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Pacoima Middle

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Pacoima Middle ranks 1697 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 39% of California middle schools

Summary

Pacoima Middle is a public school serving about 820 students in grades 6-8 in the Pacoima neighborhood, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

While the school's overall test scores are below state averages, it shows important strengths, particularly in effectively serving its student community. For example, Pacoima Middle's academic results in English and Math are consistently higher than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Vista Middle, Charles Maclay Middle, and Bert Corona Charter. The school has also made clear progress in reducing chronic student absences over the last few years, a positive trend not seen at all neighboring schools.

Comparisons with other local schools provide useful context. Richard E. Byrd Middle scores slightly higher academically but also has a lower rate of student absenteeism. The analysis also shows that charter school performance in the area is mixed; for instance, Valor Academy Middle has excellent attendance but lower Math proficiency than Pacoima. The school spends a moderate amount per student compared to peers and achieves relatively stable results, suggesting resources are used efficiently to support student learning.

823

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,070

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Pacoima, CA 91331-3940

(818) 686-4200

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Pacoima Middle:

Elementary:	Beachy Avenue Elementary
	Haddon Avenue Elementary
	Sharp Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

2.2%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,697^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	33.4	1697 of 2761	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1666 of 2783	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1866 of 2781	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1740 of 2740	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	2093 of 2715	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	2004 of 2480	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	2078 of 2508	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	1976 of 2497	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1976 of 2477	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	1766 of 2379	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1935 of 2259	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	1845 of 2236	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	1664 of 2179	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	1668 of 2063	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	1669 of 2005	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	1619 of 1999	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.7	1278 of 1804	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	1291 of 1777	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.8	1247 of 1769	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	1154 of 1531	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1141 of 1491	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1281 of 1369	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	911 of 1478	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1132 of 1521	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1195 of 1540	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1261 of 1442	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1268 of 1364	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1751 of 2533	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1626 of 2551	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1825 of 2531	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1585 of 2509	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1855 of 2380	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1946 of 2262	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1162 of 2395	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1118 of 2388	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	1370 of 2374	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1216 of 2359	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1542 of 2213	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1559 of 2072	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	216 of 477	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	239 of 394	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1343 of 2542	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	1267 of 2579	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	1388 of 2531	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1207 of 2458	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	1698 of 2369	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1675 of 2230	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1443 of 2534	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1474 of 2552	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1619 of 2538	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1675 of 2527	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1980 of 2407	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1759 of 2273	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1200 of 1566	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	771 of 1552	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	1024 of 1531	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.2	1570 of 1602	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2019)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science18%-14 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-1700	510	18	27.7	92.4%	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	472 (92.5%)	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		34.9	1634^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	178	19.5	26.2	22.8	30.5	28.6	42.2	42.5	36.0	17.2	13.6	13.3	24.6	17.2	$23,079	$2,611	$20,468
Francisco Sepulveda Middle	Public	6-8	15330 Plummer St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2130	1,052	60	17.6	93.9%	21 (2.0%)	37 (3.5%)	946 (89.9%)	34 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	23.3	2086^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		15.3	2470^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	384		12.6	12.6		32.6	26.9	22.3	26.9		22.6	26.2	20.8	23.3	$22,034	$4,624	$17,410
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacoima Middle

What district is Pacoima Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Pacoima Middle?

Students at Pacoima Middle are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pacoima Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Pacoima Middle.

Is Pacoima Middle a good school?

Pacoima Middle ranks 1697^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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