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George Ellery Hale Charter Academy

Q: Is George Ellery Hale Charter Academy a good school?

George Ellery Hale Charter Academy ranks 433 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 84% of California middle schools

Summary

George Ellery Hale Charter Academy is a large, well-regarded middle school (grades 6-8) serving over 1,600 students in Woodland Hills, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and it has consistently earned high state rankings for over a decade while serving a socioeconomically diverse community.

The school's academic performance is a significant strength, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science notably exceeding both district and state averages. What truly sets Hale apart is its effectiveness in supporting all students; it achieves exceptional results with African American, Hispanic, and low-income student groups, ranking them in the 80th to 95th percentiles statewide. Furthermore, the school manages this with strong attendance rates and at a lower per-student cost than several nearby schools like Canoga Park Middle and Woodland Hills Academy, which spend thousands more.

Within its local context, Hale stands out as a high performer. It significantly outranks other traditional Los Angeles Unified middle schools such as Ernest Lawrence Middle and John A. Sutter Middle. While schools in more affluent neighboring districts like Medea Creek Middle (in Oak Park Unified) may have higher test scores, they serve far fewer students in need, making Hale's consistent top-tier performance with a diverse population particularly commendable.

1,693

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,940

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23830 Califa St.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367-2922

(818) 313-7400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for George Ellery Hale Charter Academy:

Elementary:	Calabash Charter Academy
	Haynes Charter For Enriched Studies
	Justice Street Academy Charter
	Lockhurst Drive Charter Elementary
	More...
	Pomelo Community Charter
	Welby Way Charter Elementary School And Gifted-High Ability Magnet
	Woodlake Elementary Community Charter

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.1%

Hispanic:

33.1%

Asian:

16.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg39%

California avg41%

433^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	82.3	433 of 2761	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	438 of 2783	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	514 of 2781	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	481 of 2740	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	345 of 2715	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	379 of 2480	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	453 of 2508	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	570 of 2497	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	72.9	588 of 2477	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.1	481 of 2379	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	427 of 2259	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	394 of 2236	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	448 of 2179	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	397 of 2063	80.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	307 of 2005	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	432 of 1999	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	380 of 1804	78.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.3	386 of 1777	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	64.8	520 of 1769	70.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	29 of 609	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	79 of 627	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	50 of 613	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	53 of 637	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	28 of 643	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	79 of 600	86.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	208 of 739	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	310 of 743	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	329 of 715	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	366 of 733	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	299 of 745	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	348 of 700	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.2	165 of 1531	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	182 of 1491	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	180 of 1369	86.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	721 of 1478	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	1128 of 1540	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	322 of 1442	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	36.3	731 of 1364	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	431 of 2533	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	423 of 2551	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	478 of 2531	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	528 of 2509	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	343 of 2380	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	357 of 2262	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	459 of 2395	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	404 of 2388	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	435 of 2374	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	462 of 2359	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	259 of 2213	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	297 of 2072	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	341 of 2542	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	310 of 2579	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	389 of 2531	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	312 of 2458	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	186 of 2369	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	300 of 2230	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	414 of 2534	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	414 of 2552	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	475 of 2538	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	396 of 2527	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	314 of 2407	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	368 of 2273	83.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	351 of 726	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	279 of 701	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	313 of 677	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	275 of 665	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	281 of 554	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	257 of 462	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	239 of 1566	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	249 of 1552	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	319 of 1531	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	431 of 1520	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	480 of 1537	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	580 of 1543	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	548 of 1555	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	363 of 1602	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	382 of 1496	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science46%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 16, 2018

My son has been attending Hale for two years and it has been the worst experience of our lives. They constantly harass my son unnecessarily. He has been racial Profiled and discriminated against. The counseling office is the worst. They allowed another student to continue to call my son derogatory names and made excuses for the other student. This is unacceptable. They constantly pull my son out of class and search his belongings like he’s Some sort of criminal. And 99 of the time my child has been falsely accused with no apologies. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	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
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	23830 Califa St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 313-7400	1,693	71	23.7	51.0%	645 (38.1%)	88 (5.2%)	560 (33.1%)	280 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	82.3	433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	84.3%		82.2	438^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.3%	5	45.9	45.9	64.1	65.9	65.5	65.2	50.0	51.0	56.7	52.6	$15,940	$1,972	$13,968
Alice C. Stelle Middle	Public	6-8	22450 Mulholland Hwy.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 224-4107	760	31	24.5	22.8%	538 (70.8%)	15 (2.0%)	87 (11.4%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (11.8%)	83.5	399^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%		82.4	430^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	31	50.9	50.9	62.0	60.4	65.4	62.7	48.7	56.9	63.4	56.9	$18,808	$542	$18,266
Canoga Park Middle	Public	6-8	22250 Elkwood St.	Canoga Park	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 702-1200	579	34	17.0	91.7%	29 (5.0%)	14 (2.4%)	487 (84.1%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	21.5	2168^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.5%		16.9	2401^st of 2783 public middle schools	13.7%	233	21.4	21.4	24.5	21.5	34.1	27.4	14.6	10.2	20.0	15.4	$25,863	$4,505	$21,358
Woodland Hills Academy	Public	6-8	20800 Burbank Blvd.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 226-2900	607	33	18.5	82.7%	93 (15.3%)	53 (8.7%)	397 (65.4%)	37 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	31.1	1795^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		27.3	1932^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.6%	137	22.4	22.4	39.0	37.0	34.2	36.6	27.5	23.9	15.2	21.8	$21,940	$3,550	$18,390
Arthur E. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	4029 North Las Virgenes Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 880-4614	670	28	24.1	29.1%	413 (61.6%)	11 (1.6%)	95 (14.2%)	62 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.8%)	95.1	152^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		95.3	142^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	10	59.4	59.4	76.7	75.1	79.4	76.9	74.5	70.7	68.1	71.4	$20,538	$592	$19,946
Ingenium Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 309-2777	179	10	18.6	96.6%	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.5%)	161 (89.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	2550^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		17.9	2350^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	200	6.7	6.7	10.9	20.6	20.9	17.4	10.7	16.7	11.1	13.2	$24,283	$2,223	$22,060
John A. Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-5800	763	50	15.2	92.4%	35 (4.6%)	26 (3.4%)	619 (81.1%)	72 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	22.6	2128^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		21.2	2213^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	85	13.7	13.7	27.5	22.3	32.4	27.5	20.6	17.7	24.9	21.1	$22,818	$4,376	$18,442
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18720 Linnet St.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 654-3300	1,461	61	24.0	49.0%	623 (42.6%)	54 (3.7%)	479 (32.8%)	197 (13.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (7.1%)	88.1	313^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		88.2	317^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	4	50.0	50.0	72.9	66.2	68.6	69.4	63.7	58.6	54.1	59.2	$18,808	$2,879	$15,929
Ernest Lawrence Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Variel Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-7900	1,076	52	20.8	69.7%	139 (12.9%)	46 (4.3%)	617 (57.3%)	222 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	58.4	942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.9%		50.5	1155^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	213	32.7	32.7	53.1	51.8	49.0	51.3	40.7	37.8	33.2	37.2	$19,209	$3,434	$15,775
James Jordan Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18600 Lanark St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	James Jordan Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 882-2496	456	18	25.0	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	62.6	839^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.6%		66.4	754^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	85	38.6	38.6	48.4	58.2	57.9	54.7	29.7	43.8	38.6	37.2	$18,733	$1,437	$17,296

Frequently Asked Questions about George Ellery Hale Charter Academy

Is George Ellery Hale Charter Academy a good school?

George Ellery Hale Charter Academy ranks 433^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of George Ellery Hale Charter Academy?

Students at George Ellery Hale Charter Academy are 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend George Ellery Hale Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,693 students attended George Ellery Hale Charter Academy.

What district is George Ellery Hale Charter Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

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