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What's the most underrated thing about Ulysses S. Grant Senior High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,774
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003052
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High
13000 Oxnard St., Van Nuys, CA 91401 · (818) 756-2700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,774 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of California public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,680 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 | 464 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 441 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 443 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 426 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%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
63.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.5pp since 2014
Math
28.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.5% | 31.0% | 21.6% | 14.8% |
| Math | 10.4% | 18.3% | 24.0% | 47.3% |
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 | 63.5% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 58.5% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 19.3% |
| 2020-21 | 52.8% | 28.7% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 35.9% |
| 2017-18 | 60.2% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 42.2% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 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 Ulysses S. Grant Senior High
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant Senior High this school | 1,774 | 94.7% | 45.2% |
| North High Bakersfield | 2,135 | 87.4% | 29.7% |
| El Cajon Valley High El Cajon | 1,701 | 88.8% | 20.2% |
| Verdugo Hills Senior High Tujunga | 1,195 | 83.7% | 49.8% |
| Taft Union High Taft | 1,064 | 81.9% | 30.9% |
| Hemet High Hemet | 2,414 | 82.5% | 35.3% |
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 Ulysses S. Grant Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #402 of 1,052 | #89 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #457 of 1,056 ▼ 30 | #109 of 229 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #388 of 1,056 ▲ 12 | #87 of 229 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #165 of 1,044 | #58 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,774 | #406 of 2,093 | #79 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #594 of 1,352 | #205 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #467 of 1,351 | #69 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #144 of 1,575 | #87 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #591 of 802 | #181 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
1,774
-112 (-6%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 3,304
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 1,774 | 87.3 | 20.3:1 | 95% (1,680) |
| 2023-24 | 1,798 | 85.3 | 21.1:1 | 96% (1,730) |
| 2022-23 | 1,783 | 83.2 | 21.4:1 | 89% (1,587) |
| 2020-21 | 1,886 | 94 | 20.1:1 | 93% (1,762) |
| 2017-18 | 1,888 | 83.3 | 22.7:1 | 84% (1,591) |
| 2015-16 | 1,960 | 80 | 24.5:1 | 73% (1,440) |
| 2010-11 | 2,583 | N/A | N/A | 72% (1,867) |
| 2000-01 | 3,289 | 131 | 25.1:1 | 57% (1,881) |
| 1990-91 | 3,304 | 122 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ulysses S. Grant Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,888 to 1,774); teachers up 5% (83.3 to 87.3).
About Ulysses S. Grant Senior High
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is a public high school run by Los Angeles Unified in Van Nuys, California. Total enrollment is 1,774 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 112% bigger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified is the district for Ulysses S. Grant Senior High. It has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
At Ulysses S. Grant Senior High, 53% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 37% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High reports a ratio of 20.3 students per teacher, from 87.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.3:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Among California public high schools, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 24.1% for Ulysses S. Grant Senior High, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 45.2%. The 21.2-point gap ranks in the top 10% of California schools.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jack London Community Day, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,774, down from 1,886 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Ulysses S. Grant Senior High community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Ulysses S. Grant Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Ulysses S. Grant Senior High?
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High enrolls approximately 1,774 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ulysses S. Grant Senior High serve?
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ulysses S. Grant Senior High?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Ulysses S. Grant Senior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ulysses S. Grant Senior High?
At Ulysses S. Grant Senior High, the student body is approximately 37% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ulysses S. Grant Senior High public or private?
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High 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.