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Enrollment
842
Middle
DISTRICT 1,020 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH·NCES 064251010913
Rancho Pico Junior High
26250 West Valencia Blvd., Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381 · (661) 284-3260 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
113 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 7 | 405 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 437 | 52% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
81.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
66.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 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 | 46.1% | 35.3% | 10.9% | 7.7% |
| Math | 43.6% | 22.8% | 18.3% | 15.3% |
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 | 81.4% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 63.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.7% | 62.9% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 62.5% |
| 2018-19 | 82.5% | 70.8% |
| 2017-18 | 80.6% | 69.3% |
| 2016-17 | 83.0% | 73.3% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Rancho Pico Junior High
Rancho Pico Junior High's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Pico Junior High this school | 842 | 13.4% | 72.3% |
| Rolling Hills Middle Los Gatos | 778 | 18.9% | 70.7% |
| Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle Palo Alto | 732 | 16.9% | 76.4% |
| Dartmouth Middle San Jose | 903 | 17.4% | 64.4% |
| Rio Norte Junior High Santa Clarita | 1,138 | 17.0% | 66.5% |
| Black Mountain Middle San Diego | 1,077 | 20.7% | 63.2% |
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 Rancho Pico Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #100 of 1,224 | #15 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #120 of 1,227 ▲ 17 | #22 of 248 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #61 of 1,227 ▲ 21 | #7 of 248 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #675 of 1,214 | #169 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 842 | #381 of 1,377 | #89 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #1,024 of 1,279 | #216 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #50 of 1,278 | #5 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #1,274 of 1,329 | #306 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #386 of 930 | #112 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
842
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,043
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 842 | 35.8 | 23.5:1 | 13% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 848 | 37.7 | 22.5:1 | 14% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 35.8 | 22.1:1 | 11% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 35 | 24.4:1 | 15% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 1,033 | 41.6 | 24.8:1 | 15% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 40 | 23.2:1 | 8% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 1,043 | N/A | N/A | 9% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Pico Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,033 to 842); teachers down 14% (41.6 to 35.8).
About Rancho Pico Junior High
Rancho Pico Junior High is a middle-grades school located in Stevenson Ranch, California, in Los Angeles County. The school counts 842 students across grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Within William S. Hart Union High, Rancho Pico Junior High is one of 16 schools. The district enrolls 20,465 students.
The most common group at Rancho Pico Junior High is White students, at 34%. It is also 30% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is close to the 31% White share among all Los Angeles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Rancho Pico Junior High, 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.5:1. That is higher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Roughly 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Rancho Pico Junior High is A-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rancho Pico Junior High's results are within a point of predicted: 72.3% against 71.7%.
Within Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Rancho Pico Junior High, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
West Ranch High is the public school closest to Rancho Pico Junior High, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Rancho Pico Junior High ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.3% against a local average of 74.1%.
NCES assigns Rancho Pico Junior High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 853 students in 2020-21 and 842 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The Rancho Pico Junior High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 William S. Hart Union High
- Saugus HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,286 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 1,952 students
- William S. Hart HighHigh · 1,941 students
- West Ranch HighHigh · 1,777 students
Other schools in Stevenson Ranch
- Pico Canyon ElementaryElementary · 851 students
- Stevenson Ranch ElementaryElementary · 764 students
Nearby schools
- West Ranch High0.2 mi · 1,777
- Oak Hills Elementary0.2 mi · 660
- Stevenson Ranch Elementary0.7 mi · 764
- Academy of the Canyons1.3 mi · 385
- Pico Canyon Elementary1.6 mi · 851
- Meadows Elementary2.3 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Pico Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Rancho Pico Junior High?
Rancho Pico Junior High enrolls approximately 842 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Rancho Pico Junior High serve?
Rancho Pico Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rancho Pico Junior High?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Rancho Pico Junior High.
How diverse is Rancho Pico Junior High?
Rancho Pico Junior High reports a student body of 34% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 30% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Rancho Pico Junior High public or private?
Rancho Pico Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by William S. Hart Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.