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San Fernando Senior High

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San Fernando Senior High ranks 1221 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 44% of California high schools

Summary

San Fernando Senior High is a large, traditional public high school serving about 1,600 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified School District, providing a comprehensive education in the San Fernando community.

The school's standout strength is its impressive graduation rate, which consistently exceeds both district and state averages, demonstrating a strong commitment to helping students complete their diplomas. However, this success in graduation does not fully align with standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency is a significant area for improvement. The school also faces a notable challenge with chronic student absenteeism, a rate higher than many neighboring schools like Sylmar Charter High or the academies at Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag.

Compared to smaller, themed schools in the area, San Fernando Senior High's larger size and broader mission are distinctive. Recent data shows promising, sharp improvements in support for specific student groups, such as those in special education or experiencing homelessness. While the school effectively guides a high-need population to graduation, families should note the academic performance gap and the ongoing work to boost mastery in core subjects alongside its graduation success.

1,608

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,195

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11133 O'Melveny Ave.
San Fernando, CA 91340-4426

(818) 898-7600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for San Fernando Senior High:

Elementary:	Dyer Street Elementary
	Gridley-Montanez Dual Language Academy
	Haddon Avenue Elementary
	Harding Street Elementary
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	Herrick Avenue Elementary
	Hillery T. Broadous Elementary
	Hubbard Street Elementary
	Morningside Elementary
	O'Melveny Elementary
	Sylmar Elementary
	Sylmar Leadership Academy
	Telfair Avenue Elementary
	Vista del Valle Dual Language Academy
Middle:	Olive Vista Middle
	San Fernando Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

1.9%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,221^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	41.7	1221 of 2162	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1429 of 2159	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1376 of 2170	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1376 of 2123	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	683 of 1290	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1232 of 2133	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	986 of 2017	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	985 of 2021	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.8	1074 of 2039	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	1032 of 1994	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.8	1355 of 2426	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.9	1326 of 2354	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.5	1329 of 2367	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.6	1369 of 2281	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.8	1444 of 2238	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.0	1410 of 2117	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1406 of 2063	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.7	1395 of 1968	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.8	1212 of 1901	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1144 of 1653	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	21.9	465 of 582	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	587 of 1161	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	81.0	57 of 555	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	699 of 1117	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	667 of 1052	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	997 of 1085	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	721 of 1044	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	220 of 467	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	256 of 941	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	31.1	612 of 938	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1162 of 1906	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1344 of 1915	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1236 of 1915	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1313 of 1858	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	704 of 1054	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	984 of 1833	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	902 of 1760	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	902 of 1900	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1158 of 1902	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1112 of 1917	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1091 of 1861	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	979 of 1814	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	624 of 1742	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	91 of 410	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	39.8	204 of 328	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	1022 of 2013	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1228 of 2026	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1228 of 2030	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1126 of 1943	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	519 of 1126	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	1074 of 1937	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	775 of 1862	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1115 of 1942	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1284 of 1948	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1300 of 1963	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1232 of 1916	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	556 of 1122	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	943 of 1880	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1003 of 1834	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	565 of 1252	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.8	1030 of 1216	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	894 of 1197	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)78th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2018)20th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science19%-13 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 (2025)
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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
San Fernando Senior High	Public	9-12	11133 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 898-7600	1,608	86	18.7	93.2%	31 (1.9%)	17 (1.1%)	1,540 (95.8%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	41.7	1221^st of 2162 public high schools	43.5%		32.8	1429^th of 2159 public high schools	33.8%	208		20.3	10.8	19.2	44.0	44.0	22.7	22.7	$37,195	$34,344	$2,851
Mission Continuation	Public	9-12	11015 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 361-1777	127	6	20.6	96.1%	4 (3.1%)	2 (1.6%)	119 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	10.1	2018^th of 2162 public high schools	6.7%		9.6	2094^th of 2159 public high schools	3.0%	76		0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	$45,302	$43,578	$1,724
Arleta High	Public	9-12	14200 Van Nuys Blvd.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4100	1,038	59	17.4	88.9%	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	990 (95.4%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	26.7	1559^th of 2162 public high schools	27.9%		23.7	1606^th of 2159 public high schools	25.6%	47		13.9		13.8	36.8	36.8	10.0	10.0	$36,466	$33,402	$3,064
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)	Public	9-12	1001 Arroyo Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 838-3926	420	21	20.4	91.2%	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	407 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	33.5	1413^th of 2162 public high schools	34.6%		33.8	1401^st of 2159 public high schools	35.1%	12		16.0		15.2	35.8	35.8	20.0	20.0	$30,352	$28,528	$1,824
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy	Public	9-12	1001 Arroyo Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 838-3915	417	21	20.1	92.6%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	409 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.9	1262^nd of 2162 public high schools	41.6%		29.3	1505^th of 2159 public high schools	30.3%	243		14.1		12.9	55.3	55.3	15.5	15.5	$30,073	$27,720	$2,353
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag	Public	9-12	1001 Arroyo Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-6428	300	20	15.2	86.0%	15 (5.0%)	12 (4.0%)	266 (88.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	51.9	994^th of 2162 public high schools	54.0%		55.7	859^th of 2159 public high schools	60.2%	135		19.5		18.8	62.8	62.8	23.2	23.2	$36,026	$34,000	$2,026
Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy	Public	9-12	1001 Arroyo Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 838-3946	321	21	14.9	96.0%	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	311 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.6	1388^th of 2162 public high schools	35.8%		30.1	1484^th of 2159 public high schools	31.3%	96		8.6		9.2	54.3	54.3	11.8	11.8	$46,033	$39,670	$6,363
Bert Corona Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	12513 Gain St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Bert Corona Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 480-6810	220	13	17.2	93.2%	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	211 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	1497^th of 2162 public high schools	30.8%		22.5	1642^nd of 2159 public high schools	23.9%	145	14.3	16.0	18.2	16.3	32.0	32.0	6.0	6.0
Valor Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	9356 Lemona Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 934-8910	492	27	18.2	94.5%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	462 (93.9%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	56.7	894^th of 2162 public high schools	58.6%		64.7	659^th of 2159 public high schools	69.5%	235		25.7		25.2	59.4	59.4	26.7	26.7
Sylmar Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	13050 Borden Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3700	1,463	77	19.0	87.1%	29 (2.0%)	19 (1.3%)	1,392 (95.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	44.1	1164^th of 2162 public high schools	46.2%		38.1	1289^th of 2159 public high schools	40.3%	125		22.8	2.9	20.7	49.8	49.8	20.1	20.1	$41,151	$38,072	$3,079

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San Fernando Senior High ranks 1221^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of San Fernando Senior High?

Students at San Fernando Senior High are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What district is San Fernando Senior High in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend San Fernando Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,608 students attended San Fernando Senior High.

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