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Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet

Public Grades 6-8

1459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 47% of California middle schools

Summary

Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet is a large public middle school serving 1,121 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified district, focusing on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics in the Wilmington community.

The school serves a community with significant economic needs, with nearly 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch—the highest rate among all nearby schools. Academically, its test scores in math (32% proficient) and science (23% proficient) are below state averages but are competitive with or better than other large Los Angeles Unified schools facing similar challenges, such as Stephen M. White Middle and Alexander Fleming Middle. A key strength is its effective support for students from low-income families, ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide for that subgroup.

Notably, the school has shown impressive academic recovery since the pandemic, with substantial gains in all tested subjects, and has significantly reduced chronic absenteeism from 40% to 24%. While it doesn't match the high scores of schools in wealthier neighboring districts like Torrance Unified or Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, its STEAM magnet program, higher per-student funding, and improving trends suggest it is building a solid foundation for its students.

1,121

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,947

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Gulf Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-1311

(310) 847-1500

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet usually attend:

High:

Phineas Banning Senior High

Feeder schools for Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet:

Elementary:	Barton Hill Elementary
	Broad Avenue Elementary
	Catskill Avenue Elementary
	Fries Avenue Elementary
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	George De La Torre Junior Elementary
	Gulf Avenue Elementary
	Hawaiian Avenue Elementary
	Wilmington Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

African American:

2.6%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,459^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	41.2	1459 of 2761	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1473 of 2783	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1861 of 2781	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1698 of 2740	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1747 of 2715	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1725 of 2480	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	1654 of 2508	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	1438 of 2497	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.8	1539 of 2477	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	1319 of 2379	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	1313 of 2259	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.8	1682 of 2236	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1774 of 2179	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	1692 of 2063	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	1548 of 2005	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	1650 of 1999	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	1561 of 1804	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	1571 of 1777	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.8	1637 of 1769	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	154 of 609	74.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.6	1006 of 1531	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1231 of 1491	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1017 of 1369	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	826 of 1478	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1468 of 1521	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1154 of 1540	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	986 of 1442	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1159 of 1364	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1294 of 2533	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1260 of 2551	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	1579 of 2531	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1397 of 2509	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1542 of 2380	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1489 of 2262	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	845 of 2395	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	857 of 2388	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	1309 of 2374	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	1114 of 2359	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	1139 of 2213	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1217 of 2072	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	936 of 2542	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	986 of 2579	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	1375 of 2531	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	1134 of 2458	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	1248 of 2369	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1266 of 2230	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1424 of 2534	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1478 of 2552	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1846 of 2538	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1778 of 2527	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1644 of 2407	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1733 of 2273	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	883 of 1566	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	873 of 1552	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1184 of 1531	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	1271 of 1543	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1203 of 1555	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)75th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)18th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science23%-10 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 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
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%)	41.2	1459^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.2%		39.8	1473^rd of 2783 public middle schools	47.1%	14	22.9	22.9	37.1	41.5	39.5	39.4	34.3	32.9	29.0	32.0	$20,947	$4,360	$16,587
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%)	57.1	974^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.7%		56.2	987^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.5%	13	31.1	31.1	51.1	49.5	52.2	50.9	36.6	36.3	37.0	36.6	$20,296	$3,983	$16,313
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%)	50.4	1168^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%		41.7	1405^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.5%	237	21.1	21.1	40.0	47.3	51.0	46.2	33.6	36.7	40.5	37.0	$20,532	$3,965	$16,567
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%)	46.2	1289^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.3%		39.4	1486^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.6%	197	17.5	17.5	49.2	42.1	46.0	45.6	31.0	33.3	36.2	33.6	$23,084	$4,524	$18,560
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%)	64.9	789^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%		56.1	990^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	201	44.8	44.8	47.4	50.8	43.4	47.1	42.8	47.5	47.1	45.9	$17,015	$779	$16,236
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle	Public	6-8	28014 Montereina Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 241-1900	1,337	66	20.3	67.8%	142 (10.6%)	198 (14.8%)	756 (56.5%)	168 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	68 (5.1%)	87.4	324^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.3%		83	417^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.0%	93	47.7	47.7	70.1	71.8	73.4	71.7	61.2	53.7	52.3	55.9	$18,906	$3,116	$15,790
Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	658	36	18.4	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.1%)	437 (66.4%)	95 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	20 (3.0%)	54	1075^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		54.8	1019^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.4%	56	19.5	19.5	46.5	55.2	58.6	53.3	29.6	43.7	31.2	34.8	$21,936	$4,675	$17,261
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%)	32.1	1752^nd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		30.5	1791^st of 2783 public middle schools	35.6%	39	18.0	18.0	29.0	34.2	41.3	34.9	31.7	26.6	20.5	26.2	$34,372	$6,547	$27,825
Miraleste Intermediate	Public	6-8	29323 Palos Verdes Dr. East	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 732-0900	720	35	20.4	14.2%	300 (41.7%)	14 (1.9%)	168 (23.3%)	127 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (15.3%)	90.5	267^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		94.6	166^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.0%	101	63.4	63.4	73.7	65.1	66.5	68.4	61.9	65.3	61.8	62.9	$16,019	$560	$15,459
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	365^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.8%		81.7	446^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.0%	81	55.6	55.6	62.6	63.0	69.7	65.3	61.1	55.8	49.6	55.3	$15,805	$549	$15,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet

What district is Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet a good school?

Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet ranks 1459^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet attend?

Students who attend Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet usually go on to attend Phineas Banning Senior High

How many students attend Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,121 students attended Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet?

Students at Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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