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Magnolia Science Academy 3

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Magnolia Science Academy 3 ranks 934 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 57% of California high schools

Summary

Magnolia Science Academy 3 is a public charter high school serving about 410 students in grades 6-12 in Carson, showing a clear pattern of academic improvement in recent years.

The school is on a positive upward trend, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and climbing in statewide rankings, while maintaining a strong graduation rate of over 93%. It stands out for its effective support for specific student groups, with Hispanic and African American students, as well as those from lower-income families, performing well above the school's overall average. However, parents should note significant challenges, including lower proficiency in middle school grades and science, as well as a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average. Compared to neighbors, it outperforms schools like Moneta Continuation and New Millennium Secondary but trails behind specialized academies like the nearby California Academy of Mathematics and Science.

Operating within its own Magnolia Science Academy 3 District, the school achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, similar to other local academies. Its improving trajectory and focus on graduation are notable strengths in the area's educational landscape, though the disparities in performance between grade levels and the science scores are key areas for families to consider.

411

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,461

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1254 East Helmick St.
Carson, CA 90746-3164

(310) 637-3806

District: Magnolia Science Academy 3 District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

African American:

42.3%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,278^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

934^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 36% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1017^th of 1,543Magnolia Science Academy 3 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2278 of 2761	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1981 of 2783	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2421 of 2781	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	2036 of 2740	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	2218 of 2715	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	302 of 609	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	282 of 627	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	413 of 613	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	354 of 637	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	389 of 643	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.8	1461 of 1491	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2175 of 2533	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1595 of 2551	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2151 of 2531	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1828 of 2509	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1804 of 2380	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1812 of 2395	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1365 of 2388	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1850 of 2374	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1254 of 2359	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1477 of 2213	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	2040 of 2542	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1782 of 2579	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1940 of 2531	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1517 of 2458	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1634 of 2369	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1997 of 2534	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1986 of 2552	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2250 of 2538	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1916 of 2527	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2109 of 2407	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	934 of 2162	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	1118 of 2159	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1360 of 2170	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1057 of 2123	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	338 of 1290	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	33.4	1370 of 2133	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	186 of 523	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	246 of 517	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	252 of 521	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	219 of 522	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	144 of 592	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	748 of 1906	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	872 of 1915	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	1065 of 1915	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1130 of 1858	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	492 of 1054	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	1283 of 1833	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	566 of 1900	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	654 of 1902	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	1018 of 1917	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	563 of 1861	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	1189 of 1814	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	735 of 2013	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	891 of 2026	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	1120 of 2030	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	781 of 1943	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.2	144 of 1126	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	867 of 1937	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1024 of 1942	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1153 of 1948	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1412 of 1963	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	868 of 1916	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.5	195 of 1122	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	33.0	1226 of 1880	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)50th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-16 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science11%-21 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	411	18	22.6	72.5%	1 (0.2%)	174 (42.3%)	224 (54.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	55.1	934^th of 2162 public high schools	56.8%		45.2	1118^th of 2159 public high schools	48.2%	184	13.2		9.4	11.3	30.4	36.1	12.0	70.2	38.0	19.6	13.3	11.5	25.0	17.4	$20,461	$1,102	$19,359
California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	673	27	24.8	37.4%	30 (4.5%)	46 (6.8%)	227 (33.7%)	342 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	99.4	4^th of 2162 public high schools	99.8%		99.4	7^th of 2159 public high schools	99.7%	3			87.0	87.0				98.7	98.7				94.9	94.9	$19,028	$2,489	$16,539
Compton Community Day High	Public	9-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	6	2	2.6		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$23,879	$3,703	$20,176
Rancho Dominguez Preparatory	Public	6-12	4110 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6400	701	40	17.3	90.6%	20 (2.9%)	147 (21.0%)	464 (66.2%)	37 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	15 (2.1%)	47.4	1087^th of 2162 public high schools	49.7%		42.9	1174^th of 2159 public high schools	45.6%	87	20.0	27.0	0.0	22.4	40.0	28.8	38.7	46.2	40.0	23.9	20.3	16.4	24.6	22.0	$24,133	$4,432	$19,701
Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,407	76	18.5	87.7%	47 (3.3%)	238 (16.9%)	808 (57.4%)	203 (14.4%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (2.8%)	67 (4.8%)	66	673^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		49.6	1004^th of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	331		30.0		30.3				63.3	63.3				33.8	33.8	$21,297	$3,813	$17,484
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1455	474	26	18.4	77.8%	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.2%)	291 (61.4%)	65 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.8%)	14 (3.0%)	49	1060^th of 2162 public high schools	51.0%		49.6	1008^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	52		25.2		25.2				59.2	59.2				15.8	15.8	$18,461	$2,449	$16,012
Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1460	438	26	16.9	80.8%	10 (2.3%)	31 (7.1%)	184 (42.0%)	195 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	69.1	617^th of 2162 public high schools	71.5%		65.2	647^th of 2159 public high schools	70.0%	30		29.4		28.8				70.6	70.6				34.9	34.9	$18,442	$2,518	$15,924
Eagle Tree Continuation	Public	9-12	22628 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-0970	18	2	9.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)	13 (72.2%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2023^rd of 2162 public high schools	6.4%					(n/a)								14.3	14.3				0.0	0.0	$57,423	$12,201	$45,222
Moneta Continuation	Public	9-12	17951 South Budlong Ave.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-4951	46	3	15.2	100.0%	2 (4.3%)	11 (23.9%)	30 (65.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	14.6	1818^th of 2162 public high schools	15.9%		14.3	1837^th of 2159 public high schools	14.9%	19		0.0	0.0	0.0				8.3	8.3				12.5	12.5	$33,439	$6,680	$26,759
Gardena Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-5000	1,343	76	17.6	93.5%	22 (1.6%)	335 (24.9%)	879 (65.5%)	61 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	39 (2.9%)	49.5	1052^nd of 2162 public high schools	51.3%		29	1517^th of 2159 public high schools	29.7%	465		18.7	5.9	18.1				46.3	46.3				34.5	34.5	$22,733	$4,617	$18,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Science Academy 3

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Science Academy 3?

Students at Magnolia Science Academy 3 are 55% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Magnolia Science Academy 3 a good school?

Magnolia Science Academy 3 ranks 934^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Magnolia Science Academy 3.

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