Summary:
In ZIP code 90038, the middle-school list has one school, Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 457 students. In 2025–2026, about 41% of students were proficient in ELA, 29% in math, and 20% in science; each rate was below both Los Angeles Unified and the state. Chronic absenteeism was 23%, compared with 18% statewide. The most important finding is that Bancroft fell short of state proficiency rates in all three subjects, with its largest gap in science: 16 percentage points.
There is no local top-versus-bottom comparison because Bancroft is the only school listed. Within the school, ELA is closest to the state benchmark, with an 8-point gap, compared with 10 points in math and 16 in science. Results vary by grade: grade 6 ELA was 30% proficient versus 48% statewide, a 19-point gap; the gaps were about 5 points in grades 7 and 8 ELA. Grade 8 math was Bancroft’s closest grade-subject result, at 32% versus 36% statewide, a 4-point gap. These differences show why the overall school rates do not tell the whole story.
Proficiency improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 5 percentage points, math 2 points, and science 3 points. ELA and math moved closer to state rates, while science’s gap widened slightly. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile rose from 24th in 2023–2024 to 42nd in 2025–2026, including a 3-point increase in the latest year; its latest rating is 2 stars. The student-teacher ratio was 14.3 in 2024–2025. Bancroft reported 92% free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025; that is the school’s reported measure, distinct from California’s policy that all students receive free school meals.
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