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Enrollment
763
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003382
John A. Sutter Middle
7330 Winnetka Ave., Canoga Park, CA 91306 · (818) 773-5800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
705 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 223 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 36% |
Student demographics
33%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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.5pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 19.6% | 24.8% | 47.7% |
| Math | 9.6% | 11.5% | 21.1% | 57.7% |
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 | 27.5% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.7% | 9.4% |
| 2018-19 | 22.7% | 15.3% |
| 2017-18 | 26.1% | 13.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.7% | 16.4% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 John A. Sutter Middle
John A. Sutter Middle's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Sutter Middle this school | 763 | 92.4% | 22.4% |
| Ball Junior High Anaheim | 737 | 92.7% | 14.1% |
| Northridge Middle Northridge | 670 | 94.8% | 22.1% |
| Brookhurst Junior High Anaheim | 724 | 90.9% | 17.6% |
| Sequoia Middle Fresno | 829 | 95.4% | 24.4% |
| Buena Park Middle Buena Park | 633 | 91.0% | 25.9% |
Matched among California middle 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 John A. Sutter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #980 of 1,224 | #212 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #825 of 1,227 ▲ 91 | #188 of 248 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,050 of 1,227 ▼ 1 | #229 of 248 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #138 of 1,214 | #46 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #482 of 1,377 | #112 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #33 of 1,279 | #11 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #912 of 1,278 | #164 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #201 of 1,329 | #91 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #198 of 257 | #34 of 38 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
763
-79 (-9%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,412
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 763 | 49.9 | 15.3:1 | 92% (705) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 57 | 14.9:1 | 88% (749) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 54 | 15.8:1 | 92% (788) |
| 2020-21 | 842 | 39 | 21.6:1 | 94% (790) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 36 | 20.7:1 | 94% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 42 | 20.5:1 | 91% (782) |
| 2010-11 | 1,355 | N/A | N/A | 85% (1,148) |
| 2000-01 | 1,427 | 61 | 23.4:1 | 76% (1,091) |
| 1990-91 | 1,412 | 53 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John A. Sutter Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (746 to 763); teachers up 39% (36 to 49.9).
About John A. Sutter Middle
John A. Sutter Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Canoga Park, California, (ZIP code 91306). The student body numbers 763 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Los Angeles Unified oversees John A. Sutter Middle and 783 other schools, with 406,887 students in total.
Hispanic students are the large majority at John A. Sutter Middle, with 81% of enrollment. Next come 9% Asian, 5% White, and 3% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. By the diversity index, John A. Sutter Middle comes in at 33%.
The school reports 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.3 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 92% of students. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
allk12 grades John A. Sutter Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for John A. Sutter Middle is 25.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Ingenium Charter Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. John A. Sutter Middle's average proficiency of 22.4% compares with 35.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment was 842 in 2020-21 and 763 in 2024-25, a decrease of 79 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.6:1 to 15.3:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About John A. Sutter MiddleHow many students attend John A. Sutter Middle?
John A. Sutter Middle enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John A. Sutter Middle serve?
John A. Sutter Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John A. Sutter Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John A. Sutter Middle is approximately 15.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John A. Sutter Middle?
Student demographics at John A. Sutter Middle are roughly 5% White, 81% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is John A. Sutter Middle public or private?
John A. Sutter Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.