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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Patrick Henry Middle administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,053
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003079
Patrick Henry Middle
17340 San Jose St., Granada Hills, CA 91344 · (818) 832-3870 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,053 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
802 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 | 341 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 361 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 351 | 33% |
Student demographics
45%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
52.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.5pp since 2014
Math
38.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.9% | 34.5% | 25.9% | 21.6% |
| Math | 22.1% | 16.6% | 27.5% | 33.8% |
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 | 52.5% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 29.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 23.7% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 24.4% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.4% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 45.8% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Patrick Henry Middle
Patrick Henry Middle's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Henry Middle this school | 1,053 | 76.2% | 41.5% |
| George K. Porter Middle Granada Hills | 1,009 | 74.5% | 51.6% |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle Northridge | 870 | 75.1% | 60.0% |
| Ysmael Villegas Middle Riverside | 1,136 | 78.0% | 39.1% |
| Elsinore Middle Lake Elsinore | 947 | 81.0% | 26.3% |
| Creekside Middle Patterson | 907 | 79.1% | 22.1% |
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 Patrick Henry Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #483 of 1,224 | #113 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #424 of 1,227 ▲ 141 | #97 of 248 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #441 of 1,227 ▲ 91 | #98 of 248 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #179 of 1,214 | #64 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,053 | #155 of 1,377 | #48 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #207 of 1,279 | #61 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #750 of 1,278 | #126 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #621 of 1,329 | #204 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #678 of 930 | #163 of 213 |
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
1,053
-136 (-11%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,135
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,053 | 58.5 | 18.0:1 | 76% (802) |
| 2023-24 | 1,039 | 57.3 | 18.1:1 | 76% (786) |
| 2022-23 | 1,027 | 55.8 | 18.4:1 | 76% (776) |
| 2020-21 | 1,189 | 56 | 21.2:1 | 71% (849) |
| 2017-18 | 1,161 | 50.3 | 23.1:1 | 68% (791) |
| 2015-16 | 955 | 41 | 23.3:1 | 68% (650) |
| 2010-11 | 1,224 | N/A | N/A | 67% (820) |
| 2000-01 | 1,316 | 53 | 24.8:1 | 50% (663) |
| 1990-91 | 1,135 | 48 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patrick Henry Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,161 to 1,053); teachers up 16% (50.3 to 58.5).
About Patrick Henry Middle
Patrick Henry Middle is a middle school with a street address in Granada Hills, California. The school counts 1,053 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 60% above the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students in 784 schools, including Patrick Henry Middle.
Hispanic students are the majority at Patrick Henry Middle, with 73% of enrollment. The school is also 12% White, 7% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. Patrick Henry Middle's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 58.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.0:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 18.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Patrick Henry Middle is A-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Patrick Henry Middle is 6.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 41.5%. Predicted: 34.9%.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The closest other public school is Andasol Avenue Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Patrick Henry Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Patrick Henry Middle dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,189 to 1,053 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Other Patrick Henry Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Patrick Henry Middle. Patrick Henry Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Sioux Falls, SD · 925 students
- Patrick Henry Middle SchoolHamler, OH · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Andasol Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 411
- Granada Elementary0.5 mi · 370
- Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences0.5 mi · 757
- Granada Hills Charter0.7 mi · 5,927
- Mayall Street Elementary1.0 mi · 471
- Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary1.0 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Patrick Henry MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Patrick Henry Middle?
Patrick Henry Middle enrolls approximately 1,053 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Patrick Henry Middle serve?
Patrick Henry Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Patrick Henry Middle have?
Patrick Henry Middle employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Patrick Henry Middle?
Student demographics at Patrick Henry Middle are roughly 12% White, 73% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Patrick Henry Middle?
Patrick Henry Middle is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.