Los Angeles Academy Middle

Los Angeles Academy Middle is a public middle school serving about 830 students in grades 6-8 in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in an area where nearly all students qualify for economic assistance.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state and district averages, but it is important to see this in context. Compared to other traditional public middle schools in the area, like John Muir Middle and Mary McLeod Bethune Middle, Los Angeles Academy Middle often performs similarly or slightly better. The school has shown clear signs of recent improvement, with test scores rising and chronic absenteeism dropping significantly from over 40% to about 25%, which is now lower than several neighboring district schools.

However, a notable gap exists when comparing it to nearby public charter schools, such as Synergy Kinetic Academy and Alliance Kory Hunter Middle, which achieve higher academic rankings and lower absenteeism, often with less funding per student. Within its own walls, the school appears to have particular strengths in supporting homeless students and students from low-income families, who perform closer to the state average for their groups.