Valor Academy Middle

As a modestly sized junior high in North Hills, California, Valor Academy Middle instructs 510 students from grades 5 through 8, run under Valor Academy Middle District. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 659.

Operationally, Valor Academy Middle answers to Valor Academy Middle District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Valor Academy Middle lists that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Valor Academy Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rosa Parks Learning Center, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, Valor Academy Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.