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What's something Arleta High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,038
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271011652
Arleta High
14200 Van Nuys Blvd., Arleta, CA 91331 · (818) 686-4100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,038 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
923 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 213 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 297 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 276 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 252 | 24% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.2pp since 2014
Math
10.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 24.8% | 24.4% | 38.8% |
| Math | 3.5% | 6.6% | 20.9% | 69.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 10.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.7% | 10.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 9.5% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 12.3% |
| 2018-19 | 40.6% | 20.9% |
| 2017-18 | 51.7% | 23.5% |
| 2016-17 | 56.8% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 21.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arleta High
Arleta High's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arleta High this school | 1,038 | 88.9% | 21.1% |
| Pioneer High Whittier | 1,000 | 87.7% | 44.9% |
| Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex Sun Valley | 1,100 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Corcoran High Corcoran | 931 | 89.4% | 53.5% |
| Lindsay Senior High Lindsay | 1,132 | 86.1% | 43.8% |
| PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High Sylmar | 794 | 88.8% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arleta High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #985 of 1,052 | #215 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #961 of 1,056 ▼ 69 | #215 of 229 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #937 of 1,056 ▲ 67 | #201 of 229 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #601 of 1,044 | #173 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,038 | #753 of 2,093 | #157 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #241 of 1,352 | #84 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #1,245 of 1,351 | #301 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #336 of 1,575 | #171 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #83 of 802 | #43 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,038
-214 (-17%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 1,909
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,038 | 59.4 | 17.5:1 | 89% (923) |
| 2023-24 | 1,092 | 65.5 | 16.7:1 | 84% (915) |
| 2022-23 | 1,174 | 64.5 | 18.2:1 | 93% (1,087) |
| 2020-21 | 1,252 | 61 | 20.5:1 | 92% (1,156) |
| 2017-18 | 1,418 | 63 | 22.5:1 | 89% (1,266) |
| 2015-16 | 1,436 | 63 | 22.8:1 | 85% (1,221) |
| 2010-11 | 1,909 | N/A | N/A | 89% (1,708) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arleta High.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,418 to 1,038); teachers down 6% (63 to 59.4).
About Arleta High
Arleta High is a public medium-sized high school in Arleta, California. The school enrolls 1,038 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools; together they serve 406,887 students.
Federal enrollment data show Arleta High is 95% Hispanic. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.5:1, with 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Arleta High is 89%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Arleta High is D. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Arleta High would be expected to post about 27.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Arleta High, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Beachy Avenue Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Arleta High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 21.1% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Arleta High in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment decrease, from 1,252 in 2020-21 to 1,038 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2020-21 to 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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- Canterbury Avenue ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Vena Avenue ElementaryElementary · 464 students
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- Beachy Avenue ElementaryElementary · 398 students
- Valor Academy ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Beachy Avenue Elementary0.3 mi · 398
- Sharp Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 417
- Liggett Street Elementary0.7 mi · 550
- Lassen Elementary1.0 mi · 412
- Pacoima Middle1.1 mi · 823
- Valor Academy High1.1 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Arleta HighHow many students attend Arleta High?
Arleta High enrolls approximately 1,038 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Arleta High serve?
Arleta High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arleta High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arleta High is approximately 17.5:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Arleta High?
Student demographics at Arleta High are roughly 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Arleta High in?
Arleta High is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.