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Las Palmas Middle

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Las Palmas Middle ranks 865 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Las Palmas Middle is a public school serving about 900 students in grades 6-8 in the Covina-Valley Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top third of all California middle schools.

The school is particularly effective in supporting its students, achieving English and Math scores above the state average. It shows notable strength in helping students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds succeed, with performance that often exceeds that of similar nearby schools like Traweek Middle and Edgewood Middle. Furthermore, Las Palmas has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, now having a lower rate of chronic absenteeism than both the district and state averages.

While the school's Science scores are an area for growth, its overall trajectory is positive, showing steady improvement over the past several years. Compared to other local schools that spend significantly more per student, such as BP STEM Academy and Charles D. Jones Middle, Las Palmas delivers strong educational results efficiently, making it a standout choice within its district.

887

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,059

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

641 North Lark Ellen Ave.
Covina, CA 91722-3463

(626) 974-7200

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Students who attend Las Palmas Middle usually attend:

High:

Northview High

Feeder schools for Las Palmas Middle:

Elementary:	Cypress Elementary
	Manzanita Elementary
	Merwin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

Asian:

7.2%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

California avg41%

865^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Covina-Valley Unified

555^th of 1,543Covina-Valley Unified 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	61.5	865 of 2761	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	1035 of 2783	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	1097 of 2781	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	1320 of 2740	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	1233 of 2715	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	1486 of 2480	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	1355 of 2508	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.1	1186 of 2497	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	1127 of 2477	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	894 of 2379	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	891 of 2259	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.6	944 of 2236	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.6	1147 of 2179	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	1070 of 2063	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.1	855 of 2005	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.7	909 of 1999	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.0	857 of 1804	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	32.5	1165 of 1777	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.7	1181 of 1769	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	351 of 739	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	277 of 743	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	390 of 715	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	445 of 733	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	1103 of 1531	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	816 of 1491	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	671 of 1369	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	767 of 1478	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1125 of 1521	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1314 of 1540	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	726 of 1442	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1241 of 1364	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	914 of 2533	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	942 of 2551	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	836 of 2531	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	1168 of 2509	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1230 of 2380	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1517 of 2262	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	458 of 2395	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	589 of 2388	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	660 of 2374	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	817 of 2359	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	726 of 2213	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1041 of 2072	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	12 of 477	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	530 of 2542	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	705 of 2579	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	758 of 2531	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	966 of 2458	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	760 of 2369	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.4	1742 of 2230	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	747 of 2534	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	1016 of 2552	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	1236 of 2538	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	1267 of 2527	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	1046 of 2407	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	1257 of 2273	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	109 of 194	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	846 of 1566	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	612 of 1552	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	660 of 1531	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	930 of 1520	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1091 of 1537	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	724 of 1543	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	1124 of 1555	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1145 of 1602	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1196 of 1496	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2025)44th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science30%-3 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 (2025)
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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Las Palmas Middle	Public	6-8	641 North Lark Ellen Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7200	887	39	22.6	78.7%	41 (4.6%)	17 (1.9%)	754 (85.0%)	64 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	61.5	865^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		54.3	1035^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	170		29.6	29.6				56.2	57.9	53.2	55.8				37.1	39.3	36.9	37.8	$21,059	$19,250	$1,809
Gladstone Middle	Public	6-8	1340 North Enid	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3600	1,326	59	22.3	90.5%	46 (3.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1,203 (90.7%)	48 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.4%)	24.8	2014^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		24.2	2074^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	60		17.3	17.3				29.8	33.8	37.7	33.8				16.0	19.5	17.9	17.8	$17,199	$16,008	$1,191
Traweek Middle	Public	6-8	1941 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7400	614	27	22.4	79.3%	22 (3.6%)	21 (3.4%)	494 (80.5%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	45.4	1317^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		52	1107^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	210		30.8	30.8				46.0	40.2	47.5	44.5				36.9	24.1	25.8	29.2	$24,001	$22,208	$1,793
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	777 East Puente St.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7300	778	36	21.6	68.3%	47 (6.0%)	29 (3.7%)	592 (76.1%)	92 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	55.5	1016^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		48.6	1203^rd of 2783 public middle schools	56.8%	187		25.0	25.0				50.2	56.1	46.0	50.6				51.9	34.0	27.8	38.0	$22,872	$21,628	$1,244
Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	36.8	1592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		45.9	1282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.9%	310		18.2	18.2					35.3	42.5	39.2					28.7	29.4	29.1	$31,713	$29,250	$2,463
BP STEM Academy	Public	3-8	4733 Landis Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8412	565	32	17.5	88.3%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	492 (87.1%)	60 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	46.6	1278^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		45.1	1313^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.8%	35	69.2	41.1	46.7	54.2	85.2	81.1	38.1	46.6	47.1	49.0	54.2	67.9	53.9	28.0	32.4	22.2	32.5	$27,264	$23,052	$4,212
Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	737	30	24.5	80.9%	19 (2.6%)	15 (2.0%)	519 (70.4%)	163 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	55.5	1017^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		58.6	916^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.1%	101		29.8	29.8				53.2	53.2	46.6	50.9				35.2	35.7	34.4	35.1	$18,634	$16,856	$1,778
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1625 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4900	597	29	20.8	82.4%	19 (3.2%)	12 (2.0%)	478 (80.1%)	76 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	29.3	1850^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		31.2	1759^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	91		20.0	20.0				30.8	35.0	34.2	33.5				31.4	23.0	18.0	23.5	$20,135	$17,440	$2,695
Charles D. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	14250 East Merced Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8312	423	26	16.0	95.7%	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (88.9%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	1881^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26.5	1975^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	94		25.0	25.0				38.1	33.8	34.3	35.4				24.1	15.6	15.0	18.3	$24,249	$19,692	$4,557
Royal Oak Middle	Public	7-8	303 South Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 967-6354	610	29	21.0	74.1%	71 (11.6%)	10 (1.6%)	455 (74.6%)	48 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	60.1	905^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%		61.6	850^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	55		28.6	28.6					48.5	54.7	51.5					40.4	42.8	41.5	$22,785	$21,456	$1,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Palmas Middle

What district is Las Palmas Middle in?

Covina-Valley Unified

Is Las Palmas Middle a good school?

Las Palmas Middle ranks 865^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Las Palmas Middle?

Students at Las Palmas Middle are 85% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Las Palmas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 887 students attended Las Palmas Middle.

What high school do graduates of Las Palmas Middle attend?

Students who attend Las Palmas Middle usually go on to attend Northview High

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