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Magnolia Science Academy 6

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Magnolia Science Academy 6 ranks 773 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 72% of California middle schools

Summary

Magnolia Science Academy 6 is a public charter middle school serving 128 students in grades 6-8 in the Wilton Place neighborhood of Los Angeles, consistently earning above-average state ratings while serving a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in science, and its effectiveness in supporting its student population. It outperforms the California state average in English, math, and science, and its statewide ranking places it in the 72nd percentile. When compared to many nearby schools like Pio Pico Middle and Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle, Magnolia Science Academy 6 achieves significantly higher proficiency rates. It also shows notable strength in supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for the latter group. Furthermore, the school has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to below the state average.

While the highest-performing school in the immediate area is John Burroughs Middle, Magnolia Science Academy 6 delivers these solid outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than several neighboring schools. Parents may note that student performance in English Language Arts grows remarkably from 6th to 8th grade, though math scores can vary year-to-year. Overall, the school within the Magnolia Science Academy 6 District represents a consistently strong choice that has demonstrated an ability to help its students succeed academically.

128

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,861

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

745 South Wilton Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90005-3552

(310) 842-8555

District: Magnolia Science Academy 6 District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

African American:

5.5%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2019 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

California avg41%

773^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2019

From top 48% (2019) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

353^rd of 1,543Magnolia Science Academy 6 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	65.5	773 of 2761	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	957 of 2783	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	712 of 2781	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	964 of 2740	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1311 of 2715	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	51.9	523 of 1491	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	58.5	317 of 1442	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	769 of 2533	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	1037 of 2551	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	782 of 2531	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	628 of 2509	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1246 of 2380	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	435 of 2395	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	560 of 2388	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	279 of 2374	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	364 of 2359	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	883 of 2213	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	343 of 2542	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	523 of 2579	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	296 of 2531	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	420 of 2458	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	863 of 2369	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	716 of 2534	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	797 of 2552	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	601 of 2538	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.7	1071 of 2527	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1173 of 2407	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)78th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Magnolia Science Academy 6

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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
Magnolia Science Academy 6	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-8555	128	8	16.5	93.0%	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.5%)	114 (89.1%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	773^rd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		57.3	957^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	184		44.7	44.7		36.4	54.6	71.1	53.2		50.0	34.9	42.1	42.4	$22,861	$1,929	$20,932
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	$35,693	$7,525	$28,168
John Burroughs Middle	Public	6-8	600 South McCadden Pl.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 549-5000	1,302	62	20.8	80.0%	98 (7.5%)	116 (8.9%)	771 (59.2%)	260 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	78	520^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.2%		79.2	496^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.2%	24		41.6	41.6		64.8	63.0	62.1	63.3		48.6	48.5	48.2	48.4	$17,305	$3,297	$14,008
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	$36,189	$7,274	$28,915
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	298	15	19.9	90.6%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (93.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	2333^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.1	2392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	59		17.3	17.3		25.0	25.6	34.6	28.5		14.4	7.8	7.7	10.1	$24,658	$4,521	$20,137
Berendo Middle	Public	6-8	1157 South Berendo St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-5600	552	36	15.5	96.6%	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	499 (90.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	23.1	2097^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.0%		24.3	2069^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	28		17.5	17.5		33.1	30.9	29.6	31.0		19.4	19.3	16.0	18.0	$26,212	$5,946	$20,266
Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	715	36	19.9	98.6%	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	678 (94.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	34.5	1660^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%		30.2	1803^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.2%	143		23.3	23.3		29.4	43.2	42.7	38.8		19.1	27.8	23.7	23.8	$19,239	$4,181	$15,058
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	$18,658	$2,580	$16,078
Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 West 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	437	19	23.1	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	428 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	1533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		30.1	1809^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	276	22.9	24.1	23.4	42.9	32.0	39.8	50.6	40.4	29.5	24.6	30.4	29.6	28.3	$20,290	$2,433	$17,857
Virgil Middle	Public	6-8	152 North Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-2800	975	59	16.5	96.0%	20 (2.1%)	24 (2.5%)	778 (79.8%)	134 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	51	1158^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.1%		50.5	1156^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	2		19.4	19.4		43.1	43.1	43.9	43.4		48.7	45.1	30.9	41.5	$22,028	$4,062	$17,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Science Academy 6

How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy 6?

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 students attended Magnolia Science Academy 6.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Science Academy 6?

Students at Magnolia Science Academy 6 are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 2% White.

What district is Magnolia Science Academy 6 in?

Magnolia Science Academy 6 District

Is Magnolia Science Academy 6 a good school?

Magnolia Science Academy 6 ranks 773^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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