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Van Nuys Senior High

Q: Is Van Nuys Senior High a good school?

Van Nuys Senior High ranks 715 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

Van Nuys Senior High is a large, traditional public high school serving approximately 2,000 students in grades 9-12 within the diverse Los Angeles Unified district, consistently ranking above average statewide and outperforming most neighboring comprehensive high schools.

Academically, the school is a solid performer, particularly in English Language Arts where student proficiency exceeds district and state averages. It maintains a strong 92.7% graduation rate, which is higher than the district average and better than nearby schools like Panorama High and Ulysses S. Grant Senior High. While its overall ranking has seen a slight recent dip, it remains a higher-performing option compared to other large local schools, and it shows exceptional effectiveness with certain student subgroups. However, challenges exist, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, though it is still lower than several surrounding schools.

Compared to the variety of schools in the area, Van Nuys Senior High stands out as the highest-achieving large, non-selective high school. It performs at a level similar to the smaller, specialized Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet, while serving a much larger and more diverse student body. The school's outcomes are notably stronger than those of the continuation schools very close by, such as Will Rogers Continuation, which serve different student populations. For families seeking a comprehensive neighborhood high school with a proven track record, Van Nuys Senior High represents a stable and commendable choice in the community.

1,969

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,683

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6535 Cedros Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91411-1506

(818) 778-6800

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Van Nuys Senior High:

Elementary:	Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary
	Columbus Avenue Elementary
	Kester Avenue Elementary
	Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter
	More...
	Sylvan Park Elementary
	Van Nuys Elementary
Middle:	Van Nuys Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.2%

Asian:

12.1%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

California avg41%

715^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	64.0	715 of 2162	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	628 of 2159	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	534 of 2170	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	520 of 2123	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	404 of 1290	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	779 of 2133	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	431 of 2017	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	439 of 2021	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	512 of 2039	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	68.0	590 of 1994	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	53.9	678 of 2426	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	56.6	634 of 2354	73.1%	★★★★☆
2011	58.6	570 of 2367	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	53.6	660 of 2281	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	56.7	557 of 2238	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	421 of 2117	80.1%	★★★★☆
2007	55.2	545 of 2063	73.6%	★★★★☆
2006	47.8	674 of 1968	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.3	747 of 1901	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.1	631 of 1653	61.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.2	21 of 517	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	6 of 521	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	16 of 522	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	71 of 592	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	94.7	27 of 582	95.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	261 of 585	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	176 of 573	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	135 of 591	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	161 of 581	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	251 of 582	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	196 of 581	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.6	347 of 1161	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	115 of 555	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	305 of 1117	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	306 of 1052	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	736 of 1085	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	998 of 1064	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	673 of 1044	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	372 of 467	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	189 of 941	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	315 of 938	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	729 of 1906	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	525 of 1915	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	493 of 1915	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	534 of 1858	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	373 of 1054	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	798 of 1833	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	510 of 1760	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	672 of 1900	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	969 of 1902	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	701 of 1917	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	779 of 1861	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	945 of 1814	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	650 of 1742	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	523 of 2013	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	563 of 2026	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	483 of 2030	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	343 of 1943	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	256 of 1126	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	777 of 1937	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.3	301 of 1862	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	621 of 1942	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	683 of 1948	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	513 of 1963	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	472 of 1916	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	384 of 1122	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	664 of 1880	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	335 of 1834	81.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.0	214 of 574	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	613 of 1252	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	576 of 1216	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	323 of 1197	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	615 of 1155	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	83.0	168 of 1173	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	164 of 1193	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	250 of 1204	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	250 of 1222	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	129 of 1173	89.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)96th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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Schools Near Van Nuys Senior High

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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
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
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
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 Van Nuys Senior High

How many students attend Van Nuys Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,969 students attended Van Nuys Senior High.

What schools feed into Van Nuys Senior High?

Van Nuys Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary
Elementary : Columbus Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Kester Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter
Elementary : Sylvan Park Elementary
Elementary : Van Nuys Elementary
Middle : Van Nuys Middle

What district is Van Nuys Senior High in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Van Nuys Senior High a good school?

Van Nuys Senior High ranks 715^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Van Nuys Senior High?

Students at Van Nuys Senior High are 70% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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