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California Creative Learning Academy Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 36% of California middle schools

Summary

California Creative Learning Academy Middle School is a small, independent middle school serving grades 6-8 with about 98 students in Los Angeles, operating within its own California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably with chronic student absenteeism, which at 37.7% is nearly double the state average and far higher than nearby schools like Washington Irving Middle School Math Music and Engr Magnet (18.2%). Academically, performance is mixed and particularly low in mathematics, where only 16.84% of students scored proficient, which is less than half the state average and lower than most surrounding schools. This is despite the school spending over $21,000 per student, which is more than some higher-performing schools in the area. Performance has been volatile year-to-year and tends to decline in the upper grades, with only 4.76% of 8th graders proficient in math.

Located in a competitive area with several high-performing magnet schools nearby, the school's small size and independent district status present both flexibility and challenges. Parents may want to note the stark performance differences compared to close schools such as Washington Irving Middle School Math Music and Engr Magnet and Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet, which achieve much stronger results while serving similar student populations within the larger Los Angeles Unified district.

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,004

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2709 Media Center Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90065-1700

(323) 539-2810

District: California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

White:

27.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2021 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

California avg41%

1,768^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 47% (2021) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1046^th of 1,543California Creative Learning Academy Middle School 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	31.7	1768 of 2761	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1935 of 2783	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1482 of 2781	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1683 of 2740	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	478 of 894	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	1834 of 2551	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1508 of 2531	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1590 of 2509	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	326 of 738	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1776 of 2395	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2093 of 2388	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1666 of 2374	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1735 of 2359	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1916 of 2542	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2228 of 2579	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2206 of 2531	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2207 of 2458	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	482 of 721	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1593 of 2534	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1829 of 2552	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1227 of 2538	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	1433 of 2527	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	485 of 763	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	864 of 1520	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	832 of 1543	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1153 of 1555	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2024)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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 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
California Creative Learning Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	98	4	23.9	60.2%	27 (27.6%)	5 (5.1%)	55 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	31.7	1768^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%		27.3	1935^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.5%	167	19.1	19.1	47.8	35.7	38.1	42.1	23.9	14.3	4.8	16.8	$35,004	$34,344	$660
Washington Irving Mid School Math Music and Engr Magnet	Public	6-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 259-3700	909	52	17.5	63.7%	211 (23.2%)	23 (2.5%)	570 (62.7%)	59 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	79.9	477^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.7%		74.1	608^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	131	42.5	42.5	75.3	61.4	58.1	64.2	65.2	47.9	47.3	52.5	$37,222	$35,102	$2,120
Theodore Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	222 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6845	842	40	21.1	61.6%	421 (50.0%)	13 (1.5%)	335 (39.8%)	65 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	51.9	1135^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.9%		51.3	1127^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.5%	8	28.5	28.5	48.3	52.5	48.5	50.2	28.1	36.3	29.3	32.2	$19,728	$18,482	$1,246
Florence Nightingale Middle	Public	6-8	3311 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 224-4800	773	47	16.5	87.3%	16 (2.1%)	19 (2.5%)	577 (74.6%)	148 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	49	1207^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.3%		40.8	1435^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.4%	228	26.5	26.5	39.7	49.3	44.8	44.8	31.5	38.9	32.9	34.7	$41,262	$38,886	$2,376
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Public	6-8	4201 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-6700	1,547	81	19.2	74.5%	273 (17.6%)	41 (2.7%)	934 (60.4%)	223 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	69.9	681^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.3%		75	591^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	90	41.7	41.7	54.7	51.0	56.7	54.2	43.2	48.4	45.7	45.9	$31,679	$29,684	$1,995
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1221 Monterey Rd.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-8145	1,182	52	22.5	56.6%	930 (78.7%)	7 (0.6%)	150 (12.7%)	73 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	61.4	869^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.5%		57	963^rd of 2783 public middle schools	65.4%	94	34.3	34.3	42.3	50.9	51.8	49.3	40.0	40.4	46.6	42.7	$16,808	$15,872	$936
Vista Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2900 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Vista Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-4000	364	15	23.8	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (93.7%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	24.8	2019^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%		24.1	2082^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.2%	63	12.0	12.0	29.3	40.7	32.6	34.7	22.2	22.4	11.4	18.4
PUC Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	91504	Los Angeles County	PUC Excel Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5010	257	16	16.5	91.4%	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	243 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	25.3	1989^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%		34.5	1650^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.7%	339	13.7	13.7	37.8	32.5	32.4	34.0	18.7	22.1	18.6	19.7
Sal Castro Middle	Public	6-8	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4416	276	19	14.2	97.8%	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	249 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31.5	1779^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.6%		15.7	2450^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.0%	671	30.6	30.6	36.3	29.3	36.8	34.2	29.1	13.1	19.4	20.5	$41,842	$39,110	$2,732
Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet	Public	6-8	6460 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-4400	824	49	16.9	88.6%	27 (3.3%)	8 (1.0%)	752 (91.3%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	54.5	1053^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%		51	1142^nd of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	89	27.7	27.7	38.7	47.9	48.7	45.0	30.0	43.8	50.8	41.4	$38,538	$36,120	$2,418

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What is the racial makeup of California Creative Learning Academy Middle School?

Students at California Creative Learning Academy Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 28% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Not Specified.

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California Creative Learning Academy Middle School ranks 1768^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 98 students attended California Creative Learning Academy Middle School.

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