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Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 14% of California middle schools

Summary

Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle is a public charter school serving 441 students in grades 6-8 in South Los Angeles, where it operates within its own charter district and serves a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile of all California schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below state averages. Its performance is notably lower than many nearby schools, such as the exceptionally high-performing Willowbrook Middle and the strong Davis Middle, both part of the Compton Unified district. A key area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which at 24.9% is higher than the state average, though the school has made recent progress in reducing it from nearly 40% two years ago.

Interestingly, Animo Mae Jemison spends more per student than most of these higher-achieving neighboring schools, suggesting resources are not the sole factor in student success. The data shows a strong link between attendance and achievement across the area, and while the school's performance has been low, it shows a slight recent upward trend in its statewide ranking. This indicates that improvement is possible, and parents may want to investigate the specific strategies used by nearby schools with similar student populations that achieve dramatically better results.

441

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12700 S. Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-2730

(323) 565-4450

District: Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

African American:

19.7%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

California avg41%

2,377^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1442^nd of 1,543Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle 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	16.5	2377 of 2761	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2219 of 2783	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2326 of 2781	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2403 of 2740	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1874 of 2715	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	551 of 609	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	535 of 627	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	476 of 613	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	494 of 637	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	412 of 643	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1124 of 1531	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	919 of 1491	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	792 of 1478	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1000 of 1521	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	902 of 1540	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	975 of 1442	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	2320 of 2533	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2194 of 2551	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2148 of 2531	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2249 of 2509	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1485 of 2380	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1765 of 2395	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1480 of 2388	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1687 of 2374	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1868 of 2359	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1109 of 2213	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	222 of 320	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	194 of 336	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2092 of 2542	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1873 of 2579	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1951 of 2531	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2052 of 2458	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1401 of 2369	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2055 of 2534	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1877 of 2552	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2096 of 2538	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2205 of 2527	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1969 of 2407	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1002 of 1566	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1216 of 1552	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1194 of 1531	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2023)31st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science10%-22 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	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
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12700 S. Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4450	441	22	19.7	95.9%	2 (0.5%)	87 (19.7%)	348 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.5	2377^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.9%		21	2219^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	158	10.5	10.5	19.5	25.9	32.6	26.3	3.9	20.3	12.6	12.6
Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	603 East 115th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 905-1377	390	17	22.8	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	91 (23.3%)	286 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	42.5	1407^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%		44.3	1333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	52.1%	74	33.8	33.8	38.3	42.5	41.7	40.9	32.0	30.7	21.4	27.8
Samuel Gompers Middle	Public	6-8	234 East 112th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4000	406	23	17.6	96.1%	5 (1.2%)	131 (32.3%)	257 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	14.8	2446^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%		11.6	2606^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.4%	160	4.3	4.3	29.2	23.9	25.4	26.0	13.4	15.3	10.6	13.1	$57,143	$52,364	$4,779
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	810 East 111th Pl.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8613	464	25	18.7	96.8%	14 (3.0%)	72 (15.5%)	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	2176^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		22.7	2141^st of 2783 public middle schools	23.1%	35	17.0	17.0	27.1	29.9	29.3	28.9	13.1	13.5	23.3	16.9
Early College Middle	Public	6-8	1200 East Alondra Blvd. Compto	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	304	11	28.0	88.8%	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.5%)	260 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	95.4	140^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		95.1	150^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	10	52.9	52.9	80.4	98.1	87.3	88.7	71.1	67.0	62.8	66.9	$4,791	$818	$3,973
Enterprise Middle	Public	7-8	2600 West Compton Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6030	182	10	18.0	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	53 (29.1%)	123 (67.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	33.7	1687^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.9%		20.8	2228^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.9%	541	22.4	22.4	29.8	34.9	41.2	35.9	29.8	18.5	30.3	25.8	$30,838	$25,788	$5,050
Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	1650 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5500	618	41	15.0	98.4%	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	12.8	2524^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		12	2586^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	62	10.5	10.5	20.2	18.1	17.0	18.3	19.9	11.1	9.1	13.0	$49,619	$46,536	$3,083
Davis Middle	Public	6-8	621 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6020	520	20	26.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	75 (14.4%)	437 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	65.6	771^st of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	1135^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.2%	364	9.9	9.9	50.8	63.0	49.4	55.2	56.2	57.2	44.2	52.6	$18,677	$14,430	$4,247
Bunche Middle	Public	6-8	12338 Mona Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6010	286	11	25.2	93.4%	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.1%)	233 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	38.9	1523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.8%		24.1	2079^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.3%	556	8.3	8.3	35.9	46.7	45.2	43.3	23.1	39.4	26.1	30.0	$25,470	$20,486	$4,984
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-8	9719 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 451-3009	486	18	26.5	94.4%	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	461 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	45.7	1305^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.7%		49.8	1178^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.7%	127	23.8	23.8	36.7	53.8	44.1	44.7	37.9	34.0	22.4	31.7

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In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle.

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Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle ranks in the bottom 13.9% of California middle schools.

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Students at Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle are 79% Hispanic, 20% African American.

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