Summary:
Hollenbeck Middle is a public middle school located in Los Angeles, CA, serving 1,007 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. Hollenbeck Middle has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from 1,373 to 1,995 out of around 2,500-2,800 California middle schools, with a current 3-star rating.
Hollenbeck Middle faces several key challenges, including lower-than-average student performance on standardized tests, high chronic absenteeism, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's performance on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science test is generally below the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of Hollenbeck Middle students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 32.85% (8th grade) to 47.74% (6th grade), compared to the Los Angeles Unified averages of 41.19% to 41.55% and the California averages of 45.95% to 47.04%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also increased significantly, from 10% in 2017-2018 to 27.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Belvedere Middle (30%) and Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory (32.6%).
Interestingly, Hollenbeck Middle's Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students perform relatively better compared to the school's overall performance, ranking in the top 35% and top 40% of California middle schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's English Language Learner and Special Education student subgroups rank in the bottom 40% and bottom 50% of California middle schools, indicating significant achievement gaps. Additionally, within a 2.5-mile radius of Hollenbeck Middle, there are several higher-performing charter schools, such as KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory and Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle, which have consistently outperformed Hollenbeck Middle on standardized tests and have higher statewide rankings.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Los Angeles Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1377th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,467
Students who attend Hollenbeck Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Hollenbeck Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.9
Number of students: 1,007
Racial breakdown:
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.3%
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