John H. Francis Polytechnic
Los Angeles Unified
74
DevelopingScope Score · 43rd percentile
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John H. Francis Polytechnic and Sun Valley Magnet
Sun Valley Magnet scores 80 and John H. Francis Polytechnic 74 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Sun Valley Magnet
Los Angeles Unified
80
SolidScope Score · 72nd percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. John H. Francis Polytechnic has the highest share and Sun Valley Magnet has the lowest.
Biggest difference
8points
in math. 25% of John H. Francis Polytechnic students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Sun Valley Magnet it was 17%.
Lowest absence
21in 100
students at Sun Valley Magnet missed 10% or more of school days. It was 29 in 100 at John H. Francis Polytechnic.
Low-income families
95%
of Sun Valley Magnet’s students are from low-income families. At John H. Francis Polytechnic it is 94%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California high schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
John H. Francis Polytechnic52%Advanced: 20%
Sun Valley Magnet50%Advanced: 19%
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
John H. Francis Polytechnic25%Advanced: 11%
Sun Valley Magnet17%Advanced: 6%
California32%Advanced: 16%
Grade 11, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
John H. Francis Polytechnic’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 60% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 52%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grade 11. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202652%John H. Francis Polytechnic50%Sun Valley Magnet57%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202625%John H. Francis Polytechnic17%Sun Valley Magnet32%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California high school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
John H. Francis Polytechnic29 in 100588 of 1,997 students
Sun Valley Magnet21 in 100Clearly ahead258 of 1,250 students
Average school22 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
John H. Francis Polytechnic0.4%8 of 2,059 students
Sun Valley Magnet0.2%2 of 1,278 students
Average school2.9%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California high school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
John H. Francis PolytechnicNot available
Sun Valley Magnet−4points
Math
Points against the expected score
John H. Francis PolytechnicNot available
Sun Valley Magnet0points
- Sun Valley MagnetThe state calls both results Average. 759 students in English, 755 in math.
Grades 6–8, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | John H. Francis Polytechnic | Sun Valley Magnet |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | John H. Francis Polytechnic70%LAUSD 65% · 1387 answers | Sun Valley Magnet61%LAUSD 64% · 798 answers |
| Students: Belonging | John H. Francis Polytechnic65%LAUSD 61% · 1353 to 1379 answers | Sun Valley Magnet53%LAUSD 55% · 538 to 793 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | John H. Francis Polytechnic65%LAUSD 61% · 1345 to 1386 answers | Sun Valley Magnet62%LAUSD 61% · 762 to 795 answers |
| Families: Safety | John H. Francis Polytechnic85%LAUSD 81% · 252 answers | Sun Valley Magnet78%LAUSD 82% · 165 answers |
| Families: Belonging | John H. Francis Polytechnic88%LAUSD 87% · 250 to 262 answers | Sun Valley Magnet90%LAUSD 89% · 164 to 174 answers |
| Staff: Safety | John H. Francis Polytechnic96%LAUSD 93% · 218 answers | Sun Valley Magnet98%LAUSD 94% · 142 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | John H. Francis Polytechnic17 | Sun Valley Magnet13 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | John H. Francis Polytechnic0% | Sun Valley Magnet4% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | John H. Francis Polytechnic | Sun Valley Magnet |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | John H. Francis Polytechnic66%LAUSD 61% · 1352 to 1368 answers | Sun Valley Magnet57%LAUSD 58% · 762 to 783 answers |
| Students: High expectations | John H. Francis Polytechnic73%LAUSD 68% · 1348 to 1362 answers | Sun Valley Magnet73%LAUSD 73% · 783 to 785 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | John H. Francis Polytechnic8%LAUSD 10% · 1370 to 1377 answers | Sun Valley Magnet21%LAUSD 19% · 539 to 793 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | John H. Francis Polytechnic89%LAUSD 86% · 257 to 261 answers | Sun Valley Magnet93%LAUSD 87% · 169 to 170 answers |
| Families: Engagement | John H. Francis Polytechnic86%LAUSD 83% · 260 to 262 answers | Sun Valley Magnet84%LAUSD 84% · 170 to 173 answers |
| Families: High expectations | John H. Francis Polytechnic91%LAUSD 89% · 249 to 250 answers | Sun Valley Magnet86%LAUSD 84% · 151 to 156 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | John H. Francis Polytechnic83%LAUSD 78% · 256 answers | Sun Valley Magnet76%LAUSD 74% · 169 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | John H. Francis Polytechnic82%LAUSD 83% · 217 to 226 answers | Sun Valley Magnet90%LAUSD 84% · 141 to 148 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | John H. Francis Polytechnic94%LAUSD 90% · 215 to 219 answers | Sun Valley Magnet95%LAUSD 92% · 141 to 145 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | John H. Francis Polytechnic75%LAUSD 81% · 222 answers | Sun Valley Magnet70%LAUSD 71% · 142 answers |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | John H. Francis Polytechnic | Sun Valley Magnet |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | John H. Francis Polytechnic2,124 | Sun Valley Magnet1,272 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | John H. Francis Polytechnic94%1,987 of 2,124 students | Sun Valley Magnet95%1,211 of 1,272 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | John H. Francis Polytechnic19 | Sun Valley Magnet17 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | John H. Francis Polytechnic | Sun Valley Magnet |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | John H. Francis Polytechnic9–12 | Sun Valley Magnet6–12 |
| Who runs the school | John H. Francis PolytechnicLos Angeles Unified | Sun Valley MagnetLos Angeles Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grade 11. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).