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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Panorama High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,316
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271011653
Panorama High
8015 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City, CA 91402 · (818) 909-4500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,316 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,285 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 | 303 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 347 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 336 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 330 | 25% |
Student demographics
17%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
46.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 33.3% |
| Math | 5.7% | 9.7% | 20.1% | 64.5% |
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 | 46.7% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 13.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.1% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 5.3% |
| 2020-21 | 48.2% | 19.6% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 7.6% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 5.4% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 9.7% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Panorama High
Panorama High's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama High this school | 1,316 | 97.6% | 28.1% |
| Cathedral City High Cathedral City | 1,334 | 95.5% | 37.2% |
| Robert Fulton College Preparatory Van Nuys | 1,229 | 95.7% | 20.0% |
| Mountain View High El Monte | 1,123 | 96.2% | 28.6% |
| Orosi High Orosi | 1,108 | 96.0% | 37.1% |
| Granite Hills High Porterville | 1,206 | 95.6% | 35.4% |
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 Panorama High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #854 of 1,052 | #182 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #820 of 1,056 ▼ 6 | #182 of 229 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #769 of 1,056 ▲ 151 | #166 of 229 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.1pp | #84 of 1,044 | #28 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,316 | #635 of 2,093 | #131 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #324 of 1,352 | #117 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #1,149 of 1,351 | #252 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #33 of 1,575 | #18 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #115 of 327 | #21 of 41 |
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
1,316
-49 (-4%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 2,210
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,316 | 71.7 | 18.4:1 | 98% (1,285) |
| 2023-24 | 1,420 | 74.2 | 19.1:1 | 97% (1,373) |
| 2022-23 | 1,433 | 64 | 22.4:1 | 96% (1,374) |
| 2020-21 | 1,365 | 67 | 20.4:1 | 99% (1,346) |
| 2017-18 | 1,182 | 46.5 | 25.4:1 | 95% (1,119) |
| 2015-16 | 1,303 | 50 | 26.1:1 | 85% (1,112) |
| 2010-11 | 2,210 | N/A | N/A | 73% (1,606) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Panorama High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,182 to 1,316); teachers up 54% (46.5 to 71.7).
About Panorama High
In Panorama City, California, part of Los Angeles County, Panorama High is a high school. Enrollment stands at 1,316 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 57% bigger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified counts 406,887 students in its 784 schools, and Panorama High is one of them.
At Panorama High, 91% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 4% Asian and 3% White. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Panorama High is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 71.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.4:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Among California public high schools, Panorama High outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Panorama High is 5.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.1% actual, 22.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Cal Burke High is about 0.2 miles from Panorama High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Panorama High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,316, down from 1,365 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.4:1, from 20.4:1.
Panorama High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified
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- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in Panorama City
- Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,080 students
- Alta California ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- Michelle Obama ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- Liggett Street ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Panorama City ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Chase Street ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Other Panorama High schools
One other US public school is named Panorama High. Panorama High is the largest of the 2.
- Panorama High SchoolPanora, IA · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Cal Burke High0.2 mi · 127
- Michelle Obama Elementary0.3 mi · 570
- Burton Street Elementary0.5 mi · 274
- Vista Middle0.7 mi · 1,080
- Robert Fulton College Preparatory0.8 mi · 1,229
- Panorama City Elementary0.8 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Panorama HighHow large is Panorama High?
Panorama High enrolls approximately 1,316 students in grades 09-12.
Is Panorama High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Panorama High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Panorama High?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Panorama High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Panorama High?
At Panorama High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Panorama High public or private?
Panorama High 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.