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Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory

Public Grades 6-8

1999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 28% of California middle schools

Summary

Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory is a public middle school serving about 792 students in grades 6-8 in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in core subjects like math and science lagging far behind both state averages and nearby middle schools such as Hollenbeck Middle and Chester W. Nimitz Middle. This is notable because Stevenson receives more funding per student than these comparison schools. However, the school has shown a major success in dramatically improving student attendance over the last few years, reducing chronic absenteeism by nearly half.

When compared to some charter schools in the area, like KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory and Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle, which serve similar student populations, the academic performance gap is pronounced. The school's effectiveness with different groups of students has varied considerably from year to year. Its ranking places it in the bottom third of California middle schools, a pattern shared with several other traditional district schools in the immediate area, suggesting broader challenges beyond this single campus.

792

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,636

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 South Indiana St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023-1840

(323) 780-6400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory:

Elementary:	Amanecer Primary Center
	Christopher Dena Elementary
	Eastman Avenue Elementary
	Euclid Avenue Elementary
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	Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center
	Lorena Street Elementary
	Rowan Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

African American:

1.1%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,999^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	25.1	1999 of 2761	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1894 of 2783	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	2046 of 2781	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	2139 of 2740	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	2047 of 2715	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1842 of 2480	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	1917 of 2508	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	2041 of 2497	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	2100 of 2477	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	1962 of 2379	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1954 of 2259	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	1994 of 2236	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	1945 of 2179	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	1837 of 2063	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	1801 of 2005	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1801 of 1999	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	1574 of 1804	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	1608 of 1777	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1565 of 1769	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	1231 of 1531	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	952 of 1491	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	857 of 1369	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	741 of 1478	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1502 of 1521	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1449 of 1540	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1277 of 1442	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1211 of 1364	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1863 of 2533	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1755 of 2551	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1705 of 2531	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1801 of 2509	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1825 of 2380	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1714 of 2262	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1504 of 2395	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1369 of 2388	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1498 of 2374	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1660 of 2359	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1505 of 2213	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1377 of 2072	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	297 of 477	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	261 of 394	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1590 of 2542	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1476 of 2579	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1630 of 2531	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1746 of 2458	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1615 of 2369	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1431 of 2230	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1895 of 2534	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1750 of 2552	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1981 of 2538	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2112 of 2527	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1912 of 2407	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1715 of 2273	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1041 of 1566	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1095 of 1552	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	928 of 1531	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.7	1434 of 1543	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

White (2023)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Public	6-8	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6400	792	43	18.6	96.2%	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	774 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.1	1999^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		28.2	1894^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	105		16.2	16.2		31.8	38.3	34.0	34.6		12.4	23.6	16.6	17.4	$27,636	$5,136	$22,500
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8	Public, Charter	6-8	113 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-2156	396	17	23.2	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.7	1370^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.4%		36.3	1587^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	217		23.6	23.6		39.8	42.6	49.7	44.4		26.8	33.9	29.0	29.8	$20,319	$2,875	$17,444
KIPP Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-8	4240 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Innovation District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8000	476	20	23.6	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	467 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.7	1594^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		32.9	1708^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.6%	114	33.7	42.4	38.4	42.0	35.2	33.6	44.9	38.8	34.7	21.6	18.6	21.2	23.6	$21,030	$3,118	$17,912
KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	2810 Whittier Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-7737	529	20	26.5	76.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (97.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	83.7	395^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.7%		84.1	394^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.8%	1	52.2	54.0	53.1	50.8	55.2	72.1	71.0	62.0	34.8	45.5	57.4	59.7	49.0	$21,746	$3,189	$18,557
Belvedere Middle	Public	6-8	312 North Record Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-5400	734	43	16.9	95.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	32.9	1721^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.7%		28.5	1884^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.3%	163		18.7	18.7		33.0	41.2	35.2	37.3		25.5	27.5	23.3	25.3	$24,161	$4,337	$19,824
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%)	47.9	1238^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		42.6	1381^st of 2783 public middle schools	50.4%	143		24.0	24.0		39.8	38.3	44.2	41.2		37.9	35.8	40.7	38.3	$23,375	$4,397	$18,978
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4360 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3245	280	15	18.4	95.4%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.2	1125^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		53.4	1059^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	66		26.4	26.4		54.7	53.9	47.3	51.3		40.0	22.8	33.6	32.2	$25,656	$2,093	$23,563
Arts in Action Community Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	745 South Kern Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts in Action Community Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	258	12	21.4	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.6	2335^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		14.2	2510^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.8%	175		7.1	7.1		24.0	25.5	38.0	28.6		19.7	11.9	10.0	13.8	$22,033	$3,602	$18,431
Griffith Middle	Public	6-8	4765 East Fourth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-7400	1,070	52	20.4	91.3%	24 (2.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1,033 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40.2	1491^st of 2761 public middle schools	46.0%		38.4	1523^rd of 2783 public middle schools	45.3%	32		21.0	21.0		41.2	50.3	46.7	46.2		24.2	27.1	22.3	24.5	$23,061	$4,109	$18,952
KIPP Sol Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Sol Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5220	465	22	21.0	80.2%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	458 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25.6	1973^rd of 2761 public middle schools	28.5%		26.7	1967^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.3%	6	27.3	20.6	23.8	30.6	22.0	32.5	38.5	30.6	27.3	13.0	23.7	23.9	21.6	$20,225	$2,488	$17,737

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory

What is the racial makeup of Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory?

Students at Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% White.

Is Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory a good school?

Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory ranks 1999^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory.

What district is Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory in?

Los Angeles Unified

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