History
John Burroughs Junior High School was named in honor of John Burroughs and opened in 1924 to 400 students and 23 teachers.
The Junior High in the school's name was replaced with Middle at the beginning of the 1994-1995 school year to coincide with the state's policy of placing 6th graders in middle schools and 9th graders in high school. This was part of an attempt to ease overcrowding at many elementary schools.
The school reached the 800 milestone during the 2008-2009 school year by scoring 811 on the Academic Performance Index (API).
Read more about this topic: John Burroughs Middle School (Los Angeles)
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