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Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning

Public Grades 6-8

1280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 54% of California middle schools

Summary

Walnut Park Mid A School of Social Justice and Service Learning is a public middle school serving about 370 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified School District, and it has shown remarkable improvement over the past decade, rising from a low to an above-average state ranking.

The school stands out in its area for stronger academic results and significantly better student attendance. In English and Math, it leads most nearby traditional Los Angeles Unified schools, including Southeast Middle and Henry T. Gage Middle. Perhaps most impressively, it has reduced chronic absenteeism to 14.6%, which is much lower than neighboring schools like Charles Drew Middle and below both district and state averages. The school also shows particular strength in supporting students with special education needs and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

While there is room for growth in subjects like math and science compared to state averages, Walnut Park Mid A's consistent upward trajectory is a positive sign. It performs comparably to some local charter schools like Alliance Kory Hunter Middle, and alongside its sister school, Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy, forms a higher-performing cluster in the community, suggesting its focus on social justice and service learning is contributing to student success.

371

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,633

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 Marbrisa Ave.
Walnut Park, CA 90255-5612

(323) 277-2600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,280^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th 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	46.6	1280 of 2761	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	1339 of 2783	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1288 of 2781	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1327 of 2740	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	1689 of 2715	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1905 of 2480	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	2043 of 2508	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	2244 of 2497	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	2144 of 2477	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	1485 of 1531	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1037 of 1369	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	1244 of 1478	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1512 of 1521	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1284 of 1540	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1221 of 1442	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	813 of 1364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	1125 of 2533	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1303 of 2551	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1297 of 2531	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1204 of 2509	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	1590 of 2380	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1763 of 2262	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	676 of 2395	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	789 of 2388	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	687 of 2374	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	751 of 2359	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	1103 of 2213	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	1440 of 2072	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	799 of 2542	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	817 of 2579	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	738 of 2531	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	753 of 2458	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	1190 of 2369	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1513 of 2230	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1261 of 2534	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1199 of 2552	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1069 of 2538	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	1233 of 2527	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	1530 of 2407	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1794 of 2273	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	335 of 1566	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-36 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science24%-9 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 (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/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
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	365	18	20.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.5	1557^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		36.3	1586^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	29	25.0	25.0	42.9	39.8	47.7	43.5	19.6	20.8	25.8	22.2	$29,511	$27,956	$1,555
Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	371	19	19.2	92.5%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1280^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44	1339^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	59	24.1	24.1	47.1	45.9	45.1	45.9	26.4	37.3	29.3	31.6	$37,633	$33,708	$3,925
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.5	2534^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.2%		15.8	2445^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	89	3.6	3.6	27.7	29.4	23.9	26.9	8.6	7.5	5.5	7.1
Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2079 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9616	527	19	27.2	99.1%	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	508 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	48.2	1232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	55.4%		45.9	1279^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.0%	47	26.2	26.2	50.4	50.0	51.4	50.6	30.3	26.5	28.2	28.1
Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8255 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3280	437	21	20.4	97.3%	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	428 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.1	1673^rd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		42.1	1392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.0%	281	17.7	17.7	24.1	43.0	39.5	35.9	18.2	28.6	34.5	27.4
Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 East Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,139	67	16.9	95.2%	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,110 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.7	2025^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		32	1730^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	295	18.5	18.5	29.1	29.3	37.4	32.1	20.3	17.8	18.6	18.8	$37,943	$35,214	$2,729
Charles Drew Middle	Public	7-8	8511 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1700	607	34	17.7	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.0%)	483 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	15.1	2436^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.8%		14	2513^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.7%	77	12.2	12.2		26.5	18.7	22.6		15.9	11.2	13.5	$47,690	$44,262	$3,428
Thomas A. Edison Middle	Public	6-8	6500 Hooper Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2500	837	48	17.4	98.7%	5 (0.6%)	39 (4.7%)	787 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	25.1	1998^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		24	2084^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	86	14.8	14.8	24.1	25.6	32.6	28.4	21.4	21.1	27.2	23.8	$42,586	$39,448	$3,138
Alliance Kory Hunter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5886 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 484-0450	470	26	18.3	97.0%	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.6%)	449 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	41.5	1449^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.5%		29.5	1828^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.3%	379	25.5	25.5	44.0	38.3	55.0	45.7	25.2	24.7	25.5	25.1
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,215	64	18.9	94.7%	25 (2.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,167 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	22.6	2126^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.0%		24	2085^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	41	13.6	13.6	34.4	33.4	34.9	34.2	18.3	17.0	11.7	15.4	$34,762	$32,074	$2,688

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Los Angeles Unified

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Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning ranks 1280^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning.

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Students at Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

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