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Richard E. Byrd Middle

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Richard E. Byrd Middle ranks 1631 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 41% of California middle schools

Summary

Richard E. Byrd Middle is a public school serving about 933 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified School District in Sun Valley, CA, and it stands out in its area for showing steady academic improvement while serving a community with significant economic need.

When compared to other local middle schools, Byrd consistently performs better in core subjects. Its students score higher in English, math, and science than those at most nearby schools like Francisco Sepulveda Middle, James Madison Middle, and Bert Corona Charter. The school also has a lower rate of chronic student absences than many of its peers, which is a positive indicator for student engagement. While nearby charter schools like Valor Academy Middle have even better attendance, they do not outperform Byrd academically.

The school has been on a clear upward trend over the past decade, moving from a lower to a middle ranking statewide. It shows particular effectiveness in supporting students from low-income families. However, there are areas for growth, as proficiency in math and science, while leading locally, is still below the district and state averages. The school also faces the challenge of ensuring all student subgroups are supported equally well as it continues its path of improvement.

933

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,729

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8501 Arleta Ave.
Sun Valley, CA 91352-2958

(818) 394-4300

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Richard E. Byrd Middle:

Elementary:	Canterbury Avenue Elementary
	Fernangeles Elementary
	Strathern Street Elementary
	Vena Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

Asian:

5.7%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,631^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los 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
2025	35.5	1631 of 2761	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1576 of 2783	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1763 of 2781	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1681 of 2740	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2021 of 2715	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1990 of 2480	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	1966 of 2508	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	1871 of 2497	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	1923 of 2477	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	1603 of 2379	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	1483 of 2259	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1640 of 2236	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1582 of 2179	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	1533 of 2063	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	1446 of 2005	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1511 of 1999	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	1243 of 1804	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.6	1267 of 1777	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.5	1227 of 1769	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	552 of 739	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	540 of 745	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	1198 of 1531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1242 of 1491	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1243 of 1369	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	1302 of 1478	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1204 of 1521	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1398 of 1540	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1199 of 1442	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1285 of 1364	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1594 of 2533	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1615 of 2551	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1765 of 2531	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1629 of 2509	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1849 of 2380	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1782 of 2262	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1274 of 2395	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	1061 of 2388	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1267 of 2374	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1127 of 2359	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	1533 of 2213	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1607 of 2072	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1265 of 2542	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	1171 of 2579	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	1321 of 2531	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	1115 of 2458	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	1550 of 2369	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1679 of 2230	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1454 of 2534	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1325 of 2552	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1505 of 2538	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1490 of 2527	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1846 of 2407	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1923 of 2273	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	974 of 1566	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	990 of 1552	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1020 of 1531	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	956 of 1520	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1409 of 1537	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1246 of 1543	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1248 of 1496	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science20%-13 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 (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/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 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
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%)	35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		36.7	1576^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	55		19.9	19.9		35.7	35.1	44.0	38.6		27.5	26.2	26.4	26.7	$37,729	$35,230	$2,499
Bert Corona Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	9400 Remick Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Bert Corona Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 834-5805	345	14	24.9	89.3%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16.5	2381^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.8%		15	2479^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.9%	98		7.8	8.0		17.4	44.7	20.4	28.1		9.2	12.8	7.8	10.4
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%)	28.7	1874^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.1%		24	2087^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.0%	213		19.5	19.5		32.3	26.4	37.9	32.4		22.9	19.3	27.3	23.3	$39,044	$36,164	$2,880
Pacoima Middle	Public	6-8	9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4200	823	47	17.6	91.9%	18 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	776 (94.3%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	33.4	1697^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.5%		34.1	1666^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.1%	31		18.5	18.5		36.8	38.5	38.8	38.1		29.1	26.4	21.1	25.3	$39,094	$36,218	$2,876
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%)	42.4	1410^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		49.2	1192^nd of 2783 public middle schools	57.2%	218		23.8	23.8		46.8	40.3	55.6	47.6		19.4	27.4	27.0	24.6
Roy Romer Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 505-2200	707	38	18.8	94.1%	37 (5.2%)	11 (1.6%)	637 (90.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	27.8	1904^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		25.3	2020^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.4%	116		11.8	11.8		35.1	35.4	36.2	35.6		24.6	21.0	22.0	22.4	$41,212	$37,918	$3,294
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%)	25.8	1969^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.7%		21.3	2205^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.8%	236		14.4	14.4		24.9	35.8	42.5	35.0		16.1	22.2	16.9	18.4	$38,139	$35,312	$2,827
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%)	25	2006^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.3%		22.9	2133^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	127		18.1	18.1		34.1	36.7	31.3	34.1		16.5	11.1	24.1	17.1
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	91343	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%)	30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		34.9	1634^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	178	19.5	26.2	22.8	30.5	28.6	42.2	42.5	36.0	17.2	13.6	13.3	24.6	17.2
Charles Maclay Middle	Public	6-8	12540 Pierce Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-3800	238	19	12.8	98.3%	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	223 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	16	2398^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.1%		12.9	2557^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.1%	159		7.9	7.9		25.9	36.4	27.7	30.4		9.8	7.9	9.9	9.2	$75,163	$68,750	$6,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard E. Byrd Middle

Is Richard E. Byrd Middle a good school?

Richard E. Byrd Middle ranks 1631^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Richard E. Byrd Middle?

Students at Richard E. Byrd Middle are 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Richard E. Byrd Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 933 students attended Richard E. Byrd Middle.

What district is Richard E. Byrd Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

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