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Para Los Ninos Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2103^rd

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of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

Para Los Ninos Middle is a public middle school serving 305 students in grades 6-8 in downtown Los Angeles, operating within its own Para Los Ninos Middle District.

The school serves a high-need community and shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, with its Special Education and English Language Learner students ranking significantly higher statewide than the school's overall 24th percentile rating. However, the school faces a major challenge with chronic absenteeism, with 31.3% of students chronically absent, a rate much higher than nearby schools like Synergy Kinetic Academy (7.3%) and KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory (13.0%). Academic performance is volatile year-to-year and proficiency in English and Math, while improving from very low levels, remains below state averages.

With per-student spending at $23,971, the school spends more than some higher-performing neighbors, yet results are mixed. Performance declines in the upper grades, and there is a stark gap in support for homeless students. Compared to schools like KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory, which achieves strong results with a similar student population, Para Los Ninos Middle's key areas for growth include improving attendance, providing consistent support for all vulnerable groups, and ensuring learning gains are sustained through 8th grade.

305

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,971

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 Stanford Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021-1847

(213) 896-2640

District: Para Los Ninos Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

African American:

2.6%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

California avg41%

2,103^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1297^th of 1,543Para Los Ninos 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	22.9	2103 of 2761	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1713 of 2783	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2446 of 2781	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2396 of 2740	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	2550 of 2715	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	1368 of 1531	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	789 of 1491	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	459 of 1478	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	1360 of 1521	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	713 of 1540	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	1318 of 1442	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1841 of 2533	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1390 of 2551	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2102 of 2531	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2077 of 2509	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	2312 of 2380	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1522 of 2395	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	1136 of 2388	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.2	2020 of 2374	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1905 of 2359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	2072 of 2213	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	458 of 477	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	391 of 394	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1651 of 2542	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1294 of 2579	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	2068 of 2531	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	2013 of 2458	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2192 of 2369	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2064 of 2534	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1733 of 2552	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2327 of 2538	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2337 of 2527	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	2218 of 2407	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	273 of 1552	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.5	867 of 1531	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)82nd percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-17 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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
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%)	22.9	2103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%		32.8	1713^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.4%	390		18.2	18.2		34.3	34.0	26.9	31.4		23.1	16.7	11.8	16.8	$23,971	$6,600	$17,371
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	98.6%	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22.7	2120^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.2%		18.2	2331^st of 2783 public middle schools	16.2%	211		14.5	14.5		23.1	42.1	32.0	32.7		9.3	20.0	16.8	15.6	$22,575	$5,715	$16,860
Synergy Kinetic Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	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%)	48.3	1229^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%		44.8	1319^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.6%	90		26.4	26.4		34.0	54.1	49.1	45.8		27.6	36.5	34.0	32.7	$19,298	$3,443	$15,855
Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90011	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%)	27.1	1924^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.3%		22.4	2156^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.5%	232		17.7	17.7		33.6	26.4	38.2	32.9		18.2	12.9	29.8	20.8	$25,475	$5,044	$20,431
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%)	46.7	1272^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.9%		47.4	1236^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.6%	36		22.1	22.1		48.6	42.5	47.9	46.3		32.1	28.9	35.3	32.1	$24,670	$4,646	$20,024
John H. Liechty Middle	Public	6-8	650 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 989-1200	748	44	16.8	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	710 (94.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17.6	2334^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.5	2371^st of 2783 public middle schools	14.8%	37		9.7	9.7		22.9	27.5	22.8	24.4		16.9	24.5	11.3	17.4	$24,963	$4,814	$20,149
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	98.4%	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23.7	2066^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.2%		26.8	1961^st of 2783 public middle schools	29.5%	105		11.6	11.6		21.3	27.3	24.9	24.6		23.0	27.8	26.0	25.7	$27,120	$5,515	$21,605
Sal Castro Middle	Public	6-8	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4416	276	19	14.2	97.8%	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	249 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31.5	1779^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.6%		15.7	2450^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.0%	671		30.6	30.6		36.3	29.3	36.8	34.2		29.1	13.1	19.4	20.5	$23,384	$3,608	$19,776
Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	2510 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3000	927	52	17.6	96.0%	17 (1.8%)	9 (1.0%)	890 (96.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	47.9	1238^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		42.6	1381^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.4%	143		24.0	24.0		39.8	38.3	44.2	41.2		37.9	35.8	40.7	38.3	$23,375	$4,397	$18,978
KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	2810 Whittier Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-7737	529	20	26.5	76.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (97.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	83.7	395^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.7%		84.1	394^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.8%	1	52.2	54.0	53.1	50.8	55.2	72.1	71.0	62.0	34.8	45.5	57.4	59.7	49.0	$21,746	$3,189	$18,557

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Para Los Ninos Middle ranks in the bottom 23.8% of California middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Para Los Ninos Middle.

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Students at Para Los Ninos Middle are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

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