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John R. Wooden High

Q: Is John R. Wooden High a good school?

John R. Wooden High ranks in the bottom 10.3% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend John R. Wooden High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended John R. Wooden High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John R. Wooden High?

Students at John R. Wooden High are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

1917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 10% of California high schools

Summary

John R. Wooden High is a small public high school serving grades 9–12 in Reseda, within Los Angeles Unified; it has 91 students. Its most striking concern is chronic absenteeism: 86% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 23% in the district and 18% statewide. Only nearby Zane Grey Continuation reported a higher rate, at 91%. The school’s attendance rate has stayed very high over time, falling only 2 points from 88% in 2021–2022. Overall, chronic absenteeism is the school’s most urgent concern.

Academically, the school trails the state and district in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 11% in English language arts, 4% in math and 8% in science—about 38, 35 and 28 points below state results, respectively. Science is the smallest gap against the public benchmarks, but the school’s 11th-grade science result was still below all four nearby schools with reported scores. Its 11th-grade results were also far below nearby-school averages: 11% versus 61% in ELA, and 4% versus 28% in math. Graduation is a relative bright spot compared with the school’s past, but the latest rate was 67%, below the district’s 90% and state’s 88%; it was the second-lowest among nearby schools reporting results, ahead of only Zane Grey Continuation. The 14% dropout rate was the highest among nearby schools with reported data.

Graduation has improved substantially, rising 40 points from 27% in 2022–2023 to 67% in 2025–2026, while test-score progress has been uneven: ELA rose from 6% in 2022–2023 to 11% in 2025–2026, but fell 16 points from its 2023–2024 high. SchoolDigger gives the school a 10th-percentile ranking and 1 star in 2025–2026. Its male-student ranking stands out as especially low: SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 2nd percentile for serving male students, down 18 points since 2023–2024. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 16.7, around the middle of nearby schools’ reported range; in that year, 68% of students were directly certified for free meals. Because enrollment is small, results may shift with the outcomes of relatively few students; the 12th-grade science score was suppressed and cannot be compared.

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,909

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

18741 Elkwood St.
Reseda, CA 91335-1802

(818) 345-0203

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

African American:

3.3%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2026) from a <1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (67% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,917^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

190^th of 203High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

450^th of 968Los Angeles Unified 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	10.6	1917 of 2137	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1935 of 2162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1721 of 2159	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2103 of 2170	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1290 of 1290	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1911 of 2133	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1749 of 2017	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1594 of 2021	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	1735 of 2039	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	1660 of 2426	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1690 of 2354	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	1690 of 2367	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1318 of 2281	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.2	1703 of 2238	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	1258 of 2117	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	978 of 2063	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	33.0	1022 of 1968	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.2	1069 of 1901	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.8	831 of 1653	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1590 of 1865	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1652 of 1906	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1577 of 1915	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1853 of 1915	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1758 of 1833	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1655 of 1760	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	1637 of 1880	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1697 of 1900	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1497 of 1902	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1855 of 1917	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1763 of 1814	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1494 of 1742	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	1836 of 1999	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	1755 of 2013	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1585 of 2026	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1993 of 2030	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1125 of 1126	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1834 of 1937	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1597 of 1862	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	1889 of 1932	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	1867 of 1942	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1564 of 1948	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1960 of 1963	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1120 of 1122	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1591 of 1880	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1552 of 1834	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science8%-28 vs state

Mathematics4%-34 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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
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	—	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	85 (93.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	10.6	1917^th of 2137 public high schools	10.3%		11.6	1935^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%	18			7.4		8.3				11.1	11.1				3.9	3.9	$42,909	$40,754	$2,155
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%)	77.2	466^th of 2137 public high schools	78.2%		75.6	485^th of 2162 public high schools	77.6%	19			45.5	6.4	40.6				69.5	69.5				45.0	45.0	$30,962	$28,880	$2,082
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%)	83.3	336^th of 2137 public high schools	84.3%		87.9	248^th of 2162 public high schools	88.5%	88		70.8	48.9	30.8	47.2				85.1	85.1				41.3	41.3	$30,634	$30,244	$390
Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center	Public	12	8218 Vanalden Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 885-1646	164	18	9.2	79.3%	32 (19.5%)	7 (4.3%)	112 (68.3%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)
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)
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	89.8	205^th of 2137 public high schools	90.4%		63	740^th of 2162 public high schools	65.8%	535	41.4			52.2	46.2	23.8	59.1	44.8	95.0	55.3	28.6	31.8	34.5	40.0	33.3	$46,375	$43,982	$2,393
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%)	43.5	1189^th of 2137 public high schools	44.4%		45.4	1134^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%	55	29.5		28.4	10.0	27.6	31.0	41.1	62.1	49.3	46.6	23.2	38.9	34.7	18.8	26.4	$42,692	$39,808	$2,884
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	—	8 (10.4%)	5 (6.5%)	63 (81.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.8	2068^th of 2137 public high schools	3.2%		13.3	1869^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%	199					0.0				8.3	8.3				0.0	0.0	$56,517	$52,964	$3,553
Northridge Academy High	Public	9-12	9601 Zelzah Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2222	832	48	17.5	85.5%	98 (11.8%)	25 (3.0%)	623 (74.9%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	61.7	784^th of 2137 public high schools	63.3%		54.4	942^nd of 2162 public high schools	56.4%	158			41.1	16.7	39.4				60.2	60.2				25.3	25.3	$36,445	$33,738	$2,707

Frequently Asked Questions about John R. Wooden High

Is John R. Wooden High a good school?

John R. Wooden High ranks in the bottom 10.3% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of John R. Wooden High?

Students at John R. Wooden High are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is John R. Wooden High in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend John R. Wooden High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended John R. Wooden High.

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