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Grace Hopper STEM Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

Grace Hopper STEM Academy is a small public middle school serving about 93 students in grades 6-8 in Inglewood, operating within its own Grace Hopper STEM Academy District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English (29%), Math (14%), and especially Science (2.5%) falling well below state averages and those of many nearby schools like Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle and Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood. Despite this, the school has shown a gradual improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years. It's notable that the school spends more per student ($28,100) than most comparable local schools and maintains a smaller average class size (16 students per teacher).

When compared to its neighbors, Grace Hopper has a lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than some schools like TEACH Academy of Technologies, but it is higher than the state average. The area features a wide range of school performance, from very high to very low, highlighting stark differences in educational outcomes within the same community. For a school with a STEM focus, the extremely low science scores are a particular point of concern that parents may want to inquire about directly.

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Grace Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90301-1306

(310) 910-0230

District: Grace Hopper STEM Academy District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.0%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

California avg41%

2,346^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1430^th of 1,543Grace Hopper STEM 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	17.2	2346 of 2761	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	2511 of 2783	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2608 of 2781	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2623 of 2740	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	2509 of 2715	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	403 of 609	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	461 of 627	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	498 of 613	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	602 of 637	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	396 of 643	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	2342 of 2533	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2488 of 2551	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2421 of 2531	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2390 of 2509	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1962 of 2380	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2175 of 2395	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1694 of 2359	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2156 of 2213	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	2116 of 2542	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2229 of 2579	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2326 of 2531	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2398 of 2458	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2167 of 2369	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1855 of 2534	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2448 of 2527	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	2362 of 2407	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-19 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science2%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Grace Hopper STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	601 Grace Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Grace Hopper STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 910-0230	93	6	16.4	55.9%	0 (0.0%)	66 (71.0%)	20 (21.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	17.2	2346^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%		14	2511^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.8%	165										2.5	2.5			25.0	37.0	27.5	29.5			14.3	22.2	7.5	13.7
Crozier (George W.) Junior High	Public	7-8	1210 West Regent St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5280	126	8	16.1	84.1%	0 (0.0%)	52 (41.3%)	72 (57.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	32.6	1730^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.3%		18.4	2323^rd of 2783 public middle schools	16.5%	593										22.6	22.6					41.2	41.2					15.8	15.8	$23,388	$19,776	$3,612
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
Century Community Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	901 South Maple St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Century Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 412-2286	441	21	21.3	80.5%	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.9%)	366 (83.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	47.8	1244^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.9%		41.7	1402^nd of 2783 public middle schools	49.6%	158										25.0	25.0			44.8	55.4	48.6	49.7			27.3	35.1	23.6	28.7
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
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
Lennox Middle	Public	6-8	11033 Buford Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 419-1800	1,193	64	18.6	94.1%	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.8%)	1,152 (96.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	36.9	1586^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%		37.9	1533^rd of 2783 public middle schools	44.9%	53	12.0	12.0	32.0	32.0	26.0	26.0	8.0	8.0		19.4	19.4			41.3	47.4	36.5	41.4			17.9	27.5	30.6	25.6	$27,678	$25,348	$2,330
TEACH Academy of Technologies	Public, Charter	5-8	10045 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0809	471	16	28.7	98.7%	4 (0.8%)	195 (41.4%)	270 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.6	2704^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.1%		6.8	2737^th of 2783 public middle schools	1.7%	33									1.6	4.8	3.7		7.9	11.3	12.8	15.3	12.4		3.1	4.0	5.4	2.3	3.9
Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 West Imperial Hwy.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 793-0157	358	18	20.3	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	315 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	57.9	952^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%		58.2	929^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.6%	23										31.6	31.6			41.7	56.0	53.0	50.1			24.6	46.6	45.1	38.6
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace Hopper STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Grace Hopper STEM Academy?

Students at Grace Hopper STEM Academy are 71% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Grace Hopper STEM Academy in?

Grace Hopper STEM Academy District

How many students attend Grace Hopper STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Grace Hopper STEM Academy.

Is Grace Hopper STEM Academy a good school?

Grace Hopper STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 15.0% of California middle schools.

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