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Stella Middle Charter Academy

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Stella Middle Charter Academy ranks 1559 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

1559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

Stella Middle Charter Academy is a public charter middle school serving 474 students in grades 5-8 in Los Angeles, operating within its own district and currently holding a 2-star state rating, though its performance has fluctuated in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools serving similar communities, Stella Middle shows notable strengths: its academic proficiency, while below the state average, is higher than several local options like Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle and Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy. The school manages student attendance effectively, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than the state average and significantly better than schools such as Audubon Middle. It also operates with substantially lower per-student spending than traditional Los Angeles Unified schools while achieving comparable or better results.

The school's performance is a mix of promising trends and areas for growth. A key strength is the strong performance of its 8th graders in English, which exceeds the state average, suggesting good academic preparation. However, recent test scores have declined slightly, and performance is much lower in the 5th and 6th grades. The school demonstrates particularly high effectiveness with some student groups, such as English Language Learners. In the broader local landscape, Stella Middle sits in the middle tier, outperforming many traditional public schools but not yet matching higher-performing charters like Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle.

474

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4301 West Martin Luther King J
Los Angeles, CA 90008-1719

(323) 406-7155

District: Stella Middle Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

African American:

17.3%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

California avg41%

1,559^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

894^th of 1,543Stella Middle Charter Academy 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	37.4	1559 of 2761	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	1238 of 2783	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	1712 of 2781	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1632 of 2740	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	659 of 894	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	1214 of 2715	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	133 of 609	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	115 of 627	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	297 of 613	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	281 of 637	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	271 of 643	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	637 of 1531	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	149 of 354	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	1016 of 1491	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	439 of 1478	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.2	762 of 1521	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	761 of 1540	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	122 of 363	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	174 of 1442	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1393 of 2533	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	1120 of 2551	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	1534 of 2531	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1481 of 2509	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	561 of 738	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1308 of 2380	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	1028 of 2395	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	674 of 2388	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	1120 of 2374	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	1011 of 2359	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	563 of 2213	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1160 of 2542	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	778 of 2579	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1231 of 2531	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1105 of 2458	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	401 of 721	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	630 of 2369	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1532 of 2534	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	1202 of 2552	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	1596 of 2538	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1514 of 2527	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	518 of 763	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	972 of 2407	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	515 of 1566	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	978 of 1552	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	849 of 1531	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)78th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	474	18	26.0	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	82 (17.3%)	378 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	37.4	1559^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		47.4	1238^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.5%	321	14.3	27.9	22.3		26.8	27.9	45.0	56.2	40.1		14.0	13.9	26.2	21.1	19.3
Audubon Middle	Public	6-8	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6300	446	34	13.1	93.0%	12 (2.7%)	251 (56.3%)	162 (36.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	18.8	2277^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%		18.2	2332^nd of 2783 public middle schools	16.2%	55		8.8	8.8			29.6	35.1	22.4	29.3			17.8	18.4	9.6	15.3	$63,391	$59,978	$3,413
ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5311 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6970	256	8	31.6	98.4%	1 (0.4%)	232 (90.6%)	22 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	1487^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.1%		34.9	1633^rd of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	146		13.0	13.0			42.3	52.3	48.1	47.7			18.0	26.7	29.9	24.9
New Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1919 South Burnside Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	New Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-6400	317	13	23.5	73.8%	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	275 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	33.6	1690^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.8%		41.4	1415^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.2%	275		17.4	17.4			33.0	42.6	49.0	41.4			20.6	25.0	20.4	22.0
Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4066 West Johnnie Cochran Vist	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-4300	441	28	15.6	94.6%	10 (2.3%)	79 (17.9%)	342 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	14	2481^st of 2761 public middle schools	10.1%		13.7	2529^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.1%	48		11.3	11.3			19.3	21.1	23.4	21.6			8.8	9.6	16.5	12.2	$59,760	$56,024	$3,736
Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	446	28	15.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	408 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34.2	1672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		29.9	1819^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	147	40.0	25.6	29.4		63.6	34.4	41.7	53.3	45.1		33.3	19.7	18.5	15.2	19.5
Libertas College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	4-8	5101 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Libertas College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 400-6149	301	12	25.1	91.4%	2 (0.7%)	62 (20.6%)	233 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	48.1	1234^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.3%		55.2	1009^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.7%	225	26.5	19.7	22.5	13.8	37.5	42.5	44.4	50.7	41.3	26.7	40.8	32.9	37.8	33.8	35.0
Pio Pico Middle	Public	6-8	1512 South Arlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-8801	253	15	16.8	96.0%	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	227 (89.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	29.2	1854^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		30.8	1776^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.2%	78		5.9	5.9			29.4	48.3	35.4	39.3			18.0	23.3	15.7	19.9	$58,082	$53,758	$4,324
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-4388	399	19	20.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	288 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	20.1	2219^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.6%		25.4	2018^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.5%	201		17.6	17.6			27.5	22.4	29.2	26.5			16.8	18.3	16.4	17.1
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	208	4	52.2	68.8%	0 (0.0%)	175 (84.1%)	21 (10.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	87.5	320^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.4%		88.9	302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.1%	18		59.7	59.7			63.4	76.8	88.7	75.7			45.1	52.2	69.4	55.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Stella Middle Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Stella Middle Charter Academy?

Students at Stella Middle Charter Academy are 80% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Stella Middle Charter Academy a good school?

Stella Middle Charter Academy ranks 1559^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Stella Middle Charter Academy in?

Stella Middle Charter Academy District

How many students attend Stella Middle Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Stella Middle Charter Academy.

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