Samuel Gompers Middle

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Samuel Gompers Middle is a public middle school in Los Angeles, California, serving 443 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 the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samuel Gompers Middle faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 48.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools. Additionally, the school's test scores are alarmingly low, with only 14.06% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 11.61% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly concerning for student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of California middle schools for most subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

While the nearby schools, such as Edwin Markham Middle, Bret Harte Preparatory Middle, and several charter schools in the area, also face challenges, some are performing significantly better than Samuel Gompers Middle. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing schools in the area to help address the persistent issues at Samuel Gompers Middle.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 234 East 112th St.
       Los Angeles, CA  90061-2542


(323) 241-4000

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2600th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,668 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  443

Racial breakdown:

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100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Samuel Gompers Middle ranks worse than 93.6% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 81st 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 11.65. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Samuel Gompers Middle is 15, which is the 7th best 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 Samuel Gompers Middle is $19,668, which is the 2nd highest among 83 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Samuel Gompers Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Samuel Gompers Middle 2600th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Samuel Gompers 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 Samuel Gompers Middle

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Rank History for all students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 8.44 1705th 1769 3.6%
2005 7.01 1720th 1777 3.2%
2006 6.15 1756th 1804 2.7%
2007 8.17 1903rd 1999 4.8%
2008 10.60 1872nd 2005 6.6%
2009 9.06 1939th 2063 6.0%
2010 7.59 2079th 2179 4.6%
2011 5.43 2170th 2236 3.0%
2012 4.03 2214th 2259 2.0%
2013 9.56 2232nd 2379 6.2%
2015 9.18 2365th 2477 4.5%
2016 7.29 2404th 2497 3.7%
2017 8.72 2413th 2508 3.8%
2018 9.34 2361st 2480 4.8%
2019 10.15 2548th 2715 6.2%
2022 18.33 2291st 2740 16.4%
2023 15.02 2509th 2802 10.5%
2024 11.65 2600th 2777 6.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.56 831st 1364 39.1%
2019 26.67 1307th 1442 9.4%
2022 30.89 1207th 1540 21.6%
2023 28.83 1281st 1529 16.2%
2024 36.50 871st 1477 41.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.34 1300th 1538 15.5%
2024 19.85 1462nd 1550 5.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.04 2089th 2230 6.3%
2019 13.64 2188th 2369 7.6%
2022 27.06 1807th 2458 26.5%
2023 20.72 2142nd 2549 16.0%
2024 15.41 2339th 2575 9.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 29.84 286th 394 27.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.80 2183rd 2262 3.5%
2019 11.22 2234th 2380 6.1%
2022 18.57 2129th 2509 15.1%
2023 16.61 2242nd 2547 12.0%
2024 13.36 2349th 2546 7.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.66 927th 1369 32.3%
2019 24.31 1236th 1491 17.1%
2022 27.38 1160th 1531 24.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.77 2188th 2273 3.7%
2019 9.54 2311th 2407 4.0%
2022 18.90 2106th 2527 16.7%
2023 14.41 2336th 2558 8.7%
2024 10.46 2451st 2547 3.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.35 477th 600 20.5%
2019 17.13 592nd 643 7.9%
2022 22.62 534th 637 16.2%
2023 21.12 535th 614 12.9%
2024 16.54 587th 626 6.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Samuel Gompers Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.99 1943rd 2072 6.2%
2019 17.40 1968th 2213 11.1%
2022 33.20 1520th 2359 35.6%
2023 25.08 1832nd 2391 23.4%
2024 20.30 2003rd 2383 15.9%
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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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Friday, July 7, 2017

Open Quote This school is one of the worst in Los Angeles most of the kids are bullies and it is out of control Close Quote



Enrollment information for Samuel Gompers Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1 809 5 466 0 n/a n/a 0 1281
1989 0 771 2 569 0 n/a n/a 0 1342
1990 0 772 3 734 1 n/a n/a 0 1510
1991 0 791 3 743 2 n/a n/a 0 1539
1992 0 784 1 772 2 n/a n/a 0 1559
1993 0 864 2 793 3 n/a n/a 0 1662
1994 1 822 2 888 3 n/a n/a 0 1716
1995 1 667 5 781 0 n/a n/a 0 1454
1996 1 667 5 781 0 n/a n/a 0 1454
1997 0 651 4 813 1 n/a n/a 0 1469
1998 1 661 9 846 1 n/a n/a 0 1518
1999 0 730 7 906 2 n/a n/a 0 1645
2000 0 710 3 997 1 n/a n/a 0 1711
2001 1 780 2 1053 3 n/a n/a 0 1839
2002 1 799 4 1176 2 n/a n/a 0 1982
2003 1 799 4 1176 2 n/a n/a 0 1982
2004 5 732 3 1227 1 n/a n/a 0 1968
2005 6 782 1 1278 1 n/a n/a 0 2068
2006 3 658 1 1274 3 n/a n/a 0 1939
2007 3 588 3 1278 3 n/a n/a 5 1880
2008 1 515 3 1189 3 n/a n/a 0 1711
2009 1 469 1 1145 2 3 1 0 1622
2010 1 461 0 983 2 1 1 0 1449
2011 0 393 1 814 3 1 3 0 1215
2012 0 367 1 694 2 0 0 0 1064
2013 1 300 1 570 0 1 2 0 875
2014 2 261 1 502 0 1 0 0 767
2015 1 184 0 427 1 0 4 0 617
2016 2 199 0 347 3 0 6 0 557
2017 7 183 1 296 2 0 4 0 493
2018 5 149 2 280 0 0 4 0 440
2019 4 143 3 276 0 1 1 0 428
2020 4 151 0 292 0 1 4 0 452
2021 5 151 1 299 0 1 7 0 464
2022 9 132 0 281 0 0 9 0 431
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 443 443

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 Samuel Gompers Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1281 59.8 21.4 n/a
1989 1342 58.1 23.0 n/a
1990 1510 70.5 21.4 n/a
1991 1539 71.3 21.5 n/a
1992 1559 72.5 21.5 75.4
1993 1662 65.9 25.2 75.9
1994 1716 69.2 24.8 81.1
1995 1454 63.7 22.8 74.5
1996 1454 63.7 22.8 74.5
1997 1469 63.2 23.2 69.6
1998 1518 61.0 24.9 71.5
1999 1645 66.0 24.9 82.9
2000 1711 69.0 24.8 67.6
2001 1839 76.0 24.2 77.4
2002 1982 77.3 25.6 79.8
2003 1982 77.3 25.6 79.8
2004 1968 75.0 26.2 74.8
2005 2068 74.3 27.8 75.9
2006 1939 81.0 23.9 89.8
2007 1880 76.2 24.7 82.1
2008 1711 95.0 18.0 88.6
2009 1622 76.0 17.3 75.8
2010 1449 75.0 19.3 77.6
2011 1215 n/a n/a 46.9
2012 1064 61.0 17.4 n/a
2013 875 44.0 19.8 82.9
2014 767 37.0 20.7 72
2015 617 37.0 16.6 87.8
2016 557 29.0 19.2 92.1
2017 493 23.5 20.9 89.5
2018 440 25.5 17.2 97.3
2019 428 23.3 18.3 95.8
2020 452 n/a n/a 100
2021 464 24.8 18.6 99.4
2022 431 26.8 16.0 99.3
2023 443 29.5 15.0 100

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 Samuel Gompers Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1281 59.8 21.4 n/a
1989 1342 58.1 23.0 n/a
1990 1510 70.5 21.4 n/a
1991 1539 71.3 21.5 n/a
1992 1559 72.5 21.5 75.4
1993 1662 65.9 25.2 75.9
1994 1716 69.2 24.8 81.1
1995 1454 63.7 22.8 74.5
1996 1454 63.7 22.8 74.5
1997 1469 63.2 23.2 69.6
1998 1518 61.0 24.9 71.5
1999 1645 66.0 24.9 82.9
2000 1711 69.0 24.8 67.6
2001 1839 76.0 24.2 77.4
2002 1982 77.3 25.6 79.8
2003 1982 77.3 25.6 79.8
2004 1968 75.0 26.2 74.8
2005 2068 74.3 27.8 75.9
2006 1939 81.0 23.9 89.8
2007 1880 76.2 24.7 82.1
2008 1711 95.0 18.0 88.6
2009 1622 76.0 17.3 75.8
2010 1449 75.0 19.3 77.6
2011 1215 n/a n/a 46.9
2012 1064 61.0 17.4 n/a
2013 875 44.0 19.8 82.9
2014 767 37.0 20.7 72
2015 617 37.0 16.6 87.8
2016 557 29.0 19.2 92.1
2017 493 23.5 20.9 89.5
2018 440 25.5 17.2 97.3
2019 428 23.3 18.3 95.8
2020 452 n/a n/a 100
2021 464 24.8 18.6 99.4
2022 431 26.8 16.0 99.3
2023 443 29.5 15.0 100

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 Samuel Gompers Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $19,668

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Samuel Gompers Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2548th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2509th of 2802 Middle schools
 4.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Samuel Gompers Middle)18.717.4
 1.3%
   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 (Samuel Gompers Middle)11.39.2
 2.1%
   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 (Samuel Gompers Middle)3015.9
 14.1%
   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 (Samuel Gompers Middle)2.913.9
 11%
   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 (Samuel Gompers Middle)25.224.5
 0.7%
   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 (Samuel Gompers Middle)4.715.4
 10.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)29.223.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Samuel Gompers Middle)43.4
 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 Students428443
 3.5%
African American1430
 100%
American Indian00
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic2760
 100%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White40
 100%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.8%100%
 4.2%


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Samuel Gompers Middle ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 443 students attended Samuel Gompers Middle.

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