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Mt. Gleason Middle

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Mt. Gleason Middle ranks 1004 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 64% of California middle schools

Summary

Mt. Gleason Middle is a public school in Sunland serving about 750 students in grades 6-8 within the Los Angeles Unified district, and it stands out for making strong academic progress in a high-need community.

The school is on a clear upward trend, improving its statewide ranking significantly over the past few years. It now outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Science, and it is particularly effective at supporting its high-need students, with those from low-income families and English language learners achieving well above-average results. This creates a notable "Mt. Gleason Advantage" when compared to other nearby Los Angeles Unified middle schools like Richard E. Byrd Middle, Pacoima Middle, and Charles Maclay Middle, which have similar student populations but lower academic rankings.

While Mt. Gleason is a strong performer within its district, schools in neighboring districts like Burbank Unified (e.g., Luther Burbank Middle) and Glendale Unified (e.g., Rosemont Middle) achieve higher scores, a difference often linked to greater funding and different community demographics. For parents, key areas for the school to continue focusing on include improving mathematics scores and special education services. Overall, Mt. Gleason demonstrates that a traditional public school can deliver excellent and improving outcomes for its students.

753

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,222

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10965 Mt. Gleason Ave.
Sunland, CA 91040-2229

(818) 951-2580

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Mt. Gleason Middle usually attend:

High:

Verdugo Hills Senior High

Feeder schools for Mt. Gleason Middle:

Elementary:	Apperson Street Elementary
	Brainard Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary
	Pinewood Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Plainview Academic Charter Academy
	Sunland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

40.0%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,004^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	56.0	1004 of 2761	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1031 of 2783	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	1418 of 2781	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1462 of 2740	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	1234 of 2715	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	1299 of 2480	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.8	1161 of 2508	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.4	999 of 2497	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	878 of 2477	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.9	1177 of 2379	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.5	1372 of 2259	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	1297 of 2236	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	1346 of 2179	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	1217 of 2063	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.7	1324 of 2005	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.7	1236 of 1999	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	1101 of 1804	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.6	1215 of 1777	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.0	1132 of 1769	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.5	601 of 745	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	1094 of 1531	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	908 of 1491	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	768 of 1369	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	412 of 1478	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	28.1	1349 of 1521	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1420 of 1540	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1341 of 1442	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	963 of 1364	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	929 of 2533	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	979 of 2551	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	1256 of 2531	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	1436 of 2509	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	1085 of 2380	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	1161 of 2262	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1050 of 2395	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	1022 of 2388	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1337 of 2374	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1337 of 2359	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1176 of 2213	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1144 of 2072	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	673 of 2542	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	723 of 2579	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	1262 of 2531	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	1112 of 2458	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	961 of 2369	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	1076 of 2230	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	994 of 2534	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	957 of 2552	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	1362 of 2538	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1265 of 2527	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1207 of 2407	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1284 of 2273	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1177 of 1566	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	831 of 1552	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1011 of 1531	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	706 of 1520	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	715 of 1537	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	1032 of 1543	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1012 of 1555	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	912 of 1602	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	996 of 1496	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2019)19th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

mount gleason is a great school i recomend it To many students and has a 6/10 but I have hope that by 1 year it would be a 7/10 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
Mt. Gleason Middle	Public	6-8	10965 Mt. Gleason Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 951-2580	753	41	18.2	81.7%	301 (40.0%)	8 (1.1%)	396 (52.6%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	56	1004^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.6%		54.4	1031^st of 2783 public middle schools	63.0%	27	34.2	34.2	49.4	56.2	50.0	51.8	31.2	34.0	33.9	33.1	$23,222	$4,010	$19,212
PUC Lakeview Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	11465 Kagel Canyon St.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 485-0340	334	16	20.7	94.6%	8 (2.4%)	9 (2.7%)	308 (92.2%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35.3	1635^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.8%		30.9	1773^rd of 2783 public middle schools	36.3%	138	21.5	21.5	27.9	39.6	49.1	38.7	22.5	11.5	37.7	24.3	$28,744	$8,085	$20,659
Rosemont Middle	Public	7-8	4725 Rosemont Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-4224	1,221	50	24.3	39.0%	628 (51.4%)	10 (0.8%)	136 (11.1%)	353 (28.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (7.6%)	95.8	125^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.5%		95.6	134^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.2%	9	67.1	67.1		79.1	76.0	77.6		70.3	68.9	69.6	$15,320	$609	$14,711
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1111 North Kenneth Rd.	Burbank	91504	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3800	1,353	54	25.1	37.5%	946 (69.9%)	18 (1.3%)	174 (12.9%)	102 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (8.0%)	78.6	506^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.7%		70.9	669^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.0%	163	45.9	45.9	56.3	63.0	65.5	61.7	47.8	51.9	49.3	49.7	$83,523	$5,430	$78,093
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	$40,759	$8,615	$32,144
PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	12550 Van Nuys Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	PUC Inspire Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 492-1880	210	12	17.3	97.1%	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	205 (97.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23.5	2077^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.8%		28	1905^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.5%	172	15.2	15.2	20.4	35.8	39.2	33.2	16.7	19.8	12.7	16.4	$22,118	$2,575	$19,543
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	$21,434	$2,898	$18,536
Luther Burbank Middle	Public	6-8	3700 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3700	1,030	43	23.8	29.9%	390 (37.9%)	21 (2.0%)	441 (42.8%)	69 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	69.5	687^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%		65.8	774^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.2%	87	46.2	46.2	58.7	54.7	56.0	56.3	41.5	44.2	39.2	41.7	$116,130	$7,378	$108,752
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	$23,670	$3,963	$19,707
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	$23,070	$4,133	$18,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Gleason Middle

How many students attend Mt. Gleason Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Mt. Gleason Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Gleason Middle?

Students at Mt. Gleason Middle are 53% Hispanic, 40% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Mt. Gleason Middle a good school?

Mt. Gleason Middle ranks 1004^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mt. Gleason Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

What high school do graduates of Mt. Gleason Middle attend?

Students who attend Mt. Gleason Middle usually go on to attend Verdugo Hills Senior High

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