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Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy

Q: Is Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy a good school?

Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy ranks 2048 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy?

Students at Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy are 95% Hispanic, 5% African American.

Public Grades 6-8

2048^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy is a Los Angeles middle school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 572 students in grades 6–8. Its latest proficiency results are below state and district averages in all three tested subjects, and chronic absenteeism is also high: 30% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, compared with 23% districtwide and 18% statewide. The biggest concern is that academic results remain substantially below both state and district benchmarks.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while ELA and math are weaker. Among five nearby district middle schools with 2025–26 results, Nava ranked second-highest in science and second-lowest in ELA and math; its science proficiency was 22%, versus a nearby-school average of 18%. ELA proficiency was 32% and math was 19%, below nearby averages of 36% and 24%. Compared with state averages, Nava was 17 percentage points lower in ELA, 19 lower in math and 14 lower in science; compared with district averages, it was 16, 21 and 10 points lower, respectively. Seventh-grade ELA is a particular weakness: 29% were proficient, 21 points below the state. Sixth-grade ELA is comparatively stronger locally, exceeding results at the four nearby schools with reported scores.

Results have improved since 2022–23, especially in science and math: proficiency rose 12 percentage points in science and 7 in math, while ELA gained 2 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide rating rose from the 16th percentile in 2023–24 to the 25th percentile in 2025–26, but remains 1 star. The student–teacher ratio is 17.6:1, close to the nearby comparison average of 17.0:1. As context, 65% of students were directly certified for free meals in 2024–25, and the school is marked as likely serving all students free meals through Community Eligibility. SchoolDigger’s relative effectiveness ranking for Special Education Students reached the 50th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 25th percentile; its ranking for African American Students fell from the 55th percentile in 2022–23 to the 26th in 2025–26.

572

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,358

Per pupil spending ?

65.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

1420 East Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-1820

(323) 846-2200

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy usually attend:

High:	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High
	Nava College Preparatory Academy
	Santee Education Complex
	Thomas Jefferson Senior High

Feeder schools for Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy:

Elementary:	Nevin Avenue Elementary
	Twentieth Street Elementary
	Wadsworth Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

African American:

4.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg42%

California avg42%

2,048^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	2048 of 2740	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	2120 of 2761	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2331 of 2783	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2181 of 2781	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2264 of 2740	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2318 of 2715	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1975 of 2480	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	2249 of 2508	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	2221 of 2497	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	2077 of 2477	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	2028 of 2379	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	437 of 594	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	277 of 613	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	373 of 637	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	1469 of 1531	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1381 of 1491	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1253 of 1369	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	1361 of 1478	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1151 of 1521	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1485 of 1540	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1063 of 1442	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1134 of 1364	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1852 of 2516	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	1924 of 2533	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2231 of 2551	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1959 of 2531	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2090 of 2509	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2089 of 2380	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1985 of 2262	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1517 of 2357	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1559 of 2395	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1845 of 2388	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1672 of 2374	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1763 of 2359	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1767 of 2213	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1472 of 2072	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	475 of 477	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	1660 of 2529	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1708 of 2542	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	2007 of 2579	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1749 of 2531	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1814 of 2458	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1898 of 2369	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1602 of 2230	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1966 of 2514	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	2015 of 2534	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2093 of 2552	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2045 of 2538	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2074 of 2527	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	2067 of 2407	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1657 of 2273	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	793 of 1605	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.9	1045 of 1566	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	966 of 1552	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1033 of 1531	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)

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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
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	$24,358	$3,607	$20,751
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	$18,476	$1,212	$17,264
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
George Washington Carver Middle	Public	6-8	4410 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2900	635	39	16.1	—	4 (0.6%)	49 (7.7%)	571 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	22	2127^th of 2740 public middle schools	22.4%		21	2183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%	56	14.6	14.6	32.7	26.1	30.1	29.6	17.9	28.0	20.2	21.9	$29,272	$3,100	$26,172
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	$26,299	$3,568	$22,731
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	$26,403	$2,894	$23,509
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
William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7200	622	36	17.2	—	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31	1789^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.7%		23.7	2066^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.2%	277	17.1	17.1	31.7	30.9	38.8	34.0	28.1	27.1	33.3	29.6	$27,585	$3,237	$24,348
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12	Public, Charter	6-8	131 East 50th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-7270	496	19	25.6	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	474 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	28.1	1905^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.5%		33.8	1684^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.0%	221	34.0	34.0	25.9	28.6	37.7	30.7	18.6	19.1	28.3	21.9	$21,757	$1,657	$20,100
Los Angeles Academy Middle	Public	6-8	644 East 56th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-1800	829	49	17.0	97.7%	7 (0.8%)	66 (8.0%)	742 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	28.7	1881^st of 2740 public middle schools	31.4%		24.4	2040^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.1%	159	19.1	19.1	27.6	36.5	39.9	35.4	18.1	23.8	29.1	24.3	$29,730	$3,166	$26,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy

What district is Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

What high school do graduates of Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy attend?

Students who attend Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy usually go on to attend Dr. Maya Angelou Community High

How many students attend Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy.

Is Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy a good school?

Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy ranks 2048^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy?

Students at Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy are 95% Hispanic, 5% African American.

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