Summary:
Middle-school options in ZIP code 90731 consist of one school, Richard Henry Dana Middle, serving grades 6–8 in Los Angeles Unified. In 2025–2026, Dana’s all-grades proficiency was below state results in ELA (41% versus 49%), math (25% versus 38%), and science (27% versus 36%). Its largest shortfall was in math, and the clearest specific concern is seventh-grade math: 18% proficient at Dana versus 38% statewide, a 20-point gap.
Dana is both the highest- and lowest-performing school in this one-school group by default, not a demonstrated leader or trailer among local schools; the data do not allow a meaningful school-to-school comparison. Across all grades, its largest state gap was in math, at 13 points; its ELA and science gaps were 8 and 9 points. Against the district, Dana was 7 points lower in ELA, 15 points lower in math, and 5 points lower in science. SchoolDigger gives Dana 2 stars and ranks it 1,601 of 2,703 statewide, in the 41st percentile for 2025–2026.
Results improved in ELA and science relative to the state over the two reported years, but math fell further behind. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Dana’s ELA rose 4 points and its gap with the state narrowed by 3 points; science rose 4 points and its gap narrowed by 1 point. Math rose by less than 1 point, while the state gained 1 point, so Dana’s math gap widened by 1 point. Other context includes a 21.2 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 82% free/reduced lunch eligible that year; the supplied state flag says California provides free meals to all students. Chronic absenteeism was 25% in 2025–2026, 2 points above the district and 7 points above the state. SchoolDigger’s rank improved by 76 places from the prior year, and its percentile rose by 2 points.
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