Jane Addams Middle, Lawndale CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Jane Addams Middle

Jane Addams Middle serves sixth through eighth grade in Lawndale, a small, dense South Bay community in Los Angeles County. The school is part of the Lawndale Elementary School District and enrolls a population that is predominantly working- to middle-class and Latino, with substantial economic need: a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is ethnically diverse, heavily concentrated in one demographic group.

Academic performance shows a familiar pattern for schools serving students from lower-income households. In English language arts, proficiency runs at a solid rate across the school, with sixth-graders showing the strongest results. Performance declines modestly as students move through seventh and eighth grade, though remains in the mid-to-upper range. In mathematics, proficiency is lower across all three grades. Sixth-grade math sits below English language arts, seventh grade edges slightly higher, and eighth grade dips noticeably. Science proficiency, measured only at eighth grade, is in the lower range. These data reflect a school where a subset of students meet state standards, but a substantial share do not, with the steeper math gap a common challenge in similar districts.

The school enrollment is modest in size, with balanced distribution across the three grades served. No data were available on rates of students with disabilities or English learners, so the full picture of specialized services cannot be drawn here; parents may want to inquire directly about these supports and their intensity at the school.

Lawndale itself is a walkable, compact city where housing values have risen in recent years and rents remain elevated, placing ownership and rental costs well above the national mean. The city is anchored by a civic center cluster and commercial spine along Hawthorne Boulevard, with parks and a nearby community college campus in adjacent areas. Most errands are walkable, transit includes a local shuttle, and the broader South Bay region supports diverse employment in aerospace, healthcare, and services.

The Lawndale Elementary School District has developed a distinctive curriculum feature: a dual-language immersion program now operating at multiple schools, including an expansion to Billy Mitchell Elementary. This program represents a long-term academic option families weighing the district should know about. Jane Addams Middle itself does not operate a dual-language track, but the district's commitment to bilingual pathways reflects a stated educational priority.

Among schools tested in Los Angeles County, Jane Addams sits above the midpoint in overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. The school is neither a high-performing outlier nor among the lowest; it occupies a middle position in its county peer set. For families considering this community, the school represents a typical middle-grade experience in an urban South Bay setting, with proficiency gains possible in mathematics as the district continues its work and with English language arts as a relative strength.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 37% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 35% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 35% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 55% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 53% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 51% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Science

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 35% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

This schoolLawndale Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income58%Higher-income79%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income56%Higher-income69%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income56%Higher-income65%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income67%30 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income43%Higher-income54%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income37%Higher-income46%9 pp gap