Summary:
ZIP code 90006 has one listed middle school, Berendo Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 552 students. Because it is the only school in the list, there is no local school-to-school comparison; the clearest finding is that Berendo’s 2025–2026 results were below both state and Los Angeles Unified averages in all three tested subjects.
No school stands out as a local leader or laggard, but Berendo’s results show different strengths depending on the comparison. ELA had the school’s highest proficiency rate, at 37%, compared with 49% statewide and 48% districtwide. Science was its strongest subject relative to the state: 26% of students were proficient, 10 percentage points below the state’s 36%, and 6 points below the district’s 32%. Math was the largest relative challenge, at 24% versus 38% statewide and 40% districtwide—a 15-point state gap and 16-point district gap. The grade-level pattern was similar: grade 7 came closest to state results in both ELA and math, but still trailed by 12 points in each.
Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and Berendo narrowed its gap with the state in every subject. Proficiency rose 6 points in ELA, 5 points in math, and 8 points in science; science had the largest improvement, while math remained the widest state gap. SchoolDigger’s ranking also improved to the 34th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, from the 24th percentile and 1 star the year before. For context, the 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 15.5, and 97% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 21%, below the district’s 23% but above the state’s 18%.
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