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Enrollment
442
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003324
San Fernando Middle
130 North Brand Blvd., San Fernando, CA 91340 · (818) 837-5400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- B+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
15.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
423 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 | 130 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 36% |
Student demographics
7%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
29.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.2pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.5% | 20.7% | 27.6% | 43.1% |
| Math | 5.0% | 9.7% | 24.3% | 61.0% |
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 | 29.2% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 12.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.8% | 15.2% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 11.5% |
| 2018-19 | 30.2% | 17.9% |
| 2017-18 | 31.1% | 17.5% |
| 2016-17 | 23.5% | 19.3% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Fernando Middle this school | 442 | 95.7% | 21.0% |
| Equitas Academy #2 Los Angeles | 437 | 93.6% | N/A |
| Animo Jefferson Charter Middle Los Angeles | 427 | 96.0% | N/A |
| Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle Los Angeles | 437 | 97.3% | N/A |
| Pajaro Middle Watsonville | 398 | 96.5% | 12.7% |
| E. A. Hall Middle Watsonville | 491 | 97.4% | 6.4% |
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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,019 of 1,224 | #224 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #1,031 of 1,227 ▲ 10 | #228 of 248 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #1,010 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #220 of 248 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #383 of 1,214 | #119 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #1,027 of 1,377 | #232 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #42 of 1,279 | #14 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #1,211 of 1,278 | #274 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #89 of 1,329 | #46 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.8% | #26 of 930 | #12 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
442
-134 (-23%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 2,052
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 442 | 28.3 | 15.6:1 | 96% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 33.4 | 16.0:1 | 94% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 32.6 | 16.1:1 | 97% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 97% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 37 | 20.2:1 | 94% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 37 | 20.8:1 | 91% (699) |
| 2010-11 | 1,553 | N/A | N/A | 81% (1,251) |
| 2000-01 | 2,182 | 93 | 23.5:1 | 83% (1,809) |
| 1990-91 | 2,052 | 88 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Fernando Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (747 to 442); teachers down 23% (37 to 28.3).
About San Fernando Middle
Families in San Fernando, California, are served by San Fernando Middle, a low-enrollment middle school. Enrolled students number 442 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Los Angeles Unified is responsible for 784 schools, San Fernando Middle included, with 406,887 students in all.
Hispanic students make up 97% of enrollment at San Fernando Middle. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 15.6 students per teacher and 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.1 below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public middle schools, San Fernando Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, San Fernando Middle is 2.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. San Fernando Middle is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Nearby, San Fernando Institute of Applied Media is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. San Fernando Middle ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 21.0% against a local average of 31.4%.
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.
2024-25 enrollment was 442, a 23% decrease from 576 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.4:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
The San Fernando Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- San Fernando Institute of Applied Media0.0 mi · 384
- PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy0.3 mi · 351
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- O'Melveny Elementary0.7 mi · 345
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Frequently asked questions
About San Fernando MiddleHow many students attend San Fernando Middle?
San Fernando Middle enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 06-08.
Is San Fernando Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Fernando Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does San Fernando Middle have?
San Fernando Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Fernando Middle?
At San Fernando Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is San Fernando Middle public or private?
San Fernando 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.