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El Sereno Middle

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El Sereno Middle ranks 1071 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1071^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 61% of California middle schools

Summary

El Sereno Middle is a public school serving about 860 students in grades 6-8 in the Los Angeles Unified district, known for a strong upward trend in its statewide ranking over the last decade.

The school has a clear strength in mathematics, where its students outperform both the district and state averages and score significantly higher than many nearby schools like Griffith Middle and Belvedere Middle. It also shows particularly strong results for students from low-income families and for Hispanic students, ranking well above average for these groups statewide. The school benefits from higher per-student spending than most comparable schools in the area, which may support its smaller class sizes and academic outcomes.

Two important challenges stand out: chronic student absenteeism is notably high and has increased, and science proficiency lags behind other subjects. While the school generally outperforms nearby charter options like PUC Excel Charter Academy, it operates in a very different context than higher-performing neighbors such as South Pasadena Middle, which is in a separate, higher-resourced district. Overall, El Sereno Middle is a school on a positive trajectory, with clear academic strengths but clear areas needing attention, especially attendance.

857

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,783

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2839 North Eastern Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-2701

(323) 224-4700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend El Sereno Middle usually attend:

High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Feeder schools for El Sereno Middle:

Elementary:	Cesar Chavez Elementary
	City Terrace Elementary
	El Sereno Elementary
	Farmdale Elementary
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	Huntington Drive Elementary
	Multnomah Street Elementary
	Murchison Street Elementary
	Sierra Park Elementary
	Sierra Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

Asian:

3.6%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,071^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	54.1	1071 of 2761	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	1115 of 2783	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	1379 of 2781	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	1355 of 2740	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	1465 of 2715	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1428 of 2480	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	1814 of 2508	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	1658 of 2497	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	1681 of 2477	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	1698 of 2379	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	1743 of 2259	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	1763 of 2236	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	1783 of 2179	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	1738 of 2063	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	1769 of 2005	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	1792 of 1999	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	1606 of 1804	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	1636 of 1777	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	1649 of 1769	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	41 of 739	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	196 of 743	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	210 of 715	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	73 of 733	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	280 of 745	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	369 of 700	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.2	399 of 1531	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.5	829 of 1491	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	597 of 1369	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	998 of 1478	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	991 of 1521	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1204 of 1540	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	962 of 1442	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1063 of 1364	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	953 of 2533	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	911 of 2551	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1188 of 2531	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1121 of 2509	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	1364 of 2380	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1413 of 2262	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	611 of 2395	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	683 of 2388	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	917 of 2374	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	922 of 2359	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	1077 of 2213	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1010 of 2072	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	621 of 2542	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	688 of 2579	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	927 of 2531	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	849 of 2458	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	986 of 2369	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	1012 of 2230	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	1055 of 2534	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1200 of 2552	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	1352 of 2538	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1366 of 2527	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1349 of 2407	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1289 of 2273	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	648 of 1566	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	492 of 1552	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	717 of 1531	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	1244 of 1543	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)94th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-27 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 vs state

Science25%-7 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 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
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
PUC Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	PUC Excel Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5010	257	16	16.5	91.4%	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	243 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	25.3	1989^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%		34.5	1650^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.7%	339		13.7	13.7		37.8	32.5	32.4	34.0		18.7	22.1	18.6	19.7	$26,430	$2,870	$23,560
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
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4360 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3245	280	15	18.4	95.4%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.2	1125^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		53.4	1059^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	66		26.4	26.4		54.7	53.9	47.3	51.3		40.0	22.8	33.6	32.2	$25,656	$2,093	$23,563
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
Belvedere Middle	Public	6-8	312 North Record Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-5400	734	43	16.9	95.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	32.9	1721^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.7%		28.5	1884^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.3%	163		18.7	18.7		33.0	41.2	35.2	37.3		25.5	27.5	23.3	25.3	$24,161	$4,337	$19,824
KIPP Sol Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Sol Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5220	465	22	21.0	80.2%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	458 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25.6	1973^rd of 2761 public middle schools	28.5%		26.7	1967^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.3%	6	27.3	20.6	23.8	30.6	22.0	32.5	38.5	30.6	27.3	13.0	23.7	23.9	21.6	$20,225	$2,488	$17,737
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8	Public, Charter	6-8	113 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-2156	396	17	23.2	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.7	1370^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.4%		36.3	1587^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	217		23.6	23.6		39.8	42.6	49.7	44.4		26.8	33.9	29.0	29.8	$20,319	$2,875	$17,444
Griffith Middle	Public	6-8	4765 East Fourth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-7400	1,070	52	20.4	91.3%	24 (2.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1,033 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40.2	1491^st of 2761 public middle schools	46.0%		38.4	1523^rd of 2783 public middle schools	45.3%	32		21.0	21.0		41.2	50.3	46.7	46.2		24.2	27.1	22.3	24.5	$23,061	$4,109	$18,952

Frequently Asked Questions about El Sereno Middle

What high school do graduates of El Sereno Middle attend?

Students who attend El Sereno Middle usually go on to attend Abraham Lincoln Senior High

Is El Sereno Middle a good school?

El Sereno Middle ranks 1071^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of El Sereno Middle?

Students at El Sereno Middle are 92% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is El Sereno Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend El Sereno Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended El Sereno Middle.

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