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Enrollment
726
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003422
Van Nuys Middle
5435 Vesper Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91411 · (818) 267-5900 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
674 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 218 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 243 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 37% |
Student demographics
26%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Van Nuys Middle→Van Nuys Senior High
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.3pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 21 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 | 12.6% | 27.8% | 21.2% | 38.5% |
| Math | 11.3% | 13.3% | 25.4% | 50.0% |
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 | 40.3% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 32.2% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2017-18 | 25.7% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.0% | 16.5% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Van Nuys Middle
Van Nuys Middle's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Nuys Middle this school | 726 | 92.8% | 30.8% |
| Mulcahy Middle Tulare | 745 | 92.6% | 14.9% |
| Roy Romer Middle North Hollywood | 707 | 94.1% | 26.5% |
| Indio Middle Indio | 768 | 92.7% | 11.9% |
| John Muir Middle Corcoran | 754 | 90.7% | 20.4% |
| Brookhurst Junior High Anaheim | 724 | 90.9% | 17.6% |
Matched among California middle 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 Van Nuys Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #721 of 1,224 | #155 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #734 of 1,227 ▲ 31 | #160 of 248 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #710 of 1,227 ▲ 14 | #153 of 248 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #66 of 1,214 | #26 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #553 of 1,377 | #127 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #199 of 1,279 | #59 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #986 of 1,278 | #182 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #187 of 1,329 | #86 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #83 of 930 | #30 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
726
-220 (-23%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 977
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 726 | 40.5 | 17.9:1 | 93% (674) |
| 2023-24 | 803 | 47.2 | 17.0:1 | 91% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 46 | 18.9:1 | 92% (801) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 41 | 23.1:1 | 91% (864) |
| 2017-18 | 1,083 | 42.8 | 25.3:1 | 86% (933) |
| 2015-16 | 1,159 | 47 | 24.7:1 | 81% (937) |
| 2010-11 | 1,382 | N/A | N/A | 76% (1,047) |
| 2000-01 | 1,388 | 60 | 23.1:1 | 79% (1,099) |
| 1990-91 | 977 | 40 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Nuys Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,083 to 726); teachers down 5% (42.8 to 40.5).
About Van Nuys Middle
Van Nuys Middle, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Van Nuys, California. Its enrollment is 726 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Van Nuys Middle sits within Los Angeles Unified, which has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Of every 100 students at Van Nuys Middle, about 85 are Hispanic. The school is also 7% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Van Nuys Middle are from different groups.
Based on 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Van Nuys Middle has a ratio of 17.9:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 93%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Van Nuys Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of California public middle schools.
Van Nuys Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.8% and a predicted 25.1%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Kester Avenue Elementary is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Van Nuys Middle ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.8% against a local average of 56.5%.
The NCES locale for Van Nuys Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 23% decline, from 946 to 726. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Van Nuys Middle can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
Quick facts
Related schools
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- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in Van Nuys
- Van Nuys Senior HighHigh · 1,969 students
- Ulysses S. Grant Senior HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Robert Fulton College PreparatoryHigh · 1,229 students
- Kester Avenue ElementaryElementary · 886 students
- Kittridge Street ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- Valerio Street ElementaryElementary · 645 students
Nearby schools
- Kester Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 886
- Chandler Elementary0.8 mi · 450
- Sylvan Park Elementary1.1 mi · 643
- Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid1.1 mi · 85
- Will Rogers Continuation1.3 mi · 136
- Van Nuys Elementary1.3 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Van Nuys MiddleHow many students attend Van Nuys Middle?
Van Nuys Middle enrolls approximately 726 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Van Nuys Middle serve?
Van Nuys Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Van Nuys Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Van Nuys Middle is approximately 17.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Van Nuys Middle?
At Van Nuys Middle, the student body is approximately 7% White, 85% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Van Nuys Middle public or private?
Van Nuys Middle 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.