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Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle

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Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle ranks 1484 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle is a 341-student school serving grades 6–8 in Carson, in the Los Angeles area, and part of Los Angeles Unified. In 2025–2026, its students were proficient at rates of 39% in English language arts (ELA), 36% in math, and 18% in science. The sharpest divide is by grade: sixth-grade math stands out, while seventh- and eighth-grade results are weaker, so the school’s overall averages mask very different experiences across grades.

Compared with the state and district, math is Curtiss’s relative strength and science its clearest weakness. Math proficiency was 3 percentage points below the state and 4 below the district; ELA was 10 points below each, while science was 18 points below the state and 14 below the district. Among six nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Curtiss ranked fourth of seven in math, but second-lowest in both ELA and science. Its results were about 1 point below the nearby math average, 8 below the ELA average, and 7 below the science average. Sixth-grade math was 46%, 9 points above the state; seventh- and eighth-grade math were 31% and 30%, each 6 points below the state.

Results have improved: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 8 percentage points in ELA, 15 in math, and 12 in science. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also climbed from the 31st to the 46th percentile, though the school remained at 2 stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 16.1, the lowest among nearby schools, and 90% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide student-group rankings show notable strengths: Special Education Students ranked at the 76th percentile, up from the 26th in 2023–2024, and African American Students ranked at the 71st percentile; both are well above the school’s overall 46th-percentile ranking.

341

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,732

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1254 East Helmick St.
Carson, CA 90746-3164

(310) 661-4500

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle usually attend:

High:

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Feeder schools for Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle:

Elementary:	Ambler Avenue Elementary
	Annalee Avenue Elementary
	Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet
	Leapwood Avenue Elementary
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	Towne Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.9%

Hispanic:

36.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,484^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 85Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	40.6	1484 of 2740	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1752 of 2761	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1791 of 2783	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1931 of 2781	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1906 of 2740	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1854 of 2715	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1609 of 2480	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.3	1885 of 2508	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	1924 of 2497	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1863 of 2477	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	2062 of 2379	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	1993 of 2259	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	1942 of 2236	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	2016 of 2179	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	1880 of 2063	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	1773 of 2005	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	1834 of 1999	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.4	1669 of 1804	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.1	1635 of 1777	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1566 of 1769	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	172 of 594	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	53.0	248 of 609	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	293 of 627	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	266 of 613	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	335 of 637	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	332 of 643	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	382 of 600	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	1132 of 1531	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1059 of 1491	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1290 of 1369	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	1329 of 2516	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	1767 of 2533	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1537 of 2551	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1602 of 2531	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1612 of 2509	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1560 of 2380	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1536 of 2262	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	799 of 2357	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	862 of 2395	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	817 of 2388	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1006 of 2374	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	879 of 2359	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	781 of 2213	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	385 of 2072	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	956 of 2529	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.9	1305 of 2542	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1479 of 2579	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1590 of 2531	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1382 of 2458	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1287 of 2369	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	1077 of 2230	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	1409 of 2514	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	1472 of 2534	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1764 of 2552	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1876 of 2538	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1905 of 2527	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1803 of 2407	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1459 of 2273	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	387 of 1605	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	47.1	634 of 1566	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	1154 of 1552	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1511 of 1531	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle	Public	6-8	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 661-4500	341	21	16.1	89.7%	5 (1.5%)	194 (56.9%)	125 (36.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	40.6	1484^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.8%		32.1	1752^nd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%	268	17.9	17.9	45.9	35.9	34.1	38.8	45.8	31.3	30.2	35.8	$35,732	$3,396	$32,336
Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	21820 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 952-5700	843	48	17.4	84.9%	10 (1.2%)	167 (19.8%)	502 (59.5%)	111 (13.2%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	38 (4.5%)	56.3	1016^th of 2740 public middle schools	62.9%		46.2	1289^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.3%	273	28.8	28.8	49.0	58.6	47.4	51.5	37.6	40.9	40.1	39.6	$25,709	$2,458	$23,251
Compton Community Day Middle	Public	6-8	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	2	2	.8	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$17,683	$3,135	$14,548
Stephen M. White Middle	Public	6-8	22102 South Figueroa St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 783-4900	1,423	72	19.7	82.2%	44 (3.1%)	208 (14.6%)	897 (63.0%)	185 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.0%)	46 (3.2%)	56.1	1025^th of 2740 public middle schools	62.6%		57.1	974^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.7%	51	27.8	27.8	51.6	50.0	52.0	51.2	41.3	39.4	38.2	39.6	$21,758	$2,135	$19,623
Lindsey Academy	Public	6-8	5075 Daisy Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-6451	684	33	21.0	80.7%	4 (0.6%)	112 (16.4%)	502 (73.4%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	16 (2.3%)	32	1756^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.9%		29.3	1851^st of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%	95	16.2	16.2	36.5	40.5	42.9	40.0	25.0	23.6	26.6	25.1	$19,067	$2,052	$17,015
Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena	Public, Charter	6-8	812 West 165th Pl.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 425-1605	360	16	22.4	88.1%	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.7%)	294 (81.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	44.5	1345^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.9%		41.2	1456^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.3%	111	25.9	25.9	40.5	48.3	38.8	42.6	36.4	36.7	31.9	35.0	$20,630	$1,201	$19,429
Enterprise Middle	Public	7-8	2600 West Compton Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6030	182	10	18.0	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	53 (29.1%)	123 (67.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	26.7	1959^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.5%		33.7	1687^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.9%	272	17.7	17.7		28.3	29.4	28.9		31.7	26.5	28.9	$32,492	$5,050	$27,442
Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	658	36	18.4	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.1%)	437 (66.4%)	95 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	20 (3.0%)	51.7	1140^th of 2740 public middle schools	58.4%		54	1075^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%	65	25.9	25.9	42.5	45.8	56.1	48.0	36.5	34.3	44.2	38.2	$21,019	$2,749	$18,270
Bridges Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	400 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Bridges Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 201-3890	151	5	29.0	88.1%	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.9%)	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)											$18,770	$1,264	$17,506
Davis Middle	Public	6-8	621 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6020	520	20	26.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	75 (14.4%)	437 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	66.6	775^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.7%		65.6	771^st of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%	4	30.3	30.3	40.9	63.2	52.4	53.1	51.6	72.7	44.7	56.0	$26,010	$4,247	$21,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle

What is the racial makeup of Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle?

Students at Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle are 57% African American, 37% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What high school do graduates of Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle attend?

Students who attend Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle usually go on to attend Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

How many students attend Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle.

Is Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle a good school?

Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle ranks 1484^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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