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CDS Secondary

Q: Is CDS Secondary a good school?

CDS Secondary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend CDS Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 17 students attended CDS Secondary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of CDS Secondary?

Students at CDS Secondary are 88% Hispanic, 12% African American.

Public Grades 6-8

2165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

CDS Secondary is a very small middle school in Los Angeles, California, serving grades 6–8, with 17 students reported in enrollment. Its clearest academic concern is math and science: in 2025–2026, proficiency was 14% in math and 9% in science, the lowest among five nearby Los Angeles Unified middle schools with results for that year. Nearby rates were 19%–40% in math and 17%–30% in science. CDS was 26 points below the district and 25 points below the state in math, and 23 points below the district and 27 points below the state in science.

ELA is a relative strength compared with CDS’s math and science results, but the schoolwide rate still trails district and state levels: 33% proficient in 2025–2026, versus 48% for the district and 49% for the state. Among the five nearby schools with same-year results, CDS ranked third; its eighth-grade ELA rate of 45% was higher than at each peer, while its seventh-grade rate of 23% was the lowest among six schools with results. Chronic absenteeism improved sharply, falling 29 points from 65% in 2024–2025 to 36% in 2025–2026, but remained above the district’s 23%, the state’s 18%, and nearby schools’ 21%–30% range.

Results have been uneven over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 5 points and science rose 3, while math fell 4; none improved steadily year by year. SchoolDigger rated CDS at the 21st percentile statewide with 1 star in 2025–2026, up from the 1st percentile and 0 stars the year before, but still near the bottom of the local comparison. The reported student–teacher ratio was 4.1 in 2024–2025, compared with 16.5–26.5 at nearby schools; the very small enrollment means a small number of students can strongly affect school-level percentages. In 2024–2025, 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the 91%–97% range at nearby schools reporting that same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well it serves Hispanic students fell from the 25th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 1st percentile in 2024–2025, while the overall ranking fell from the 13th to the 1st percentile.

Students ?

4.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

727 South Wilson St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021-1625

(213) 239-5656

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

California avg42%

2,165^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	2165 of 2740	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	2741 of 2761	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2424 of 2783	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	2137 of 2781	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	2609 of 2740	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	2677 of 2715	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2443 of 2480	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	2437 of 2508	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	2434 of 2497	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	2465 of 2477	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	2354 of 2379	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	2229 of 2259	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.5	2167 of 2236	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	2136 of 2179	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	1989 of 2063	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	1982 of 2005	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.3	1944 of 1999	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	1736 of 1804	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	1690 of 1777	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	1686 of 1769	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	2382 of 2395	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1801 of 2388	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2263 of 2374	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2048 of 2359	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	2186 of 2213	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	2012 of 2072	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	2525 of 2542	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	2026 of 2579	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2461 of 2531	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	2035 of 2458	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	2336 of 2369	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	2196 of 2230	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	2532 of 2534	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2036 of 2552	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	2497 of 2527	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	2380 of 2407	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2199 of 2273	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	14.0	1935 of 2426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	1810 of 2354	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1753 of 2367	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	1894 of 2281	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	1672 of 2238	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1670 of 2117	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	1437 of 2063	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.4	1594 of 1968	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	1441 of 1901	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	1115 of 1653	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

Science9%-27 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 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
CDS Secondary	Public	6-8	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-5656	17	4	4.1	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	15 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	2165^th of 2740 public middle schools	21.0%		4.6	2741^st of 2761 public middle schools	0.7%	576		9.1	9.1			23.1	45.5	33.3				16.7	13.6
Para Los Ninos Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	835 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Para Los Ninos Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 896-2640	305	15	20.3	94.1%	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.6%)	287 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25.4	1993^rd of 2740 public middle schools	27.3%		22.9	2103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%	110		24.3	24.3		24.4	30.0	41.2	32.4		16.3	20.9	22.6	20.1
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%)	49.2	1211^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.8%		47.9	1238^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%	27		22.1	22.1		67.3	43.8	43.2	46.6		44.8	39.9	37.7	39.6	$40,040	$37,108	$2,932
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%)	83.2	407^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.1%		83.7	395^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.7%	12	60.7	65.4	63.0	59.3	59.3	67.9	74.0	65.0	54.8	43.7	50.4	64.6	53.2
Synergy Kinetic Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Synergy Kinetic Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2225	481	20	24.0	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	477 (99.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.9	1251^st of 2740 public middle schools	54.3%		48.3	1229^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%	22		30.6	30.6		45.0	42.7	45.6	44.4		30.2	40.8	35.6	35.6
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Public	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2200	572	32	17.6	—	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	23.9	2048^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.3%		22.7	2120^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.2%	72		22.3	22.3		37.1	29.5	31.8	32.4		18.1	19.8	19.6	19.2	$36,203	$32,596	$3,607
Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-1857	427	23	18.7	96.0%	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	412 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.5	2022^nd of 2740 public middle schools	26.2%		27.1	1924^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.3%	98		17.3	17.3		31.4	37.7	36.8	35.4		23.8	18.2	15.7	19.1
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	151 West 30th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-3700	676	38	17.7	96.4%	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	635 (93.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	48.9	1217^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.6%		46.7	1272^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.9%	55		29.8	29.8		45.8	59.1	43.0	49.1		29.2	36.4	32.0	32.4	$41,002	$38,108	$2,894
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%)	26.7	1965^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.3%		25.1	1999^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%	34		19.5	19.5		29.7	39.8	35.4	35.3		19.7	22.8	22.4	21.8	$43,070	$40,074	$2,996
PUC Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	91504	Los Angeles County	PUC Excel Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5010	257	16	16.5	91.4%	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	243 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	24.3	2029^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.9%		25.3	1989^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%	40		16.1	16.1		26.4	35.3	31.7	31.5		24.5	20.9	24.7	23.4

Frequently Asked Questions about CDS Secondary

How many students attend CDS Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 17 students attended CDS Secondary.

What district is CDS Secondary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is CDS Secondary a good school?

CDS Secondary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of CDS Secondary?

Students at CDS Secondary are 88% Hispanic, 12% African American.

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