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Magnolia Science Academy

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Magnolia Science Academy ranks 974 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

974^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 55% of California high schools

Summary

Magnolia Science Academy is a public charter school serving 746 students in grades 6-12 in Reseda, California, which has shown notable changes in its academic performance ranking in recent years.

The school's standout strength is its exceptionally high graduation rate, consistently above 94%, which surpasses the state average and many nearby schools, indicating strong support for students to complete their education. However, its test scores in English and math are lower than several local schools, including Valley International Preparatory High and High Technical LA, despite Magnolia having the highest per-student spending in the immediate area. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly a quarter of students missing too much school, a rate higher than the state average and some neighboring schools.

Interestingly, performance varies widely even among other schools in the Magnolia Science Academy District, with Magnolia Science Academy 5 (located at the same address) achieving higher test scores. The school has also seen volatile results in science proficiency and shows a particular need to improve support for English Language Learner students. While the school invests considerable resources per student, families may want to explore how it addresses attendance and learning support compared to higher-achieving nearby options.

746

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,916

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18238 Sherman Way
Reseda, CA 91335-4550

(818) 609-0507

District: Magnolia Science Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

Asian:

5.8%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2019 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,929^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

974^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

913^th of 1,543Magnolia Science Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1929 of 2761	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1679 of 2783	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1985 of 2781	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	2080 of 2740	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1265 of 2715	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	882 of 1531	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	913 of 1491	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	844 of 1478	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1491 of 1521	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1331 of 1540	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	669 of 1442	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1862 of 2533	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1669 of 2551	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1748 of 2531	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1950 of 2509	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1194 of 2380	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1688 of 2395	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1401 of 2388	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1547 of 2374	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1712 of 2359	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	796 of 2213	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1699 of 2542	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1292 of 2579	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1645 of 2531	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1650 of 2458	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	718 of 2369	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1728 of 2534	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1448 of 2552	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1873 of 2538	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1868 of 2527	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	1117 of 2407	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	795 of 1566	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1093 of 1552	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1040 of 1531	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	974 of 2162	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	823 of 2159	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	604 of 2170	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	773 of 2123	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	688 of 1290	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	899 of 2133	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	853 of 1161	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.6	114 of 555	79.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	944 of 1085	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	428 of 467	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	972 of 1906	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	788 of 1915	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	696 of 1915	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	900 of 1858	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	716 of 1054	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1090 of 1833	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	847 of 1900	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	622 of 1902	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	335 of 1917	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	569 of 1861	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	721 of 1814	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	768 of 2013	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	576 of 2026	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	365 of 2030	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	588 of 1943	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	574 of 1126	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	614 of 1937	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	847 of 1942	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	780 of 1948	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	499 of 1963	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	612 of 1916	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	555 of 1122	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	639 of 1880	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	398 of 1216	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Special Education (2024)67th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science22%-11 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-0507	746	39	19.1	86.2%	29 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	661 (88.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	52.7	974^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%		57.5	823^rd of 2159 public high schools	61.9%	151	16.9	30.1		21.6	22.1	34.5	34.4	54.8	34.4	22.8	25.2	24.0	19.7	23.3	$21,916	$1,902	$20,014
Magnolia Science Academy 5	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 705-5676	218	13	16.3	78.4%	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.8%)	183 (83.9%)	15 (6.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	63	740^th of 2162 public high schools	65.8%		71.4	546^th of 2159 public high schools	74.7%	194	25.0		31.3	27.5	46.3	58.6	50.0	62.5	53.4	61.0	55.2	50.0	20.8	49.2	$21,457	$2,538	$18,919
Reseda Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3600	1,339	76	17.6	88.3%	171 (12.8%)	44 (3.3%)	1,002 (74.8%)	87 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.2%)	45.4	1134^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%		48.9	1026^th of 2159 public high schools	52.5%	108	24.1	21.9	14.3	22.0	37.8	41.5	33.3	46.8	42.3	25.0	25.3	24.6	23.8	24.4	$25,971	$4,915	$21,056
Zane Grey Continuation	Public	9-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3769	77	5	15.2	98.7%	8 (10.4%)	5 (6.5%)	63 (81.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.3	1869^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%		13.2	1881^st of 2159 public high schools	12.9%	12		6.3		9.1				10.7	10.7				8.0	8.0	$31,217	$6,980	$24,237
Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center	Public	11-12	19034 Gault St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-5341	142	19	7.5	57.0%	41 (28.9%)	11 (7.7%)	70 (49.3%)	16 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)															$87,911	$10,496	$77,415
John R. Wooden High	Public	9-12	18741 Elkwood St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-0203	91	5	16.7	98.9%	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	85 (93.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	11.6	1935^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%		18.9	1721^st of 2159 public high schools	20.3%	214		5.6	0.0	3.3				17.9	17.9				0.0	0.0	$26,392	$5,754	$20,638
Valley International Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	18827 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Valley International Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 306-2136	259	18	14.3	31.7%	125 (48.3%)	11 (4.2%)	85 (32.8%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	87.9	248^th of 2162 public high schools	88.5%		85.4	319^th of 2159 public high schools	85.2%	71			33.3	33.3				83.9	83.9				46.4	46.4	$16,149	$388	$15,761
Grover Cleveland Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	8140 Vanalden Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 885-2300	2,719	120	22.5	71.5%	454 (16.7%)	83 (3.1%)	1,734 (63.8%)	302 (11.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	141 (5.2%)	75.6	485^th of 2162 public high schools	77.6%		76.8	461^st of 2159 public high schools	78.6%	24		39.8	7.1	37.7				65.4	65.4				40.5	40.5	$18,179	$3,405	$14,774
Magnolia Science Academy 2	Public, Charter	6-12	17125 Victory Blvd.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-0300	514	21	24.0	92.6%	16 (3.1%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.1%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.3	1034^th of 2162 public high schools	52.2%		50.7	984^th of 2159 public high schools	54.4%	50	16.0	26.2		18.9	27.9	29.1	40.0	61.9	35.8	9.6	14.4	15.0	14.6	13.2	$20,194	$1,015	$19,179
High Technical LA	Public, Charter	9-12	17111 Victory Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2680	362	16	22.2	47.2%	215 (59.4%)	2 (0.6%)	114 (31.5%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	83	359^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		89.8	233^rd of 2159 public high schools	89.2%	126		43.5		43.0				68.7	68.7				48.2	48.2	$16,663	$686	$15,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Science Academy

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Magnolia Science Academy District

How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended Magnolia Science Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Science Academy?

Students at Magnolia Science Academy are 89% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White.

Is Magnolia Science Academy a good school?

Magnolia Science Academy ranks 974^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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