Charles Drew Middle

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Los Angeles, California·90001
Score
10.1/100
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#1,192
Among 1,326 California middle schools
#78
In Los Angeles Unified
Top 90%
In California

Score 10.1/100: better than 10% of California middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
23%
Similar California schools ≈ 49%, better than 8% of them
572 students tested
Math
14%
Similar California schools ≈ 36%, better than 14% of them
576 students tested
Science
12%
Similar California schools ≈ 32%, better than 13% of them
294 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA26.5283
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA18.7289
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA22.6572
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math15.9289
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math11.2287
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math13.5576
ScienceGrade 8CAST12.2294
ScienceAll gradesCAST12.2294

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
647
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
647
Typical middle school: 658
Free or reduced-price lunch
93%
Typical middle school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Los Angeles County

Contact

Address
8511 Compton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90001

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Charles Drew Middle at a glance

Charles Drew Middle is a public middle school in Los Angeles, California, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district. It has about 647 students (a typical California middle school has 658). About 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 23% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 14% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California middle schools, it scores 10.1 out of 100: better than 10% of them, ranking #1,192 of 1,326. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.