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James Madison Middle

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James Madison Middle ranks 1874 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

James Madison Middle is a public school serving 1,148 students in grades 6-8 in North Hollywood, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need in the community.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science below district and state averages, and it has a high rate of chronic student absenteeism. However, it is on a positive trajectory, showing clear improvement in its statewide ranking and test scores over the last few years, with notable gains for English Language Learners and students in special education. Interestingly, while the school spends more per student than many nearby schools, its academic results are lower than other middle schools with similar student demographics, such as Van Nuys Middle and Richard E. Byrd Middle. A notable exception in the area is Walter Reed Middle, which achieves much higher academic results with lower per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio.

The school's performance varies by grade, with 7th grade scores typically lower than 6th and 8th grades, suggesting a specific focus area. Compared to some local charter schools like the High Technical LA Middle, James Madison's outcomes are mixed, showing that school type alone does not determine success. The key takeaway is that James Madison is a school with considerable needs that is demonstrating recent improvement, but it continues to work on translating its resources into stronger academic outcomes and improving student attendance.

1,148

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,044

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13000 Hart St.
North Hollywood, CA 91605-4801

(818) 255-5200

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for James Madison Middle:

Elementary:	Coldwater Canyon Elementary
	John B. Monlux Elementary
	Kittridge Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

White:

31.5%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,874^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	28.7	1874 of 2761	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	2087 of 2783	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	2126 of 2781	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1986 of 2740	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1671 of 2715	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1545 of 2480	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1705 of 2508	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	1505 of 2497	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.3	1432 of 2477	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1841 of 2379	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	1751 of 2259	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.6	1689 of 2236	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	1508 of 2179	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.9	1530 of 2063	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	1596 of 2005	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	1662 of 1999	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	1533 of 1804	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	1525 of 1777	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	1466 of 1769	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	59.7	202 of 613	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	305 of 643	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	217 of 600	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.0	386 of 743	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	554 of 715	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	566 of 733	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	565 of 745	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	534 of 700	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	1420 of 1531	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	671 of 1491	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	775 of 1369	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	604 of 1478	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	1305 of 1521	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1370 of 1540	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	789 of 1442	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	926 of 1364	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1667 of 2533	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1974 of 2551	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1976 of 2531	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2007 of 2509	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1623 of 2380	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1371 of 2262	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1715 of 2395	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1847 of 2388	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1858 of 2374	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1770 of 2359	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1407 of 2213	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1265 of 2072	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1476 of 2542	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1757 of 2579	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1722 of 2531	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1483 of 2458	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1205 of 2369	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	1078 of 2230	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1827 of 2534	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1887 of 2552	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1925 of 2538	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1692 of 2527	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1444 of 2407	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1498 of 2273	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	886 of 1566	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1208 of 1552	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1157 of 1531	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1286 of 1520	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1394 of 1537	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1426 of 1543	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1392 of 1555	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1223 of 1602	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1190 of 1496	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)67th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+34 vs school

Asian (2024)48th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science19%-13 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 (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/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
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	13000 Hart St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5200	1,148	61	18.8	95.9%	362 (31.5%)	21 (1.8%)	694 (60.5%)	46 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	28.7	1874^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.1%		24	2087^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.0%	213	19.5	19.5	32.3	26.4	37.9	32.4	22.9	19.3	27.3	23.3	$39,044	$36,164	$2,880
Roy Romer Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 505-2200	707	38	18.8	94.1%	37 (5.2%)	11 (1.6%)	637 (90.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	27.8	1904^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		25.3	2020^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.4%	116	11.8	11.8	35.1	35.4	36.2	35.6	24.6	21.0	22.0	22.4	$41,212	$37,918	$3,294
Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	14200 Runnymede St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 389-1184	161	11	14.5	71.4%	10 (6.2%)	10 (6.2%)	134 (83.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	42.4	1410^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		49.2	1192^nd of 2783 public middle schools	57.2%	218	23.8	23.8	46.8	40.3	55.6	47.6	19.4	27.4	27.0	24.6
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	$37,729	$35,230	$2,499
Valley Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14646 Sherman Way	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Valley Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-9128	264	14	19.3	83.3%	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	225 (85.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	25	2006^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.3%		22.9	2133^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	127	18.1	18.1	34.1	36.7	31.3	34.1	16.5	11.1	24.1	17.1
High Technical LA Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 583-6229	250	11	22.6	77.2%	215 (86.0%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	36.2	1608^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.8%		32.1	1727^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.9%	119	27.1	27.1	33.3	33.7	52.9	39.0	25.3	23.3	25.7	24.7	$27,393	$26,666	$727
Louis Armstrong Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 528-1600	1,174	54	21.7	62.5%	488 (41.6%)	83 (7.1%)	478 (40.7%)	50 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.4%)	65.4	776^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.9%		68.3	717^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.2%	59	40.8	40.8	51.8	56.1	55.8	54.6	40.1	40.7	37.9	39.5	$31,650	$29,836	$1,814
Van Nuys Middle	Public	6-8	5435 Vesper Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 267-5900	726	41	17.9	92.8%	51 (7.0%)	22 (3.0%)	620 (85.4%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	37	1583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	42.7%		34.1	1663^rd of 2783 public middle schools	40.2%	80	24.9	24.9	42.4	35.3	43.6	40.3	28.1	16.1	30.0	24.6	$40,572	$37,416	$3,156
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	$38,139	$35,312	$2,827
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James Madison Middle

Is James Madison Middle a good school?

James Madison Middle ranks 1874^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Madison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,148 students attended James Madison Middle.

What is the racial makeup of James Madison Middle?

Students at James Madison Middle are 60% Hispanic, 32% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is James Madison Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

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