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Berendo Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2097^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

Berendo Middle is a public school in the Los Angeles Unified school district serving about 550 students in grades 6-8, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California middle schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are notably lower than many nearby schools, including Virgil Middle and Magnolia Science Academy 6. This is despite Berendo Middle spending more per student than most neighboring schools and having a relatively low number of students per teacher, suggesting resources alone are not translating to stronger academic results.

There are some positive signs, however, as the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now coming in below the district average. The analysis also shows the school serves some groups of students, like English Learners and students in special education, relatively better than its overall ranking. The fact that other schools in the immediate area with very similar student populations achieve much higher results indicates that improvement at Berendo Middle is possible with the right strategies.

552

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,212

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1157 South Berendo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90006-3301

(213) 739-5600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Berendo Middle:

Elementary:	Hobart Boulevard Elementary
	Hoover Street Elementary
	Leo Politi Elementary
	MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts
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	Magnolia Avenue Elementary
	Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

African American:

3.8%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2018 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,097^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	23.1	2097 of 2761	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	2069 of 2783	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2230 of 2781	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2253 of 2740	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2490 of 2715	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	2309 of 2480	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	2290 of 2508	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	2242 of 2497	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	2095 of 2477	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.7	1521 of 2379	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.7	1486 of 2259	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.3	1574 of 2236	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	1649 of 2179	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	1674 of 2063	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	1597 of 2005	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	1720 of 1999	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	1665 of 1804	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	1704 of 1777	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	1664 of 1769	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	1000 of 1531	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1215 of 1491	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1191 of 1369	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	967 of 1478	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1170 of 1521	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1290 of 1540	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1299 of 1442	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1269 of 1364	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2139 of 2533	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1935 of 2551	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2058 of 2531	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1975 of 2509	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2261 of 2380	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2084 of 2262	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1566 of 2395	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1492 of 2388	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1684 of 2374	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1727 of 2359	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1994 of 2213	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1887 of 2072	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1685 of 2542	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1657 of 2579	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1838 of 2531	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1821 of 2458	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	2120 of 2369	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2022 of 2230	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1750 of 2534	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1913 of 2552	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2031 of 2538	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2187 of 2527	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	2205 of 2407	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	2164 of 2273	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	993 of 1566	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1173 of 1552	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1109 of 1531	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 15, 2018

This school has really turned around. 10 years ago it was covered with graffiti and there were fights. Now the neighborhood has turned around. The gang/graffiti problem is gone. The student population is now positive and has a strong culture of learning. One down side is there in a charter co-location on the site. The lausd board members really messed up by allowing that to open. Close Quote

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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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Berendo Middle	Public	6-8	1157 South Berendo St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-5600	552	36	15.5	96.6%	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	499 (90.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	23.1	2097^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.0%		24.3	2069^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	28		17.5	17.5		33.1	30.9	29.6	31.0		19.4	19.3	16.0	18.0	$26,212	$5,946	$20,266
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	298	15	19.9	90.6%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (93.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	2333^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.1	2392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	59		17.3	17.3		25.0	25.6	34.6	28.5		14.4	7.8	7.7	10.1	$24,658	$4,521	$20,137
Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 West 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	437	19	23.1	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	428 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	1533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		30.1	1809^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	276	22.9	24.1	23.4	42.9	32.0	39.8	50.6	40.4	29.5	24.6	30.4	29.6	28.3	$20,290	$2,433	$17,857
Equitas Academy 4	Public, Charter	5-8	2501 West 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	456	19	24.2	93.2%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31	1798^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.9%		41.6	1409^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.4%	389	30.1	24.8	27.1	36.6	40.7	35.3	33.6	36.5	25.8	20.5	29.1	13.1	21.6	$19,878	$892	$18,986
Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	715	36	19.9	98.6%	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	678 (94.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	34.5	1660^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%		30.2	1803^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.2%	143		23.3	23.3		29.4	43.2	42.7	38.8		19.1	27.8	23.7	23.8	$19,239	$4,181	$15,058
Rise Kohyang Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	600 South Lafayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8338	280	12	23.3	93.6%	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	223 (79.6%)	38 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	54.8	1040^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.3%		43	1372^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.7%	332		37.0	37.0		44.8	48.5	53.8	49.4		33.3	34.3	30.8	32.6	$24,308	$3,118	$21,190
Pio Pico Middle	Public	6-8	1512 South Arlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-8801	253	15	16.8	96.0%	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	227 (89.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	29.2	1854^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		30.8	1776^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.2%	78		5.9	5.9		29.4	48.3	35.4	39.3		18.0	23.3	15.7	19.9	$35,693	$7,525	$28,168
Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	446	28	15.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	408 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34.2	1672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		29.9	1819^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	147	40.0	25.6	29.4	63.6	34.4	41.7	53.3	45.1	33.3	19.7	18.5	15.2	19.5	$18,658	$2,580	$16,078
Magnolia Science Academy 6	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-8555	128	8	16.5	93.0%	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.5%)	114 (89.1%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	773^rd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		57.3	957^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	184		44.7	44.7		36.4	54.6	71.1	53.2		50.0	34.9	42.1	42.4	$22,861	$1,929	$20,932
John H. Liechty Middle	Public	6-8	650 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 989-1200	748	44	16.8	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	710 (94.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17.6	2334^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.5	2371^st of 2783 public middle schools	14.8%	37		9.7	9.7		22.9	27.5	22.8	24.4		16.9	24.5	11.3	17.4	$24,963	$4,814	$20,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Berendo Middle

What is the racial makeup of Berendo Middle?

Students at Berendo Middle are 90% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Berendo Middle a good school?

Berendo Middle ranks in the bottom 24.0% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Berendo Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Berendo Middle.

What district is Berendo Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

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