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Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

Public, Alternative Grades 4-12
862nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 85% of California alternative schools
Summary

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (SOCES) is a large, high-performing public magnet school serving grades 4-12 in Reseda, California, with approximately 1,712 students and a diverse population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school consistently achieves outstanding results, with graduation rates near 99% and dropout rates around 1%, dramatically outperforming the Los Angeles Unified district averages and even nearby virtual academies like the Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship. Academically, SOCES students show significantly higher proficiency in English, math, and science compared to both district and state averages, performing on par with other top local schools such as Granada Hills Charter and Larchmont Charter. The school also manages student attendance effectively, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than the district's and far better than the virtual schools.

What makes SOCES particularly noteworthy is its ability to deliver these excellent outcomes for its student population while operating with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources. Its consistent success over time, even during challenging periods, and its stark performance advantage over virtual school models highlight the strength of its in-person, enriched studies program within the Los Angeles Unified system.

1,712
Students ?
23.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,806
Per pupil spending ?
57.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 18605 Erwin St.
       Reseda, CA  91335-6824

(818) 758-5600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:
37.2%
Hispanic:
35.8%
Asian:
15.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 15% of California alternative schools
99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school59%
District avg39%
California avg41%
Elementary school
862nd of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Top 15%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From top 26% (2015) to top 15% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
345th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Top 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
317th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 5% (2015) to top 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 15Alternative Schools in the Los Angeles Unified
791st 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202586.3862 of 585785.3%★★★★☆
202481.31101 of 586981.2%★★★★☆
202375.01373 of 585976.6%★★★★☆
202278.31271 of 588378.4%★★★★☆
201968.21690 of 578970.8%★★★★☆
201881.31054 of 566281.4%★★★★☆
201775.91297 of 569277.2%★★★★☆
201669.51547 of 561472.4%★★★★☆
201570.81462 of 561173.9%★★★★☆
201378.51134 of 553079.5%★★★★☆
201277.91133 of 539079.0%★★★★☆
201175.11252 of 537776.7%★★★★☆
201073.61299 of 531475.6%★★★★☆
200973.51276 of 519375.4%★★★★☆
200877.41089 of 511378.7%★★★★☆
200781.3922 of 511382.0%★★★★☆
200682.9831 of 481882.8%★★★★☆
200583.0815 of 482283.1%★★★★☆
200483.3781 of 480983.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202561.7585 of 120351.4%★★★☆☆
202450.3755 of 120537.3%★★☆☆☆
202337.1861 of 119027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202256.5644 of 115444.2%★★☆☆☆
201922.8958 of 114916.6%★☆☆☆☆
201842.2751 of 107129.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201890.9139 of 212893.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202582.1982 of 559782.5%★★★★☆
202475.71262 of 561277.5%★★★★☆
202375.31274 of 560977.3%★★★★☆
202277.81211 of 563578.5%★★★★☆
201967.21646 of 549270.0%★★★★☆
201877.41170 of 541378.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202589.0378 of 510792.6%★★★★★
202485.6523 of 510789.8%★★★★☆
202371.21121 of 508778.0%★★★★☆
202271.51081 of 508478.7%★★★★☆
201970.91127 of 496377.3%★★★★☆
201875.2890 of 483081.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202590.9328 of 546094.0%★★★★★
202486.6570 of 551789.7%★★★★☆
202376.0947 of 536382.3%★★★★☆
202282.1671 of 526487.3%★★★★☆
201976.1881 of 517383.0%★★★★☆
201889.7293 of 508494.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202587.8705 of 562887.5%★★★★☆
202483.6944 of 564383.3%★★★★☆
202372.21402 of 563875.1%★★★★☆
202276.41269 of 566377.6%★★★★☆
201966.71658 of 551069.9%★★★☆☆
201882.4962 of 543182.3%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.6393 of 71845.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.8386 of 67042.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.8462 of 66930.9%★★☆☆☆
202261.7264 of 61056.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202595.1114 of 284796.0%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.6920 of 259864.6%★★★☆☆
202460.61116 of 265157.9%★★★☆☆
202355.61273 of 266152.2%★★★☆☆
202256.21280 of 272653.0%★★★☆☆
201948.91586 of 283444.0%★★☆☆☆
201871.3781 of 273771.5%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202586.5345 of 276187.5%★★★★☆
202486.7352 of 278387.4%★★★★☆
202386.1347 of 278187.5%★★★★☆
202281.0451 of 274083.5%★★★★☆
201976.9559 of 271579.4%★★★★☆
201881.7421 of 248083.0%★★★★☆
201776.6540 of 250878.5%★★★★☆
201679.8450 of 249782.0%★★★★☆
201579.5439 of 247782.3%★★★★☆
201387.1145 of 237993.9%★★★★★
201287.4139 of 225993.8%★★★★★
201189.4101 of 223695.5%★★★★★
201088.0137 of 217993.7%★★★★★
200983.5227 of 206389.0%★★★★☆
200885.8182 of 200590.9%★★★★★
200789.6137 of 199993.1%★★★★★
200683.1240 of 180486.7%★★★★☆
200585.0200 of 177788.7%★★★★☆
200478.3313 of 176982.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202292.430 of 63795.3%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202558.9360 of 73951.3%★★★☆☆
202463.4320 of 74356.9%★★★☆☆
202350.2417 of 71541.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.6474 of 73335.3%★★☆☆☆
201930.5555 of 74525.5%★☆☆☆☆
201858.8352 of 70049.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202290.194 of 153193.9%★★★★★
201981.3173 of 149188.4%★★★★☆
201891.864 of 136995.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202584.2355 of 253386.0%★★★★☆
202486.1325 of 255187.3%★★★★☆
202382.7386 of 253184.7%★★★★☆
202281.3405 of 250983.9%★★★★☆
201975.3520 of 238078.2%★★★★☆
201878.2441 of 226280.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202587.0198 of 239591.7%★★★★★
202483.6246 of 238889.7%★★★★☆
202385.7209 of 237491.2%★★★★★
202276.6363 of 235984.6%★★★★☆
201974.6406 of 221381.7%★★★★☆
201875.5351 of 207283.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202588.5200 of 254292.1%★★★★★
202490.6178 of 257993.1%★★★★★
202388.9180 of 253192.9%★★★★★
202286.3198 of 245891.9%★★★★★
201984.1231 of 236990.2%★★★★★
201887.9158 of 223092.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202586.0328 of 253487.1%★★★★☆
202484.7346 of 255286.4%★★★★☆
202387.2309 of 253887.8%★★★★☆
202278.5463 of 252781.7%★★★★☆
201974.9528 of 240778.1%★★★★☆
201882.9357 of 227384.3%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202581.5117 of 72683.9%★★★★☆
202457.8299 of 70157.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202598.321 of 156698.7%★★★★★
202491.096 of 155293.8%★★★★★
202388.6108 of 153192.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202571.3400 of 152073.7%★★★★☆
202473.0370 of 153775.9%★★★★☆
202372.0380 of 154375.4%★★★★☆
202269.4435 of 155572.0%★★★★☆
201965.9528 of 160267.0%★★★☆☆
201871.3424 of 149671.7%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202584.8317 of 216285.3%★★★★☆
202485.5318 of 215985.3%★★★★☆
202388.8245 of 217088.7%★★★★☆
202287.2245 of 212388.5%★★★★☆
202192.494 of 129092.7%★★★★★
201991.9146 of 213393.2%★★★★★
201891.5166 of 201791.8%★★★★★
201790.5182 of 202191.0%★★★★★
201690.7177 of 203991.3%★★★★★
201594.0102 of 199494.9%★★★★★
201380.5129 of 242694.7%★★★★★
201286.362 of 235497.4%★★★★★
201181.0134 of 236794.3%★★★★★
201089.737 of 228198.4%★★★★★
200988.320 of 223899.1%★★★★★
200880.6117 of 211794.5%★★★★★
200780.5114 of 206394.5%★★★★★
200678.2147 of 196892.5%★★★★★
200570.3250 of 190186.8%★★★★☆
200475.6112 of 165393.2%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.9147 of 52371.9%★★★★☆
201896.520 of 58296.6%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202554.5314 of 58546.3%★★☆☆☆
202470.3196 of 57365.8%★★★☆☆
202347.9352 of 59140.4%★★☆☆☆
202260.8263 of 58154.7%★★★☆☆
201968.3202 of 58265.3%★★★☆☆
201870.9195 of 58166.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202288.387 of 116192.5%★★★★★
201997.926 of 111797.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202582.4310 of 190683.7%★★★★☆
202484.0296 of 191584.5%★★★★☆
202382.0320 of 191583.3%★★★★☆
202280.7310 of 185883.3%★★★★☆
202189.8102 of 105490.3%★★★★★
201986.2221 of 183387.9%★★★★☆
201887.2215 of 176087.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202584.9211 of 190088.9%★★★★☆
202486.4198 of 190289.6%★★★★☆
202383.6252 of 191786.9%★★★★☆
202285.3186 of 186190.0%★★★★★
201992.687 of 181495.2%★★★★★
201888.9157 of 174291.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202581.6310 of 201384.6%★★★★☆
202487.7213 of 202689.5%★★★★☆
202388.5190 of 203090.6%★★★★★
202291.6126 of 194393.5%★★★★★
202195.738 of 112696.6%★★★★★
201994.378 of 193796.0%★★★★★
201890.8149 of 186292.0%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202583.5308 of 194284.1%★★★★☆
202483.4308 of 194884.2%★★★★☆
202391.5186 of 196390.5%★★★★★
202289.6188 of 191690.2%★★★★★
202192.983 of 112292.6%★★★★★
201993.6110 of 188094.1%★★★★★
201893.0135 of 183492.6%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202399.710 of 119799.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202574.5285 of 115575.3%★★★★☆
202468.2369 of 117368.5%★★★☆☆
202385.3141 of 119388.2%★★★★☆
202273.2288 of 120476.1%★★★★☆
201982.4162 of 122286.7%★★★★☆
201885.9127 of 117389.2%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2018)93rd percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)87th percentile~ school
Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school
Asian (2025)51st percentile-34 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-40 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)99th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2022)95th percentile+12 vs school
Disabled (2022)94th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)87th percentile~ school
Female (2025)86th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school
Asian (2025)51st percentile-36 vs school
High school
Special Education (2023)99th percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school
Male (2025)84th percentile~ school
Female (2025)84th percentile~ school
White (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school
African American (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school
Asian (2025)46th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state
Mathematics54%+17 vs state
Science48%+16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,712 students attended Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies.

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies ranks 862nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies are 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.


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