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Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 10% of California middle schools

Summary

Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle is a Los Angeles school serving grades 6–8, with 441 students. In 2024–2025, about 26% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 13% in math, and 10% in science—below California’s rates of about 49%, 37%, and 33%. The most important finding is that math is the clearest academic concern: the school had the largest gap with the state in math and the lowest math result among nearby schools serving grades 6–8.

Compared with eight nearby schools serving the same grades, the school was third-lowest in ELA and fifth-lowest in science, making science its relatively stronger subject locally despite low proficiency overall. Its ELA, math, and science rates were about 17, 19, and 10 percentage points below the respective nearby averages. For example, Early College Middle had higher proficiency in all three subjects, while Davis Middle had much higher ELA and math results. No district-level test results are supplied for Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District, so the available broader comparison is with the state: the school trailed California by about 23 points in ELA, 25 in math, and 22 in science. Seventh-grade math was a relative bright spot at about 20%, compared with 4% in grade 6 and 13% in grade 8.

Results show a small improvement in math, but not a sustained rise across subjects: from 2022–2023 to 2024–2025, math increased by about 2 percentage points, while ELA fell by about 1 point; science gained about 2 points overall after a mid-period increase that did not hold. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling from 39% in 2022–2023 to 25% in 2024–2025, though it remained above the state’s 19%. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 14th percentile and gave it 1 star in 2024–2025. Its student-teacher ratio was 19.7, below the nearby average of 21.9, and 96% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s relative ranking for how well the school serves special education students was higher: the group ranked at the 36th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 14th percentile.

441

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

California avg42%

2,467^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1469^th of 1,530Animo 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
2026	13.9	2467 of 2740	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.9	578 of 594	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.6	2259 of 2516	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.4	1859 of 2357	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.5	2180 of 2529	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.7	2284 of 2514	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.2	1096 of 1605	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2023)31st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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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%)	13.9	2467^th of 2740 public middle schools	10.0%		16.5	2377^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.9%	90	13.4	13.4	30.5	28.4	22.8	26.8	15.2	8.4	8.7	10.3
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%)	48.4	1235^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.9%		42.5	1407^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%	172	45.2	45.2	39.7	36.6	52.4	42.6	29.4	34.7	34.9	33.1	$18,761	$1,187	$17,574
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%)	14.5	2451^st of 2740 public middle schools	10.5%		14.8	2446^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%	5	11.0	11.0	29.2	21.6	19.2	22.7	20.6	18.3	10.6	15.9	$35,418	$4,779	$30,639
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%)	20.7	2190^th of 2740 public middle schools	20.1%		21.2	2176^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%	14	18.0	18.0	21.2	33.3	38.0	31.1	12.3	17.1	19.5	16.4
Early College Middle	Public	6-8	1200 East Alondra Blvd. Compton	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%)	93.6	177^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.5%		95.4	140^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%	37	49.1	49.1	84.3	97.0	88.7	89.9	80.0	74.8	50.0	69.8	$18,930	$3,973	$14,957
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%)	26.7	1959^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.5%		33.7	1687^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.9%	272	17.7	17.7		28.3	29.4	28.9		31.7	26.5	28.9	$32,492	$5,050	$27,442
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	—	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	16.5	2370^th of 2740 public middle schools	13.5%		12.8	2524^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%	154	16.4	16.4	33.1	25.6	18.9	25.5	19.9	14.7	11.4	15.1	$30,806	$3,083	$27,723
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%)	66.6	775^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.7%		65.6	771^st of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%	4	30.3	30.3	40.9	63.2	52.4	53.1	51.6	72.7	44.7	56.0	$26,010	$4,247	$21,763
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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%)	57	999^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.5%		45.7	1305^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.7%	306	39.2	39.2	43.9	41.0	61.0	48.4	35.4	41.6	42.2	39.7	$19,973	$1,371	$18,602

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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 10.0% 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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