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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 90029

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Top rankedThomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet681^st of 2,761 California middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 90029 in Los Angeles contains one public middle school, Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet, which serves grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Thomas Starr King Middle School stands out for its strong and consistent academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of all California middle schools for the last three years. The school's test scores in English, math, and science are all notably higher than both the district and state averages, with a particularly large advantage in science. This is achieved while serving a student population where about three-quarters qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is a specialized magnet with a focus on film and media, which may attract students interested in these fields. It also reports a lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than the district average. With per-student spending above the national average, the school combines its unique program with substantial resources to deliver outcomes that significantly outpace its surrounding Los Angeles Unified district environment.

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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 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
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	90029	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-1700	510	18	27.7	92.4%	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	472 (92.5%)	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		34.9	1634^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	178	19.5	26.2	22.8	30.5	28.6	42.2	42.5	36.0	17.2	13.6	13.3	24.6	17.2
Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	474	18	26.0	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	82 (17.3%)	378 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	37.4	1559^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		47.4	1238^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.5%	321	14.3	27.9	22.3	26.8	27.9	45.0	56.2	40.1	14.0	13.9	26.2	21.1	19.3
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Public	6-8	4201 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-6700	1,547	81	19.2	74.5%	273 (17.6%)	41 (2.7%)	934 (60.4%)	223 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	69.9	681^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.3%		75	591^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	90		41.7	41.7		54.7	51.0	56.7	54.2		43.2	48.4	45.7	45.9	$31,679	$29,684	$1,995

Cities Near Zip Code 90029

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles	0.3 mi	738	493^rd
Hollywood	1.22 mi	3	599^th
Glendale	3.32 mi	24	280^th
West Hollywood	3.91 mi	3	72^nd
Beverly Hills	5.34 mi	6	70^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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