Best Public Schools in Valley Glen, CA

Summary:

The city of Valley Glen, California has only one public high school serving grades 7-12 - Jack London Community Day. This school is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jack London Community Day appears to be struggling in several key areas compared to district and state averages. The school has an alarmingly low 4-year graduation rate of only 40.0% and a high dropout rate of 40.0%. An overwhelming 83.7% of students are chronically absent, well above the state average. Proficiency rates on standardized tests are extremely low, with only 8.33% of students proficient in ELA and 0% proficient in Math, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 93.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's small size and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.2, it has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in California, dropping from 2,121 out of 2,133 in 2018-2019 to 2,300 out of 2,323 in the most recent year. Significant improvements and targeted interventions will be crucial to address the root causes of the poor academic outcomes and high rates of absenteeism and dropout at Jack London Community Day.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)	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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Jack London Community Day	Public	7-12	12924-A Oxnard St.	Valley Glen	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2795	32	4	8.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.1	2300^th of 2323 public high schools	1.0%		4.3	2328^th of 2348 public high schools	0.9%	28	8.3	0.0	$20,857

Cities Near Valley Glen

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Van Nuys	0.49 mi	29	536^th
Sherman Oaks	0.93 mi	7	192^nd
North Hollywood	1.06 mi	29	469^th
Valley Village	1.87 mi	3	44^th
Panorama City	2.73 mi	13	667^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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