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Valley Charter Middle

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Valley Charter Middle ranks 1577 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 42% of California middle schools

Summary

Valley Charter Middle is a 264-student school serving grades 6–8 in Van Nuys, California; its latest test results are for 2024–2025. Compared with 10 nearby schools with results that year, it scored below their averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and its clearest challenge was math: just 17% of students were proficient, the lowest result in the nearby group and 20 points below the state.

The school also trailed the nearby-school averages and state results in ELA and science. ELA proficiency was 34%, compared with 39% nearby and 49% statewide; science was 18%, compared with 23% nearby and 33% statewide. Math was 17%, versus 25% nearby and 37% statewide, making it the largest gap in both comparisons. Chronic absenteeism was another concern: 25% in 2024–2025, compared with 19% statewide. The school’s results for its own district, Valley Charter Middle District, were not supplied, so a district comparison is not available.

Math proficiency fell from 22% in 2022–2023 to 17% in 2024–2025, while the state rate rose from 35% to 37%; the gap widened by 8 points over that period. ELA rose by 3 points overall across those years, while science fell by 3 points, despite improvements in both subjects in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranked the school 2,006th of 2,761 schools, at the 27th percentile with 1 star. Its student-teacher ratio was 19.3, just below the nearby average of 20. In 2024–2025, 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with an 87% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Special Education Students was at the 45th percentile, above the school’s overall 27th percentile, but down from 64 the prior year. Its English Language Learner Students ranking rose from the 0th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 40th percentile in 2023–2024, when the overall ranking was 23rd percentile.

264

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

83.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

14646 Sherman Way
Van Nuys, CA 91405-5860

(818) 988-9128

District: Valley Charter Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

White:

9.5%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2019 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

California avg42%

1,577^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

906^th of 1,530Valley Charter 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
2026	37.5	1577 of 2740	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	2006 of 2761	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	2133 of 2783	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1715 of 2781	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1626 of 2740	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	540 of 894	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1867 of 2715	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.9	363 of 1531	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	82 of 354	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	694 of 1491	53.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	888 of 1478	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1514 of 1521	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1467 of 1540	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	208 of 363	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1300 of 1442	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	1263 of 2516	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	1585 of 2533	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1678 of 2551	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1669 of 2531	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1792 of 2509	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	524 of 738	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1539 of 2380	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	1130 of 2357	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.1	1789 of 2395	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2036 of 2388	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1522 of 2374	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1402 of 2359	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2045 of 2213	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	1276 of 2529	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1887 of 2542	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2166 of 2579	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1704 of 2531	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1649 of 2458	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	446 of 721	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.7	2275 of 2369	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1647 of 2514	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.8	2157 of 2534	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2181 of 2552	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1445 of 2538	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1240 of 2527	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	377 of 763	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	1829 of 2407	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	402 of 1605	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	37.6	858 of 1566	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	552 of 1552	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	648 of 1531	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	892 of 1520	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	921 of 1543	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	812 of 1555	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	800 of 1602	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	37.5	1577^th of 2740 public middle schools	42.4%		25	2006^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.3%	429		18.3	18.3		32.8	50.6	52.7	46.8		13.1	29.1	26.9	24.0
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%)	40.5	1486^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.8%		42.4	1410^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%	76		32.1	32.1		37.7	52.4	49.1	46.2		23.4	21.0	30.2	24.2
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%)	25.7	1986^th of 2740 public middle schools	27.5%		25.8	1969^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.7%	17		24.0	24.0		26.3	32.9	38.3	32.7		14.4	18.8	27.3	20.4	$38,139	$35,312	$2,827
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	13000 Hart St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5200	1,148	61	18.8	95.9%	362 (31.5%)	21 (1.8%)	694 (60.5%)	46 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	28.6	1883^rd of 2740 public middle schools	31.3%		28.7	1874^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.1%	9		18.6	18.6		34.8	34.3	29.1	32.6		30.1	26.5	25.1	27.2	$39,044	$36,164	$2,880
Van Nuys Middle	Public	6-8	5435 Vesper Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 267-5900	726	41	17.9	92.8%	51 (7.0%)	22 (3.0%)	620 (85.4%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	31.5	1776^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.2%		37	1583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	42.7%	193		19.5	19.5		39.6	41.0	33.6	37.9		24.9	28.3	24.6	25.9	$40,572	$37,416	$3,156
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	90029	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%)	37.4	1582^nd of 2740 public middle schools	42.3%		30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%	230	20.8	32.8	26.7	31.5	36.0	48.4	43.8	39.9	10.8	19.2	15.6	32.8	19.6
High Technical LA Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 583-6229	250	11	22.6	77.2%	215 (86.0%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	42.7	1414^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.4%		36.2	1608^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.8%	194		31.5	31.5		42.4	51.8	40.5	44.7		34.8	30.1	20.2	28.4	$27,393	$26,666	$727
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%)	21.6	2155^th of 2740 public middle schools	21.4%		23.3	2086^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%	69		14.8	14.8		20.5	32.7	30.7	28.8		16.8	27.2	19.8	21.7	$38,214	$35,316	$2,898
Louis Armstrong Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 528-1600	1,174	54	21.7	62.5%	488 (41.6%)	83 (7.1%)	478 (40.7%)	50 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.4%)	65.1	811^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.4%		65.4	776^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.9%	35		42.2	42.2		55.7	51.3	58.3	55.1		42.9	38.9	42.2	41.4	$31,650	$29,836	$1,814
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%)	31.2	1784^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.9%		35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%	153		24.1	24.1		34.5	39.3	40.2	38.1		22.8	22.8	25.7	23.7	$37,729	$35,230	$2,499

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Charter Middle

How many students attend Valley Charter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Valley Charter Middle.

Is Valley Charter Middle a good school?

Valley Charter Middle ranks 1577^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Valley Charter Middle in?

Valley Charter Middle District

What is the racial makeup of Valley Charter Middle?

Students at Valley Charter Middle are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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