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Will Rogers Continuation

Public Grades 9-12

1896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

Will Rogers Continuation is a small, alternative high school serving 136 students in grades 9-12 in Van Nuys, California, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school faces profound difficulties, with academic proficiency rates far below the Los Angeles Unified district average—only about 15% of students are proficient in English and less than 5% in math. Most critically, the graduation rate is 25% and chronic absenteeism affects over 84% of students, indicating a school community struggling with fundamental engagement. While the school spends over $25,000 per student, these resources have not translated into improved outcomes, and its statewide ranking has remained in the bottom 16% of California high schools for years.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal stark contrasts. Just 0.13 miles away, Van Nuys Senior High has a graduation rate above 89%. Even among similar continuation schools, Will Rogers lags; Independence Continuation has a near 49% graduation rate. A notable finding is that the school performs relatively better with its Special Education students, suggesting there may be effective supports that could be expanded. However, the overall picture is one of a school in severe distress, failing to meet the acute needs of its highly vulnerable student population.

136

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,031

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14711 Gilmore St.
Van Nuys, CA 91411-1595

(818) 778-6895

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

African American:

5.9%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (25% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,896^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^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	12.4	1896 of 2162	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2081 of 2159	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1867 of 2170	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1936 of 2123	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1981 of 2133	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1865 of 2017	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	2010 of 2021	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1907 of 2039	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1923 of 1994	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	2043 of 2426	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	1914 of 2354	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	1807 of 2367	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	1859 of 2281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	1173 of 2238	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.3	1488 of 2117	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	1731 of 2063	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	1087 of 1968	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	18.4	1452 of 1901	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.2	1463 of 1653	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1059 of 1085	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1838 of 1906	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1772 of 1915	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1629 of 1915	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1630 of 1858	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1647 of 1833	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1750 of 1760	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1614 of 1900	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1803 of 1902	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1718 of 1917	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1728 of 1861	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1647 of 1814	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1575 of 1742	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1794 of 2013	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1943 of 2026	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1935 of 2030	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1782 of 1943	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1773 of 1937	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1684 of 1862	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1633 of 1942	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1910 of 1948	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1836 of 1963	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1831 of 1916	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1813 of 1880	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1590 of 1834	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	662 of 1252	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	904 of 1216	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	774 of 1197	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Will Rogers Continuation

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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
Will Rogers Continuation	Public	9-12	14711 Gilmore St.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-6895	136	9	15.1	98.5%	6 (4.4%)	8 (5.9%)	120 (88.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	1896^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		9.8	2081^st of 2159 public high schools	3.6%	185			5.9		4.8				14.6	14.6				4.4	4.4	$25,031	$5,067	$19,964
Van Nuys Senior High	Public	9-12	6535 Cedros Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-6800	1,969	103	19.1	85.0%	228 (11.6%)	58 (2.9%)	1,383 (70.2%)	239 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.7%)	64	715^th of 2162 public high schools	66.9%		66.3	628^th of 2159 public high schools	70.9%	87			32.6	10.0	31.2				56.4	56.4				34.4	34.4	$19,683	$3,545	$16,138
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
Robert Fulton College Preparatory	Public	6-12	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 947-2100	1,229	63	19.4	95.7%	47 (3.8%)	33 (2.7%)	1,078 (87.7%)	62 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	24	1615^th of 2162 public high schools	25.3%		44.7	1131^st of 2159 public high schools	47.6%	484	9.4		10.6		9.7	23.9	23.2	26.1	29.1	25.4	11.1	11.9	14.5	14.2	12.9	$22,810	$5,087	$17,723
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
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
Jack London Continuation	Public	9-12	12924 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2794	62	4	14.0	98.4%	2 (3.2%)	3 (4.8%)	55 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	8.2	2107^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%		12.7	1903^rd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	204			0.0		0.0				9.5	9.5				0.0	0.0	$31,475	$7,040	$24,435
Jack London Community Day	Public	7-12	12924-A Oxnard St.	Valley Glen	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2795	23	2	15.1	95.7%	2 (8.7%)	1 (4.3%)	20 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$80,942	$9,832	$71,110
Independence Continuation	Public	9-12	6501 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-7737	103	6	18.7	90.3%	10 (9.7%)	3 (2.9%)	89 (86.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1781^st of 2162 public high schools	17.6%		16	1789^th of 2159 public high schools	17.1%	8			0.0	7.7	2.4				24.3	24.3				5.6	5.6	$28,445	$5,518	$22,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Will Rogers Continuation

How many students attend Will Rogers Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended Will Rogers Continuation.

Is Will Rogers Continuation a good school?

Will Rogers Continuation ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California high schools.

What district is Will Rogers Continuation in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Will Rogers Continuation?

Students at Will Rogers Continuation are 88% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian.

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