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Magnolia Science Academy 2

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Magnolia Science Academy 2 ranks 1034 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 52% of California high schools

Summary

Magnolia Science Academy 2 is a public charter school serving 514 students in grades 6-12 in Van Nuys, California, operating within its own Magnolia Science Academy 2 District.

The school has a significant strength in supporting students to graduation, with a 97.7% graduation rate and zero dropout rate, which is much higher than nearby schools like John R. Wooden High. However, its academic performance, particularly in mathematics, is a notable challenge. Only 13.18% of students are proficient in math, which is well below the state average and far behind other local schools such as High Technical LA (48.19%) and Magnolia Science Academy 5 (49.15%). The school's statewide ranking has also dropped from the 87th percentile to the 52nd percentile over the past few years.

When compared to other schools in the area, Magnolia Science Academy 2 spends less per student than most schools in the Los Angeles Unified district and has a higher student-teacher ratio. The performance gap with Magnolia Science Academy 5, which serves a similar student population, suggests there may be differences in instructional approach or resources within the same charter network that parents may want to explore.

514

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,194

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17125 Victory Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91406-5455

(818) 758-0300

District: Magnolia Science Academy 2 District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

3.1%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2019 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,187^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 40% (2019) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,034^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1033^rd of 1,543Magnolia Science Academy 2 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	21.0	2187 of 2761	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2259 of 2783	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1610 of 2781	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1791 of 2740	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1641 of 2715	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.1	492 of 1531	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	504 of 1491	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	759 of 1478	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1284 of 1521	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1084 of 1540	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	591 of 1442	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1940 of 2533	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2208 of 2551	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1519 of 2531	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1603 of 2509	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1676 of 2380	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1837 of 2395	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1820 of 2388	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1083 of 2374	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	1351 of 2359	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1290 of 2213	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1894 of 2542	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	2037 of 2579	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1172 of 2531	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1337 of 2458	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1281 of 2369	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2041 of 2534	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1905 of 2552	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1430 of 2538	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1691 of 2527	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1340 of 2407	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	537 of 1566	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	927 of 1552	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	511 of 1531	66.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	1034 of 2162	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	984 of 2159	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.8	278 of 2170	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	822 of 2123	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	699 of 1290	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	866 of 2133	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1119 of 1906	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	687 of 1915	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	466 of 1915	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	40.8	1029 of 1858	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	684 of 1054	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1084 of 1833	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	772 of 1900	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	968 of 1902	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	92.2	114 of 1917	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	62.0	578 of 1861	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	571 of 1814	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	804 of 2013	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	792 of 2026	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.1	235 of 2030	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	426 of 1943	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	480 of 1126	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	598 of 1937	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	839 of 1942	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	1112 of 1948	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	90.4	205 of 1963	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	632 of 1916	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	618 of 1122	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	588 of 1880	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	367 of 1216	69.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2024)70th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 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 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
Birmingham Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	17000 Haynes St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Birmingham Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5200	3,162	140	22.6	90.0%	147 (4.6%)	122 (3.9%)	2,724 (86.1%)	110 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	52 (1.6%)	71.4	570^th of 2162 public high schools	73.6%		65.5	642^nd of 2159 public high schools	70.3%	72		36.4	15.6	35.5				75.3	75.3				29.2	29.2	$20,192	$2,405	$17,787
Independence Continuation	Public	9-12	6501 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-7737	103	6	18.7	90.3%	10 (9.7%)	3 (2.9%)	89 (86.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1781^st of 2162 public high schools	17.6%		16	1789^th of 2159 public high schools	17.1%	8		0.0	7.7	2.4				24.3	24.3				5.6	5.6	$28,445	$5,518	$22,927
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet	Public	9-12	6649 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 654-3775	183	14	13.5	78.7%	50 (27.3%)	8 (4.4%)	109 (59.6%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	66.7	663^rd of 2162 public high schools	69.3%		71.4	545^th of 2159 public high schools	74.8%	118		35.5		32.4				53.1	53.1				37.5	37.5	$29,435	$4,769	$24,666
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Science Academy 2

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Science Academy 2?

Students at Magnolia Science Academy 2 are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Magnolia Science Academy 2 in?

Magnolia Science Academy 2 District

How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy 2?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Magnolia Science Academy 2.

Is Magnolia Science Academy 2 a good school?

Magnolia Science Academy 2 ranks 1034^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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