Is Sylmar Leadership Academy a good school?

Sylmar Leadership Academy ranks 2367 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sylmar Leadership Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 845 students attended Sylmar Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Sylmar Leadership Academy?

Students at Sylmar Leadership Academy are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Sylmar Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Sylmar Leadership Academy usually go on to attend: High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE) High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy High : San Fernando Senior High High : Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet High : Sylmar Charter High

Sylmar Leadership Academy

Summary:

Sylmar Leadership Academy is a public elementary school serving 845 students in grades K-8 in Sylmar, California, which is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, particularly for Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Sylmar Leadership Academy's academic performance is strong, with proficiency rates ranging from 38.71% to 58.06% in English Language Arts and 17.02% to 50% in Mathematics across different grade levels in 2023-2024. This is higher than the district's 41.19% to 44.18% in ELA and 27.14% to 45.44% in Mathematics, as well as the state's 45.82% to 47.37% in ELA and 31.57% to 45.64% in Mathematics. The school's performance is especially noteworthy compared to nearby schools, such as Hubbard Street Elementary and Gridley Street Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates.

However, Sylmar Leadership Academy has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 22.5% in 2022-2023. This is an issue that the school and district should address, as chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and achievement. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than the surrounding schools. Overall, Sylmar Leadership Academy is a relatively high-performing school, but the increase in chronic absenteeism is a concern that warrants attention.

Detail:

Public K-8

14550 Bledsoe St.
Sylmar, CA 91342-1414

(818) 367-1300

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2367^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,633

Students who attend Sylmar Leadership Academy usually attend:

High:	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy
	San Fernando Senior High
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	Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
	Sylmar Charter High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 845

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sylmar Leadership Academy ranks better than 59.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 150^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.44. (See more...)

Compare Details Sylmar Leadership Academy ranks better than 50.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.82. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Compare Details 81.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sylmar Leadership Academy is 20.1, which is the 242^nd best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sylmar Leadership Academy is $9,633. 433 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sylmar Leadership Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Sylmar Leadership Academy 2367^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sylmar Leadership Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sylmar Leadership Academy 1374^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Sylmar Leadership Academy in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sylmar Leadership Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	40.36	2995^th	5611	46.6%
2016	43.94	2834^th	5614	49.5%
2017	37.73	3258^th	5692	42.8%
2018	44.61	2849^th	5662	49.7%
2019	57.47	2188^th	5789	62.2%
2022	56.10	2235^th	5883	62.0%
2023	63.07	1894^th	5874	67.8%
2024	53.44	2367^th	5862	59.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.82	1776^th	3246	45.3%
2019	42.88	1614^th	3275	50.7%
2022	44.82	1478^th	3311	55.4%
2023	50.61	1167^th	3250	64.1%
2024	61.06	681^st	3160	78.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.09	575^th	2420	76.2%
2024	54.27	848^th	2634	67.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.17	1901^st	5084	62.6%
2019	73.67	991^st	5173	80.8%
2022	66.60	1334^th	5264	74.7%
2023	74.97	994^th	5374	81.5%
2024	58.48	1892^nd	5511	65.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.33	2531^st	5413	53.2%
2019	60.93	1930^th	5492	64.9%
2022	65.79	1702^nd	5635	69.8%
2023	70.21	1484^th	5617	73.6%
2024	50.69	2376^th	5605	57.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.12	1064^th	2128	50.0%
2019	55.79	820^th	2585	68.3%
2022	50.62	789^th	2227	64.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.38	3024^th	5431	44.3%
2019	53.16	2304^th	5510	58.2%
2022	46.71	2624^th	5663	53.7%
2023	54.63	2197^th	5650	61.1%
2024	54.99	2210^th	5636	60.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.40	1815^th	4830	62.4%
2019	73.17	1004^th	4963	79.8%
2022	72.72	1033^rd	5084	79.7%
2023	82.22	643^rd	5098	87.4%
2024	69.43	1210^th	5102	76.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	32.32	1558^th	2477	37.1%
2016	46.13	1213^th	2497	51.4%
2017	45.20	1246^th	2508	50.3%
2018	47.38	1153^rd	2480	53.5%
2019	56.92	976^th	2715	64.1%
2022	58.34	933^rd	2740	65.9%
2023	59.57	923^rd	2802	67.1%
2024	42.82	1374^th	2777	50.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	49.22	439^th	1442	69.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.68	547^th	1538	64.4%
2024	52.08	532^nd	1550	65.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.29	763^rd	2230	65.8%
2019	68.75	524^th	2369	77.9%
2022	67.81	558^th	2458	77.3%
2023	70.38	509^th	2549	80.0%
2024	42.62	1280^th	2575	50.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.36	1033^rd	2262	54.3%
2019	58.74	861^st	2380	63.8%
2022	58.78	845^th	2509	66.3%
2023	60.60	808^th	2547	68.3%
2024	45.47	1192^nd	2546	53.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.21	1341^st	1369	2.0%
2019	35.24	854^th	1491	42.7%
2022	48.97	576^th	1531	62.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.89	1131^st	2273	50.2%
2019	54.60	924^th	2407	61.6%
2022	55.66	918^th	2527	63.7%
2023	57.21	885^th	2558	65.4%
2024	40.13	1335^th	2547	47.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sylmar Leadership Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.09	701^st	2072	66.2%
2019	68.69	506^th	2213	77.1%
2022	72.54	436^th	2359	81.5%
2023	75.44	392^nd	2391	83.6%
2024	56.07	828^th	2383	65.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, November 17, 2018

Terrible Administration. Admin staff is rude and unprofessional, very condescending to parents and students. No conflict resolution and promote a negative culture. Teachers are great and genuinely care for students. Poor yard supervision and admin lacks integrity. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sylmar Leadership Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2013	23	17	17	696	4	1	0	758
2014	27	22	18	879	6	0	0	952
2015	33	22	18	863	5	8	0	949
2016	29	20	23	823	4	6	0	905
2017	32	24	23	864	4	6	0	953
2018	35	22	17	828	4	6	0	912
2019	31	28	16	810	4	2	0	891
2020	22	26	12	807	3	10	0	880
2021	17	19	11	817	2	12	0	878
2022	22	20	11	730	1	9	0	793
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	845	845

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sylmar Leadership Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2013	758	31.0	24.4	80.7
2014	952	41.8	22.7	78.8
2015	949	38.0	24.9	80.2
2016	905	40.0	22.6	82.2
2017	953	40.0	23.8	79.2
2018	912	39.0	23.3	84.5
2019	891	42.0	21.2	76.1
2020	880	n/a	n/a	79.9
2021	878	38.5	22.8	81.4
2022	793	41.0	19.3	81.6
2023	845	42.0	20.1	81.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sylmar Leadership Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2013	758	31.0	24.4	80.7
2014	952	41.8	22.7	78.8
2015	949	38.0	24.9	80.2
2016	905	40.0	22.6	82.2
2017	953	40.0	23.8	79.2
2018	912	39.0	23.3	84.5
2019	891	42.0	21.2	76.1
2020	880	n/a	n/a	79.9
2021	878	38.5	22.8	81.4
2022	793	41.0	19.3	81.6
2023	845	42.0	20.1	81.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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