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Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

Public Grades 6-12

1650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is a 6-12 grade public high school serving 372 students in Sun Valley, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it presents a unique profile where strong graduation success contrasts with lower academic proficiency scores.

The school's most notable strength is its high graduation rate of 96.9%, which exceeds both district and state averages, even though student scores in English, math, and science are below those same benchmarks. This "graduation-first" approach differs from some nearby schools; for example, Arleta High has a similar academic profile, while charter schools like Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex and PUC Community Charter Mid and PUC Community Charter Early College High achieve both high graduation and higher academic proficiency. Valley Oaks also spends significantly more per student than these neighboring schools, which raises questions about how resources are allocated to boost academic outcomes.

Attendance has improved at Valley Oaks, with chronic absenteeism now lower than at several area schools like Panorama High. However, the school's overall statewide ranking remains in the lower percentiles, similar to Bert Corona Charter High. The wide range of performance among local schools with similar student economic needs suggests that factors like instructional models and school culture play a major role in student achievement.

372

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$61,259

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9171 Telfair Ave.
Sun Valley, CA 91352-1844

(818) 394-4600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

White:

3.2%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,424^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2022

From bottom 20% (2022) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,650^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2424 of 2761	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2400 of 2783	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2237 of 2781	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	2186 of 2740	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	1270 of 1478	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2140 of 2533	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1687 of 2551	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1694 of 2531	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1379 of 2509	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	2040 of 2395	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2110 of 2388	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1895 of 2374	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1966 of 2359	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	2178 of 2542	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2320 of 2579	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2105 of 2531	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	2107 of 2458	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2305 of 2534	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2443 of 2552	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2388 of 2538	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2171 of 2527	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1650 of 2162	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1686 of 2159	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1751 of 2170	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1733 of 2123	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	950 of 1290	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1096 of 1161	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	860 of 1044	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	97.4	10 of 467	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1446 of 1906	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1564 of 1915	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1645 of 1915	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1509 of 1858	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	779 of 1054	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1402 of 1900	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1532 of 1902	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1534 of 1917	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1523 of 1861	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1490 of 2013	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1524 of 2026	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1597 of 2030	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1548 of 1943	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	799 of 1126	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1555 of 1942	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1484 of 1948	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1562 of 1963	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1671 of 1916	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	904 of 1122	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)18th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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 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
Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Public	6-12	9171 Telfair Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4600	372	24	15.5	92.5%	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	343 (92.2%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22.1	1650^th of 2162 public high schools	23.7%		20.8	1686^th of 2159 public high schools	21.9%	36	8.5		16.7		11.2	30.7	22.4	28.6	26.7	27.4	10.2	14.7	6.8	6.7	10.2	$61,259	$57,904	$3,355
Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	11933 Allegheny St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technical 6-12 Complex Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(747) 223-2649	1,100	53	20.8	91.4%	22 (2.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1,033 (93.9%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	70.1	598^th of 2162 public high schools	72.3%		65.1	649^th of 2159 public high schools	69.9%	51	44.4		42.3		43.4	51.0	54.9	63.9	65.3	58.8	34.9	41.1	60.1	26.7	41.4
Robert H. Lewis Continuation	Public	9-12	12508 Wicks St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-3980	74	4	18.5	97.3%	4 (5.4%)	1 (1.4%)	69 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2087^th of 2162 public high schools	3.5%		14.3	1840^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	247			0.0		0.0				5.3	5.3				2.6	2.6	$44,156	$40,640	$3,516
John H. Francis Polytechnic	Public	9-12	12431 Roscoe Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-3600	2,124	112	18.9	93.5%	86 (4.0%)	22 (1.0%)	1,918 (90.3%)	75 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	22 (1.0%)	45.3	1135^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%		42.9	1173^rd of 2159 public high schools	45.7%	38			23.6	7.7	23.2				45.0	45.0				23.6	23.6	$36,111	$33,550	$2,561
Sun Valley Magnet	Public	6-12	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5100	1,272	73	17.3	95.2%	70 (5.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1,154 (90.7%)	23 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	67.1	654^th of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		56.2	852^nd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	198	12.9		35.1		18.6	33.3	32.0	29.4	75.8	36.2	23.3	22.2	21.7	23.2	22.5	$35,442	$32,898	$2,544
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
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
PUC Community Charter Mid and PUC Community Charter Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	11500 Eldridge Ave.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Community Charter Mid & PUC Community Charter Early Col	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 485-0933	776	38	20.3	86.7%	10 (1.3%)	8 (1.0%)	749 (96.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	80.1	410^th of 2162 public high schools	81.0%		85.6	317^th of 2159 public high schools	85.3%	93	36.8			60.4	47.4	70.6	66.4	61.5	71.3	67.3	54.6	43.7	43.6	27.7	43.0
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	$37,883	$35,116	$2,767
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	$45,297	$42,320	$2,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

How many students attend Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies.

What district is Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies?

Students at Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies a good school?

Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies ranks in the bottom 23.7% of California high schools.

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