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Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet

Q: Is Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet a good school?

Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet ranks 456 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet is a small, specialized high school serving about 205 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it has shown remarkable improvement, rising to become a 4-star school that outperforms most others in the area.

The school excels in several key areas, achieving a perfect 100% graduation rate and significantly higher proficiency in English (73%) and Science (41%) than both the district and state averages. It is particularly effective in supporting its student body, with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the 89th percentile statewide. While math scores are an area for growth, the school's focused biotechnology, health, and engineering curriculum is driving strong outcomes, especially when compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like San Fernando Senior High and Sylmar Charter High.

This success comes with higher per-student funding, which appears well-utilized. However, parents should note that some nearby charter schools, such as PUC Lakeview Charter High, achieve similar high performance in English. Despite this competition, Sylmar Biotech's dramatic eight-year improvement from a 1-star to a 4-star rating and its exceptional support for specific student groups make it a standout STEM option in the Sylmar community.

205

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,051

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13050 Borden Ave.
Sylmar, CA 91342-4251

(818) 833-3723

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet:

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:

91.7%

White:

2.9%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2017 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg39%

California avg41%

456^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 51 pts since 2017

From bottom 28% (2017) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	77.6	456 of 2162	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	807 of 2159	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	497 of 2170	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	954 of 2123	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	854 of 1290	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1366 of 2133	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1435 of 2017	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1451 of 2021	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.6	563 of 1117	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	530 of 1906	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	803 of 1915	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	780 of 1915	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	809 of 1858	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	765 of 1054	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1296 of 1833	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1433 of 1760	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	148 of 1900	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	451 of 1902	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	216 of 1917	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	614 of 1861	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	1099 of 1814	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1210 of 1742	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	228 of 2013	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	557 of 2026	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	397 of 2030	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	673 of 1943	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	735 of 1126	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1171 of 1937	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1318 of 1862	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	315 of 1942	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	721 of 1948	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.4	279 of 1963	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	934 of 1916	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	798 of 1122	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1207 of 1880	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1214 of 1834	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)50th percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science41%+9 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

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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 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
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
Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet	Public	9-12	13050 Borden Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 833-3723	205	12	16.8	95.1%	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.5%)	188 (91.7%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	77.6	456^th of 2162 public high schools	78.9%		58.4	807^th of 2159 public high schools	62.6%	351			41.3		41.3				73.0	73.0				34.9	34.9	$41,051	$38,662	$2,389
Evergreen Continuation	Public	9-12	13101 Dronfield Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-5989	67	4	16.8	89.6%	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (94.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	14.3	1827^th of 2162 public high schools	15.5%		10	2073^rd of 2159 public high schools	4.0%	246				0.0	0.0				12.5	12.5				8.7	8.7	$52,374	$50,214	$2,160
PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	13361 Glenoaks Blvd.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-6221	794	40	19.8	88.8%	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	763 (96.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	76	477^th of 2162 public high schools	77.9%		74.3	491^st of 2159 public high schools	77.3%	14	47.9			42.6	45.5	63.3	47.9	63.0	64.6	59.3	35.8	17.7	53.8	27.5	34.3
PUC Lakeview Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	13361 Glenoaks Blvd.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Lakeview Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 356-2591	444	23	19.3	89.9%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	433 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.4	349^th of 2162 public high schools	83.9%		81.1	395^th of 2159 public high schools	81.7%	46				36.1	36.1				83.2	83.2				35.6	35.6
Discovery Charter Preparatory #2	Public, Charter	9-12	13570 Eldridge Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 897-1187	208	10	20.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	204 (98.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.5	1371^st of 2162 public high schools	36.6%		49.7	1003^rd of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	368		8.5		23.1	11.7				50.0	50.0				13.0	13.0
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet

How many students attend Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet?

Students at Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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Is Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet a good school?

Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet ranks 456^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Los Angeles Unified

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