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PREPA TEC - Los Angeles

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

PREPA TEC - Los Angeles is a middle school serving 319 students in grades 6-8 in Walnut Park, CA, operating as its own independent district and consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California schools.

Academic performance is significantly below state averages, with only 7% of students proficient in math and 4% in science, which are the lowest rates among nearby schools like Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning and Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy. The school faces a particular challenge in serving special education students, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide for that subgroup, and shows volatile performance in supporting English Language Learners.

Despite per-student spending of $22,652, which is comparable to other local schools, these resources have not translated to stronger outcomes, suggesting factors like instructional quality or curriculum may be at play. Interestingly, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while high at 29%, is lower than at KIPP Philosophers Academy (45%), yet that school achieves better academic results. Being an independent, single-school district may limit PREPA TEC's access to the shared resources and support systems available to schools in larger districts like Los Angeles Unified.

319

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,652

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 Santa Fe Ave.
Walnut Park, CA 90255-4138

(323) 800-2739

District: PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.3%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

California avg41%

2,534^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1493^rd of 1,543PREPA TEC - Los Angeles 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	12.5	2534 of 2761	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2445 of 2783	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2527 of 2781	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	2586 of 2740	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2493 of 2715	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	1521 of 1531	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	1132 of 1478	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	836 of 1521	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1412 of 1540	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	995 of 1442	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	2413 of 2533	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2240 of 2551	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2354 of 2531	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2426 of 2509	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2216 of 2380	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	2167 of 2395	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1998 of 2388	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2075 of 2374	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2189 of 2359	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2019 of 2213	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2286 of 2542	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	2159 of 2579	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2228 of 2531	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2275 of 2458	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	2135 of 2369	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	2248 of 2534	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2237 of 2552	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2278 of 2538	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2343 of 2527	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	2249 of 2407	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1549 of 1566	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

Science4%-29 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
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
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
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
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
Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 East Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,139	67	16.9	95.2%	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,110 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.7	2025^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		32	1730^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	295		18.5	18.5		29.1	29.3	37.4	32.1		20.3	17.8	18.6	18.8	$23,264	$4,299	$18,965
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,215	64	18.9	94.7%	25 (2.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,167 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	22.6	2126^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.0%		24	2085^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	41		13.6	13.6		34.4	33.4	34.9	34.2		18.3	17.0	11.7	15.4	$21,415	$4,431	$16,984
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
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

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PREPA TEC - Los Angeles ranks in the bottom 8.2% of California middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended PREPA TEC - Los Angeles.

What is the racial makeup of PREPA TEC - Los Angeles?

Students at PREPA TEC - Los Angeles are 99% Hispanic.

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