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Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 10% of California middle schools

Summary

Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle is a public middle school serving 441 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of all California schools.

The school is distinguished by an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 38.4%, which is more than double the state average and far exceeds nearby schools like Young Oak Kim Academy (11.7%) and John Burroughs Middle (17.2%). Academically, proficiency rates in English (21.55%) and Math (12.21%) are critically low, even when compared to other schools serving similar student populations, such as Magnolia Science Academy 6. This is despite the school spending $36,189 per student, which is higher than most surrounding schools.

While the school's performance has declined over the past decade, a potential bright spot is its support for English Language Learners, where it has shown recent improvement. The fact that higher-performing schools exist very close by, like John Burroughs Middle, suggests that demographic challenges alone do not determine outcomes, pointing to a need for comprehensive strategies to address attendance and improve academic delivery at Johnnie Cochran.

441

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,189

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4066 West Johnnie Cochran Vist
Los Angeles, CA 90019-6025

(323) 730-4300

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Alta Loma Elementary
	Arlington Heights Elementary
	Cienega Elementary
	Sixth Avenue Elementary
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	Virginia Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.6%

African American:

17.9%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,481^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^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	14.0	2481 of 2761	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2529 of 2783	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2579 of 2781	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2625 of 2740	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2495 of 2715	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	2152 of 2480	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	2253 of 2508	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	2195 of 2497	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	2128 of 2477	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1991 of 2379	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1958 of 2259	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	1890 of 2236	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	1881 of 2179	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1891 of 2063	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	1817 of 2005	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	1810 of 1999	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	1674 of 1804	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	1679 of 1777	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.9	1661 of 1769	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	452 of 609	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	529 of 627	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	543 of 613	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	483 of 637	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	556 of 643	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	424 of 600	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	1264 of 1531	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1411 of 1491	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1298 of 1369	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	811 of 1478	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1167 of 1521	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1349 of 1540	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1223 of 1442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1236 of 1364	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2198 of 2533	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2249 of 2551	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2322 of 2531	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2379 of 2509	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	2222 of 2380	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1884 of 2262	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2070 of 2395	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2038 of 2388	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2119 of 2374	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2233 of 2359	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1956 of 2213	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1663 of 2072	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2221 of 2542	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2286 of 2579	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2286 of 2531	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2317 of 2458	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2178 of 2369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1820 of 2230	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2371 of 2534	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2416 of 2552	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2394 of 2538	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2447 of 2527	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2248 of 2407	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	2070 of 2273	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1482 of 1566	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1189 of 1552	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1391 of 1531	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Staff can be quite rude at times. That's the only problem. Close Quote

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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
Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4066 West Johnnie Cochran Vist	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-4300	441	28	15.6	94.6%	10 (2.3%)	79 (17.9%)	342 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	14	2481^st of 2761 public middle schools	10.1%		13.7	2529^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.1%	48		11.3	11.3		19.3	21.1	23.4	21.6		8.8	9.6	16.5	12.2	$36,189	$7,274	$28,915
Pio Pico Middle	Public	6-8	1512 South Arlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-8801	253	15	16.8	96.0%	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	227 (89.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	29.2	1854^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		30.8	1776^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.2%	78		5.9	5.9		29.4	48.3	35.4	39.3		18.0	23.3	15.7	19.9	$35,693	$7,525	$28,168
Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	446	28	15.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	408 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34.2	1672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		29.9	1819^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	147	40.0	25.6	29.4	63.6	34.4	41.7	53.3	45.1	33.3	19.7	18.5	15.2	19.5	$18,658	$2,580	$16,078
Magnolia Science Academy 6	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-8555	128	8	16.5	93.0%	2 (1.6%)	7 (5.5%)	114 (89.1%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	773^rd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		57.3	957^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	184		44.7	44.7		36.4	54.6	71.1	53.2		50.0	34.9	42.1	42.4	$22,861	$1,929	$20,932
John Burroughs Middle	Public	6-8	600 South McCadden Pl.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 549-5000	1,302	62	20.8	80.0%	98 (7.5%)	116 (8.9%)	771 (59.2%)	260 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	78	520^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.2%		79.2	496^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.2%	24		41.6	41.6		64.8	63.0	62.1	63.3		48.6	48.5	48.2	48.4	$17,305	$3,297	$14,008
New Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1919 South Burnside Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	New Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-6400	317	13	23.5	73.8%	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	275 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	33.6	1690^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.8%		41.4	1415^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.2%	275		17.4	17.4		33.0	42.6	49.0	41.4		20.6	25.0	20.4	22.0	$19,406	$2,400	$17,006
Berendo Middle	Public	6-8	1157 South Berendo St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-5600	552	36	15.5	96.6%	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	499 (90.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	23.1	2097^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.0%		24.3	2069^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	28		17.5	17.5		33.1	30.9	29.6	31.0		19.4	19.3	16.0	18.0	$26,212	$5,946	$20,266
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	298	15	19.9	90.6%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (93.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	2333^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.1	2392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	59		17.3	17.3		25.0	25.6	34.6	28.5		14.4	7.8	7.7	10.1	$24,658	$4,521	$20,137
Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	474	18	26.0	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	82 (17.3%)	378 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	37.4	1559^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		47.4	1238^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.5%	321	14.3	27.9	22.3	26.8	27.9	45.0	56.2	40.1	14.0	13.9	26.2	21.1	19.3	$22,857	$2,436	$20,421
Audubon Middle	Public	6-8	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6300	446	34	13.1	93.0%	12 (2.7%)	251 (56.3%)	162 (36.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	18.8	2277^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%		18.2	2332^nd of 2783 public middle schools	16.2%	55		8.8	8.8		29.6	35.1	22.4	29.3		17.8	18.4	9.6	15.3	$38,010	$8,415	$29,595

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Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle ranks in the bottom 10.1% of California middle schools.

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How many students attend Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle.

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Students at Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle are 78% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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