Anderson W. Clark Magnet High

Anderson W. Clark Magnet High is a senior high of medium-sized scale in La Crescenta, California, run under Glendale Unified, educateing 1,136 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 36% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Glendale Unified runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 25,294 students. Anderson W. Clark Magnet High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Anderson W. Clark Magnet High shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at Anderson W. Clark Magnet High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Anderson W. Clark Magnet High sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.7%; actual is 82.0%, +30.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Anderson W. Clark Magnet High is one campus in the mix.

Valley View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Anderson W. Clark Magnet High comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 70.6%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 1,122 students in 2018 compared to 1,136 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 86% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.