Summary:
ZIP code 90745 has two middle schools in Los Angeles Unified, and both serve grades 6–8: Stephen M. White Middle and Andrew Carnegie Middle. In 2025–2026, both schools scored above the state in English language arts and math, with results around 51% in ELA and 40% in math, compared with state results of 49% and 38%. Science is the clearest shared concern: White scored 28% and Carnegie 29%, versus 36% statewide, leaving both schools notably below the state.
Carnegie stands out slightly in ELA and science, while math is essentially a tie. Carnegie’s ELA result was 51.5%, compared with White’s 51.2%; both were about 2 percentage points above the state. Carnegie also led in science by about 1 point, though it remained 7 points below the state and White was 8 points below. White’s math result was 39.6%, just above Carnegie’s 39.6% when rounded, and both were about 1 point above the state. Grade-level results reveal a sharper ELA contrast: Carnegie led White by 9 points in grade 7, while White led Carnegie by 5 points in grade 8.
Carnegie’s scores improved most from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, rising 6 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 11 in science. White’s ELA was nearly unchanged, math rose 3 points, and science fell 3 points. SchoolDigger gives both schools 3 stars and places them at the 63rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026; Carnegie rose from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024, while White moved from the 65th to the 63rd. White has more students (1,423 versus 843) and a higher student-teacher ratio (19.7:1 versus 17.4:1). For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 82% at White and 85% at Carnegie; these figures are context, not an explanation for score differences.
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