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Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle

Q: Is Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle a good school?

Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle ranks 1673 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 39% of California middle schools

Summary

Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle is a public charter school serving 437 students in grades 6-8 in Los Angeles, operating within the Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District.

While the school's overall state ranking has recently declined, it shows important strengths, particularly in keeping students engaged; its chronic absenteeism rate of 14.0% is the lowest among nearby schools and better than the state average. Academically, it outperforms many local schools with similar student populations, such as Charles Drew Middle and Edwin Markham Middle, especially in English and math. The school is notably effective for Hispanic and low-income students, ranking above average for these groups statewide, and has historically shown exceptional support for students experiencing homelessness.

There are areas for growth, as performance for English Learners and Special Education students has been inconsistent year-to-year. Compared to the highest-performing nearby school, Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning, Animo's test scores are lower, though both schools maintain similarly strong attendance. For families in the area, Animo Florence-Firestone represents a solid choice that prioritizes student attendance and provides a supportive environment, achieving better outcomes than most neighboring schools despite recent fluctuations in its statewide standing.

437

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,887

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8255 Beach St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-4014

(323) 565-3280

District: Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

African American:

1.1%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2019 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

California avg41%

1,673^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

974^th of 1,543Animo Florence-Firestone 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
2025	34.1	1673 of 2761	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1392 of 2783	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	1630 of 2781	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1834 of 2740	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1755 of 2715	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	584 of 1531	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	1004 of 1491	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	1267 of 1478	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	778 of 1521	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1191 of 1540	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1371 of 1442	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1581 of 2533	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1248 of 2551	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	1442 of 2531	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1680 of 2509	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1587 of 2380	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1126 of 2395	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	792 of 2388	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1051 of 2374	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	1250 of 2359	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1105 of 2213	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	79.1	37 of 320	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	78 of 336	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1240 of 2542	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	908 of 2579	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1124 of 2531	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	1355 of 2458	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1182 of 2369	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1547 of 2534	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1350 of 2552	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1544 of 2538	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1702 of 2527	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1650 of 2407	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1218 of 1566	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	704 of 1552	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	786 of 1531	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)88th percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science18%-15 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 (2024)
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 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 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
Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8255 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3280	437	21	20.4	97.3%	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	428 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.1	1673^rd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		42.1	1392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.0%	281		17.7	17.7		24.1	43.0	39.5	35.9		18.2	28.6	34.5	27.4	$24,887	$3,078	$21,809
Charles Drew Middle	Public	7-8	8511 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1700	607	34	17.7	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.0%)	483 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	15.1	2436^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.8%		14	2513^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.7%	77		12.2	12.2			26.5	18.7	22.6			15.9	11.2	13.5	$26,932	$5,233	$21,699
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.5	2534^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.2%		15.8	2445^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	89		3.6	3.6		27.7	29.4	23.9	26.9		8.6	7.5	5.5	7.1	$22,652	$3,755	$18,897
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	365	18	20.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.5	1557^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		36.3	1586^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	29		25.0	25.0		42.9	39.8	47.7	43.5		19.6	20.8	25.8	22.2	$20,405	$3,562	$16,843
Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	371	19	19.2	92.5%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1280^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44	1339^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	59		24.1	24.1		47.1	45.9	45.1	45.9		26.4	37.3	29.3	31.6	$26,806	$6,568	$20,238
Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2079 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9616	527	19	27.2	99.1%	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	508 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	48.2	1232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	55.4%		45.9	1279^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.0%	47		26.2	26.2		50.4	50.0	51.4	50.6		30.3	26.5	28.2	28.1	$16,982	$2,954	$14,028
KIPP Philosophers Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1999 East 102nd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Philosophers Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-6664	398	19	20.9	92.0%	9 (2.3%)	173 (43.5%)	207 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	16.2	2393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	13.3%		26.6	1972^nd of 2783 public middle schools	29.1%	421	13.2	18.0	16.5	23.1	14.0	26.4	27.9	23.2	13.2	8.6	11.6	15.0	12.1	$20,825	$1,285	$19,540
Thomas A. Edison Middle	Public	6-8	6500 Hooper Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2500	837	48	17.4	98.7%	5 (0.6%)	39 (4.7%)	787 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	25.1	1998^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		24	2084^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	86		14.8	14.8		24.1	25.6	32.6	28.4		21.4	21.1	27.2	23.8	$25,229	$4,948	$20,281
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	98.4%	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	12.8	2524^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		12	2586^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	62		10.5	10.5		20.2	18.1	17.0	18.3		19.9	11.1	9.1	13.0	$27,120	$4,771	$22,349
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4800	400	16	25.0	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	65 (16.3%)	332 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.9	1901^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		39.9	1469^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.2%	432		19.9	19.9		29.4	29.0	51.1	37.5		12.9	17.2	17.0	16.2	$18,219	$3,607	$14,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle

Is Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle a good school?

Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle ranks 1673^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle?

Students at Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle.

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