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Olive Vista Middle

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Olive Vista Middle ranks 1501 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Olive Vista Middle is a public school serving about 900 students in grades 6-8 in Sylmar, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, where it ranks in the middle of all California schools and shows a positive trend of improvement in recent years.

While the school's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below district and state averages, it is important to understand this in context. Olive Vista Middle serves a community with significant economic need, and it performs notably better than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as San Fernando Middle and Charles Maclay Middle. The school shows particular strength in supporting Hispanic students and students from low-income families, who score higher than the school's overall average. However, there is a large performance gap when compared to higher-achieving schools in the area like Robert Frost Middle and George K. Porter Middle.

Attendance has been a challenge, with about a quarter of students chronically absent, though this rate has improved dramatically from pandemic highs and is lower than some comparable schools. The school generally performs as well as or better than nearby charter school alternatives like PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy. Key areas for growth include providing more support for English Language Learners and addressing a dip in performance that sometimes occurs in 8th grade.

897

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,086

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14600 Tyler St.
Sylmar, CA 91342-2826

(818) 833-3900

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Olive Vista Middle usually attend:

High:	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy
	San Fernando Senior High
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	Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
	Sylmar Charter High

Feeder schools for Olive Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Dyer Street Elementary
	Gridley-Montanez Dual Language Academy
	Herrick Avenue Elementary
	Hubbard Street Elementary
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	Sylmar Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

White:

1.7%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,501^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	39.5	1501 of 2761	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1721 of 2783	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1745 of 2781	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1538 of 2740	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1831 of 2715	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1903 of 2480	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1800 of 2508	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	2032 of 2497	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	1676 of 2477	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.8	1716 of 2379	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	1754 of 2259	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	1971 of 2236	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	1940 of 2179	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	1873 of 2063	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.5	1823 of 2005	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	1679 of 1999	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	1563 of 1804	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	1559 of 1777	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	1496 of 1769	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	832 of 1531	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	933 of 1491	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	823 of 1369	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	1246 of 1478	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1425 of 1521	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	913 of 1540	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	949 of 1442	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1244 of 1364	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1373 of 2533	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1613 of 2551	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1458 of 2531	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1367 of 2509	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1735 of 2380	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1747 of 2262	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	917 of 2395	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1147 of 2388	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1162 of 2374	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	949 of 2359	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	1276 of 2213	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1454 of 2072	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	381 of 477	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	334 of 394	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1114 of 2542	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1360 of 2579	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1248 of 2531	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	974 of 2458	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	1409 of 2369	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1601 of 2230	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1428 of 2534	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1574 of 2552	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1721 of 2538	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1451 of 2527	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1600 of 2407	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1774 of 2273	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	913 of 1566	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1134 of 1552	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1030 of 1531	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science24%-8 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
Olive Vista Middle	Public	6-8	14600 Tyler St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3900	897	49	18.2	88.7%	15 (1.7%)	11 (1.2%)	856 (95.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	39.5	1501^st of 2761 public middle schools	45.6%		32.6	1721^st of 2783 public middle schools	38.2%	220	24.4	24.4	39.3	43.2	39.7	40.8	21.6	32.9	28.3	27.9	$23,086	$3,921	$19,165
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1218 North Fourth St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 256-1951	351	16	21.9	90.0%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	1648^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.3%		31.9	1734^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.7%	86	18.0	18.0	40.3	46.6	37.6	41.5	25.2	28.0	17.1	23.5	$20,017	$17,245	$2,772
San Fernando Middle	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5400	442	28	15.5	95.7%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.7	2279^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%		19.3	2282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	18.0%	3	11.0	11.0	33.0	27.9	27.5	29.2	21.2	11.0	13.0	14.6	$28,595	$5,685	$22,910
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5455	384	20	18.9	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	365 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.7	2159^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%		26	1994^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.4%	165	13.6	13.6	19.0	41.7	35.5	32.2	12.8	16.5	14.4	14.6	$21,477	$3,164	$18,313
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
Robert Frost Middle	Public	6-8	12314 Bradford Pl.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-6900	1,505	63	23.8	54.1%	498 (33.1%)	49 (3.3%)	749 (49.8%)	138 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (4.7%)	91.7	232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.6%		91	257^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.8%	25	55.0	55.0	74.6	78.2	69.5	74.2	65.4	60.7	58.9	61.8	$17,892	$2,895	$14,997
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
George K. Porter Middle	Public	6-8	15960 Kingsbury St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2050	1,009	54	18.8	74.5%	93 (9.2%)	20 (2.0%)	775 (76.8%)	101 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	74.7	588^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.7%		68.1	721^st of 2783 public middle schools	74.1%	133	35.5	35.5	65.8	59.5	61.7	62.3	50.2	43.4	48.2	47.2	$19,733	$3,178	$16,555
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
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 Olive Vista Middle

What high school do graduates of Olive Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Olive Vista Middle usually go on to attend Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)

Is Olive Vista Middle a good school?

Olive Vista Middle ranks 1501^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Olive Vista Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Olive Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 897 students attended Olive Vista Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Olive Vista Middle?

Students at Olive Vista Middle are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

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