Paul Revere Charter Middle, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Paul Revere Charter Middle

Paul Revere Charter Middle sits in the Brentwood area of west Los Angeles, on Allenford Avenue near the base of the Santa Monica Mountains. The surrounding neighborhood is among the most expensive residential markets in the country: home values in the immediate zip code run many times the California state median, and rents are similarly elevated, placing this corner of Los Angeles well beyond reach for most households without substantial existing equity or income. Year-over-year home values in the area have continued to climb, while rents have edged slightly downward, though both figures remain at extraordinary levels. Families weighing a move here should also factor in a long-term property-tax increase tied to a recently approved LAUSD school facilities bond, publicly reported as the district's largest ever, with repayment spread across decades.

Academically, Paul Revere turns in strong results on California's CAASPP assessments. In English language arts, proficiency rates across all three grade levels sit well into the upper range, with seventh grade performing the highest and sixth and eighth grade close behind. Math results are similarly strong, particularly in seventh grade, with sixth and eighth grade somewhat lower but still well above the statewide midpoint. Placed against districts in Los Angeles County, the school's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile of the comparison set, a meaningful position in a county that includes nearly four hundred districts. The eighth-grade science result on the CAST falls closer to the middle, which a parent interested in STEM preparation may want to ask the school about directly. Social studies data is available only from a much earlier period and reflects a different assessment, so it cannot be compared to current results.

The school enrolls a sizable population for a middle school, spread fairly evenly across sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. The student body is majority white, with Hispanic students making up roughly a fifth, multiracial students forming a meaningful share, and Black and Asian students each present in smaller proportions. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is notably low compared to LAUSD as a whole, which reflects the affluence of the surrounding Brentwood corridor. Data on English learner enrollment and IEP rates were not reported in the data available, so the school's support profile for those populations is a gap a parent should ask about directly.

Paul Revere operates as a charter school within Los Angeles Unified. As a charter, it has some autonomy over staffing, curriculum, and school culture, though it remains part of the broader LAUSD system and subject to district-wide policies. One of those policies, publicly reported as of February 2025, is a full-school-day ban on cellphones, smartwatches, and earbuds, enforced at most middle schools through lockable pouches. Families accustomed to mid-day contact with their children will need to adjust to this change, which applies across LAUSD regardless of charter status.

Detailed program offerings, course access, attendance data, chronic absenteeism rates, and disciplinary information were not available in the data, which limits how fully this picture can be drawn. A graduation rate does not apply here because the school serves only grades six through eight. The school's website, listed in its directory, is the right place to research extracurriculars, elective pathways, and the support structure that links Paul Revere to the high schools students will move on to.

Los Angeles itself wraps around the school in a way that is genuinely varied. The Westside, where Paul Revere sits, is quieter and more suburban in texture than downtown or Koreatown, with less street-level commercial activity but proximity to the coast, Griffith Park, and the broader UCLA corridor in Westwood. Traffic is a real daily variable; the city's transit network is extensive but car dependency remains the practical norm in most of the Westside. Major employers across the metro span aerospace, healthcare, entertainment, and higher education, which gives the region a broad economic base for families whose work is distributed across the city.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 35% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 34% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 32% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 46% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 46% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 45% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Science

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 27% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 43% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

This schoolLos Angeles Unified, 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-income51%Higher-income85%34 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income57%Higher-income89%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income57%Higher-income75%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income79%41 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income45%Higher-income82%37 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income68%21 pp gap