Enrollment
384
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013108
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media
130 North Brand Blvd., San Fernando, CA 91340 · (818) 837-5455 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- 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
18.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
349 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 127 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 36% |
Student demographics
10%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.2pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 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 up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 43.3% |
| Math | 3.9% | 10.7% | 21.8% | 63.6% |
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 | 32.2% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 14.4% |
| 2022-23 | 32.3% | 16.9% |
| 2021-22 | 32.2% | 12.6% |
| 2018-19 | 25.1% | 17.4% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 17.3% |
| 2016-17 | 26.2% | 12.2% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 San Fernando Institute of Applied Media
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Fernando Institute of Applied Media this school | 384 | 90.9% | 23.9% |
| Farmersville Junior High Farmersville | 384 | 91.1% | 25.5% |
| Huron Middle Huron | 344 | 89.5% | 11.0% |
| PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy San Fernando | 351 | 90.0% | N/A |
| Kennedy Middle El Centro | 434 | 90.6% | 34.2% |
| Lakeview Middle Watsonville | 425 | 92.5% | 10.0% |
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 San Fernando Institute of Applied Media ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #942 of 1,224 | #202 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #1,033 of 1,227 ▼ 51 | #229 of 248 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #937 of 1,227 ▼ 126 | #205 of 248 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #743 of 1,214 | #183 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #1,106 of 1,377 | #258 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #305 of 1,279 | #85 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #1,171 of 1,278 | #256 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #260 of 1,329 | #111 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #785 of 930 | #186 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
384
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 384 | 20.3 | 18.9:1 | 91% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 23.2 | 15.5:1 | 93% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 20.8 | 17.3:1 | 94% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 22 | 18.0:1 | 92% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 21.5 | 19.1:1 | 93% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 87% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Fernando Institute of Applied Media.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (410 to 384); teachers down 6% (21.5 to 20.3).
About San Fernando Institute of Applied Media
Families in San Fernando, California, are served by San Fernando Institute of Applied Media, a low-enrollment middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 384 students in 2024-25. The school is 42% below the average for middle schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified runs San Fernando Institute of Applied Media along with 783 other schools, enrolling 406,887 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, San Fernando Institute of Applied Media is 95% Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 47 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media are from different groups.
Staffing at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media comes to 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.9:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. San Fernando Institute of Applied Media counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, San Fernando Institute of Applied Media lands at C, ahead of 29% of California public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.3% for San Fernando Institute of Applied Media. The school posts 23.9%, 2.4 points below the prediction.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media's nearest public school is San Fernando Middle (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, San Fernando Institute of Applied Media places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 384, compared with 396 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to San Fernando Institute of Applied Media can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 San Fernando Institute of Applied MediaWhat is the total enrollment at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media?
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does San Fernando Institute of Applied Media serve?
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media is approximately 18.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is San Fernando Institute of Applied Media?
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is San Fernando Institute of Applied Media public or private?
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media 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.