Best Middle Schools in Granada Hills, CA

Summary:

The city of Granada Hills, California is home to three middle schools: Robert Frost Middle, Patrick Henry Middle, and George K. Porter Middle. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and are part of the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Among the three schools, Robert Frost Middle stands out as the top performer. It ranks 332nd out of 2,788 California middle schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Robert Frost Middle significantly outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy and CAST Science assessments, with 64.4% of students proficient or better compared to 41.17% for the district and 46.66% for the state. Additionally, Robert Frost Middle has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 16.8%, compared to 23.7% for Patrick Henry Middle and 26.6% for George K. Porter Middle.

In contrast, Patrick Henry Middle and George K. Porter Middle perform significantly lower than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. These schools also have higher chronic absenteeism rates, which could be a contributing factor to their lower academic performance. Additionally, the schools have varying free/reduced lunch rates, with Patrick Henry Middle having the highest at 75.56%, followed by George K. Porter Middle at 65.73% and Robert Frost Middle at 53.9%, indicating differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Robert Frost Middle	Public	6-8	12314 Bradford Pl.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-6900	1,384	60	23.0	53.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.4	333^rd of 2802 public middle schools	88.1%		88.6	305^th of 2740 public middle schools	88.9%	28	50.0	50.0	64.6	63.8	64.8	64.4	55.5	54.8	53.6	54.7	$8,006
Patrick Henry Middle	Public	6-8	17340 San Jose St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-3870	1,027	56	18.4	75.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47	1253^rd of 2802 public middle schools	55.3%		53.6	1069^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.0%	184	31.0	31.0	39.2	43.8	51.3	44.8	22.8	23.9	24.5	23.7	$9,887
George K. Porter Middle	Public	6-8	15960 Kingsbury St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2050	995	46	21.4	65.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.9	795^th of 2802 public middle schools	71.6%		60.9	879^th of 2740 public middle schools	67.9%	84	29.4	29.4	52.3	50.3	54.5	52.5	38.6	37.3	35.2	37.0	$8,219

Cities Near Granada Hills

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northridge	1.51 mi	20	196^th
North Hills	1.77 mi	18	563^rd
Sylmar	2.47 mi	22	466^th
Mission Hills	2.72 mi	1	307^th
San Fernando	3 mi	18	681^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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