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John H. Francis Polytechnic

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John H. Francis Polytechnic ranks 1135 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

John H. Francis Polytechnic is a large public high school serving about 2,100 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified school district in Sun Valley, California.

The school maintains a strong graduation rate consistently above 90%, which is higher than the district and state averages and outperforms several nearby schools like Panorama High and Cal Burke High. It does this while serving a community with significant economic need and does so with relatively efficient per-student spending compared to other local schools that spend more for similar or lower results. However, the school faces a notable challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than at neighboring schools such as Sun Valley Magnet and Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex.

Academically, there is a significant gap between English and math performance, with math proficiency being a particular area for improvement, though it still outperforms some local schools like Arleta High. Science is a relative strength compared to math. The school operates in a competitive landscape with high-performing charter schools nearby, and its performance has been stable in recent years, showing it effectively supports its large and diverse student body to graduation.

2,124

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,297

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12431 Roscoe Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352-3723

(818) 394-3600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for John H. Francis Polytechnic:

Elementary:	Arminta Street Elementary
	Julie Korenstein Elementary
	Roscoe Elementary
	Saticoy Elementary
	More...
	Strathern Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

4.0%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,135^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 153High 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	45.3	1135 of 2162	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1173 of 2159	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1054 of 2170	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	1016 of 2123	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	365 of 1290	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	1106 of 2133	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	824 of 2017	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.7	626 of 2021	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	800 of 2039	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	709 of 1994	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.0	837 of 2426	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.6	890 of 2354	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.5	929 of 2367	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.3	1127 of 2281	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	30.9	1343 of 2238	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.8	1129 of 2117	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.0	1157 of 2063	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1291 of 1968	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.2	1311 of 1901	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.2	1307 of 1653	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	324 of 585	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	441 of 573	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	400 of 581	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	403 of 581	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	777 of 1161	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	134 of 555	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.0	751 of 1117	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	505 of 1052	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	956 of 1085	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	702 of 1044	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	235 of 467	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	721 of 941	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	666 of 938	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	985 of 1906	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1089 of 1915	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1112 of 1915	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1038 of 1858	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	319 of 1054	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	1082 of 1833	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	750 of 1760	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	839 of 1900	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	885 of 1902	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	795 of 1917	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	743 of 1861	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	814 of 1814	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	568 of 1742	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	257 of 410	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.6	307 of 328	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	919 of 2013	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	915 of 2026	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	786 of 2030	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	713 of 1943	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.5	194 of 1126	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	876 of 1937	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	591 of 1862	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1121 of 1942	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1123 of 1948	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	857 of 1963	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	886 of 1916	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	361 of 1122	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	970 of 1880	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	843 of 1834	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	932 of 1252	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	754 of 1216	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	775 of 1197	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1038 of 1155	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	755 of 1173	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	641 of 1193	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	803 of 1222	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	740 of 1173	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-34 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science23%-9 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 (2024)
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 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 H. Francis Polytechnic	Public	9-12	12431 Roscoe Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-3600	2,124	112	18.9	93.5%	86 (4.0%)	22 (1.0%)	1,918 (90.3%)	75 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	22 (1.0%)	45.3	1135^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%		42.9	1173^rd of 2159 public high schools	45.7%	38			23.6	7.7	23.2				45.0	45.0				23.6	23.6	$21,297	$4,065	$17,232
Robert H. Lewis Continuation	Public	9-12	12508 Wicks St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-3980	74	4	18.5	97.3%	4 (5.4%)	1 (1.4%)	69 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2087^th of 2162 public high schools	3.5%		14.3	1840^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	247			0.0		0.0				5.3	5.3				2.6	2.6	$32,894	$8,385	$24,509
Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Public	6-12	9171 Telfair Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4600	372	24	15.5	92.5%	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	343 (92.2%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22.1	1650^th of 2162 public high schools	23.7%		20.8	1686^th of 2159 public high schools	21.9%	36	8.5		16.7		11.2	30.7	22.4	28.6	26.7	27.4	10.2	14.7	6.8	6.7	10.2	$34,652	$6,870	$27,782
Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	11933 Allegheny St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technical 6-12 Complex Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(747) 223-2649	1,100	53	20.8	91.4%	22 (2.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1,033 (93.9%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	70.1	598^th of 2162 public high schools	72.3%		65.1	649^th of 2159 public high schools	69.9%	51	44.4		42.3		43.4	51.0	54.9	63.9	65.3	58.8	34.9	41.1	60.1	26.7	41.4	$19,014	$1,455	$17,559
Sun Valley Magnet	Public	6-12	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5100	1,272	73	17.3	95.2%	70 (5.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1,154 (90.7%)	23 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	67.1	654^th of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		56.2	852^nd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	198	12.9		35.1		18.6	33.3	32.0	29.4	75.8	36.2	23.3	22.2	21.7	23.2	22.5	$22,534	$4,535	$17,999
Panorama High	Public	9-12	8015 Van Nuys Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 909-4500	1,316	72	18.3	97.6%	39 (3.0%)	15 (1.1%)	1,200 (91.2%)	52 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	35.6	1369^th of 2162 public high schools	36.7%		35.1	1366^th of 2159 public high schools	36.7%	3			15.9	0.0	14.8				46.7	46.7				15.4	15.4	$22,231	$5,041	$17,190
Cal Burke High	Public	9-12	14630 Lanark St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-7665	127	8	16.0	97.6%	6 (4.7%)	2 (1.6%)	118 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	16.6	1755^th of 2162 public high schools	18.8%		14	1852^nd of 2159 public high schools	14.2%	97			0.0	9.1	6.1				13.0	13.0				4.4	4.4	$29,166	$5,807	$23,359
Arleta High	Public	9-12	14200 Van Nuys Blvd.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4100	1,038	59	17.4	88.9%	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	990 (95.4%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	26.7	1559^th of 2162 public high schools	27.9%		23.7	1606^th of 2159 public high schools	25.6%	47			13.9		13.8				36.8	36.8				10.0	10.0	$22,566	$4,739	$17,827
CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-Multimedia & Performing	Public, Charter	9-12	6842 Van Nuys Blvd.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-MULmedia & Perf Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-7614	424	28	15.3	59.9%	113 (26.7%)	37 (8.7%)	220 (51.9%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	52.6	979^th of 2162 public high schools	54.7%		49	1024^th of 2159 public high schools	52.6%	45		20.7	21.1	17.7	20.2				63.5	63.5				18.9	18.9	$20,656	$2,003	$18,653
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2700	1,774	87	20.3	94.7%	659 (37.1%)	60 (3.4%)	942 (53.1%)	43 (2.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (3.5%)	55.8	913^th of 2162 public high schools	57.8%		57.2	828^th of 2159 public high schools	61.6%	85			20.3	5.0	19.5				63.5	63.5				28.7	28.7	$20,509	$4,010	$16,499

Frequently Asked Questions about John H. Francis Polytechnic

What district is John H. Francis Polytechnic in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of John H. Francis Polytechnic?

Students at John H. Francis Polytechnic are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend John H. Francis Polytechnic?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,124 students attended John H. Francis Polytechnic.

Is John H. Francis Polytechnic a good school?

John H. Francis Polytechnic ranks 1135^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into John H. Francis Polytechnic?

John H. Francis Polytechnic is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arminta Street Elementary
Elementary : Julie Korenstein Elementary
Elementary : Roscoe Elementary
Elementary : Saticoy Elementary
Elementary : Strathern Street Elementary

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