Valor Academy High

Valor Academy High is a low-enrollment senior high in North Hills, California, part of Valor Academy High District. The school serves 492 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Valor Academy High is a school of Valor Academy High District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Valor Academy High records that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 95% of students at Valor Academy High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Valor Academy High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Plummer Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Valor Academy High operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.