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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Van Nuys Middle	0.0mi	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%)	31.5	1776^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.2%		37	1583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	42.7%	193	19.5	19.5	39.6	41.0	33.6	37.9	24.9	28.3	24.6	25.9	$26,317	$3,156	$23,161
High Technical LA Middle	1.4mi	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 583-6229	250	11	22.6	77.2%	215 (86.0%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	42.7	1414^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.4%		36.2	1608^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.8%	194	31.5	31.5	42.4	51.8	40.5	44.7	34.8	30.1	20.2	28.4	$14,060	$727	$13,333
Louis Armstrong Middle	1.4mi	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 528-1600	1,174	54	21.7	62.5%	488 (41.6%)	83 (7.1%)	478 (40.7%)	50 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.4%)	65.1	811^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.4%		65.4	776^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.9%	35	42.2	42.2	55.7	51.3	58.3	55.1	42.9	38.9	42.2	41.4	$21,185	$1,814	$19,371
Valley Charter Middle	2.2mi	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%)	37.5	1577^th of 2740 public middle schools	42.4%		25	2006^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.3%	429	18.3	18.3	32.8	50.6	52.7	46.8	13.1	29.1	26.9	24.0	$19,315	$746	$18,569
Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles	2.5mi	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%)	40.5	1486^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.8%		42.4	1410^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%	76	32.1	32.1	37.7	52.4	49.1	46.2	23.4	21.0	30.2	24.2	$29,386	$1,207	$28,179
James Madison Middle	2.7mi	Public	6-8	13000 Hart St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5200	1,148	61	18.8	95.9%	362 (31.5%)	21 (1.8%)	694 (60.5%)	46 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	28.6	1883^rd of 2740 public middle schools	31.3%		28.7	1874^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.1%	9	18.6	18.6	34.8	34.3	29.1	32.6	30.1	26.5	25.1	27.2	$25,415	$2,880	$22,535
Roy Romer Middle	3.4mi	Public	6-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 505-2200	707	38	18.8	94.1%	37 (5.2%)	11 (1.6%)	637 (90.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	33.2	1708^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.7%		27.8	1904^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%	196	16.8	16.8	37.2	38.2	34.6	36.6	31.2	27.3	31.0	30.0	$26,706	$3,294	$23,412
William Mulholland Middle	3.5mi	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%)	44	1366^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.1%		37.5	1558^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%	192	24.1	24.1	40.4	44.6	48.2	44.2	27.7	36.3	35.8	33.1	$23,351	$2,865	$20,486
Vista Middle	3.6mi	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%)	25.7	1986^th of 2740 public middle schools	27.5%		25.8	1969^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.7%	17	24.0	24.0	26.3	32.9	38.3	32.7	14.4	18.8	27.3	20.4	$24,936	$2,827	$22,109
Walter Reed Middle	3.9mi	Public	6-8	4525 Irvine Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 487-7600	1,580	65	24.4	57.5%	548 (34.7%)	68 (4.3%)	652 (41.3%)	196 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (7.2%)	83.2	409^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.1%		85.4	363^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%	46	53.9	53.9	64.7	69.4	63.4	66.0	54.2	54.4	51.8	53.5	$17,782	$1,611	$16,171

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