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Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

6501 Balboa Blvd

Van Nuys CA, 91406, Los Angeles County

Phone: 818-881-7737

Type: Other/Alternative School, High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Los Angeles Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	6		6		5		NA	NA	6		5		7
Total Students:	135		119		122		114		114		95		94
Grade 9:	15	11.1%	15	12.6%	25	20.5%	28	24.6%	21	18.4%	15	15.8%	18	19.1%
Grade 10:	37	27.4%	28	23.5%	31	25.4%	26	22.8%	31	27.2%	28	29.5%	23	24.5%
Grade 11:	43	31.9%	41	34.5%	51	41.8%	37	32.5%	37	32.5%	25	26.3%	30	31.9%
Grade 12:	40	29.6%	35	29.4%	15	12.3%	23	20.2%	24	21.1%	27	28.4%	23	24.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	74	54.8%	81	68.1%	73	59.8%	68	59.6%	69	60.5%	49	51.6%	47	50.0%
Female:	61	45.2%	38	31.9%	49	40.2%	46	40.4%	45	39.5%	46	48.4%	43	45.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.8%	2	1.8%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.8%	2	1.8%	1	0.9%	2	2.1%	4	4.3%
Hispanic:	120	88.9%	107	89.9%	112	91.8%	98	86.0%	96	84.2%	74	77.9%	69	73.4%
Black:	9	6.7%	7	5.9%	3	2.5%	5	4.4%	5	4.4%	3	3.2%	4	4.3%
White:	4	3.0%	5	4.2%	5	4.1%	7	6.1%	9	7.9%	14	14.7%	17	18.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.9%	1	1.1%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.9%	1	1.1%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	76	56.3%	57	47.9%	NA	NA	47	41.2%	52	45.6%	39	41.1%	44	46.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	12	8.9%	4	3.4%	NA	NA	7	6.1%	5	4.4%	6	6.3%	6	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.55		21.64		24.35		NA	NA	19.00		14.40		13.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CAHSEE
2005	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	50%	66%	N/A
2006	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	52%	67%	N/A
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	76%	66%	N/A
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	63%	70%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	45.0%	71.0%	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	59.0%	73.0%	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	71.0%	75.0%	N/A
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	56.0%	76.0%	N/A
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	56.0%	77.0%	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	19%	59%	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	50%	62%	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	38%	61%	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	50%	66%	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	45.0%	70.0%	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	27.0%	72.0%	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	54.0%	75.0%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	44.0%	77.0%	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	36.0%	78.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	11th Grade	% met std	0%	38.0%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	0%	35.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	12th Grade	% met std	7.0%	23.0%	N/A
2009	Math	12th Grade	% met std	29.0%	24.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	All grades (HS)	% met std	29.0%	53.0%	N/A
2009	Math	All grades (HS)	% met std	38.0%	51.0%	N/A
STAR
2006	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	258.5	271.8	N/A
2013	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257.8	286.5	N/A
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	334.2	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.1	311.2	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297.8	309.3	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.4	309.7	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299.2	312.6	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294.9	318	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276.3	320.8	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279.2	325.4	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298.6	330.4	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.3	332.9	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.3	339.8	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	306.8	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293.8	308.4	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288.5	315.9	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.9	321.3	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	327.5	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282.2	332.1	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	336.1	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291.5	340.6	N/A
2004	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294.4	300.9	N/A
2005	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284.3	300.8	N/A
2006	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271.7	300	N/A
2008	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283.1	304.6	N/A
2010	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255	315.8	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292.2	307.7	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.6	308.7	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271.6	308.1	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293.5	315.1	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283.7	313.1	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	258.5	318.5	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255.4	323.6	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.6	330	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273.6	335	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.9	334.6	N/A
2013	Geometry	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244.0	273.6	N/A
2004	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.1	315.3	N/A
2005	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.3	314.3	N/A
2006	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286.9	311.3	N/A
2007	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279.8	315.2	N/A
2008	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282.4	313.5	N/A
2009	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257.9	318.2	N/A
2010	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	256.1	321.8	N/A
2011	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	328.4	N/A
2012	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277.6	332.9	N/A
2013	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281.4	334.1	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295.6	307.7	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.6	313.4	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.2	309.9	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293.7	320	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298.6	323.1	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295.9	324.8	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	273	328.1	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291.9	331	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310.7	335.9	N/A
2005	General Mathematics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270.8	279.9	N/A
2009	General Mathematics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	270.8	291.8	N/A
2010	General Mathematics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	263.3	292	N/A
2011	General Mathematics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.1	298	N/A
2012	General Mathematics	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279.3	296.3	N/A
2004	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	285	283.4	N/A
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	278.5	283.9	N/A
2006	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	260.2	285	N/A
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	270.2	291.2	N/A
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	263.1	295.5	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	265.6	300.1	N/A
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	259.2	309.7	N/A
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	264.2	315.5	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	257.8	323.2	N/A
2010	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	281.2	323.3	N/A
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	280.4	331.4	N/A
2005	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	270.8	292.3	N/A
2009	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	270.8	301.4	N/A
2010	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	263.3	303.9	N/A
2011	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	285.1	308.4	N/A
2012	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	279.3	310.1	N/A
2007	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	233.3	274.5	N/A
2008	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	245	278.4	N/A
2012	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	234.6	298	N/A
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	238.4	299.6	N/A
2008	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	276.4	300.5	N/A
2009	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	266.8	302.4	N/A
2010	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	253.5	310.4	N/A
2013	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	298.5	323.0	N/A

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