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Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle

Q: Is Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle a good school?

Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle ranks 361 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 87% of California middle schools

Summary

Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle is a public school serving about 870 students in grades 6-8 in Northridge, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it stands out for its strong and steadily improving academic performance, especially given that a high percentage of its students face economic challenges.

The school is on an impressive upward trend, now ranking in the 87th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating, a significant jump from a decade ago. Its students consistently outperform both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. What truly differentiates Holmes Middle is its exceptional success with its student population; it achieves much higher results than other nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Vista Middle and Northridge Middle. The school also maintains a much lower rate of chronic absenteeism than these peers, indicating a more engaged student body.

While schools like Robert Frost Middle and Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle have slightly higher overall rankings, they serve less economically disadvantaged populations. Holmes Middle's effective use of resources and strong post-pandemic recovery in attendance and test scores make it a compelling example of a school successfully supporting its community and delivering excellent academic outcomes.

870

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,710

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9351 Paso Robles Ave.
Northridge, CA 91325-2528

(818) 678-4100

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle usually attend:

High:	James Monroe High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Feeder schools for Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle:

Elementary:	Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy
	Gledhill Street Elementary
	Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

12.3%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg39%

California avg41%

361^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	85.5	361 of 2761	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	498 of 2783	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	675 of 2781	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	756 of 2740	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	794 of 2715	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	864 of 2480	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	861 of 2508	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	968 of 2497	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.6	1292 of 2477	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	73.5	500 of 2379	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	496 of 2259	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.2	608 of 2236	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.7	608 of 2179	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	368 of 2063	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	71.5	456 of 2005	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	65.9	573 of 1999	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	402 of 1804	77.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.0	407 of 1777	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	65.1	515 of 1769	70.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.5	50 of 627	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	71.5	143 of 637	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	49 of 643	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	82 of 600	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	306 of 739	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	262 of 743	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	473 of 733	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	445 of 745	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	391 of 700	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	749 of 1531	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	607 of 1491	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	724 of 1369	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	319 of 1478	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	953 of 1442	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	380 of 2533	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	532 of 2551	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	605 of 2531	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	650 of 2509	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	695 of 2380	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	857 of 2262	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	127 of 2395	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	172 of 2388	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	287 of 2374	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	328 of 2359	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	423 of 2213	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	497 of 2072	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	218 of 2542	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	392 of 2579	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	381 of 2531	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	434 of 2458	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	377 of 2369	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	487 of 2230	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	336 of 2534	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	429 of 2552	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	652 of 2538	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	750 of 2527	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	797 of 2407	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	825 of 2273	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	179 of 726	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	298 of 462	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	163 of 1566	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	294 of 1552	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	487 of 1531	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	276 of 1520	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	396 of 1537	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	579 of 1543	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	724 of 1555	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	701 of 1602	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	805 of 1496	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+18 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Great school, a hidden gem. The magnet teachers are just the best. If your child has an IEP, the RSP teacher is wonderful. Email is answered in a timely manner. Close Quote

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		79.1	498^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	137		39.9	39.9		70.7	68.1	61.1	66.5		68.5	60.2	59.0	62.5	$22,710	$4,006	$18,704
Patrick Henry Middle	Public	6-8	17340 San Jose St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-3870	1,053	59	17.9	76.2%	124 (11.8%)	43 (4.1%)	765 (72.6%)	75 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	59.8	911^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.0%		50	1173^rd of 2783 public middle schools	57.9%	262		31.6	31.6		55.1	49.7	52.8	52.5		50.0	32.1	34.8	38.7	$22,989	$3,956	$19,033
Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22.5	2134^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		18.9	2302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	17.3%	168		14.5	14.5		31.8	35.2	33.8	33.8		14.0	19.3	12.1	15.3	$26,157	$5,690	$20,467
George K. Porter Middle	Public	6-8	15960 Kingsbury St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2050	1,009	54	18.8	74.5%	93 (9.2%)	20 (2.0%)	775 (76.8%)	101 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	74.7	588^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.7%		68.1	721^st of 2783 public middle schools	74.1%	133		35.5	35.5		65.8	59.5	61.7	62.3		50.2	43.4	48.2	47.2	$19,733	$3,178	$16,555
Francisco Sepulveda Middle	Public	6-8	15330 Plummer St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2130	1,052	60	17.6	93.9%	21 (2.0%)	37 (3.5%)	946 (89.9%)	34 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	23.3	2086^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		15.3	2470^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	384		12.6	12.6		32.6	26.9	22.3	26.9		22.6	26.2	20.8	23.3	$22,034	$4,624	$17,410
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-1700	510	18	27.7	92.4%	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	472 (92.5%)	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		34.9	1634^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	178	19.5	26.2	22.8	30.5	28.6	42.2	42.5	36.0	17.2	13.6	13.3	24.6	17.2	$23,079	$2,611	$20,468
James Jordan Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18600 Lanark St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	James Jordan Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 882-2496	456	18	25.0	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	62.6	839^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.6%		66.4	754^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	85		38.6	38.6		48.4	58.2	57.9	54.7		29.7	43.8	38.6	37.2	$18,733	$1,437	$17,296
Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15040 Roscoe Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 901-2727	1,080	60	18.0	96.8%	27 (2.5%)	11 (1.0%)	982 (90.9%)	48 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	25.8	1969^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.7%		21.3	2205^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.8%	236		14.4	14.4		24.9	35.8	42.5	35.0		16.1	22.2	16.9	18.4	$21,737	$3,867	$17,870
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9950 Tampa Ave.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-4700	1,784	78	22.7	57.1%	400 (22.4%)	86 (4.8%)	847 (47.5%)	353 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.3%)	92.4	212^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%		93.8	191^st of 2783 public middle schools	93.1%	21		52.2	52.2		72.3	75.0	73.7	73.7		68.5	68.7	61.4	66.2	$18,034	$2,618	$15,416
William Mulholland Middle	Public	6-8	17120 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2500	1,098	57	19.3	93.5%	80 (7.3%)	24 (2.2%)	939 (85.5%)	39 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	37.5	1558^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		38.5	1519^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.4%	39		20.5	20.5		39.8	43.9	35.1	39.7		23.7	31.6	28.9	27.8	$23,355	$4,529	$18,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle

What district is Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What high school do graduates of Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle attend?

Students who attend Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle usually go on to attend James Monroe High

How many students attend Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle.

Is Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle a good school?

Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle ranks 361^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle?

Students at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle are 68% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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