John Adams Middle vs Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet

Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet ranks #106 of 9,533 schools in California, placing it in the top 2% statewide. John Adams Middle ranks #346 of 9,533 — still a strong top-4% placement, but 240 positions behind Washington Irving. The overall rating gap is 0.4 points, with Washington Irving scoring 9.3/10 against John Adams Middle's 8.9/10. Both schools sit 6.8 miles apart in Los Angeles and serve grades 6 through 8, making this a genuine crosstown choice for families willing to travel.

Academically, Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet holds a 0.7-point edge, scoring 8.6/10 in academic performance versus John Adams Middle's 7.9/10. Growth scores are tighter: Washington Irving leads 9.6/10 to John Adams Middle's 9.3/10, a 0.3-point delta. That means both schools are outperforming expectations relative to their incoming students, but Washington Irving's students are arriving at higher tested levels and extending that lead through the middle grades.

The sharpest contrast between the two schools is demographic. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 97% at John Adams Middle versus 65% at Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet — a 32-point gap that reflects meaningfully different student populations. Enrollment is 686 at John Adams Middle and 815 at Washington Irving. Both schools share an identical student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1, so class-size access to teachers is a wash regardless of which campus a family chooses.

Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet operates as a themed magnet program in math, music, and engineering — a structural distinction from John Adams Middle's comprehensive neighborhood model. Both schools cover the same grade span of 6 through 8, but Washington Irving's magnet designation means admission typically involves an application process, while John Adams Middle serves its attendance zone directly. Families comparing the two are effectively weighing a selective, subject-focused program against a neighborhood school that still outperforms roughly 96% of California middle schools.