Taft Charter High
Charter school · Woodland Hills
81
StrongScope Score · 75th percentile
Compare · high
Taft Charter and Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies scores 87 and Taft Charter 81 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher. Math is close between the two.
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Los Angeles Unified
87
StrongScope Score · 90th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies has the highest share and Taft Charter has the lowest.
Biggest difference
13points
in English. 78% of Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Taft Charter it was 65%.
Lowest absence
16in 100
students at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies missed 10% or more of school days. It was 26 in 100 at Taft Charter.
Low-income families
58%
of Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies’s students are from low-income families. At Taft Charter it is 57%.
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
Taft Charter65%Advanced: 40%
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies78%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 50%, clearly ahead
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Taft Charter42%Advanced: 23%
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies50%Advanced: 24%
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?
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 82% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 78%.
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
50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202665%Taft Charter78%Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies57%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202642%Taft Charter50%Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies32%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
Taft Charter26 in 100578 of 2,207 students
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies16 in 100Clearly ahead264 of 1,655 students
Average school22 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Taft Charter0.2%5 of 2,269 students
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies0.1%2 of 1,676 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
Taft CharterNot available
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies+9points
Math
Points against the expected score
Taft CharterNot available
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies+7points
- Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched StudiesThe state calls both results Accelerated. 764 students in English, 763 in math.
Grades 4–8, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture
How does each school describe itself?
Each school in its own words, with the outside list behind a named approach.
Taft Charter
“Taft Charter High School will serve our diverse student community by preparing students for the 21st century through rigorous classes providing college and career readiness.”
- Gifted STEAM Magnet
- Humanitas Interdisciplinary Pierce Program
- Creative Arts Program
From its website ↗, read October 28, 2026
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
We have not read this school’s website yet.
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 | Taft Charter | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies |
|---|---|---|
| From each school’s website | ||
| Teaching themesOur tags on the school’s own statements | Taft Charter
| Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched StudiesNot read yet |
| Languages | Taft CharterWorld Language (American Sign Language, French, Korean, or Spanish)Read October 28, 2026 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched StudiesNot read yet |
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Taft Charter60%LAUSD 65% · 2053 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies78%LAUSD 77% · 269 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Taft Charter56%LAUSD 61% · 1971 to 2027 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies64%LAUSD 68% · 263 to 269 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Taft Charter55%LAUSD 61% · 1945 to 2040 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies69%LAUSD 75% · 261 to 267 answers |
| Families: Safety | Taft Charter72%LAUSD 81% · 440 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies81%LAUSD 91% · 131 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Taft Charter78%LAUSD 87% · 440 to 462 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies84%LAUSD 94% · 133 to 141 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Taft Charter95%LAUSD 93% · 198 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies98%LAUSD 97% · 96 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Taft Charter15 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies18 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Taft Charter8% | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies4% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Taft Charter | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Taft Charter55%LAUSD 61% · 1950 to 1995 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies65%LAUSD 68% · 262 to 265 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Taft Charter58%LAUSD 68% · 1944 to 1978 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies74%LAUSD 84% · 265 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Taft Charter14%LAUSD 10% · 2008 to 2025 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies24%LAUSD 24% · 263 to 268 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Taft Charter73%LAUSD 86% · 454 to 455 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies79%LAUSD 94% · 139 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Taft Charter72%LAUSD 83% · 454 to 457 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies80%LAUSD 91% · 139 to 141 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Taft Charter82%LAUSD 89% · 434 to 435 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched StudiesToo few answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Taft Charter64%LAUSD 78% · 449 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies67%LAUSD 80% · 136 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Taft Charter81%LAUSD 83% · 196 to 204 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies82%LAUSD 89% · 97 to 101 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Taft Charter92%LAUSD 90% · 190 to 194 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies96%LAUSD 95% · 98 to 100 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Taft Charter83%LAUSD 81% · 201 answers | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies68%LAUSD 86% · 97 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?
The table shows how many students each school has and how many are from low-income families.
| Measure | Taft Charter | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Taft Charter2,221 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies1,712 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Taft Charter57%1,257 of 2,221 students | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies58%986 of 1,712 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Taft Charter22 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies23 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Taft Charter | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Taft Charter9–12 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies4–12 |
| Who runs the school | Taft CharterLos Angeles Unified (an affiliated charter) | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched StudiesLos Angeles Unified |
| Charter approved byThe approver decides whether the charter is renewed when its term ends | Taft CharterLos Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2031 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched StudiesNot a charter |
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). A charter’s approver is from CDE’s charter term file and its term end from CDE’s Charter School Database. LAUSD’s affiliated charters are the ones its 2027–28 Choices brochure lists.