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Walter Reed Middle

Q: Is Walter Reed Middle a good school?

Walter Reed Middle ranks 409 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 85% of California middle schools

Summary

Walter Reed Middle serves grades 6–8 in North Hollywood, an area with several nearby middle schools, and enrolls 1,580 students—the largest enrollment among the nearby schools in this comparison. Its strongest headline is its 2025–2026 test performance: it led the nearby schools with results that year in all three tested subjects.

The school’s results were above both state and district levels in English language arts (ELA), math and science: 66%, 53% and 54%, respectively, compared with California’s 49%, 38% and 36%, and Los Angeles Unified’s 48%, 40% and 32%. It also led the eight nearby schools with current-year results, whose averages were 44% in ELA, 33% in math and 32% in science. Science was its strongest relative subject, with an 18-point advantage over the state and a 22-point lead over the nearby average; math was its weakest relative subject, though it still topped those nearby schools. Among grade-level results, seventh-grade ELA was strongest at 69%, while eighth-grade ELA was 63%.

Science has improved steadily, rising from 38% in 2022–2023 to 54% in 2025–2026, a 16-point increase. ELA and math also rose overall, from 61% to 66% and 48% to 53%, but both dipped from their 2024–2025 peaks. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 85th statewide percentile and gave it 4 stars in 2025–2026, ahead of nearby Luther Burbank Middle at the 75th percentile; the district was at the 54th percentile and 3 stars. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for English Language Learner students rose from 21 in 2021–2022 to 66 in 2023–2024, a notable improvement, though it remained below the school’s overall 84th percentile that year. Context for families: 58% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, lower than eight of ten nearby schools with the same measure, and the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 24.4, just above the nearby next-highest reported ratio of 24.3.

1,580

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,047

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4525 Irvine Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91602-1915

(818) 487-7600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Walter Reed Middle usually attend:

High:

North Hollywood Senior High

Feeder schools for Walter Reed Middle:

Elementary:	Carpenter Community Charter
	Colfax Charter Elementary
	Lankershim Elementary
	Rio Vista Elementary
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	Toluca Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

White:

34.7%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg42%

California avg42%

409^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	83.2	409 of 2740	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	363 of 2761	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	435 of 2783	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	491 of 2781	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	552 of 2740	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	569 of 2715	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	527 of 2480	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	582 of 2508	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	589 of 2497	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	573 of 2477	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	653 of 2379	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	61.5	786 of 2259	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	823 of 2236	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.7	821 of 2179	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	746 of 2063	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	889 of 2005	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.2	857 of 1999	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.1	920 of 1804	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.7	843 of 1777	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.7	993 of 1769	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	74 of 594	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	86 of 609	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	116 of 627	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	89 of 613	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	153 of 637	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	119 of 643	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	141 of 600	76.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	56 of 777	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	54 of 739	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	85 of 743	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	133 of 715	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	130 of 733	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	171 of 745	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	153 of 700	78.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.2	328 of 1531	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	570 of 1491	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	484 of 1369	64.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	503 of 1478	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	602 of 1521	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	1219 of 1540	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	775 of 1442	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1097 of 1364	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	353 of 2516	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	348 of 2533	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	408 of 2551	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	418 of 2531	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	480 of 2509	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	457 of 2380	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	502 of 2262	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	618 of 2357	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	562 of 2395	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	650 of 2388	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	800 of 2374	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	887 of 2359	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	779 of 2213	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	723 of 2072	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	386 of 2529	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	361 of 2542	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	559 of 2579	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	502 of 2531	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	551 of 2458	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	631 of 2369	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	597 of 2230	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	429 of 2514	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	366 of 2534	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	418 of 2552	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	507 of 2538	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	548 of 2527	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	587 of 2407	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	525 of 2273	76.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	183 of 735	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	229 of 726	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	241 of 701	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	210 of 677	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	330 of 665	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	187 of 554	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	136 of 462	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	377 of 1605	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	339 of 1566	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	252 of 1552	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	122 of 1531	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	198 of 1490	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	139 of 1520	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	202 of 1537	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	180 of 1543	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	277 of 1555	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	226 of 1602	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	220 of 1496	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2026)93rd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Poor facilities, high student/teacher ratio. SLC Lead and Principal are both new. Staff stability is also questionable. Just another big school in LAUSD; impersonal, bureaucratic, and mechanical. If you have a good student, they don't even want to talk to you for parent teacher conferences! I'm sure the IHP program is great, but the rest of the school is really not that nice. In hindsight, I regret putting my kid in Walter Reed. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, January 5, 2012

I love the school and the teachers and the janitors and everyone that works there even though some teachers might be strict its still a fun school :-] 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
Walter Reed Middle	Public	6-8	4525 Irvine Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 487-7600	1,580	65	24.4	57.5%	548 (34.7%)	68 (4.3%)	652 (41.3%)	196 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (7.2%)	83.2	409^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.1%		85.4	363^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%	46	53.9	53.9	64.7	69.4	63.4	66.0	54.2	54.4	51.8	53.5	$25,047	$23,436	$1,611
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%)	42.7	1414^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.4%		36.2	1608^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.8%	194	31.5	31.5	42.4	51.8	40.5	44.7	34.8	30.1	20.2	28.4	$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%)	65.1	811^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.4%		65.4	776^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.9%	35	42.2	42.2	55.7	51.3	58.3	55.1	42.9	38.9	42.2	41.4	$31,650	$29,836	$1,814
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%)	33.2	1708^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.7%		27.8	1904^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%	196	16.8	16.8	37.2	38.2	34.6	36.6	31.2	27.3	31.0	30.0	$41,212	$37,918	$3,294
Luther Burbank Middle	Public	6-8	3700 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3700	1,030	43	23.8	29.9%	390 (37.9%)	21 (2.0%)	441 (42.8%)	69 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	70.3	684^th of 2740 public middle schools	75.0%		69.5	687^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%	3	52.5	52.5	52.8	59.7	55.5	56.0	47.2	44.6	40.6	44.0	$16,381	$15,808	$573
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%)	28.6	1883^rd of 2740 public middle schools	31.3%		28.7	1874^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.1%	9	18.6	18.6	34.8	34.3	29.1	32.6	30.1	26.5	25.1	27.2	$39,044	$36,164	$2,880
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%)	31.5	1776^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.2%		37	1583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	42.7%	193	19.5	19.5	39.6	41.0	33.6	37.9	24.9	28.3	24.6	25.9	$40,572	$37,416	$3,156
Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	420 South Mariposa St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3900	931	38	24.3	30.6%	343 (36.8%)	28 (3.0%)	368 (39.5%)	75 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (11.9%)	63.4	847^th of 2740 public middle schools	69.1%		60.2	903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	67.3%	56	47.0	47.0	53.9	54.6	47.8	52.2	42.2	40.6	39.9	41.0	$16,318	$15,858	$460
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%)	40.5	1486^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.8%		42.4	1410^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%	76	32.1	32.1	37.7	52.4	49.1	46.2	23.4	21.0	30.2	24.2
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%)	37.5	1577^th of 2740 public middle schools	42.4%		25	2006^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.3%	429	18.3	18.3	32.8	50.6	52.7	46.8	13.1	29.1	26.9	24.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Reed Middle

How many students attend Walter Reed Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,580 students attended Walter Reed Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Walter Reed Middle?

Students at Walter Reed Middle are 41% Hispanic, 35% White, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Walter Reed Middle a good school?

Walter Reed Middle ranks 409^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Walter Reed Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What high school do graduates of Walter Reed Middle attend?

Students who attend Walter Reed Middle usually go on to attend North Hollywood Senior High

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