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What's the one class at San Fernando Senior High every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,608
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003325
San Fernando Senior High
11133 O'Melveny Ave., San Fernando, CA 91340 · (818) 898-7600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,608 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
1,499 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 | 499 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 401 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 341 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 367 | 23% |
Student demographics
8%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
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.0pp since 2014
Math
22.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 26.8% | 23.5% | 32.5% |
| Math | 7.9% | 14.8% | 22.4% | 54.9% |
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 | 44.0% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.4% | 15.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 14.8% |
| 2020-21 | 51.5% | 20.2% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 26.1% |
| 2017-18 | 46.5% | 23.2% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Senior High
San Fernando Senior High's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Fernando Senior High this school | 1,608 | 93.2% | 29.7% |
| South Gate Senior High South Gate | 1,681 | 93.8% | 35.6% |
| Huntington Park Senior High Huntington Park | 1,479 | 95.1% | 31.1% |
| Saddleback High Santa Ana | 1,451 | 94.0% | 32.0% |
| Indio High Indio | 1,962 | 93.8% | 22.8% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Senior High Los Angeles | 1,678 | 96.3% | 37.0% |
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 San Fernando Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #808 of 1,052 | #168 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #600 of 1,056 ▲ 134 | #141 of 229 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #822 of 1,056 ▲ 109 | #177 of 229 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #221 of 1,044 | #73 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,608 | #509 of 2,093 | #99 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #365 of 1,352 | #135 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #1,256 of 1,351 | #306 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #193 of 1,575 | #112 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #153 of 802 | #64 of 227 |
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
1,608
-443 (-22%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 3,031
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 1,608 | 85.9 | 18.7:1 | 93% (1,499) |
| 2023-24 | 1,625 | 87.4 | 18.6:1 | 90% (1,467) |
| 2022-23 | 1,745 | 94 | 18.6:1 | 94% (1,633) |
| 2020-21 | 2,051 | 101 | 20.3:1 | 93% (1,906) |
| 2017-18 | 2,053 | 88.3 | 23.2:1 | 91% (1,875) |
| 2015-16 | 2,222 | 102 | 21.8:1 | 90% (1,989) |
| 2010-11 | 3,212 | N/A | N/A | 39% (1,251) |
| 2000-01 | 4,480 | 183 | 24.5:1 | 78% (3,511) |
| 1990-91 | 3,031 | 118 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Fernando Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (2,053 to 1,608); teachers down 3% (88.3 to 85.9).
About San Fernando Senior High
San Fernando Senior High is a large high school serving families in San Fernando, California. There are 1,608 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 92% bigger than the average for high schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified, which runs San Fernando Senior High, has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Roughly 96% of students at San Fernando Senior High are Hispanic. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
San Fernando Senior High has 85.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The school has 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
San Fernando Senior High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of California public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For San Fernando Senior High, the prediction is 24.9% and the result is 29.7%.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
San Fernando Senior High is about 0.2 miles from Mission Continuation, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: San Fernando Senior High ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 29.7% versus a 33.6% average.
In the federal locale system, San Fernando Senior High is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 443 students, from 2,051 to 1,608. Students per teacher dropped from 20.3 in 2020-21 to 18.7 in 2024-25.
The San Fernando Senior High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
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Nearby schools
- Mission Continuation0.2 mi · 127
- O'Melveny Elementary0.3 mi · 345
- San Fernando Elementary0.6 mi · 421
- Telfair Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 534
- San Fernando Institute of Applied Media0.8 mi · 384
- San Fernando Middle0.8 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About San Fernando Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at San Fernando Senior High?
San Fernando Senior High enrolls approximately 1,608 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does San Fernando Senior High serve?
San Fernando Senior High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at San Fernando Senior High?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at San Fernando Senior High.
What is the student diversity at San Fernando Senior High?
Student demographics at San Fernando Senior High are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is San Fernando Senior High in?
San Fernando Senior High is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.