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Synergy Kinetic Academy

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Synergy Kinetic Academy ranks 1251 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 54% of California middle schools

Summary

Synergy Kinetic Academy is a public middle school serving 481 students in grades 6-8 in South Los Angeles, operating within its own Synergy Kinetic Academy District and showing a consistent record of improvement.

The school stands out in its neighborhood for its strong academic results compared to other local schools serving similar communities. For example, in English and Math, Synergy Kinetic Academy significantly outperforms nearby schools like William Jefferson Clinton Middle and Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy. It is particularly effective in supporting specific student groups, such as those from low-income families or in special education, ranking in the 70th percentile or higher statewide for these subgroups. Furthermore, the school has achieved a remarkable drop in chronic absenteeism, now at just 7.3%, which is far better than the state average and most other schools in the area.

Notably, the school achieves these positive trends while spending less per student than many surrounding schools in the Los Angeles Unified district, such as George Washington Carver Middle. While there is room for growth, especially in 6th-grade performance and mathematics, the school's upward trajectory and efficient use of resources make it a standout option in a part of the city where many other schools struggle.

481

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1420 East Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-1820

(323) 846-2225

District: Synergy Kinetic Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

African American:

0.6%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2019 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

California avg42%

1,251^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 40% (2019) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

653^rd of 1,530Synergy Kinetic 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
2026	47.9	1251 of 2740	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	1229 of 2761	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	1319 of 2783	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	1420 of 2781	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	1278 of 2740	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	1642 of 2715	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	771 of 1531	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	631 of 1491	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	661 of 1478	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	336 of 1521	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	533 of 1540	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	1240 of 1442	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	1120 of 2516	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	1031 of 2533	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1197 of 2551	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	1267 of 2531	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1175 of 2509	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	1496 of 2380	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	689 of 2357	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	704 of 2395	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	719 of 2388	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	821 of 2374	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	662 of 2359	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	1015 of 2213	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	751 of 2529	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	736 of 2542	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	808 of 2579	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	862 of 2531	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	646 of 2458	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	1090 of 2369	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	1213 of 2514	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	1298 of 2534	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1265 of 2552	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	1364 of 2538	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1171 of 2527	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	1517 of 2407	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	827 of 1605	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	466 of 1566	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	527 of 1552	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	899 of 1531	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

Science31%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Synergy Kinetic Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Synergy Kinetic Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2225	481	20	24.0	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	477 (99.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.9	1251^st of 2740 public middle schools	54.3%		48.3	1229^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%	22	30.6	30.6	45.0	42.7	45.6	44.4	30.2	40.8	35.6	35.6	$18,476	$1,212	$17,264
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Public	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2200	572	32	17.6	—	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	23.9	2048^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.3%		22.7	2120^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.2%	72	22.3	22.3	37.1	29.5	31.8	32.4	18.1	19.8	19.6	19.2	$24,358	$3,607	$20,751
Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-1857	427	23	18.7	96.0%	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	412 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.5	2022^nd of 2740 public middle schools	26.2%		27.1	1924^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.3%	98	17.3	17.3	31.4	37.7	36.8	35.4	23.8	18.2	15.7	19.1
George Washington Carver Middle	Public	6-8	4410 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2900	635	39	16.1	—	4 (0.6%)	49 (7.7%)	571 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	22	2127^th of 2740 public middle schools	22.4%		21	2183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%	56	14.6	14.6	32.7	26.1	30.1	29.6	17.9	28.0	20.2	21.9	$29,272	$3,100	$26,172
Para Los Ninos Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	835 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Para Los Ninos Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 896-2640	305	15	20.3	94.1%	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.6%)	287 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25.4	1993^rd of 2740 public middle schools	27.3%		22.9	2103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%	110	24.3	24.3	24.4	30.0	41.2	32.4	16.3	20.9	22.6	20.1	$26,299	$3,568	$22,731
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	151 West 30th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-3700	676	38	17.7	96.4%	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	635 (93.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	48.9	1217^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.6%		46.7	1272^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.9%	55	29.8	29.8	45.8	59.1	43.0	49.1	29.2	36.4	32.0	32.4	$26,403	$2,894	$23,509
CDS Secondary	Public	6-8	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-5656	17	4	4.1	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	15 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	2165^th of 2740 public middle schools	21.0%		4.6	2741^st of 2761 public middle schools	0.7%	576	9.1	9.1		23.1	45.5	33.3			16.7	13.6
William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7200	622	36	17.2	—	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31	1789^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.7%		23.7	2066^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.2%	277	17.1	17.1	31.7	30.9	38.8	34.0	28.1	27.1	33.3	29.6	$27,585	$3,237	$24,348
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12	Public, Charter	6-8	131 East 50th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-7270	496	19	25.6	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	474 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	28.1	1905^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.5%		33.8	1684^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.0%	221	34.0	34.0	25.9	28.6	37.7	30.7	18.6	19.1	28.3	21.9	$21,757	$1,657	$20,100
Los Angeles Academy Middle	Public	6-8	644 East 56th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-1800	829	49	17.0	97.7%	7 (0.8%)	66 (8.0%)	742 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	28.7	1881^st of 2740 public middle schools	31.4%		24.4	2040^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.1%	159	19.1	19.1	27.6	36.5	39.9	35.4	18.1	23.8	29.1	24.3	$29,730	$3,166	$26,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Synergy Kinetic Academy

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Synergy Kinetic Academy District

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Synergy Kinetic Academy ranks 1251^st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Synergy Kinetic Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Synergy Kinetic Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Synergy Kinetic Academy?

Students at Synergy Kinetic Academy are 99% Hispanic.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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