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Stephen M. White Middle

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Stephen M. White Middle ranks 1025 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1025^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Stephen M. White Middle serves 1,423 students in grades 6–8 in Carson, within Los Angeles Unified and a wider area that includes nearby Torrance schools. Its 2025–2026 English language arts and math results were slightly above California’s, but the school’s most important academic concern is science, where proficiency was well below both the state and district.

English language arts is the school’s clearest strength compared with nearby schools: 51% of students were proficient, about 2 points above the average for nearby schools with results, and the second-highest result among five nearby Los Angeles Unified schools. It was also 2 points above the state and 3 above the district. Math proficiency was 40%, near the nearby average and about 1 point above the state, but just below the district. Science proficiency was 28%, about 3 points below the nearby average, 8 below the state and 4 below the district; among the five nearby district schools, it ranked fifth. Chronic absenteeism is a relative bright spot: the school’s 15% rate was below the district’s 23% and the state’s 18%, though nearby Carnegie was lower at 14%.

ELA and math have improved over the four years shown: each rose about 7 percentage points, moving from below to above the state. Science also rose about 7 points over that period, but its latest result fell from 31% to 28%. SchoolDigger gave the school 3 stars and placed it at the 63rd statewide percentile in 2025–2026, tied with Carnegie among nearby Los Angeles Unified schools but below nearby Torrance schools. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 19.7, near the nearby average of 20.9, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the 90% average for nearby district schools but above the 76% average across nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show notably different standing: it placed African American Students at the 83rd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 63rd, while Multi-racial Students were at the 19th percentile, down from 42 in 2023–2024.

1,423

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,473

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

22102 South Figueroa St.
Carson, CA 90745-4404

(310) 783-4900

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Stephen M. White Middle:

Elementary:	Carson Street Elementary
	Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary
	Van Deene Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

African American:

14.6%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,025^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	56.1	1025 of 2740	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	974 of 2761	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	987 of 2783	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1159 of 2781	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	1160 of 2740	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	1268 of 2715	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	1386 of 2480	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	1679 of 2508	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	1618 of 2497	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.1	1656 of 2477	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.0	1542 of 2379	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	1417 of 2259	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.1	1440 of 2236	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	1357 of 2179	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	1218 of 2063	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.9	1192 of 2005	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1365 of 1999	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.4	1289 of 1804	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.5	1349 of 1777	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.2	1189 of 1769	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	97 of 594	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	90.4	23 of 609	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	68 of 627	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	105 of 613	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	155 of 637	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	149 of 643	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	203 of 600	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.6	357 of 715	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	442 of 733	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	446 of 745	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	506 of 700	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.9	737 of 1531	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	692 of 1491	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	782 of 1369	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	1196 of 1478	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1201 of 1521	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1348 of 1540	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	781 of 1442	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1067 of 1364	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	1101 of 2516	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	859 of 2533	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	938 of 2551	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	1039 of 2531	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1057 of 2509	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	1108 of 2380	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	1260 of 2262	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	712 of 2357	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	719 of 2395	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	715 of 2388	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	910 of 2374	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	862 of 2359	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1026 of 2213	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1145 of 2072	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	690 of 2529	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	618 of 2542	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	718 of 2579	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	752 of 2531	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	680 of 2458	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	914 of 2369	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	1023 of 2230	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	858 of 2514	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	1003 of 2534	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	910 of 2552	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	1106 of 2538	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	1074 of 2527	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	1239 of 2407	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1374 of 2273	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	597 of 735	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.1	451 of 726	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	405 of 701	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	423 of 677	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	402 of 665	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2019	70.9	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	769 of 1605	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	785 of 1566	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	732 of 1552	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	715 of 1531	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	842 of 1520	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	884 of 1537	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	746 of 1543	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	931 of 1555	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	721 of 1602	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.0	1197 of 1496	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2025)85th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)84th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)50th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-45 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science28%-8 vs state

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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
Stephen M. White Middle	Public	6-8	22102 South Figueroa St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 783-4900	1,423	72	19.7	82.2%	44 (3.1%)	208 (14.6%)	897 (63.0%)	185 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.0%)	46 (3.2%)	56.1	1025^th of 2740 public middle schools	62.6%		57.1	974^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.7%	51	27.8	27.8	51.6	50.0	52.0	51.2	41.3	39.4	38.2	39.6	$32,473	$30,338	$2,135
Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	21820 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 952-5700	843	48	17.4	84.9%	10 (1.2%)	167 (19.8%)	502 (59.5%)	111 (13.2%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	38 (4.5%)	56.3	1016^th of 2740 public middle schools	62.9%		46.2	1289^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.3%	273	28.8	28.8	49.0	58.6	47.4	51.5	37.6	40.9	40.1	39.6	$40,050	$37,592	$2,458
J. H. Hull Middle	Public	6-8	2080 West 231st St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4516	621	22	27.9	50.2%	84 (13.5%)	26 (4.2%)	384 (61.8%)	91 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	66.2	784^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.4%		64.9	789^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%	5	47.8	47.8	43.4	53.0	51.7	49.4	46.2	54.1	42.9	47.7	$14,780	$14,092	$688
Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet	Public	6-8	1700 Gulf Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1500	1,121	63	17.8	94.6%	12 (1.1%)	29 (2.6%)	1,049 (93.6%)	18 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	46.9	1282^nd of 2740 public middle schools	53.2%		41.2	1459^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.2%	177	26.2	26.2	42.1	50.3	46.6	46.4	35.4	30.9	35.6	33.9	$34,243	$31,562	$2,681
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle	Public	6-8	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 661-4500	341	21	16.1	89.7%	5 (1.5%)	194 (56.9%)	125 (36.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	40.6	1484^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.8%		32.1	1752^nd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%	268	17.9	17.9	45.9	35.9	34.1	38.8	45.8	31.3	30.2	35.8	$59,152	$55,756	$3,396
Alexander Fleming Middle	Public	6-8	25425 Walnut St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4500	1,110	62	18.0	88.8%	72 (6.5%)	136 (12.3%)	787 (70.9%)	63 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	46 (4.1%)	55.2	1050^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.7%		50.4	1168^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%	118	33.6	33.6	43.5	48.6	50.6	47.6	38.0	37.7	45.0	40.2	$34,633	$32,340	$2,293
Madrona Middle	Public	6-8	21364 Madrona Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4562	678	25	27.0	26.8%	109 (16.1%)	21 (3.1%)	227 (33.5%)	257 (37.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (8.7%)	85.3	363^rd of 2740 public middle schools	86.8%		85.3	365^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.8%	2	55.8	55.8	63.6	68.3	66.8	66.2	56.7	63.3	51.3	56.9	$14,276	$13,824	$452
Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena	Public, Charter	6-8	812 West 165th Pl.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 425-1605	360	16	22.4	88.1%	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.7%)	294 (81.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	44.5	1345^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.9%		41.2	1456^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.3%	111	25.9	25.9	40.5	48.3	38.8	42.6	36.4	36.7	31.9	35.0
Casimir Middle	Public	6-8	17220 Casimir Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4498	617	24	25.5	44.1%	48 (7.8%)	26 (4.2%)	266 (43.1%)	199 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	73 (11.8%)	86.1	342^nd of 2740 public middle schools	87.5%		83.3	407^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%	65	51.4	51.4	63.3	73.4	69.1	68.9	53.9	65.1	54.1	58.0	$14,453	$13,820	$633
Robert E. Peary Middle	Public	6-8	1415 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 225-4200	1,082	58	18.5	90.8%	14 (1.3%)	291 (26.9%)	686 (63.4%)	45 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40 (3.7%)	30.1	1828^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.3%		25.8	1966^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.8%	138	21.0	21.0	34.4	35.6	39.1	36.4	28.4	24.1	22.7	25.1	$38,505	$35,786	$2,719

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen M. White Middle

What district is Stephen M. White Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Stephen M. White Middle?

Students at Stephen M. White Middle are 63% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Stephen M. White Middle a good school?

Stephen M. White Middle ranks 1025^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stephen M. White Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,423 students attended Stephen M. White Middle.

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