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Nidorf SYTF Barry J.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Nidorf Barry J. is a public high school located in Sylmar, California, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 143 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 1265 out of 1560 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nidorf Barry J. has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in California, with statewide rankings ranging from 1273 out of 1290 schools in 2020-2021 to 2248 out of 2335 schools in 2022-2023. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state and county averages across all subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Nidorf Barry J. has also struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 11.9% in 2019-2020 to 56.8% in 2022-2023, and high dropout rates, reaching as high as 56% in 2019-2020. Additionally, the school has experienced extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 38.1% in 2022-2023 to 78.9% in 2020-2021.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as San Fernando Senior High, Nidorf Barry J. stands out as the lowest-performing in the region. The school's performance is also significantly below that of nearby continuation schools, like Mission Continuation and Evergreen Continuation, as well as high-performing public charter schools in the Sylmar area, such as PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High and PUC Lakeview Charter High.

Students ?

6.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16350 Filbert St.
Sylmar, CA 91342

(818) 367-5942

District: Los Angeles County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

African American:

25.7%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2011 → 2nd in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (65% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (20% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school2%

District avg37%

California avg39%

Not ranked this year

Nidorf SYTF Barry J. did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	9.5	2122 of 2170	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2095 of 2123	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1273 of 1290	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1723 of 2017	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1990 of 2021	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1876 of 2039	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	1994 of 1994	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	2077 of 2426	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	1730 of 2354	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	1966 of 2367	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	535 of 555	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	8.9	1833 of 1861	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1729 of 1742	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	9.0	1931 of 1943	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1114 of 1126	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	1909 of 1963	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1893 of 1916	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1109 of 1122	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1545 of 1834	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-42 vs state

Mathematics0%-35 vs state

Science0%-30 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
Nidorf SYTF Barry J.	Public	6-12	16350 Filbert St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-5942	35	6	6.3	91.4%	1 (2.9%)	9 (25.7%)	25 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
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
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	11254 Gothic Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2900	2,152	106	20.3	72.0%	258 (12.0%)	28 (1.3%)	1,674 (77.8%)	145 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	39 (1.8%)	67.2	652^nd of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		71.2	549^th of 2159 public high schools	74.6%	103			35.1		34.6				59.5	59.5				33.0	33.0	$33,751	$31,664	$2,087
Jane Addams Continuation	Public	9-12	16341 Donmetz St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2946	90	5	17.5	88.9%	8 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	10.2	2012^th of 2162 public high schools	6.9%		10.2	2054^th of 2159 public high schools	4.9%	42			3.9	0.0	2.6				13.5	13.5				0.0	0.0	$41,320	$38,538	$2,782
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
San Fernando Senior High	Public	9-12	11133 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 898-7600	1,608	86	18.7	93.2%	31 (1.9%)	17 (1.1%)	1,540 (95.8%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	41.7	1221^st of 2162 public high schools	43.5%		32.8	1429^th of 2159 public high schools	33.8%	208			20.3	10.8	19.2				44.0	44.0				22.7	22.7	$37,195	$34,344	$2,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Nidorf SYTF Barry J.

How many students attend Nidorf SYTF Barry J.?

In the 2024-25 school year, 35 students attended Nidorf SYTF Barry J..

What district is Nidorf SYTF Barry J. in?

Los Angeles County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of Nidorf SYTF Barry J.?

Students at Nidorf SYTF Barry J. are 71% Hispanic, 26% African American, 3% White.

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