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Will Rogers Middle

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Will Rogers Middle ranks 1139 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 59% of California middle schools

Summary

Will Rogers Middle is a public middle school serving about 800 students in grades 6-8 in the Lawndale Elementary district, showing steady improvement in recent years to a 3-star rating.

The school performs at or above expectations for its student population, with particular strengths in supporting African American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students, who score well above state averages for their subgroups. While English scores are near the state average, math scores are an area for growth. A notable positive trend is a significant reduction in chronic absenteeism, which is now better than the state average. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than most nearby schools, including higher-performing ones in wealthier areas like Adams Middle in Redondo Beach Unified and Casimir Middle in Torrance Unified.

The most direct comparison is with Jane Addams Middle, its sister school in the same district with a nearly identical student profile, which achieves higher scores across all subjects. This suggests room for improvement at Will Rogers. The school outperforms other local schools with similar challenges, such as Prairie Vista Middle and Robert E. Peary Middle, indicating it is a relatively strong choice within its peer group.

799

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,956

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4110 West 154th St.
Lawndale, CA 90260-1740

(310) 676-1197

District: Lawndale Elementary

Students who attend Will Rogers Middle usually attend:

High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Will Rogers Middle:

Elementary:	F. D. Roosevelt Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	William Anderson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

African American:

12.6%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,139^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Lawndale Elementary

624^th of 1,543Lawndale Elementary 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	51.8	1139 of 2761	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1309 of 2783	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	1162 of 2781	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	1171 of 2740	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1365 of 2715	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	1171 of 2480	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.2	1360 of 2508	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	1577 of 2497	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	1340 of 2477	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	1345 of 2379	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	1223 of 2259	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	1320 of 2236	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.1	1329 of 2179	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	1412 of 2063	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.8	1493 of 2005	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	1564 of 1999	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	1295 of 1804	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.1	1275 of 1777	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	1204 of 1769	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	152 of 609	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	167 of 627	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	183 of 613	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	134 of 637	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	319 of 643	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	176 of 600	70.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	357 of 739	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	405 of 743	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	468 of 715	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	503 of 733	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	481 of 745	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	429 of 700	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	644 of 1531	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	1163 of 1491	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1297 of 1369	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.4	677 of 1478	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	966 of 1521	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	804 of 1540	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	372 of 1442	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	38.3	661 of 1364	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1084 of 2533	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	1166 of 2551	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1009 of 2531	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	1106 of 2509	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	1233 of 2380	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1117 of 2262	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	710 of 2395	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	879 of 2388	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	683 of 2374	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	692 of 2359	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	903 of 2213	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	756 of 2072	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	706 of 2542	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	819 of 2579	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	644 of 2531	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	606 of 2458	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	831 of 2369	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	701 of 2230	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	1070 of 2534	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1271 of 2552	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	1153 of 2538	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	1018 of 2527	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	1306 of 2407	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1109 of 2273	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	536 of 726	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	462 of 701	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	390 of 554	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	376 of 462	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	872 of 1566	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	741 of 1552	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	923 of 1531	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	1204 of 1555	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)75th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-33 vs school

White (2022)23rd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-6 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 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
Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4110 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1197	799	38	20.7	81.4%	22 (2.8%)	101 (12.6%)	578 (72.3%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	33 (4.1%)	51.8	1139^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.7%		45.1	1309^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.0%	170	32.8	32.8	51.4	50.5	45.7	49.2	34.5	27.9	32.2	31.4	$27,956	$25,750	$2,206
Jane Addams Middle	Public	6-8	4535 West 153rd Pl.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-4806	644	33	19.3	84.6%	19 (3.0%)	32 (5.0%)	544 (84.5%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.3%)	68.9	696^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.8%		68.4	712^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.4%	16	39.0	39.0	60.3	57.1	57.3	58.1	40.9	44.5	38.7	41.5	$30,375	$28,162	$2,213
Prairie Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13600 South Prairie Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1003	674	26	25.8	94.2%	8 (1.2%)	137 (20.3%)	489 (72.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	37.8	1553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%		35.3	1611^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.1%	58	20.6	20.6	36.7	45.9	44.1	42.6	29.3	25.3	22.2	25.4	$27,623	$23,376	$4,247
Bud Carson Middle	Public	6-8	13838 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1908	601	25	23.9	94.5%	6 (1.0%)	184 (30.6%)	382 (63.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.3%)	34.3	1668^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.6%		36.6	1580^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	88	13.2	13.2	39.4	33.9	35.3	36.1	38.1	27.3	24.5	29.8	$28,717	$23,836	$4,881
Hawthorne Middle	Public	6-8	4366 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0167	761	32	24.0	90.4%	13 (1.7%)	82 (10.8%)	610 (80.2%)	29 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.7%)	39.4	1508^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.4%		44.8	1321^st of 2783 public middle schools	52.5%	187	21.1	21.1	34.6	41.4	47.0	41.2	25.2	28.1	31.7	28.5	$25,889	$22,748	$3,141
Casimir Middle	Public	6-8	17220 Casimir Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4498	617	24	25.5	44.1%	48 (7.8%)	26 (4.2%)	266 (43.1%)	199 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	73 (11.8%)	83.3	407^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%		81.9	442^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.1%	35	38.0	38.0	68.6	74.8	59.9	67.8	61.7	60.5	49.3	57.0	$14,453	$13,820	$633
Philip Magruder Middle	Public	6-8	4100 West 185th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4527	635	23	27.2	50.9%	77 (12.1%)	46 (7.2%)	325 (51.2%)	131 (20.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	48 (7.6%)	68	715^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		67.2	736^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.6%	21	40.6	40.6	54.0	50.5	55.5	53.3	47.3	43.4	43.4	44.6	$15,084	$14,342	$742
Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Ripley Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8636	1,165	49	23.9	17.9%	407 (34.9%)	45 (3.9%)	336 (28.8%)	197 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	177 (15.2%)	92.1	222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	92.0%		92	229^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.8%	7	59.4	59.4	71.1	71.5	67.9	70.2	68.0	68.4	64.7	67.0	$15,471	$14,562	$909
Wiseburn Middle	Public	6-8	5504 West 135th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2101	953	36	26.2	37.7%	126 (13.2%)	151 (15.8%)	533 (55.9%)	59 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.0%)	75	583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.9%		79.3	489^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.4%	94	50.2	50.2	62.1	65.2	66.2	64.5	37.1	43.5	42.0	40.8	$18,220	$17,404	$816
Manhattan Beach Middle	Public	6-8	1501 North Redondo Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 545-4878	1,175	54	21.9	5.3%	668 (56.9%)	10 (0.9%)	153 (13.0%)	161 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	180 (15.3%)	96.8	90^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.7%		97.2	86^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.9%	4	66.3	66.3	80.1	83.9	79.5	81.1	74.1	74.4	71.8	73.4	$21,092	$19,644	$1,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Will Rogers Middle

What high school do graduates of Will Rogers Middle attend?

Students who attend Will Rogers Middle usually go on to attend Hawthorne High

What district is Will Rogers Middle in?

Lawndale Elementary

Is Will Rogers Middle a good school?

Will Rogers Middle ranks 1139^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Will Rogers Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Will Rogers Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Will Rogers Middle?

Students at Will Rogers Middle are 72% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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