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San Fernando Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 17% of California middle schools

Summary

San Fernando Middle is a public school serving about 440 students in grades 6 through 8 in the Los Angeles Unified school district, consistently ranking in the lower quarter of all California middle schools with significantly below-average test scores in English, math, and science.

Despite having more funding per student and smaller class sizes than most nearby schools, its academic results are lower. For example, only about 29% of students are proficient in English, compared to over 62% at nearby George K. Porter Middle. Math and science scores are also much lower than at most comparison schools. However, the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate nearly in half over three years to now be better than the district average and several local schools like Francisco Sepulveda Middle.

A notable strength is the school's support for students in special education, who perform better than most of their peers statewide. Performance tends to drop in the higher grades, especially in math. While several charter schools operate nearby, like PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy, their academic results are often only modestly better. The large gap in performance between schools within the same district, despite differences in resources, points to complex challenges in achieving consistent educational outcomes across the community.

442

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,595

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 North Brand Blvd.
San Fernando, CA 91340-2996

(818) 837-5400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend San Fernando 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 San Fernando Middle:

Elementary:	Harding Street Elementary
	Hillery T. Broadous Elementary
	Morningside Elementary
	O'Melveny Elementary
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	Osceola Street Elementary
	San Fernando Elementary
	Telfair Avenue Elementary
	Vista del Valle Dual Language Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

1.8%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,279^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	18.7	2279 of 2761	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2282 of 2783	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2272 of 2781	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2388 of 2740	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	2234 of 2715	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1973 of 2480	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	2073 of 2508	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	1798 of 2497	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1994 of 2477	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	2037 of 2379	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1907 of 2259	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1952 of 2236	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	2002 of 2179	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1887 of 2063	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	1825 of 2005	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1808 of 1999	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	1689 of 1804	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	1656 of 1777	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	1615 of 1769	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	976 of 1531	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	987 of 1491	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	947 of 1369	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	1336 of 1478	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	892 of 1521	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1527 of 1540	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1233 of 1442	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	978 of 1364	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2045 of 2533	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2086 of 2551	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2134 of 2531	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2215 of 2509	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1851 of 2380	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1759 of 2262	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1868 of 2395	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1863 of 2388	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1769 of 2374	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1954 of 2359	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1680 of 2213	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1527 of 2072	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1963 of 2542	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1983 of 2579	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1849 of 2531	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	2008 of 2458	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1859 of 2369	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1594 of 2230	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2190 of 2534	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2133 of 2552	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2023 of 2538	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	2218 of 2527	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2156 of 2407	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1901 of 2273	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	684 of 1566	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	1010 of 1552	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	829 of 1531	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science11%-22 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about San Fernando Middle

Is San Fernando Middle a good school?

San Fernando Middle ranks in the bottom 17.5% of California middle schools.

How many students attend San Fernando Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended San Fernando Middle.

What is the racial makeup of San Fernando Middle?

Students at San Fernando Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of San Fernando Middle attend?

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

What district is San Fernando Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

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