Woodland Hills Academy
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 31st percentile
Compare · middle
Woodland Hills Academy and Gaspar De Portola Charter
Gaspar De Portola Charter scores 85 and Woodland Hills Academy 72 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Gaspar De Portola Charter’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle
Charter school · Tarzana
85
StrongScope Score · 88th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Gaspar De Portola Charter has the highest share and Woodland Hills Academy has the lowest.
Biggest difference
39points
in math. 60% of Gaspar De Portola Charter students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Woodland Hills Academy it was 21%.
Lowest absence
16in 100
students at Gaspar De Portola Charter missed 10% or more of school days. It was 29 in 100 at Woodland Hills Academy.
Low-income families
83%
of Woodland Hills Academy’s students are from low-income families. At Gaspar De Portola Charter it is 49%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California middle 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
Woodland Hills Academy36%Advanced: 12%
Gaspar De Portola Charter68%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 39%, clearly ahead
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Woodland Hills Academy21%Advanced: 9%
Gaspar De Portola Charter60%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 45%, clearly ahead
California37%Advanced: 21%
Grades 6–8, 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?
Gaspar De Portola Charter’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 56% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 68%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202636%Woodland Hills Academy68%Gaspar De Portola Charter49%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202621%Woodland Hills Academy60%Gaspar De Portola Charter37%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 middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Woodland Hills Academy29 in 100185 of 646 students
Gaspar De Portola Charter16 in 100Clearly ahead252 of 1,607 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Woodland Hills Academy2.3%15 of 665 students
Gaspar De Portola Charter1.3%21 of 1,631 students
Average school3.7%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California middle 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
Woodland Hills Academy−2points
Gaspar De Portola Charter+6points
Math
Points against the expected score
Woodland Hills Academy−9points
Gaspar De Portola Charter+14points
- Woodland Hills AcademyThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Moderate. 516 students in English, 519 in math.
- Gaspar De Portola CharterThe state calls both results Accelerated. 1,313 students in English, 1,311 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
How does each school describe itself?
Each school in its own words, with the outside list behind a named approach.
Woodland Hills Academy
We have not read this school’s website yet.
Gaspar De Portola Charter
“Gaspar de Portola Charter Middle School, Academy of Integrated Arts & Technology (AIAT), and Highly Gifted Magnet (HGM) will provide all students (including students from underrepresented minorities and those with disabilities) a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum to foster maximum academic achievement and positive character development in a safe learning environment.”
- Project-based learning
- School for Advanced Studies
- AIAT
From its website ↗, read October 28, 2026
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 | Woodland Hills Academy | Gaspar De Portola Charter |
|---|---|---|
| From each school’s website | ||
| Teaching themesOur tags on the school’s own statements | Woodland Hills AcademyNot read yet | Gaspar De Portola Charter
|
| Class sizeAs the school states it | Woodland Hills AcademyNot read yet | Gaspar De Portola CharterOptimal class size of just 25 studentsRead October 27, 2026 |
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Woodland Hills Academy55%LAUSD 64% · 558 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter66%LAUSD 64% · 1535 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Woodland Hills Academy46%LAUSD 55% · 365 to 557 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter55%LAUSD 55% · 978 to 1519 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Woodland Hills Academy54%LAUSD 61% · 542 to 558 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter57%LAUSD 61% · 1495 to 1530 answers |
| Families: Safety | Woodland Hills Academy85%LAUSD 82% · 353 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter81%LAUSD 82% · 922 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Woodland Hills Academy88%LAUSD 89% · 352 to 365 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter85%LAUSD 89% · 912 to 964 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Woodland Hills Academy96%LAUSD 94% · 68 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter98%LAUSD 94% · 125 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Woodland Hills Academy13 | Gaspar De Portola Charter16 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Woodland Hills Academy3% | Gaspar De Portola Charter2% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Woodland Hills Academy | Gaspar De Portola Charter |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Woodland Hills Academy48%LAUSD 58% · 544 to 554 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter56%LAUSD 58% · 1498 to 1512 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Woodland Hills Academy61%LAUSD 73% · 550 to 552 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter64%LAUSD 73% · 1511 to 1515 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Woodland Hills Academy20%LAUSD 19% · 365 to 552 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter21%LAUSD 19% · 975 to 1522 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Woodland Hills Academy87%LAUSD 87% · 362 to 363 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter78%LAUSD 87% · 934 to 937 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Woodland Hills Academy84%LAUSD 84% · 362 to 366 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter79%LAUSD 84% · 938 to 960 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Woodland Hills Academy78%LAUSD 84% · 322 to 335 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter78%LAUSD 84% · 786 to 838 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Woodland Hills Academy78%LAUSD 74% · 365 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter64%LAUSD 74% · 937 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Woodland Hills Academy85%LAUSD 84% · 68 to 70 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter88%LAUSD 84% · 123 to 130 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Woodland Hills Academy93%LAUSD 92% · 67 to 68 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter90%LAUSD 92% · 124 to 130 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Woodland Hills Academy61%LAUSD 71% · 69 answers | Gaspar De Portola Charter76%LAUSD 71% · 127 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 | Woodland Hills Academy | Gaspar De Portola Charter |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Woodland Hills Academy607 | Gaspar De Portola Charter1,461 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Woodland Hills Academy83%502 of 607 students | Gaspar De Portola Charter49%716 of 1,461 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Woodland Hills Academy19 | Gaspar De Portola Charter24 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Woodland Hills Academy | Gaspar De Portola Charter |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Woodland Hills Academy6–8 | Gaspar De Portola Charter6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Woodland Hills AcademyLos Angeles Unified | Gaspar De Portola CharterLos Angeles Unified (an affiliated charter) |
| Charter approved byThe approver decides whether the charter is renewed when its term ends | Woodland Hills AcademyNot a charter | Gaspar De Portola CharterLos Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2027 |
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 grades 6–8. 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.