Hollenbeck Middle

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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.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2510 East Sixth St.
       Los Angeles, CA  90023-1420


(323) 780-3000

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1377th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,467 Help


Students who attend Hollenbeck Middle usually attend:

High:    Boyle Heights Sci Technical Engr and Math Magnet
    Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High
    Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Feeder schools for Hollenbeck Middle:

Elementary:    Breed Street Elementary
    Bridge Street Elementary
    Christopher Dena Elementary
    Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center
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Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  1,007

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:
100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.3% Help


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Compare Details Hollenbeck Middle ranks better than 50.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 26th 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 42.61. (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 95.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hollenbeck Middle is 17.9, which is the 36th 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 Hollenbeck Middle is $10,467, which is the 39th highest among 83 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hollenbeck Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Hollenbeck Middle 1377th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hollenbeck 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 Hollenbeck Middle

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Rank History for all students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.25 1626th 1769 8.1%
2005 9.62 1684th 1777 5.2%
2006 10.58 1676th 1804 7.1%
2007 9.98 1871st 1999 6.4%
2008 7.67 1913th 2005 4.6%
2009 10.21 1927th 2063 6.6%
2010 13.96 1981st 2179 9.1%
2011 14.23 2013th 2236 10.0%
2012 16.49 1995th 2259 11.7%
2013 20.97 1973rd 2379 17.1%
2015 27.63 1727th 2477 30.3%
2016 27.04 1762nd 2497 29.4%
2017 39.06 1420th 2508 43.4%
2018 40.03 1361st 2480 45.1%
2019 43.79 1330th 2715 51.0%
2022 44.44 1323rd 2740 51.7%
2023 38.94 1499th 2802 46.5%
2024 42.61 1377th 2777 50.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.73 686th 1364 49.7%
2019 31.16 1054th 1442 26.9%
2022 27.65 1350th 1540 12.3%
2023 33.87 1039th 1529 32.0%
2024 39.51 753rd 1477 49.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.39 929th 1538 39.6%
2024 39.04 801st 1550 48.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.33 792nd 2230 64.5%
2019 60.52 717th 2369 69.7%
2022 62.38 681st 2458 72.3%
2023 53.05 927th 2549 63.6%
2024 55.65 861st 2575 66.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.54 1220th 2262 46.1%
2019 42.72 1240th 2380 47.9%
2022 44.12 1218th 2509 51.5%
2023 39.05 1362nd 2547 46.5%
2024 42.30 1277th 2546 49.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.17 561st 1369 59.0%
2019 36.94 810th 1491 45.7%
2022 29.41 1079th 1531 29.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.95 1372nd 2273 39.6%
2019 42.48 1229th 2407 48.9%
2022 44.08 1213th 2527 52.0%
2023 38.09 1403rd 2558 45.2%
2024 41.48 1297th 2547 49.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.35 784th 2072 62.2%
2019 59.46 701st 2213 68.3%
2022 62.52 659th 2359 72.1%
2023 53.35 893rd 2391 62.7%
2024 55.83 832nd 2383 65.1%
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Rank History for White students at Hollenbeck Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.32 1061st 1552 31.6%
2024 51.94 707th 1535 53.9%
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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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Enrollment information for Hollenbeck Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 5 25 29 2072 5 n/a n/a 0 2136
1989 15 22 42 2177 8 n/a n/a 0 2264
1990 13 29 34 2251 3 n/a n/a 0 2330
1991 8 29 22 2320 5 n/a n/a 0 2384
1992 0 20 11 2209 5 n/a n/a 0 2245
1993 1 18 19 2093 7 n/a n/a 0 2138
1994 2 14 20 2028 4 n/a n/a 0 2068
1995 4 12 23 1958 0 n/a n/a 0 1997
1996 4 12 23 1958 0 n/a n/a 0 1997
1997 0 16 27 2034 2 n/a n/a 0 2079
1998 2 18 26 2109 2 n/a n/a 0 2157
1999 2 24 26 2133 0 n/a n/a 0 2185
2000 4 21 20 2155 1 n/a n/a 0 2201
2001 6 25 17 2220 1 n/a n/a 0 2269
2002 5 29 11 2755 5 n/a n/a 0 2805
2003 5 29 11 2755 5 n/a n/a 0 2805
2004 7 32 16 2813 3 n/a n/a 0 2871
2005 6 25 13 2753 1 n/a n/a 0 2798
2006 9 24 11 2608 1 n/a n/a 0 2653
2007 5 15 9 2564 1 n/a n/a 3 2597
2008 5 10 12 2406 1 n/a n/a 0 2434
2009 4 15 10 2075 0 0 3 0 2107
2010 5 11 6 1694 2 0 4 0 1722
2011 3 14 7 1475 4 0 1 0 1504
2012 8 10 2 1341 3 0 0 0 1364
2013 10 7 5 1310 5 0 0 0 1337
2014 7 4 5 1251 3 0 1 0 1271
2015 4 6 4 1154 2 0 6 0 1176
2016 8 4 3 1086 0 1 6 0 1108
2017 8 4 3 1047 0 1 2 0 1065
2018 11 4 4 999 3 1 1 0 1023
2019 19 4 3 1089 2 1 0 0 1118
2020 18 7 2 1099 1 1 0 0 1128
2021 25 6 3 996 0 1 0 0 1031
2022 29 6 2 915 0 0 3 0 955
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1007 1007

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 Hollenbeck Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2136 101.2 21.1 n/a
1989 2264 95.0 23.8 n/a
1990 2330 104.1 22.3 n/a
1991 2384 103.6 23.0 n/a
1992 2245 105.3 21.3 90.6
1993 2138 80.6 26.5 86.2
1994 2068 79.0 26.2 89.6
1995 1997 80.2 24.9 95
1996 1997 80.2 24.9 95
1997 2079 83.9 24.8 95
1998 2157 82.8 26.1 68.2
1999 2185 88.9 24.6 91
2000 2201 99.0 22.2 82.6
2001 2269 100.6 22.6 82.5
2002 2805 110.5 25.4 82.7
2003 2805 110.5 25.4 82.7
2004 2871 115.9 24.8 91.1
2005 2798 114.3 24.5 95.7
2006 2653 103.8 25.6 97.1
2007 2597 101.8 25.5 90.6
2008 2434 131.0 18.6 60.1
2009 2107 98.0 17.7 92
2010 1722 96.2 17.9 92.2
2011 1504 n/a n/a 84.4
2012 1364 77.0 17.7 n/a
2013 1337 71.3 18.7 70.8
2014 1271 66.8 19.0 84.7
2015 1176 58.0 20.2 84
2016 1108 45.0 24.6 94.1
2017 1065 50.5 21.0 94.2
2018 1023 47.8 21.3 96
2019 1118 48.3 23.1 92.4
2020 1128 n/a n/a 94.7
2021 1031 52.3 19.6 96.8
2022 955 52.8 18.0 95.9
2023 1007 55.9 17.9 95.3

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 Hollenbeck Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2136 101.2 21.1 n/a
1989 2264 95.0 23.8 n/a
1990 2330 104.1 22.3 n/a
1991 2384 103.6 23.0 n/a
1992 2245 105.3 21.3 90.6
1993 2138 80.6 26.5 86.2
1994 2068 79.0 26.2 89.6
1995 1997 80.2 24.9 95
1996 1997 80.2 24.9 95
1997 2079 83.9 24.8 95
1998 2157 82.8 26.1 68.2
1999 2185 88.9 24.6 91
2000 2201 99.0 22.2 82.6
2001 2269 100.6 22.6 82.5
2002 2805 110.5 25.4 82.7
2003 2805 110.5 25.4 82.7
2004 2871 115.9 24.8 91.1
2005 2798 114.3 24.5 95.7
2006 2653 103.8 25.6 97.1
2007 2597 101.8 25.5 90.6
2008 2434 131.0 18.6 60.1
2009 2107 98.0 17.7 92
2010 1722 96.2 17.9 92.2
2011 1504 n/a n/a 84.4
2012 1364 77.0 17.7 n/a
2013 1337 71.3 18.7 70.8
2014 1271 66.8 19.0 84.7
2015 1176 58.0 20.2 84
2016 1108 45.0 24.6 94.1
2017 1065 50.5 21.0 94.2
2018 1023 47.8 21.3 96
2019 1118 48.3 23.1 92.4
2020 1128 n/a n/a 94.7
2021 1031 52.3 19.6 96.8
2022 955 52.8 18.0 95.9
2023 1007 55.9 17.9 95.3

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 Hollenbeck Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,467

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hollenbeck Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1330th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1499th of 2802 Middle schools
 4.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hollenbeck Middle)51.243.2
 7.9%
   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 (Hollenbeck Middle)36.425.3
 11%
   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 (Hollenbeck Middle)46.736.3
 10.3%
   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 (Hollenbeck Middle)29.728.6
 1.2%
   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 (Hollenbeck Middle)4633.8
 12.1%
   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 (Hollenbeck Middle)30.926.7
 4.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)29.223.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Hollenbeck Middle)22.718.7
 4%
   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 Students11181007
 9.9%
African American40
 100%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic10890
 100%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White190
 100%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.4%95.3%
 2.9%


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Hollenbeck Middle ranks 1377th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,007 students attended Hollenbeck Middle.

Students at Hollenbeck Middle are 100% Not Specified.


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