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Charles Maclay Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 13% of California middle schools

Summary

Charles Maclay Middle is a small public school serving about 238 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified School District in Pacoima, a community where nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high economic need.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom tier of California middle schools with proficiency rates in core subjects that are the lowest among all nearby schools; for example, less than 10% of students are proficient in math, which is less than half the rate of the next lowest school, Bert Corona Charter. It also has the highest rate of chronic absenteeism in the area at 33%, which is well above district and state averages. This is particularly notable because the school has more resources per student than its neighbors, including the lowest student-teacher ratio and the highest per-pupil spending, yet these advantages have not translated into stronger academic outcomes.

Despite the overall struggles, there are some potential bright spots, such as improved performance for English Language Learners and relatively better outcomes for homeless students. When compared to geographically close schools like Pacoima Middle (1.8 miles away) which has similar demographics but better results, it suggests the challenges at Charles Maclay Middle may be school-specific. The school's small size could be a strength for providing personalized support, but currently, it is not mitigating the academic difficulties faced by its high-need student population.

238

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,759

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,398^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	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
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
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
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
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
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

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

Female (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-18 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science8%-25 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
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	98.3%	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	223 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	16	2398^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.1%		12.9	2557^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.1%	159	7.9	7.9	25.9	36.4	27.7	30.4	9.8	7.9	9.9	9.2	$40,759	$8,615	$32,144
PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	12550 Van Nuys Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	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%)	23.5	2077^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.8%		28	1905^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.5%	172	15.2	15.2	20.4	35.8	39.2	33.2	16.7	19.8	12.7	16.4	$22,118	$2,575	$19,543
PUC Lakeview Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	11465 Kagel Canyon St.	Lake View Terrace	91342	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%)	35.3	1635^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.8%		30.9	1773^rd of 2783 public middle schools	36.3%	138	21.5	21.5	27.9	39.6	49.1	38.7	22.5	11.5	37.7	24.3	$28,744	$8,085	$20,659
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%)	33.4	1697^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.5%		34.1	1666^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.1%	31	18.5	18.5	36.8	38.5	38.8	38.1	29.1	26.4	21.1	25.3	$23,070	$4,133	$18,937
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%)	18.7	2279^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%		19.3	2282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	18.0%	3	11.0	11.0	33.0	27.9	27.5	29.2	21.2	11.0	13.0	14.6	$28,595	$5,685	$22,910
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%)	21.7	2159^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%		26	1994^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.4%	165	13.6	13.6	19.0	41.7	35.5	32.2	12.8	16.5	14.4	14.6	$21,477	$3,164	$18,313
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%)	16.5	2381^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.8%		15	2479^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.9%	98	7.8	8.0	17.4	44.7	20.4	28.1	9.2	12.8	7.8	10.4	$21,434	$2,898	$18,536
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1218 North Fourth St.	San Fernando	91340	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%)	34.9	1648^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.3%		31.9	1734^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.7%	86	18.0	18.0	40.3	46.6	37.6	41.5	25.2	28.0	17.1	23.5	$20,017	$17,245	$2,772
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%)	35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		36.7	1576^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	55	19.9	19.9	35.7	35.1	44.0	38.6	27.5	26.2	26.4	26.7	$23,670	$3,963	$19,707
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%)	39.5	1501^st of 2761 public middle schools	45.6%		32.6	1721^st of 2783 public middle schools	38.2%	220	24.4	24.4	39.3	43.2	39.7	40.8	21.6	32.9	28.3	27.9	$23,086	$3,921	$19,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Maclay Middle

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

How many students attend Charles Maclay Middle?

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

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.

Is Charles Maclay Middle a good school?

Charles Maclay Middle ranks in the bottom 13.1% of California middle schools.

What district is Charles Maclay Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

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