Woodland Hills Academy
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 31st percentile
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Woodland Hills Academy and John A. Sutter
Woodland Hills Academy scores 72 and John A. Sutter 71 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Woodland Hills Academy’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher. Math is close between the two.
John A. Sutter Middle
Los Angeles Unified
71
DevelopingScope Score · 26th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Woodland Hills Academy has the highest share and John A. Sutter has the lowest.
Biggest difference
15points
in English. 36% of Woodland Hills Academy students scored Proficient or Advanced. At John A. Sutter it was 21%.
Lowest absence
23in 100
students at John A. Sutter missed 10% or more of school days. It was 29 in 100 at Woodland Hills Academy.
Low-income families
92%
of John A. Sutter’s students are from low-income families. At Woodland Hills Academy it is 83%.
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%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 12%, clearly ahead
John A. Sutter21%Advanced: 5%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Woodland Hills Academy21%Advanced: 9%
John A. Sutter18%Advanced: 9%
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?
John A. Sutter’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 28% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 21%.
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%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202636%Woodland Hills Academy21%John A. Sutter49%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202621%Woodland Hills Academy18%John A. Sutter37%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
John A. Sutter23 in 100Clearly ahead170 of 726 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
John A. Sutter0%0 of 755 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
John A. Sutter−1point
Math
Points against the expected score
Woodland Hills Academy−9points
John A. Sutter+14points
- Woodland Hills AcademyThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Moderate. 516 students in English, 519 in math.
- John A. SutterThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Accelerated. 664 students in English, 665 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 | Woodland Hills Academy | John A. Sutter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | John A. Sutter54%LAUSD 64% · 611 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Woodland Hills Academy46%LAUSD 55% · 365 to 557 answers | John A. Sutter49%LAUSD 55% · 418 to 610 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Woodland Hills Academy54%LAUSD 61% · 542 to 558 answers | John A. Sutter56%LAUSD 61% · 584 to 608 answers |
| Families: Safety | Woodland Hills Academy85%LAUSD 82% · 353 answers | John A. Sutter82%LAUSD 82% · 177 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Woodland Hills Academy88%LAUSD 89% · 352 to 365 answers | John A. Sutter86%LAUSD 89% · 177 to 182 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Woodland Hills Academy96%LAUSD 94% · 68 answers | John A. Sutter93%LAUSD 94% · 69 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Woodland Hills Academy13 | John A. Sutter8 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Woodland Hills Academy3% | John A. Sutter10% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Woodland Hills Academy | John A. Sutter |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Woodland Hills Academy48%LAUSD 58% · 544 to 554 answers | John A. Sutter54%LAUSD 58% · 588 to 600 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Woodland Hills Academy61%LAUSD 73% · 550 to 552 answers | John A. Sutter67%LAUSD 73% · 594 to 596 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Woodland Hills Academy20%LAUSD 19% · 365 to 552 answers | John A. Sutter21%LAUSD 19% · 414 to 604 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Woodland Hills Academy87%LAUSD 87% · 362 to 363 answers | John A. Sutter88%LAUSD 87% · 179 to 180 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Woodland Hills Academy84%LAUSD 84% · 362 to 366 answers | John A. Sutter79%LAUSD 84% · 181 to 182 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Woodland Hills Academy78%LAUSD 84% · 322 to 335 answers | John A. Sutter82%LAUSD 84% · 163 to 170 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Woodland Hills Academy78%LAUSD 74% · 365 answers | John A. Sutter72%LAUSD 74% · 178 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Woodland Hills Academy85%LAUSD 84% · 68 to 70 answers | John A. Sutter85%LAUSD 84% · 67 to 69 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Woodland Hills Academy93%LAUSD 92% · 67 to 68 answers | John A. Sutter85%LAUSD 92% · 67 to 68 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Woodland Hills Academy61%LAUSD 71% · 69 answers | John A. Sutter62%LAUSD 71% · 69 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 | Woodland Hills Academy | John A. Sutter |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Woodland Hills Academy607 | John A. Sutter763 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Woodland Hills Academy83%502 of 607 students | John A. Sutter92%705 of 763 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Woodland Hills Academy19 | John A. Sutter16 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Woodland Hills Academy | John A. Sutter |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Woodland Hills Academy6–8 | John A. Sutter6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Woodland Hills AcademyLos Angeles Unified | John A. SutterLos 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 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).