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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	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
Whaley Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44.6	1339^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.1%		54.2	1070^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%	269	25.8	25.8	44.6	39.1	36.4	39.6	29.4	33.0	52.0	39.3	$28,361	$4,758	$23,603
Frank J. Zamboni	1.0mi	Public	6-8	15733 South Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8048	650	40	16.2	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	619 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35.7	1635^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.3%		37.3	1565^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.3%	70	24.2	24.2	31.1	48.7	38.9	39.2	20.1	40.9	23.6	27.7	$23,622	$1,157	$22,465
Leona Jackson	1.6mi	Public	6-8	7220 Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8020	517	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	130 (25.1%)	355 (68.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	34.6	1666^th of 2740 public middle schools	39.2%		38.7	1529^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.6%	137	21.8	21.8	36.6	44.2	49.1	43.7	25.9	16.1	25.3	22.4	$25,053	$1,234	$23,819
Bridges Preparatory Academy	1.6mi	Public, Charter	6-8	400 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Bridges Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 201-3890	151	5	29.0	88.1%	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.9%)	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)											$18,770	$1,264	$17,506
Hamilton Middle	1.6mi	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	748	35	21.4	84.6%	6 (0.8%)	78 (10.4%)	604 (80.7%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	22.1	2124^th of 2740 public middle schools	22.5%		25.9	1956^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%	168	14.0	14.0	39.8	34.2	33.6	35.8	14.7	15.8	16.5	15.7	$19,482	$2,670	$16,812
Hosler Middle	1.8mi	Public	7-8	11300 Spruce St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1447	754	35	21.2	95.5%	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	715 (94.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19.5	2238^th of 2740 public middle schools	18.3%		17.5	2339^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.3%	101	12.6	12.6		25.7	27.8	26.8		19.8	24.1	22.0	$25,011	$2,908	$22,103
Paramount Park Middle	1.8mi	Public	6-8	14608 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8052	551	29	19.1	96.2%	6 (1.1%)	39 (7.1%)	492 (89.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	32.5	1737^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.6%		40.1	1493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%	244	27.1	27.1	34.8	42.6	41.4	39.8	15.6	20.4	29.8	22.0	$23,201	$1,113	$22,088
Cesar Chavez Middle	2.4mi	Public	7-8	3898 Abbott Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-7300	882	35	25.5	95.4%	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.5%)	850 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	24.3	2028^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.0%		19.1	2263^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.0%	235	16.7	16.7		34.1	39.3	36.8		22.9	13.9	18.2	$23,475	$2,873	$20,602
Bunche Middle	2.5mi	Public	6-8	12338 Mona Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6010	286	11	25.2	93.4%	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.1%)	233 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	72.5	624^th of 2740 public middle schools	77.2%		38.9	1523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.8%	899	31.9	31.9	64.5	53.9	61.3	59.3	71.0	48.0	54.1	55.7	$29,775	$4,984	$24,791
Alondra Middle	2.5mi	Public	6-8	16200 Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8004	735	41	17.9	92.5%	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.7%)	674 (91.7%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	42	1432^nd of 2740 public middle schools	47.7%		42.8	1393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.5%	39	33.2	33.2	38.3	43.9	53.0	45.7	20.0	21.0	33.3	25.4	$24,465	$1,175	$23,290

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