Van Nuys Senior High

Van Nuys Senior High, an expansive four-year high school in Van Nuys, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, serves 1,969 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 135% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Van Nuys Senior High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Van Nuys Senior High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 12% Asian, 12% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Van Nuys Senior High has 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Van Nuys Senior High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.9%; this one delivers 43.3%, a residual of +14.5 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Van Nuys Senior High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Will Rogers Continuation, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Van Nuys Senior High comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Van Nuys Senior High's enrollment has decreased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 2,712 (now 1,969). Asian enrollment moved from 20% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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