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	703 of 1531	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	949 of 1491	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	714 of 1478	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	1395 of 1521	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	982 of 1540	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	853 of 1442	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1319 of 2533	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1417 of 2551	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1531 of 2531	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1501 of 2509	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1259 of 2380	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	797 of 2395	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	981 of 2388	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	1423 of 2374	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1380 of 2359	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	888 of 2213	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	876 of 2542	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	1152 of 2579	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	1520 of 2531	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1414 of 2458	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	926 of 2369	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1238 of 2534	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	1525 of 2552	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2097 of 2538	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2129 of 2527	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1471 of 2407	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	527 of 1566	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	617 of 1552	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	1190 of 1531	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science24%-9 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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8	Public, Charter	6-8	113 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-2156	396	17	23.2	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.7	1370^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.4%		36.3	1587^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	217		23.6	23.6		39.8	42.6	49.7	44.4		26.8	33.9	29.0	29.8
Belvedere Middle	Public	6-8	312 North Record Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-5400	734	43	16.9	95.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	32.9	1721^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.7%		28.5	1884^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.3%	163		18.7	18.7		33.0	41.2	35.2	37.3		25.5	27.5	23.3	25.3	$41,889	$39,274	$2,615
Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Public	6-8	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6400	792	43	18.6	96.2%	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	774 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.1	1999^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		28.2	1894^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	105		16.2	16.2		31.8	38.3	34.0	34.6		12.4	23.6	16.6	17.4	$43,070	$40,074	$2,996
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4360 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3245	280	15	18.4	95.4%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.2	1125^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		53.4	1059^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	66		26.4	26.4		54.7	53.9	47.3	51.3		40.0	22.8	33.6	32.2
KIPP Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-8	4240 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Innovation District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8000	476	20	23.6	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	467 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.7	1594^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		32.9	1708^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.6%	114	33.7	42.4	38.4	42.0	35.2	33.6	44.9	38.8	34.7	21.6	18.6	21.2	23.6
KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	2810 Whittier Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-7737	529	20	26.5	76.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (97.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	83.7	395^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.7%		84.1	394^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.8%	1	52.2	54.0	53.1	50.8	55.2	72.1	71.0	62.0	34.8	45.5	57.4	59.7	49.0
Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	2510 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3000	927	52	17.6	96.0%	17 (1.8%)	9 (1.0%)	890 (96.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	47.9	1238^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		42.6	1381^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.4%	143		24.0	24.0		39.8	38.3	44.2	41.2		37.9	35.8	40.7	38.3	$40,040	$37,108	$2,932
Arts in Action Community Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Kern Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts in Action Community Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	258	12	21.4	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.6	2335^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		14.2	2510^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.8%	175		7.1	7.1		24.0	25.5	38.0	28.6		19.7	11.9	10.0	13.8
KIPP Sol Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Sol Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5220	465	22	21.0	80.2%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	458 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25.6	1973^rd of 2761 public middle schools	28.5%		26.7	1967^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.3%	6	27.3	20.6	23.8	30.6	22.0	32.5	38.5	30.6	27.3	13.0	23.7	23.9	21.6	$39,554	$38,142	$1,412
Griffith Middle	Public	6-8	4765 East Fourth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-7400	1,070	52	20.4	91.3%	24 (2.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1,033 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40.2	1491^st of 2761 public middle schools	46.0%		38.4	1523^rd of 2783 public middle schools	45.3%	32		21.0	21.0		41.2	50.3	46.7	46.2		24.2	27.1	22.3	24.5	$37,024	$34,538	$2,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8

What district is Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 in?

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District

How many students attend Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8.

What is the racial makeup of Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8?

Students at Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 are 99% Hispanic.

Is Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 a good school?

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 ranks 1370^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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