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Jane Addams Middle

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Jane Addams Middle ranks 696 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 75% of California middle schools

Summary

Jane Addams Middle is a public middle school serving about 644 students in grades 6-8 within the Lawndale Elementary district, and it stands out as a school on a strong upward trajectory, now ranking in the top 25% of all California schools.

The school is particularly effective at supporting its students, outperforming both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. A major success story is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, which at 16.8% is now better than both the district and state averages. When compared to the other middle school in its own district, Will Rogers Middle, Jane Addams has higher test scores and a better statewide ranking despite serving a very similar student population, suggesting especially strong school programs and culture.

While schools in more affluent neighboring districts like Bert M. Lynn Middle and Manhattan Beach Middle have higher overall test scores, Jane Addams excels in its growth and the progress it helps students make. The school receives significant funding per student, which supports its programs, and it shows a consistent pattern of improvement year over year. Areas for continued focus include supporting special education students and maintaining academic momentum through 8th grade.

644

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,136

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4535 West 153rd Pl.
Lawndale, CA 90260-1957

(310) 676-4806

District: Lawndale Elementary

Students who attend Jane Addams Middle usually attend:

High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Jane Addams Middle:

Elementary:	Billy Mitchell Elementary
	Lucille J. Smith Elementary
	William Green Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

African American:

5.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg42%

California avg41%

696^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	696 of 2761	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	712 of 2783	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	762 of 2781	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	1008 of 2740	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	792 of 2715	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	917 of 2480	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	935 of 2508	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	1005 of 2497	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	1028 of 2477	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	822 of 2379	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	845 of 2259	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	735 of 2236	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	984 of 2179	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.0	1059 of 2063	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.1	1032 of 2005	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.1	1314 of 1999	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	119 of 627	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	15 of 613	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	118 of 637	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	96 of 643	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	83 of 600	86.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	904 of 1531	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	381 of 1491	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	378 of 1369	72.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	595 of 1478	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	537 of 1521	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	320 of 1540	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	217 of 1442	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.5	546 of 1364	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	746 of 2533	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	697 of 2551	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	744 of 2531	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	937 of 2509	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	635 of 2380	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	775 of 2262	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	258 of 2395	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	230 of 2388	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	314 of 2374	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	473 of 2359	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	294 of 2213	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	405 of 2072	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	313 of 2542	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	302 of 2579	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	307 of 2531	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	522 of 2458	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	262 of 2369	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	402 of 2230	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	602 of 2534	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	670 of 2552	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	696 of 2538	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	940 of 2527	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	883 of 2407	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	953 of 2273	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	495 of 1566	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	583 of 1552	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	827 of 1531	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	982 of 1555	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	755 of 1602	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	880 of 1496	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2024)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-22 vs school

White (2022)37th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science39%+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 (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 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
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	$26,136	$1,523	$24,613
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	$25,924	$1,821	$24,103
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	$20,243	$4,286	$15,957
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	$17,161	$1,537	$15,624
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	$19,982	$3,692	$16,290
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	$21,098	$4,945	$16,153
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
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	$14,343	$1,238	$13,105
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	$16,618	$734	$15,884
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	$15,830	$711	$15,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Jane Addams Middle

How many students attend Jane Addams Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Jane Addams Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Jane Addams Middle?

Students at Jane Addams Middle are 84% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Jane Addams Middle attend?

Students who attend Jane Addams Middle usually go on to attend Hawthorne High

What district is Jane Addams Middle in?

Lawndale Elementary

Is Jane Addams Middle a good school?

Jane Addams Middle ranks 696^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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