Ulysses S. Grant Senior High
Los Angeles Unified
76
SolidScope Score · 55th percentile
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Ulysses S. Grant and Van Nuys Senior High
Ulysses S. Grant scores 76 and Van Nuys Senior High 75 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). Van Nuys Senior High’s math results are clearly higher. English (reading and writing) is close between the two.
Van Nuys Senior High
Los Angeles Unified
75
SolidScope Score · 52nd percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Van Nuys Senior High has the highest share and Ulysses S. Grant has the lowest.
Biggest difference
8points
in math. 28% of Van Nuys Senior High students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Ulysses S. Grant it was 20%.
Chronic absence
32in 100
students missed 10% or more of school days at each of these schools.
Low-income families
95%
of Ulysses S. Grant’s students are from low-income families. At Van Nuys Senior High it is 85%.
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
Ulysses S. Grant54%Advanced: 20%
Van Nuys Senior High57%Advanced: 26%
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Ulysses S. Grant20%Advanced: 9%
Van Nuys Senior High28%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 15%, clearly ahead
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?
Ulysses S. Grant’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 42% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 54%.
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 tests2017201820192022202320242025202654%Ulysses S. Grant57%Van Nuys Senior High57%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202620%Ulysses S. Grant28%Van Nuys Senior High32%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
Ulysses S. Grant32 in 100534 of 1,657 students
Van Nuys Senior High32 in 100588 of 1,836 students
Average school22 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Ulysses S. Grant1.4%24 of 1,709 students
Van Nuys Senior High0.6%12 of 1,930 students
Average school2.9%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California high school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
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 | Ulysses S. Grant | Van Nuys Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Ulysses S. Grant69%LAUSD 65% · 1382 answers | Van Nuys Senior High59%LAUSD 65% · 1081 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Ulysses S. Grant60%LAUSD 61% · 1345 to 1374 answers | Van Nuys Senior High61%LAUSD 61% · 1043 to 1075 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Ulysses S. Grant64%LAUSD 61% · 1330 to 1377 answers | Van Nuys Senior High59%LAUSD 61% · 1030 to 1078 answers |
| Families: Safety | Ulysses S. Grant84%LAUSD 81% · 529 answers | Van Nuys Senior High83%LAUSD 81% · 396 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Ulysses S. Grant89%LAUSD 87% · 525 to 553 answers | Van Nuys Senior High88%LAUSD 87% · 393 to 418 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Ulysses S. Grant98%LAUSD 93% · 165 answers | Van Nuys Senior High86%LAUSD 93% · 129 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Ulysses S. Grant14 | Van Nuys Senior High16 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Ulysses S. Grant7% | Van Nuys Senior High1% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Ulysses S. Grant | Van Nuys Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Ulysses S. Grant63%LAUSD 61% · 1336 to 1364 answers | Van Nuys Senior High62%LAUSD 61% · 1033 to 1057 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Ulysses S. Grant71%LAUSD 68% · 1332 to 1353 answers | Van Nuys Senior High64%LAUSD 68% · 1031 to 1048 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Ulysses S. Grant9%LAUSD 10% · 1364 to 1374 answers | Van Nuys Senior High9%LAUSD 10% · 1067 to 1074 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Ulysses S. Grant87%LAUSD 86% · 542 answers | Van Nuys Senior High88%LAUSD 86% · 403 to 406 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Ulysses S. Grant85%LAUSD 83% · 543 to 551 answers | Van Nuys Senior High87%LAUSD 83% · 406 to 416 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Ulysses S. Grant91%LAUSD 89% · 511 to 513 answers | Van Nuys Senior High87%LAUSD 89% · 394 to 396 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Ulysses S. Grant85%LAUSD 78% · 541 answers | Van Nuys Senior High82%LAUSD 78% · 401 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Ulysses S. Grant91%LAUSD 83% · 165 to 172 answers | Van Nuys Senior High75%LAUSD 83% · 131 to 132 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Ulysses S. Grant94%LAUSD 90% · 167 to 169 answers | Van Nuys Senior High80%LAUSD 90% · 127 to 130 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Ulysses S. Grant86%LAUSD 81% · 168 answers | Van Nuys Senior High81%LAUSD 81% · 131 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 | Ulysses S. Grant | Van Nuys Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Ulysses S. Grant1,774 | Van Nuys Senior High1,969 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Ulysses S. Grant95%1,680 of 1,774 students | Van Nuys Senior High85%1,673 of 1,969 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Ulysses S. Grant20 | Van Nuys Senior High19 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Ulysses S. Grant | Van Nuys Senior High |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Ulysses S. Grant9–12 | Van Nuys Senior High9–12 |
| Who runs the school | Ulysses S. GrantLos Angeles Unified | Van Nuys Senior HighLos 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 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).