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Lennox Middle

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Lennox Middle ranks 1586 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 43% of California middle schools

Summary

Lennox Middle is a public middle school serving about 1,200 students in grades 6-8 within the Lennox School District, a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below the state average, but it shows notable strengths in serving specific groups of students, earning above-average ratings for its effectiveness with Hispanic students, students from low-income families, and especially homeless students. The school has shown steady, long-term improvement in its statewide ranking over the past decade. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with about a quarter of students missing too much school, a rate higher than both the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Lennox Middle performs similarly to others with comparable student demographics, like Bud Carson Middle and Prairie Vista Middle, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the area such as El Segundo Middle and Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle. Interestingly, Lennox Middle spends significantly more per student than most of these higher-achieving schools, which raises questions about how resources are being used to improve outcomes.

1,193

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,973

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11033 Buford Ave.
Lennox, CA 90304-2126

(310) 419-1800

District: Lennox

Students who attend Lennox Middle usually attend:

High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Lennox Middle:

Elementary:	Buford Elementary
	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Felton Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
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	Moffett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

African American:

1.8%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,586^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

838^th of 1,543Lennox 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	36.9	1586 of 2761	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1533 of 2783	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1628 of 2781	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1696 of 2740	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1677 of 2715	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	2033 of 2480	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	2097 of 2508	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	2000 of 2497	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	1555 of 2477	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	1390 of 2379	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	1367 of 2259	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.0	1473 of 2236	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.5	1710 of 2179	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	1578 of 2063	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	1589 of 2005	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	1651 of 1999	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1522 of 1804	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	1522 of 1777	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	1614 of 1769	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	931 of 1531	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1374 of 1491	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1236 of 1369	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	404 of 1478	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	34.4	1011 of 1521	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1151 of 1540	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1108 of 1442	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1034 of 1364	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1337 of 2533	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1449 of 2551	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1550 of 2531	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1551 of 2509	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1553 of 2380	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1875 of 2262	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1033 of 2395	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	948 of 2388	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1022 of 2374	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1116 of 2359	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	1070 of 2213	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.3	1578 of 2072	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	70 of 477	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	76 of 336	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1119 of 2542	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1036 of 2579	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	1085 of 2531	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	1116 of 2458	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	1108 of 2369	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	1654 of 2230	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1627 of 2534	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1414 of 2552	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1455 of 2538	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1594 of 2527	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1525 of 2407	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1900 of 2273	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1159 of 1566	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1162 of 1552	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	975 of 1531	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Listening32%+7 vs state

Writing26%+9 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Overall12%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Lennox Middle	Public	6-8	11033 Buford Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 419-1800	1,193	64	18.6	94.1%	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.8%)	1,152 (96.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	36.9	1586^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%		37.9	1533^rd of 2783 public middle schools	44.9%	53	12.0	12.0	32.0	32.0	26.0	26.0	8.0	8.0	19.4	19.4	41.3	47.4	36.5	41.4	17.9	27.5	30.6	25.6	$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Century Community Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	901 South Maple St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Century Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 412-2286	441	21	21.3	80.5%	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.9%)	366 (83.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	47.8	1244^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.9%		41.7	1402^nd of 2783 public middle schools	49.6%	158									25.0	25.0	44.8	55.4	48.6	49.7	27.3	35.1	23.6	28.7	$16,836	$2,056	$14,780
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
Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 West Imperial Hwy.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 793-0157	358	18	20.3	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	315 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	57.9	952^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%		58.2	929^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.6%	23									31.6	31.6	41.7	56.0	53.0	50.1	24.6	46.6	45.1	38.6	$20,769	$2,427	$18,342
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
Crozier (George W.) Junior High	Public	7-8	1210 West Regent St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5280	126	8	16.1	84.1%	0 (0.0%)	52 (41.3%)	72 (57.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	32.6	1730^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.3%		18.4	2323^rd of 2783 public middle schools	16.5%	593									22.6	22.6			41.2	41.2			15.8	15.8
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
El Segundo Middle	Public	6-8	332 Center St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2690	804	35	22.8	10.3%	346 (43.0%)	25 (3.1%)	178 (22.1%)	98 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (19.4%)	95.2	151^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		92.4	218^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	67									57.8	57.8	75.3	79.4	81.8	78.9	66.3	71.6	72.3	70.2	$15,827	$1,277	$14,550
Grace Hopper STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	601 Grace Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Grace Hopper STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 910-0230	93	6	16.4	55.9%	0 (0.0%)	66 (71.0%)	20 (21.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	17.2	2346^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%		14	2511^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.8%	165									2.5	2.5	25.0	37.0	27.5	29.5	14.3	22.2	7.5	13.7	$28,100	$1,610	$26,490
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lennox Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lennox Middle?

Students at Lennox Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Lennox Middle attend?

Students who attend Lennox Middle usually go on to attend Hawthorne High

Is Lennox Middle a good school?

Lennox Middle ranks 1586^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lennox Middle in?

Lennox

How many students attend Lennox Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,193 students attended Lennox Middle.

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