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Virgil Middle

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Virgil Middle ranks 1158 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 58% of California middle schools

Summary

Virgil Middle is a public school serving about 975 students in grades 6-8 in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in central Los Angeles, and it has shown impressive academic improvement over the last decade.

The school is particularly strong in mathematics, where it outperforms both the district and state averages, and it is very effective in supporting its economically disadvantaged students and those in special education. However, it faces a significant challenge in science achievement, and math scores tend to decline as students move from 6th to 8th grade. Compared to nearby schools, Virgil Middle performs better than some like Berendo Middle and Sal Castro Middle, but it trails higher-performing schools such as Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet.

With a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than many local schools, Virgil Middle has resources that contribute to its progress, though there is room to improve how effectively those resources translate into outcomes across all subjects. For parents, the school represents a community that has made steady gains and provides strong targeted support, especially for students who need it most, while openly working to strengthen areas like science and upper-grade math instruction.

975

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,028

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

152 North Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-4897

(213) 368-2800

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Virgil Middle usually attend:

High:	Belmont Senior High
	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
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	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Feeder schools for Virgil Middle:

Elementary:	Alexandria Avenue Elementary
	Cahuenga Elementary
	Charles H. Kim Elementary
	Commonwealth Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary
	Frank del Olmo Elementary
	Harvard Elementary
	Lafayette Park Primary Center
	Lake Street Primary
	Rosemont Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

Asian:

13.7%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,158^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	51.0	1158 of 2761	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	1156 of 2783	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	1388 of 2781	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	1630 of 2740	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1404 of 2715	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1329 of 2480	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	1452 of 2508	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	1487 of 2497	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	1374 of 2477	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.8	1811 of 2379	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	1727 of 2259	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	1728 of 2236	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	1683 of 2179	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	1650 of 2063	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	1665 of 2005	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	1865 of 1999	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.6	1695 of 1804	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	1685 of 1777	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.9	1680 of 1769	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	62.7	179 of 613	70.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	411 of 739	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	526 of 743	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	529 of 715	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	626 of 733	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	566 of 745	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	504 of 700	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	602 of 1531	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	1065 of 1491	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	811 of 1369	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	865 of 1478	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1214 of 1521	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1352 of 1540	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	909 of 1442	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	925 of 1364	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	1030 of 2533	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	1111 of 2551	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1308 of 2531	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1554 of 2509	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	1127 of 2380	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1166 of 2262	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	889 of 2395	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	797 of 2388	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1031 of 2374	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	1300 of 2359	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	983 of 2213	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	1002 of 2072	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	180 of 477	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	253 of 394	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	666 of 2542	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	666 of 2579	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	830 of 2531	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	1084 of 2458	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	799 of 2369	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	782 of 2230	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1147 of 2534	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	1050 of 2552	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1257 of 2538	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	1460 of 2527	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1461 of 2407	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1338 of 2273	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	496 of 1566	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	736 of 1552	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	538 of 1531	64.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	758 of 1537	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	1030 of 1543	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1405 of 1555	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)74th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2023)71st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)51st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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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
Virgil Middle	Public	6-8	152 North Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-2800	975	59	16.5	96.0%	20 (2.1%)	24 (2.5%)	778 (79.8%)	134 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	51	1158^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.1%		50.5	1156^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	2		19.4	19.4		43.1	43.1	43.9	43.4		48.7	45.1	30.9	41.5	$22,028	$4,062	$17,966
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%)	24.8	2019^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%		24.1	2082^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.2%	63		12.0	12.0		29.3	40.7	32.6	34.7		22.2	22.4	11.4	18.4	$23,661	$6,356	$17,305
Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	715	36	19.9	98.6%	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	678 (94.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	34.5	1660^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%		30.2	1803^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.2%	143		23.3	23.3		29.4	43.2	42.7	38.8		19.1	27.8	23.7	23.8	$19,239	$4,181	$15,058
Rise Kohyang Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	600 South Lafayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8338	280	12	23.3	93.6%	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	223 (79.6%)	38 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	54.8	1040^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.3%		43	1372^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.7%	332		37.0	37.0		44.8	48.5	53.8	49.4		33.3	34.3	30.8	32.6	$24,308	$3,118	$21,190
Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 West 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	437	19	23.1	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	428 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	1533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		30.1	1809^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	276	22.9	24.1	23.4	42.9	32.0	39.8	50.6	40.4	29.5	24.6	30.4	29.6	28.3	$20,290	$2,433	$17,857
Equitas Academy 4	Public, Charter	5-8	2501 West 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	456	19	24.2	93.2%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31	1798^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.9%		41.6	1409^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.4%	389	30.1	24.8	27.1	36.6	40.7	35.3	33.6	36.5	25.8	20.5	29.1	13.1	21.6	$19,878	$892	$18,986
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
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%)	69.9	681^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.3%		75	591^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	90		41.7	41.7		54.7	51.0	56.7	54.2		43.2	48.4	45.7	45.9	$19,529	$3,591	$15,938
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Virgil Middle

Is Virgil Middle a good school?

Virgil Middle ranks 1158^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Virgil Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Virgil Middle?

Students at Virgil Middle are 80% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 2% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Virgil Middle attend?

Students who attend Virgil Middle usually go on to attend Belmont Senior High

How many students attend Virgil Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 975 students attended Virgil Middle.

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