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Verdugo Academy ranks 1773 rd of 5883 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Verdugo Academy?

In the 2021-22 school year, 921 students attended Verdugo Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Verdugo Academy?

Students at Verdugo Academy are 54% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Verdugo Academy School in La Crescenta CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Verdugo Academy ranks better than 69.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.29. (See more...)

Compare Details Verdugo Academy ranks better than 72.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.13. (See more...)

Compare Details Verdugo Academy ranks better than 59.9% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Verdugo Academy has the largest alternative school student body size in the Glendale Unified School District. Student population at Verdugo Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.5%), Hispanic (22%), Asian (17.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Glendale Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Verdugo Academy is 25.8, which is the highest among 3 alternative schools in the Glendale Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Verdugo Academy employs 35.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Verdugo Academy is $6,952. 1 alternative schools in the Glendale Unified School District spend more per student.

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Verdugo Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Verdugo Academy 1773^rd of 5883 California public elementary schools. (See Verdugo Academy in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Verdugo Academy 755^th of 2740 California public middle schools. (See Verdugo Academy in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Verdugo Academy 852^nd of 2123 California public high schools. (See Verdugo Academy in the ranking list.)

Glendale Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Glendale Unified 298^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2019	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	66.29	1773^rd	5883	69.9%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Verdugo Academy

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	39.21	1010^th	1777	43.2%
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	88.16	157^th	1999	92.1%
2008	72.57	437^th	2005	78.2%
2009	73.18	437^th	2063	78.8%
2010	84.72	197^th	2179	91.0%
2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	77.62	361^st	2259	84.0%
2013	81.33	283^rd	2379	88.1%
2015	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016	76.51	525^th	2497	79.0%
2017	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2019	84.64	376^th	2715	86.2%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	66.13	755^th	2740	72.4%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Verdugo Academy

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.12	568^th	1653	65.6%
2005	39.08	820^th	1901	56.9%
2006	63.81	390^th	1968	80.2%
2007	78.55	143^rd	2063	93.1%
2008	67.72	310^th	2117	85.4%
2009	64.71	343^rd	2238	84.7%
2010	80.49	133^rd	2281	94.2%
2011	62.81	445^th	2367	81.2%
2012	59.81	541^st	2354	77.0%
2013	59.35	548^th	2426	77.4%
2015	70.72	532^nd	1994	73.3%
2016	63.28	710^th	2039	65.2%
2017	63.40	716^th	2021	64.6%
2018	84.20	325^th	2017	83.9%
2019	51.95	935^th	2133	56.2%
2021	71.57	334^th	1290	74.1%
2022	54.00	852^nd	2123	59.9%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Verdugo Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	34	0	15	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	84
1994	59	3	7	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	129
1995	62	1	15	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	134
1996	62	1	15	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	134
1997	80	0	21	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	166
1998	92	5	27	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	255
1999	114	5	23	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	226
2000	81	5	14	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	142
2001	79	1	8	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	136
2002	26	0	5	24	1	n/a	n/a	1	57
2003	26	0	5	24	1	n/a	n/a	1	57
2004	36	1	7	13	0	n/a	n/a	1	58
2005	59	3	10	13	0	n/a	n/a	3	88
2006	51	0	4	17	0	n/a	n/a	3	75
2007	70	3	6	21	0	n/a	n/a	2	102
2008	81	n/a	5	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	106
2009	71	3	3	18	0	0	2	0	97
2010	87	3	6	14	0	0	0	0	110
2011	72	2	12	15	0	0	0	0	101
2012	73	2	11	10	2	0	0	0	98
2013	70	1	7	20	0	0	0	0	98
2014	47	5	8	13	0	0	1	0	74
2015	63	5	17	25	0	0	2	0	112
2016	55	4	15	24	0	0	0	0	98
2017	74	2	18	20	0	0	0	0	114
2018	79	0	20	22	0	0	2	0	123
2019	74	3	16	23	0	0	6	0	122
2020	90	3	13	24	0	0	9	0	139
2021	102	2	12	20	0	0	6	0	142
2022	493	18	163	203	0	3	41	0	921

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Verdugo Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	84	1.0	84.0	0
1994	129	1.0	129.0	0
1995	134	0.0	0.0	0
1996	134	0.0	0.0	0
1997	166	n/a	0.0	0
1998	255	3.0	85.0	0
1999	226	4.0	56.5	0
2000	142	3.0	47.3	0
2001	136	2.8	48.6	0
2002	57	2.0	28.5	0
2003	57	2.0	28.5	0
2004	58	2.8	20.7	0
2005	88	3.8	23.2	0
2006	75	4.2	17.9	0
2007	102	4.4	23.2	0
2008	106	5.5	19.3	0
2009	97	5.0	19.4	0
2010	110	4.2	26.1	10.9
2011	101	n/a	n/a	8.9
2012	98	4.4	22.2	3.1
2013	98	4.4	22.2	27.6
2014	74	4.0	18.5	9.5
2015	112	4.0	28.0	23.2
2016	98	4.0	24.5	33.7
2017	114	4.2	27.1	23.7
2018	123	4.0	30.7	31.7
2019	122	3.0	40.6	45.1
2020	139	n/a	n/a	38.8
2021	142	5.6	25.3	27.5
2022	921	35.5	25.8	40.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Verdugo Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	84	1.0	84.0	0
1994	129	1.0	129.0	0
1995	134	0.0	0.0	0
1996	134	0.0	0.0	0
1997	166	n/a	0.0	0
1998	255	3.0	85.0	0
1999	226	4.0	56.5	0
2000	142	3.0	47.3	0
2001	136	2.8	48.6	0
2002	57	2.0	28.5	0
2003	57	2.0	28.5	0
2004	58	2.8	20.7	0
2005	88	3.8	23.2	0
2006	75	4.2	17.9	0
2007	102	4.4	23.2	0
2008	106	5.5	19.3	0
2009	97	5.0	19.4	0
2010	110	4.2	26.1	10.9
2011	101	n/a	n/a	8.9
2012	98	4.4	22.2	3.1
2013	98	4.4	22.2	27.6
2014	74	4.0	18.5	9.5
2015	112	4.0	28.0	23.2
2016	98	4.0	24.5	33.7
2017	114	4.2	27.1	23.7
2018	123	4.0	30.7	31.7
2019	122	3.0	40.6	45.1
2020	139	n/a	n/a	38.8
2021	142	5.6	25.3	27.5
2022	921	35.5	25.8	40.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Verdugo Academy

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$6,952

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Verdugo Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 376^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 755^th of 2740 Middle schools	13.7%
Ranks 935^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 852^nd of 2123 High schools	3.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Verdugo Academy)	73.3	50	23.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glendale Unified)	59.9	55.7	4.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Verdugo Academy)	40	29	11.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Glendale Unified)	51	42.8	8.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (Verdugo Academy)	53.3	34.2	19.1%
8th Grade Science (Glendale Unified)	40.9	38.2	2.8%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Verdugo Academy)	61.3	44.8	16.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glendale Unified)	60.2	62.3	2%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Verdugo Academy)	19.4	24.2	4.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Glendale Unified)	44.3	42.5	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
12th Grade Science (Verdugo Academy)	16.7	31.1	14.4%
12th Grade Science (Glendale Unified)	31.2	40.5	9.3%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	122	142	16.4%
African American	3	2	33.3%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	16	12	25%
Hispanic	23	20	13%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	74	102	37.8%
Two or More Races	6	6
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	45.1%	27.5%	17.6%

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