Verdugo Academy

Public, Alternative K-12

 4717 Dunsmore Ave.
       La Crescenta, CA  91214-1814


(818) 548-0740

District: Glendale Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1503rd of 5,868 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,952 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  224

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.1%
Hispanic:
22.3%
Asian:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.9% Help


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Compare Details Verdugo Academy ranks better than 74.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.65. (See more...)
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Compare Details Verdugo Academy ranks better than 77.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.03. (See more...)
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Compare Details Verdugo Academy ranks better than 77.9% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.35. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Verdugo Academy freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details Verdugo Academy has the largest alternative school student body size in the Glendale Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (62.1%), Hispanic (22.3%), Asian (9.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Glendale Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Verdugo Academy is 14.9, which is the highest among 3 alternative schools in the Glendale Unified School District! (See more...)
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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.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Verdugo Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Verdugo Academy 1503rd of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Verdugo Academy in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Verdugo Academy 639th of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Verdugo Academy in the ranking list.)

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Verdugo Academy 519th of 2346 California public high schools. (See Verdugo Academy in the ranking list.)

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Glendale Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Glendale Unified 285th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Verdugo Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.29 1773rd 5883 69.9%
2023 71.65 1497th 5848 74.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 74.56 977th 5264 81.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 65.53 1711th 5635 69.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 64.94 1724th 5663 69.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 39.34 1754th 2726 35.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 39.21 1010th 1777 43.2%
2007 88.16 157th 1999 92.1%
2008 72.57 437th 2005 78.2%
2009 73.18 437th 2063 78.8%
2010 84.72 197th 2179 91.0%
2012 77.62 361st 2259 84.0%
2013 81.33 283rd 2379 88.1%
2016 76.51 525th 2497 79.0%
2019 84.64 376th 2715 86.2%
2022 66.13 755th 2740 72.4%
2023 72.03 639th 2788 77.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 68.33 548th 2458 77.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 55.48 919th 2509 63.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 71.26 595th 2527 76.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.54 763rd 1602 52.4%
2022 38.69 938th 1555 39.7%
2023 47.67 789th 1549 49.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.12 568th 1653 65.6%
2005 39.08 820th 1901 56.9%
2006 63.81 390th 1968 80.2%
2007 78.55 143rd 2063 93.1%
2008 67.72 310th 2117 85.4%
2009 64.71 343rd 2238 84.7%
2010 80.49 133rd 2281 94.2%
2011 62.81 445th 2367 81.2%
2012 59.81 541st 2354 77.0%
2013 59.35 548th 2426 77.4%
2015 70.72 532nd 1994 73.3%
2016 63.28 710th 2039 65.2%
2017 63.40 716th 2021 64.6%
2018 84.20 325th 2017 83.9%
2019 51.95 935th 2133 56.2%
2021 71.57 334th 1290 74.1%
2022 54.00 852nd 2123 59.9%
2023 67.35 516th 2335 77.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.01 1123rd 1937 42.0%
2022 35.88 1229th 1943 36.7%
2023 71.69 400th 2237 82.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.43 303rd 1760 82.8%
2019 52.81 783rd 1833 57.3%
2022 50.65 803rd 1858 56.8%
2023 74.07 386th 2106 81.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.84 189th 1122 83.2%
2022 47.14 889th 1916 53.6%
2023 58.65 626th 2195 71.5%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 80.12 267th 1861 85.7%
2023 69.70 428th 2132 79.9%
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Rank History for high school White students at Verdugo Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.74 800th 1222 34.5%
2022 21.64 961st 1204 20.2%
2023 47.33 636th 1424 55.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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
2023 139 2 21 50 0 0 10 2 224

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

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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
2023 224 14.9 14.9 46.9

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

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
2023 224 14.9 14.9 46.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Verdugo Academy

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YearTotal 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 376th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 639th of 2788 Middle schools
 9.1%
Ranks 935th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 516th of 2335 High schools
 21.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Verdugo Academy)73.368.8
 4.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glendale Unified)59.960.8
 0.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Verdugo Academy)4025
 15%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Glendale Unified)5144.4
 6.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Verdugo Academy)53.331.3
 22.1%
   8th Grade Science (Glendale Unified)40.938.1
 2.8%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Verdugo Academy)61.369.2
 7.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glendale Unified)60.263.2
 3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Verdugo Academy)19.426.9
 7.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Glendale Unified)44.340
 4.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Verdugo Academy)16.731.1
 14.4%
   12th Grade Science (Glendale Unified)31.240.5
 9.3%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students122224
 83.6%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian1621
 31.3%
Hispanic2350
 117.4%
Pacific Islander00
White74139
 87.8%
Two or More Races610
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.1%46.9%
 1.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 224 students attended Verdugo Academy.

Verdugo Academy ranks 1503rd of 5868 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Verdugo Academy are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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