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Florence Nightingale Middle

Q: Is Florence Nightingale Middle a good school?

Florence Nightingale Middle ranks 1099 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1099^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 60% of California middle schools

Summary

Florence Nightingale Middle serves 773 students in grades 6–8 in Los Angeles, California. Its clearest positive finding is broad improvement: proficiency rose in English language arts (ELA), math, and science between 2022–23 and 2025–26, bringing the school much closer to state results.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to local and state benchmarks, while math is its clearest weakness among nearby peers. In 2025–26, 49% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 48% in Los Angeles Unified and 49% statewide; the school was 0.6 percentage points below the state. Math proficiency was 37%, four points below the nearby-school average of 41%, and Florence ranked sixth of eight comparable district schools in math. Science proficiency was 32%, about level with the district and nearby-school average, but four points below the state. Results also vary by grade: sixth graders were below district and state averages in ELA and math, while seventh and eighth graders were above both in those subjects.

Since 2022–23, proficiency has increased by about 12 percentage points in each subject, and the state gap has narrowed from about 10 points to 1 in ELA, 9 to 1 in math, and 10 to 4 in science. SchoolDigger ranks Florence at the 60th statewide percentile with 3 stars, up from the 43rd percentile in 2021–22; its district is at the 54th percentile with 3 stars. Florence’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 16.5, compared with a nearby-school average of 18.3. Its reported low-income measure was 87% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings highlight a low 3rd-percentile standing for African American students in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 48th percentile that year, and improvement for English Language Learner students, whose ranking rose from the 11th to the 42nd percentile between 2021–22 and 2023–24.

773

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,272

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

3311 North Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90065-1527

(323) 224-4800

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Florence Nightingale Middle usually attend:

High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Feeder schools for Florence Nightingale Middle:

Elementary:	Albion Street Elementary
	Ann Street Elementary
	Aragon Avenue Elementary
	Castelar Street Elementary
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	Hillside Elementary
	Latona Avenue Elementary
	Loreto Street Elementary
	Mt. Washington Elementary
	Solano Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

Asian:

19.1%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,099^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th 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	53.3	1099 of 2740	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	1207 of 2761	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	1435 of 2783	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1520 of 2781	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1557 of 2740	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1326 of 2715	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	1526 of 2480	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	1601 of 2508	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.9	1989 of 2497	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	1848 of 2477	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	1650 of 2379	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.6	1747 of 2259	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1647 of 2236	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	1639 of 2179	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.1	1686 of 2063	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	1603 of 2005	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	1813 of 1999	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1585 of 1804	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	1577 of 1777	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1592 of 1769	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.7	608 of 627	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	365 of 777	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	390 of 739	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	476 of 743	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	493 of 715	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	541 of 733	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	515 of 745	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	531 of 700	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	775 of 1531	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	849 of 1491	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	826 of 1369	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	854 of 1478	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1211 of 1521	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1372 of 1540	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	367 of 1442	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.3	532 of 1364	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	970 of 2516	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	1194 of 2533	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	1397 of 2551	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1599 of 2531	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1534 of 2509	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1129 of 2380	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	1313 of 2262	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	1017 of 2357	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	1130 of 2395	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	1425 of 2388	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1525 of 2374	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1575 of 2359	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1256 of 2213	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1517 of 2072	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	758 of 2529	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.6	790 of 2542	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1190 of 2579	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1077 of 2531	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	967 of 2458	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	761 of 2369	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	1060 of 2230	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	1100 of 2514	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	1087 of 2534	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	1279 of 2552	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1232 of 2538	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	1336 of 2527	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1325 of 2407	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1515 of 2273	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	365 of 701	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	530 of 1605	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	683 of 1566	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	851 of 1552	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	616 of 1531	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)48th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)3rd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science32%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 22, 2018

This school has turned it around. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 11, 2012

My child graduated from here last year. She had honors Algebra and Geometry, and had outstanding experiences in both classes. (Thank you Mr. Lexius and Mr. Flaxenburg!) When she got to high school this year she was so far ahead of the other kids in her math class, and she was the only 9th grader in the class! If you want your child to excel in math, then this is definitely the school to choose. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Great teachers. They care about students, work hard with them.
Test scores good for our part. The good students are heading to college, the bad students are keeping the scores down. Charter schools kick them out, Nightingale has to baby sit them. Close Quote

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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 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
Florence Nightingale Middle	Public	6-8	3311 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 224-4800	773	47	16.5	87.3%	16 (2.1%)	19 (2.5%)	577 (74.6%)	148 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	53.3	1099^th of 2740 public middle schools	59.9%		49	1207^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.3%	108	32.1	32.1	43.2	51.2	51.4	48.6	31.5	39.7	40.2	37.2	$26,272	$2,376	$23,896
PUC Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	91504	Los Angeles County	PUC Excel Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5010	257	16	16.5	91.4%	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	243 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	24.3	2029^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.9%		25.3	1989^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%	40	16.1	16.1	26.4	35.3	31.7	31.5	24.5	20.9	24.7	23.4	$21,566	$851	$20,715
California Creative Learning Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	98	4	23.9	60.2%	27 (27.6%)	5 (5.1%)	55 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	44.4	1346^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.9%		31.7	1768^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%	422	26.9	26.9	48.5	45.7	46.4	46.9	37.5	36.1	7.4	28.4	$18,753	$660	$18,093
El Sereno Middle	Public	6-8	2839 North Eastern Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 224-4700	857	51	16.8	91.8%	14 (1.6%)	12 (1.4%)	787 (91.8%)	31 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	57.6	986^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.0%		54.1	1071^st of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%	85	26.8	26.8	48.9	48.0	49.4	48.8	41.8	45.5	47.4	45.5	$27,336	$2,644	$24,692
Washington Irving Mid School Math Music and Engr Magnet	Public	6-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 259-3700	909	52	17.5	63.7%	211 (23.2%)	23 (2.5%)	570 (62.7%)	59 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	82.5	422^nd of 2740 public middle schools	84.6%		79.9	477^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.7%	55	49.2	49.2	75.8	64.2	58.9	65.2	60.4	63.2	48.6	56.9	$24,126	$2,120	$22,006
Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet	Public	6-8	6460 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-4400	824	49	16.9	88.6%	27 (3.3%)	8 (1.0%)	752 (91.3%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	62.1	885^th of 2740 public middle schools	67.7%		54.5	1053^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%	168	28.8	28.8	48.9	56.4	55.6	53.7	40.3	39.8	54.7	44.6	$24,933	$2,418	$22,515
Sal Castro Middle	Public	6-8	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4416	276	19	14.2	97.8%	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	249 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	42	1434^th of 2740 public middle schools	47.7%		31.5	1779^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.6%	345	33.0	33.0	26.7	41.5	37.2	35.4	36.8	25.0	46.4	36.3	$26,740	$2,732	$24,008
Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	2510 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3000	927	52	17.6	96.0%	17 (1.8%)	9 (1.0%)	890 (96.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	49.2	1211^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.8%		47.9	1238^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%	27	22.1	22.1	67.3	43.8	43.2	46.6	44.8	39.9	37.7	39.6	$25,939	$2,932	$23,007
Vista Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2900 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Vista Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-4000	364	15	23.8	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (93.7%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	26.6	1966^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.2%		24.8	2019^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%	53	25.0	25.0	30.2	31.6	41.2	34.8	19.1	19.7	20.0	19.6	$22,400	$3,281	$19,119
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Public	6-8	4201 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-6700	1,547	81	19.2	74.5%	273 (17.6%)	41 (2.7%)	934 (60.4%)	223 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	73.5	598^th of 2740 public middle schools	78.2%		69.9	681^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.3%	83	44.0	44.0	59.9	65.0	57.4	60.8	45.5	54.5	40.6	46.9	$21,291	$1,995	$19,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Nightingale Middle

What high school do graduates of Florence Nightingale Middle attend?

Students who attend Florence Nightingale Middle usually go on to attend Abraham Lincoln Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Florence Nightingale Middle?

Students at Florence Nightingale Middle are 75% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 2% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Florence Nightingale Middle a good school?

Florence Nightingale Middle ranks 1099^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Florence Nightingale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 773 students attended Florence Nightingale Middle.

What district is Florence Nightingale Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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