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Valor Academy Middle

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Valor Academy Middle ranks 1812 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

1812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Valor Academy Middle is a public charter school serving 510 students in grades 5-8 in North Hills, California, operating within the Valor Academy Middle District and consistently earning a 2-star rating while serving a student body where over 92% are economically disadvantaged.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, but it performs better than nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Francisco Sepulveda Middle and Vista Middle. A key strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate (13.7%), which is significantly better than the state average and most surrounding schools, indicating a strong culture of daily attendance. However, the school has the highest student-teacher ratio in the area at 27-to-1, even though its per-student spending is in the mid-range compared to others.

Notable patterns include improving English scores in the upper grades and historically strong performance for Hispanic and Special Education student groups. While the school's statewide ranking has declined recently, its model of maintaining high attendance and outperforming demographically similar schools presents a distinct approach in the Los Angeles Unified area, though it lags behind higher-performing schools like Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle that serve less economically challenged populations.

510

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,079

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9034 Burnet Ave.
North Hills, CA 91343-2319

(818) 830-1700

District: Valor Academy Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

Asian:

3.5%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2019 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

California avg41%

1,812^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 46% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1091^st of 1,543Valor Academy Middle District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1812 of 2761	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1634 of 2783	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1546 of 2781	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1401 of 2740	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	646 of 894	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1473 of 2715	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	1279 of 1531	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	169 of 354	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	554 of 1491	62.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	976 of 1478	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1189 of 1521	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1178 of 1540	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	341 of 363	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1276 of 1442	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1754 of 2533	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1556 of 2551	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1501 of 2531	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1338 of 2509	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	490 of 738	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1384 of 2380	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1416 of 2395	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1185 of 2388	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	1104 of 2374	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	977 of 2359	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	880 of 2213	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1464 of 2542	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1167 of 2579	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	1059 of 2531	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	841 of 2458	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	400 of 721	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	869 of 2369	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1608 of 2534	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1471 of 2552	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1341 of 2538	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	1244 of 2527	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.1	574 of 763	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1317 of 2407	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	666 of 1566	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	1052 of 1552	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	990 of 1531	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-1700	510	18	27.7	92.4%	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	472 (92.5%)	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		34.9	1634^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	178	19.5	26.2	22.8	30.5	28.6	42.2	42.5	36.0	17.2	13.6	13.3	24.6	17.2	$23,079	$2,611	$20,468
Francisco Sepulveda Middle	Public	6-8	15330 Plummer St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2130	1,052	60	17.6	93.9%	21 (2.0%)	37 (3.5%)	946 (89.9%)	34 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	23.3	2086^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		15.3	2470^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	384		12.6	12.6		32.6	26.9	22.3	26.9		22.6	26.2	20.8	23.3	$22,034	$4,624	$17,410
Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15040 Roscoe Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 901-2727	1,080	60	18.0	96.8%	27 (2.5%)	11 (1.0%)	982 (90.9%)	48 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	25.8	1969^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.7%		21.3	2205^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.8%	236		14.4	14.4		24.9	35.8	42.5	35.0		16.1	22.2	16.9	18.4	$21,737	$3,867	$17,870
George K. Porter Middle	Public	6-8	15960 Kingsbury St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2050	1,009	54	18.8	74.5%	93 (9.2%)	20 (2.0%)	775 (76.8%)	101 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	74.7	588^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.7%		68.1	721^st of 2783 public middle schools	74.1%	133		35.5	35.5		65.8	59.5	61.7	62.3		50.2	43.4	48.2	47.2	$19,733	$3,178	$16,555
Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	14200 Runnymede St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 389-1184	161	11	14.5	71.4%	10 (6.2%)	10 (6.2%)	134 (83.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	42.4	1410^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		49.2	1192^nd of 2783 public middle schools	57.2%	218		23.8	23.8		46.8	40.3	55.6	47.6		19.4	27.4	27.0	24.6	$32,433	$4,555	$27,878
Valley Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14646 Sherman Way	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Valley Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-9128	264	14	19.3	83.3%	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	225 (85.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	25	2006^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.3%		22.9	2133^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	127		18.1	18.1		34.1	36.7	31.3	34.1		16.5	11.1	24.1	17.1	$19,492	$4,166	$15,326
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		79.1	498^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	137		39.9	39.9		70.7	68.1	61.1	66.5		68.5	60.2	59.0	62.5	$22,710	$4,006	$18,704
Pacoima Middle	Public	6-8	9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4200	823	47	17.6	91.9%	18 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	776 (94.3%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	33.4	1697^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.5%		34.1	1666^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.1%	31		18.5	18.5		36.8	38.5	38.8	38.1		29.1	26.4	21.1	25.3	$23,070	$4,133	$18,937
Bert Corona Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	9400 Remick Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Bert Corona Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 834-5805	345	14	24.9	89.3%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16.5	2381^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.8%		15	2479^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.9%	98		7.8	8.0		17.4	44.7	20.4	28.1		9.2	12.8	7.8	10.4	$21,434	$2,898	$18,536
Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4300	933	46	20.2	89.1%	41 (4.4%)	10 (1.1%)	823 (88.2%)	53 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		36.7	1576^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	55		19.9	19.9		35.7	35.1	44.0	38.6		27.5	26.2	26.4	26.7	$23,670	$3,963	$19,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Valor Academy Middle

What is the racial makeup of Valor Academy Middle?

Students at Valor Academy Middle are 93% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White.

Is Valor Academy Middle a good school?

Valor Academy Middle ranks 1812^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Valor Academy Middle District

How many students attend Valor Academy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Valor Academy Middle.

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