Valley Charter Middle

A low-enrollment middle-grades school in Van Nuys, California, Valley Charter Middle is part of Valley Charter Middle District. It reports enrollment of 264 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 60% below the 659-student average for middle schools in California.

Valley Charter Middle is run by Valley Charter Middle District.

A large majority of enrollment at Valley Charter Middle is Hispanic, at 85%. The school is also 9% White and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The diversity index for Valley Charter Middle is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.3:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. Of all students at Valley Charter Middle, 83% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.

Valley Charter Middle is about 0.5 miles from CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Valley Charter Middle is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 264, from 289 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 26.3:1 in 2020-21, and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.

Valley Charter Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.