Best Public Schools in Tujunga, CA

Summary:

The city of Tujunga, California is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 2 high schools. The data reveals stark differences in performance across these schools, with Verdugo Hills Senior High standing out as the top-performing school in the area, while Plainview Academic Charter Academy and Pinewood Avenue Elementary lag behind.

Verdugo Hills Senior High boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforms the Los Angeles Unified district and the state on key metrics like graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. In contrast, the two lower-performing elementary schools have 1-star and 2-star ratings, with test scores well below the district and state averages.

Chronic absenteeism appears to be a concern across the district, with rates ranging from 26.0% at Mountain View Elementary to an alarming 73.1% at Mt. Lukens Continuation. The data also suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and school performance, with the highest-poverty schools tending to have the lowest academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Olcott St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-1616	511	23	22.2	72.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	2482^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	57.7%		44.9	2829^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.8%	347	31.7			31.7	40.9	40.6	45.5		42.3	53.2	47.1	26.6		42.8	87.6	98.1	95.2	92.4	97.1	94.3	$9,734
Mt. Lukens Continuation	Public	9-12	7705 Summitrose St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-4039	27	3	10.7	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	1892^nd of 2323 public high schools	18.6%		9.2	2120^th of 2348 public high schools	9.7%	228		6.3	0.0	3.3				22.7	22.7				0.0	0.0							$14,630
Pinewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10111 Silverton Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-2515	204	10	20.4	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23	4569^th of 5862 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.7	4005^th of 5874 public elementary schools	31.8%	564	21.4			21.4	11.4	37.0	30.8		25.0	13.2	32.1	21.4		21.3	91.7			94.4			$14,935
Plainview Academic Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10819 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1730	285	13	21.9	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	5259^th of 5862 public elementary schools	10.3%		17	5152^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	12.3%	107	17.8			17.8	11.9	15.6	22.7		16.8	22.7	21.7	13.3		19.3	96.7		96.7		96.7		$13,428
Verdugo Hills Senior High	Public	9-12	10625 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 951-5400	1,195	69	17.2	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.1	658^th of 2323 public high schools	71.7%		63.4	590^th of 2348 public high schools	74.9%	68		18.8		18.9				69.0	69.0				31.4	31.4							$12,165

Cities Near Tujunga

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sunland	1.38 mi	3	335^th
La Crescenta	1.73 mi	10	64^th
Glendale	1.75 mi	24	227^th
Burbank	4.07 mi	22	198^th
Sun Valley	4.11 mi	20	687^th

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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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