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Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet

Public Grades 6-8

1053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 62% of California middle schools

Summary

Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet is a public STEAM magnet middle school (grades 6-8) serving 824 students in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles Unified.

The school is a solid, improving choice within the district, earning a 3-star rating and performing above average in math (41.4% proficient) compared to both the district and state. It shows particular strength in helping students grow, with math scores jumping over 20 points from 6th to 8th grade, and it earns high marks for its effectiveness with Hispanic and low-income students. While chronic absenteeism is improving, the school's science scores are a relative weakness for a STEAM program. Compared to nearby El Sereno Middle and Florence Nightingale Middle, which have similar student populations, Luther Burbank's magnet program appears to give it a slight academic edge, especially in mathematics.

However, the analysis reveals a stark contrast with middle schools in neighboring, more affluent districts like South Pasadena Middle and Huntington Middle in San Marino Unified, where proficiency rates are nearly double. Among LAUSD magnets, it is outperformed by Washington Irving Mid School Math Music and Engr Magnet. The school operates cost-effectively and its recent gains coincide with better attendance, suggesting focused management.

824

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,400

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6460 North Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90042-2803

(323) 340-4400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet usually attend:

High:

Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Feeder schools for Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet:

Elementary:	Aldama Elementary
	Annandale Elementary
	Buchanan Street Elementary
	Bushnell Way Elementary
	More...
	Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet
	Monte Vista Street Elementary
	Mt. Washington Elementary
	Richard Riordan Primary Center
	San Pascual Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet
	Yorkdale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

White:

3.3%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,053^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	54.5	1053 of 2761	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	1142 of 2783	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	1080 of 2781	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1335 of 2740	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	1146 of 2715	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1166 of 2480	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.9	1190 of 2508	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.7	1198 of 2497	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.4	1357 of 2477	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	1269 of 2379	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	1179 of 2259	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	1636 of 2236	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	1858 of 2179	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	1864 of 2063	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	1714 of 2005	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	1630 of 1999	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	1532 of 1804	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	1434 of 1777	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	1526 of 1769	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	480 of 1531	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	424 of 1491	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	36.8	765 of 1369	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	526 of 1478	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	1413 of 1521	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1322 of 1540	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	776 of 1442	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	982 of 1364	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	936 of 2533	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1093 of 2551	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	1026 of 2531	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1223 of 2509	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	1003 of 2380	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	1024 of 2262	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	654 of 2395	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	668 of 2388	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	635 of 2374	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	871 of 2359	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	703 of 2213	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	731 of 2072	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	687 of 2542	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	737 of 2579	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	705 of 2531	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	910 of 2458	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	715 of 2369	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	735 of 2230	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	1041 of 2534	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	1043 of 2552	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	973 of 2538	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	1225 of 2527	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	1091 of 2407	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	1147 of 2273	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	547 of 1566	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	685 of 1552	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	701 of 1531	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.3	401 of 1537	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	697 of 1543	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	536 of 1555	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	231 of 1602	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	273 of 1496	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2024)74th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science28%-5 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
Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet	Public	6-8	6460 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-4400	824	49	16.9	88.6%	27 (3.3%)	8 (1.0%)	752 (91.3%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	54.5	1053^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%		51	1142^nd of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	89	27.7	27.7	38.7	47.9	48.7	45.0	30.0	43.8	50.8	41.4	$23,400	$4,921	$18,479
South Pasadena Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Fair Oaks	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5830	1,096	46	23.9	14.5%	237 (21.6%)	19 (1.7%)	223 (20.3%)	429 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (17.0%)	97.9	53^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.1%		98.1	46^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	7	73.1	73.1	83.7	81.8	83.9	83.1	78.3	78.7	81.1	79.3	$15,684	$507	$15,177
El Sereno Middle	Public	6-8	2839 North Eastern Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 224-4700	857	51	16.8	91.8%	14 (1.6%)	12 (1.4%)	787 (91.8%)	31 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	54.1	1071^st of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		51.8	1115^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.9%	44	25.3	25.3	42.0	46.8	47.4	45.9	37.1	44.0	39.2	40.6	$26,783	$4,782	$22,001
Florence Nightingale Middle	Public	6-8	3311 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 224-4800	773	47	16.5	87.3%	16 (2.1%)	19 (2.5%)	577 (74.6%)	148 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	49	1207^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.3%		40.8	1435^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.4%	228	26.5	26.5	39.7	49.3	44.8	44.8	31.5	38.9	32.9	34.7	$26,893	$4,475	$22,418
Washington Irving Mid School Math Music and Engr Magnet	Public	6-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 259-3700	909	52	17.5	63.7%	211 (23.2%)	23 (2.5%)	570 (62.7%)	59 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	79.9	477^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.7%		74.1	608^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	131	42.5	42.5	75.3	61.4	58.1	64.2	65.2	47.9	47.3	52.5	$23,505	$4,486	$19,019
California Creative Learning Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	98	4	23.9	60.2%	27 (27.6%)	5 (5.1%)	55 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	31.7	1768^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%		27.3	1935^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.5%	167	19.1	19.1	47.8	35.7	38.1	42.1	23.9	14.3	4.8	16.8	$21,327	$2,330	$18,997
Huntington Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7060	709	31	23.0	14.4%	122 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.6%)	467 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.9%)	98.2	41^st of 2761 public middle schools	98.5%		99	17^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	24	73.1	73.1	86.9	81.3	81.3	83.1	89.0	84.5	83.4	85.6	$17,097	$287	$16,810
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1221 Monterey Rd.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-8145	1,182	52	22.5	56.6%	930 (78.7%)	7 (0.6%)	150 (12.7%)	73 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	61.4	869^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.5%		57	963^rd of 2783 public middle schools	65.4%	94	34.3	34.3	42.3	50.9	51.8	49.3	40.0	40.4	46.6	42.7	$15,937	$943	$14,994
Theodore Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	222 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6845	842	40	21.1	61.6%	421 (50.0%)	13 (1.5%)	335 (39.8%)	65 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	51.9	1135^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.9%		51.3	1127^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.5%	8	28.5	28.5	48.3	52.5	48.5	50.2	28.1	36.3	29.3	32.2	$17,623	$1,165	$16,458
Octavia E. Butler Magnet	Public	6-8	1505 North Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5830	481	26	18.4	70.3%	47 (9.8%)	45 (9.4%)	351 (73.0%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	31.6	1772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	35.8%		21.3	2204^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.8%	432	21.7	21.7	39.5	41.1	31.4	36.9	30.1	18.6	18.7	22.4	$27,105	$4,089	$23,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet

How many students attend Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 824 students attended Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet.

What district is Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet a good school?

Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet ranks 1053^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet attend?

Students who attend Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet usually go on to attend Benjamin Franklin Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet?

Students at Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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