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William Mulholland Middle

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William Mulholland Middle ranks 1558 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

William Mulholland Middle is a public school serving about 1,100 students in grades 6-8 in Lake Balboa, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, where it holds a 2-star rating and performs below district and state averages in core subjects like math and science.

When compared to nearby schools, William Mulholland sits in the middle of the pack; it significantly trails top performers like Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle and Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle, but outperforms others such as Vista Middle and Northridge Middle. A key strength is its improving student attendance, which is better than several neighboring schools, and it shows particular effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and those in special education, earning higher marks for these groups than for its overall student body.

The school's academic progress has plateaued in recent years, and an interesting pattern shows 7th graders outperforming other grades in English. While per-student spending is similar to higher-performing schools, the results differ, indicating that how resources are used is a critical factor. The school represents a case of having foundational supports that work well for specific challenges but has not yet found a formula to raise achievement consistently across all students to match the best schools in the area.

1,098

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,355

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17120 Vanowen St.
Lake Balboa, CA 91406-4449

(818) 609-2500

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for William Mulholland Middle:

Elementary:	Bassett Street Elementary
	Bertrand Avenue Elementary
	Gault Street Elementary
	Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter
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	Lemay Street Elementary
	Newcastle Elementary
	Stagg Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

White:

7.3%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,558^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	37.5	1558 of 2761	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1519 of 2783	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1771 of 2781	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1773 of 2740	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1407 of 2715	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1392 of 2480	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.9	1486 of 2508	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.1	1756 of 2497	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1978 of 2477	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	2011 of 2379	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	1962 of 2259	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	1882 of 2236	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	1643 of 2179	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	1527 of 2063	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	1277 of 2005	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.4	1327 of 1999	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.6	1158 of 1804	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.2	1392 of 1777	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	1494 of 1769	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.1	248 of 613	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	309 of 637	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.1	48 of 643	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	58.3	209 of 600	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	1025 of 1531	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	800 of 1491	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	617 of 1369	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	901 of 1478	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1213 of 1521	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1404 of 1540	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	797 of 1442	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1044 of 1364	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1606 of 2533	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1513 of 2551	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1895 of 2531	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1727 of 2509	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1331 of 2380	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1193 of 2262	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1153 of 2395	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	1024 of 2388	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	1298 of 2374	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1369 of 2359	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	923 of 2213	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	909 of 2072	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	228 of 477	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1167 of 2542	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	1041 of 2579	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	1295 of 2531	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1305 of 2458	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	857 of 2369	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	874 of 2230	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1349 of 2534	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1318 of 2552	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1442 of 2538	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1577 of 2527	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1227 of 2407	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1359 of 2273	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	681 of 1566	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	703 of 1552	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	983 of 1531	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1106 of 1520	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1034 of 1537	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1220 of 1543	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1142 of 1555	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	932 of 1602	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1145 of 1496	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)60th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science20%-12 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 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
William Mulholland Middle	Public	6-8	17120 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2500	1,098	57	19.3	93.5%	80 (7.3%)	24 (2.2%)	939 (85.5%)	39 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	37.5	1558^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		38.5	1519^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.4%	39	20.5	20.5	39.8	43.9	35.1	39.7	23.7	31.6	28.9	27.8	$23,355	$4,529	$18,826
Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22.5	2134^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		18.9	2302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	17.3%	168	14.5	14.5	31.8	35.2	33.8	33.8	14.0	19.3	12.1	15.3	$26,157	$5,690	$20,467
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
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
Ivy Bound Academy of Math Sci and Technical Charter Mid	Public, Charter	5-8	15355 Morrison St.	Sherman Oaks	91403	Los Angeles County	Ivy Bound Academy of Math Sci and Technical Charter Mid Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 808-0158	85	7	12.1	64.7%	49 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (34.1%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	28.9	1866^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.4%		16.4	2423^rd of 2783 public middle schools	12.9%	557	24.2	23.7	15.0	38.5	33.3	29.8	20.0	11.5	30.3	21.4	$21,963	$1,111	$20,852
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	$19,492	$4,166	$15,326
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	$21,737	$3,867	$17,870
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		79.1	498^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	137	39.9	39.9	70.7	68.1	61.1	66.5	68.5	60.2	59.0	62.5	$22,710	$4,006	$18,704
Van Nuys Middle	Public	6-8	5435 Vesper Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 267-5900	726	41	17.9	92.8%	51 (7.0%)	22 (3.0%)	620 (85.4%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	37	1583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	42.7%		34.1	1663^rd of 2783 public middle schools	40.2%	80	24.9	24.9	42.4	35.3	43.6	40.3	28.1	16.1	30.0	24.6	$23,522	$5,131	$18,391
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	$32,433	$4,555	$27,878

Frequently Asked Questions about William Mulholland Middle

What district is William Mulholland Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is William Mulholland Middle a good school?

William Mulholland Middle ranks 1558^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William Mulholland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,098 students attended William Mulholland Middle.

What is the racial makeup of William Mulholland Middle?

Students at William Mulholland Middle are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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