Audubon Middle

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Audubon Middle is a public middle school in Los Angeles, CA, serving 407 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Audubon Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools over the past decade.

Audubon Middle faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.5% to 51.0% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school's students also perform well below the district and state averages in all subject areas and grade levels on standardized tests, with only 26.93% of students proficient or better in ELA and 12.81% proficient in math in 2023-2024. Audubon Middle's student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all perform significantly worse than their peers across the state. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, including Pio Pico Middle, John Muir Middle, and Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle, all perform better than Audubon Middle on key metrics, but still struggle compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, the charter schools in the area, such as Libertas College Preparatory Charter, Stella Middle Charter Academy, and ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle, generally outperform Audubon Middle and the other nearby traditional public schools, suggesting that the charter school model may be more effective in this community.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4120 11th Ave.
       Los Angeles, CA  90008-3712


(323) 290-6300

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2326th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,039 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  436

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.9%
Hispanic:
39.4%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.5% Help


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Compare Details Audubon Middle ranks worse than 83.8% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 70th among 83 ranked middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.22. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (53.9%), Hispanic (39.4%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Audubon Middle is 11.8, which is the lowest among 83 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Audubon Middle is $19,039, which is the 3rd highest among 83 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Audubon Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Audubon Middle 2326th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Audubon Middle in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Audubon Middle

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Rank History for all students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 11.54 1645th 1769 7.0%
2005 10.86 1657th 1777 6.8%
2006 9.77 1693rd 1804 6.2%
2007 8.77 1889th 1999 5.5%
2008 8.41 1901st 2005 5.2%
2009 8.02 1954th 2063 5.3%
2010 16.51 1934th 2179 11.2%
2011 33.84 1536th 2236 31.3%
2012 31.83 1589th 2259 29.7%
2013 16.73 2089th 2379 12.2%
2015 10.98 2326th 2477 6.1%
2016 9.40 2357th 2497 5.6%
2017 8.38 2421st 2508 3.5%
2018 5.99 2436th 2480 1.8%
2019 6.29 2640th 2715 2.8%
2022 9.69 2642nd 2740 3.6%
2023 8.21 2742nd 2802 2.1%
2024 18.22 2326th 2777 16.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.16 1343rd 1364 1.5%
2019 27.55 1257th 1442 12.8%
2022 26.40 1421st 1540 7.7%
2023 24.35 1504th 1529 1.6%
2024 33.90 1014th 1477 31.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.98 1448th 1538 5.9%
2024 28.60 1150th 1550 25.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.46 2190th 2230 1.8%
2019 8.08 2287th 2369 3.5%
2022 12.83 2330th 2458 5.2%
2023 9.57 2488th 2549 2.4%
2024 21.47 2120th 2575 17.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 44.93 183rd 394 53.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.15 2233rd 2262 1.3%
2019 6.13 2348th 2380 1.3%
2022 10.67 2407th 2509 4.1%
2023 8.82 2500th 2547 1.8%
2024 16.90 2222nd 2546 12.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.06 1352nd 1369 1.2%
2019 19.09 1429th 1491 4.2%
2022 26.07 1225th 1531 20.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.71 2256th 2273 0.7%
2019 6.62 2365th 2407 1.7%
2022 10.02 2454th 2527 2.9%
2023 8.65 2509th 2558 1.9%
2024 20.21 2071st 2547 18.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.06 559th 600 6.8%
2019 14.27 613th 643 4.7%
2022 24.76 508th 637 20.3%
2023 19.98 545th 614 11.2%
2024 37.68 356th 626 43.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Audubon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.85 2038th 2072 1.6%
2019 10.51 2110th 2213 4.7%
2022 12.03 2267th 2359 3.9%
2023 9.17 2335th 2391 2.3%
2024 27.56 1730th 2383 27.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Audubon Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2 1730 42 121 7 n/a n/a 0 1902
1989 4 1784 11 189 8 n/a n/a 0 1996
1990 76 1674 23 182 7 n/a n/a 0 1962
1991 5 1776 15 223 2 n/a n/a 0 2021
1992 2 1614 14 214 0 n/a n/a 0 1844
1993 2 1615 16 191 1 n/a n/a 0 1825
1994 1 1650 16 164 2 n/a n/a 0 1833
1995 2 1634 11 186 0 n/a n/a 0 1833
1996 2 1634 11 186 0 n/a n/a 0 1833
1997 0 1647 7 205 1 n/a n/a 0 1860
1998 4 1751 4 238 0 n/a n/a 0 1997
1999 3 1709 6 311 6 n/a n/a 0 2035
2000 3 1699 12 328 4 n/a n/a 0 2046
2001 1 1713 10 383 2 n/a n/a 0 2109
2002 7 1783 11 525 4 n/a n/a 0 2330
2003 7 1783 11 525 4 n/a n/a 0 2330
2004 3 1602 10 550 5 n/a n/a 0 2170
2005 4 1404 9 536 5 n/a n/a 0 1958
2006 3 1236 10 509 6 n/a n/a 0 1764
2007 6 1033 5 470 4 n/a n/a 4 1522
2008 6 875 7 432 2 n/a n/a 0 1322
2009 5 799 9 398 1 2 5 0 1219
2010 2 653 9 340 3 2 4 0 1013
2011 2 511 5 294 1 2 1 0 816
2012 3 514 5 295 5 3 0 0 825
2013 2 485 7 281 3 3 1 0 782
2014 5 442 5 257 4 0 0 0 713
2015 7 392 4 250 3 0 4 0 660
2016 3 369 2 254 2 1 6 0 637
2017 2 306 4 221 1 0 5 0 539
2018 4 282 3 189 0 0 12 0 490
2019 6 260 2 205 3 1 0 0 477
2020 6 252 0 174 5 1 3 0 441
2021 8 236 0 179 5 1 10 0 439
2022 12 222 0 162 1 1 10 0 408
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 407 407
2024 8 235 1 172 1 1 17 1 436

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Audubon Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1902 82.9 22.9 n/a
1989 1996 82.6 24.1 n/a
1990 1962 85.8 22.8 n/a
1991 2021 85.8 23.5 n/a
1992 1844 87.2 21.1 39.1
1993 1825 73.7 24.8 45.2
1994 1833 72.7 25.2 39.7
1995 1833 72.5 25.3 70.6
1996 1833 72.5 25.3 70.6
1997 1860 77.0 24.2 64.3
1998 1997 80.0 25.0 63
1999 2035 84.8 24.0 64.7
2000 2046 93.3 21.9 55.5
2001 2109 94.9 22.2 53.4
2002 2330 94.3 24.7 63.9
2003 2330 94.3 24.7 63.9
2004 2170 94.4 23.0 67.6
2005 1958 83.2 23.5 64.1
2006 1764 82.7 21.3 77.1
2007 1522 72.7 20.9 77.6
2008 1322 89.0 14.9 76.5
2009 1219 66.4 14.5 79.6
2010 1013 59.5 17.0 80.1
2011 816 n/a n/a 86.4
2012 825 40.5 20.3 n/a
2013 782 34.0 22.9 56.3
2014 713 36.0 19.8 75.2
2015 660 40.0 16.5 80.3
2016 637 38.0 16.7 83.2
2017 539 32.5 16.5 84
2018 490 28.3 17.2 92.9
2019 477 31.8 14.9 91.4
2020 441 n/a n/a 89.6
2021 439 28.3 15.4 95.2
2022 408 27.3 14.9 96.1
2023 407 35.3 11.5 96.1
2024 436 36.7 11.8 88.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Audubon Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1902 82.9 22.9 n/a
1989 1996 82.6 24.1 n/a
1990 1962 85.8 22.8 n/a
1991 2021 85.8 23.5 n/a
1992 1844 87.2 21.1 39.1
1993 1825 73.7 24.8 45.2
1994 1833 72.7 25.2 39.7
1995 1833 72.5 25.3 70.6
1996 1833 72.5 25.3 70.6
1997 1860 77.0 24.2 64.3
1998 1997 80.0 25.0 63
1999 2035 84.8 24.0 64.7
2000 2046 93.3 21.9 55.5
2001 2109 94.9 22.2 53.4
2002 2330 94.3 24.7 63.9
2003 2330 94.3 24.7 63.9
2004 2170 94.4 23.0 67.6
2005 1958 83.2 23.5 64.1
2006 1764 82.7 21.3 77.1
2007 1522 72.7 20.9 77.6
2008 1322 89.0 14.9 76.5
2009 1219 66.4 14.5 79.6
2010 1013 59.5 17.0 80.1
2011 816 n/a n/a 86.4
2012 825 40.5 20.3 n/a
2013 782 34.0 22.9 56.3
2014 713 36.0 19.8 75.2
2015 660 40.0 16.5 80.3
2016 637 38.0 16.7 83.2
2017 539 32.5 16.5 84
2018 490 28.3 17.2 92.9
2019 477 31.8 14.9 91.4
2020 441 n/a n/a 89.6
2021 439 28.3 15.4 95.2
2022 408 27.3 14.9 96.1
2023 407 35.3 11.5 96.1
2024 436 36.7 11.8 88.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Audubon Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $19,039

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Audubon Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2640th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2742nd of 2802 Middle schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Audubon Middle)12.49.3
 3.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.238.6
 2.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Audubon Middle)92.5
 6.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)32.528.1
 4.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Audubon Middle)19.112.7
 6.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)43.740.8
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Audubon Middle)4.15.7
 1.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)30.527.5
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Audubon Middle)11.916.7
 4.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.138.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Audubon Middle)2.84.1
 1.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)29.223.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Audubon Middle)2.11.4
 0.7%
   8th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)23.120.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students477407
 14.7%
African American2600
 100%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic2050
 100%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White60
 100%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.4%96.1%
 4.7%


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Students at Audubon Middle are 54% African American, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Audubon Middle ranks in the bottom 16.2% of California middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 436 students attended Audubon Middle.


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