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Charles Maclay Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 23% of California middle schools

Summary

Charles Maclay Middle is a Los Angeles Unified middle school in Pacoima serving 238 students in grades 6–8. It is smaller than nearly all 10 nearby schools listed; only PUC Inspire Charter Academy has fewer students. The most pressing concern in the reported measures is chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, it was 36%, compared with 23% in Los Angeles Unified and 18% statewide. That was also 8 percentage points above the highest reported rate among nearby district schools.

Test results for 2025–2026 were below the district and state in English, math and science, but math stands out as the weakest area. Maclay had 17% proficient in math, versus 40% districtwide and 38% statewide; it also scored 7 points below the nearby district-school average and ranked lowest among those six schools. English proficiency was 33%, 4 points below the nearby-school average, and ranked third-lowest among the seven district schools. Science was the relative bright spot: 21% proficient was just 1 point below the nearby-school average, and Maclay ranked fourth of seven, though its result was still below the district and state.

Scores have improved since 2022–2023: English rose 11 percentage points, math 10 and science 12, although results remain below state and district levels. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking rose from the 8th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 23rd percentile, or 1 star, in 2025–2026. Its student–teacher ratio was 12.8 in 2024–2025, lower than every nearby school’s reported ratio. SchoolDigger’s group rankings point to weaker relative results for special education students: the group ranked at the 8th percentile, compared with the school overall at the 23rd. Female students’ ranking improved notably, from the 11th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 35th in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, 58% of students were directly certified for free meals; the school was also flagged as likely serving free meals to all students through Community Eligibility.

238

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,241

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

12540 Pierce Ave.
Pacoima, CA 91331-1701

(818) 686-3800

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Charles Maclay Middle usually attend:

High:

Verdugo Hills Senior High

Feeder schools for Charles Maclay Middle:

Elementary:	Brainard Elementary
	Sara Coughlin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

2.1%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg42%

California avg42%

2,121^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	22.2	2121 of 2740	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	2398 of 2761	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2557 of 2783	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2563 of 2781	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2529 of 2740	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2363 of 2715	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1937 of 2480	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	2052 of 2508	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	2218 of 2497	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	2109 of 2477	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1981 of 2379	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	2033 of 2259	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	2093 of 2236	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	2013 of 2179	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	1897 of 2063	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	1859 of 2005	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	1817 of 1999	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	1648 of 1804	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	1658 of 1777	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	1682 of 1769	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1307 of 1531	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1384 of 1491	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	967 of 1369	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	966 of 1478	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1335 of 1521	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1368 of 1540	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1247 of 1442	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	892 of 1364	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	1626 of 2516	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.6	2099 of 2533	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2262 of 2551	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2212 of 2531	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2308 of 2509	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2059 of 2380	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1786 of 2262	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	1549 of 2357	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.6	1993 of 2395	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2129 of 2388	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2134 of 2374	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2133 of 2359	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1873 of 2213	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1459 of 2072	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	212 of 477	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1780 of 2529	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	2160 of 2542	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	2304 of 2579	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2302 of 2531	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2189 of 2458	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1992 of 2369	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1570 of 2230	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	2178 of 2514	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	2288 of 2534	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2441 of 2552	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2419 of 2538	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	2356 of 2527	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2173 of 2407	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1824 of 2273	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	1480 of 1605	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	1469 of 1566	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1388 of 1552	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1417 of 1531	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-17 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 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 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
Charles Maclay Middle	Public	6-8	12540 Pierce Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-3800	238	19	12.8	—	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	223 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	22.2	2121^st of 2740 public middle schools	22.6%		16	2398^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.1%	277		21.3	21.3		36.4	27.9	34.3	32.7		16.1	17.4	16.4	16.7	$45,241	$6,413	$38,828
PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	12550 Van Nuys Blvd.	Pacoima	91504	Los Angeles County	PUC Inspire Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 492-1880	210	12	17.3	97.1%	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	205 (97.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24.9	2013^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.5%		23.5	2077^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.8%	64		17.4	17.4		35.9	43.6	36.1	38.6		14.1	13.9	18.6	15.7	$24,571	$860	$23,711
PUC Lakeview Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	11465 Kagel Canyon St.	Lake View Terrace	91504	Los Angeles County	PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 485-0340	334	16	20.7	94.6%	8 (2.4%)	9 (2.7%)	308 (92.2%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	37.7	1571^st of 2740 public middle schools	42.7%		35.3	1635^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.8%	64		32.0	32.0		27.1	44.1	42.7	37.7		19.7	25.2	42.6	28.6	$22,338	$1,067	$21,271
Pacoima Middle	Public	6-8	9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4200	823	47	17.6	91.9%	18 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	776 (94.3%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	37.9	1562^nd of 2740 public middle schools	43.0%		33.4	1697^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.5%	135		21.0	21.0		41.2	42.0	47.3	43.5		30.2	28.2	24.8	27.7	$25,438	$2,876	$22,562
San Fernando Middle	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5400	442	28	15.5	95.7%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.9	2227^th of 2740 public middle schools	18.7%		18.7	2279^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%	52		16.5	16.5		23.2	39.7	23.9	29.0		13.8	23.0	16.2	17.8	$35,359	$4,709	$30,650
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5455	384	20	18.9	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	365 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	31.2	1785^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.9%		21.7	2159^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%	374		26.2	26.2		37.4	32.8	48.0	39.6		20.0	13.2	26.2	19.9	$20,793	$1,349	$19,444
Bert Corona Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	9400 Remick Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Bert Corona Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 834-5805	345	14	24.9	89.3%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21.1	2169^th of 2740 public middle schools	20.8%		16.5	2381^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.8%	212		13.1	12.4		31.9	30.3	44.9	34.9		16.1	10.7	14.0	13.7	$21,723	$1,191	$20,532
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1218 North Fourth St.	San Fernando	91504	Los Angeles County	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 256-1951	351	16	21.9	90.0%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	1548^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.5%		34.9	1648^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.3%	100		25.9	25.9		42.1	43.6	42.2	42.7		29.0	30.5	23.3	27.6	$22,520	$779	$21,741
Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4300	933	46	20.2	89.1%	41 (4.4%)	10 (1.1%)	823 (88.2%)	53 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	31.2	1784^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.9%		35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%	153		24.1	24.1		34.5	39.3	40.2	38.1		22.8	22.8	25.7	23.7	$24,567	$2,499	$22,068
Olive Vista Middle	Public	6-8	14600 Tyler St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3900	897	49	18.2	88.7%	15 (1.7%)	11 (1.2%)	856 (95.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	39.1	1532^nd of 2740 public middle schools	44.1%		39.5	1501^st of 2761 public middle schools	45.6%	31		29.5	29.5		35.5	39.8	46.1	40.3		26.2	25.8	35.6	29.2	$25,464	$2,484	$22,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Maclay Middle

How many students attend Charles Maclay Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Charles Maclay Middle.

Is Charles Maclay Middle a good school?

Charles Maclay Middle ranks in the bottom 22.6% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Charles Maclay Middle?

Students at Charles Maclay Middle are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Charles Maclay Middle attend?

Students who attend Charles Maclay Middle usually go on to attend Verdugo Hills Senior High

What district is Charles Maclay Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

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