Independent charter school · Los Angeles County Office of Education · Reseda, California

Magnolia Science Academy — Rating & test scores

Reseda · 6–12 · 746 students (2024–25)

18238 Sherman Way, 91335magnoliapublicschools.org ↗(818) 609-0507
54thpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
57

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (97 of 101); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 101
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 17% of students tested in English (reading and writing) scored Advanced, against 27% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Magnolia Science Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Magnolia Science Academy a good school?

Magnolia Science Academy scores higher than 54 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 54th percentile, Solid, spring 2025.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 14 in 100 California middle schools we score (14th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 21 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 27 in 100 at the average Los Angeles County Office of Education high school. 2.1% of students (15 of 726) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

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How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 21 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 37% of low-income students in grades 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Magnolia Science Academy in Reseda scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 41% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 83 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

74% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $14.4 million is planned for 20 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s more than its $14.4 million general fund budget. Its largest action, Broad course of study and standards based curriculum, is $2.8 million. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 48% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 27% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 84
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 84 tested

Advanced
17%
Proficient
31%
Below the standard
52%
This school48%
California57%
Los Angeles County Office of Education49%

48% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 84 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
73%
This school27%
California32%
Los Angeles County Office of Education22%

27% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 6–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced40%44%30%
Advanced9%8%9%
Proficient31%36%21%
Developing level26%30%28%
Minimal34%26%42%
Tested105117117
California48%51%49%
Difference−8−7−19
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced48%
Advanced17%
Proficient31%
Developing level28%
Minimal24%
Tested84
California57%
Difference−9

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced30%26%19%
Advanced10%16%6%
Proficient20%10%13%
Developing level27%27%26%
Minimal43%47%55%
Tested105117116
California37%38%36%
Difference−7−12−17
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced27%
Advanced12%
Proficient15%
Developing level15%
Minimal58%
Tested84
California32%
Difference−5

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 38% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 25% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 14th percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 339 tested

Advanced
8%
Proficient
30%
Below the standard
62%
This school38%
California49%
Los Angeles County Office of Education41%

38% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 338 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
14%
Below the standard
75%
This school25%
California37%
Los Angeles County Office of Education28%

25% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 21 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were higher. English went from 55% to 48% and math from 20% to 27%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202555%73 tested
→
202648%84 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202520%71 tested
→
202627%84 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school17%31%28%24%84
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Angeles County Office of Education21%28%19%32%1,031
Math, grade 11 · This school12%15%15%58%84
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Angeles County Office of Education10%12%18%60%1,030
English, grades 6–8 · This school8%30%28%34%339
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Los Angeles County Office of Education12%29%28%31%2,595
Math, grades 6–8 · This school11%14%26%49%338
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Los Angeles County Office of Education13%15%26%46%2,599

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20187 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2018–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202648%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202627%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 61% in 2018 to 48% in 2026. In math, it went from 46% in 2018 to 27% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201861%
72 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201956%
63 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202248%
82 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202364%
73 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202458%
98 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202555%
73 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202648%
84 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201846%
72 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201916%
63 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202220%
80 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202325%
73 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202421%
98 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202520%
71 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202627%
84 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Magnolia Science Academy’s results?

Magnolia Science Academy’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Magnolia Science Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Los Angeles County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 71% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 74% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 97 of 101 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

71%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 72 of 101 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

95%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 92 of 97 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

74% enrolled in college within 12 months · 73 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓8 · 11%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓37 · 51%
  • California community college6 · 8%
  • In-state private3 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled19 · 26%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science3
  • Sciences1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts2
  • AP Capstone1
Every approved AP course14 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
Sciences 1
  • Biology
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 1
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
83 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 97 of 101 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 72 of 101 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 92 of 97 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
48
Admitted
33
Enrolled
15

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 40 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 40 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 28 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 21 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 21 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 19 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 12 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 3
  • UC DavisApplied 9 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 48 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2024Applied 39 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2023Applied 38 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2022Applied 29 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2021Applied 30 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2020Applied 27 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 32 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2018Applied 26 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2017Applied 45 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2016Applied 25 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 5

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
83
Admitted
80
Enrolled
38

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 290 · Admitted 277 · Enrolled 146
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 164 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 107 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 84 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 63 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 49 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 42 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 39 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 22 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 19 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 17 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 14 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted — · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 83 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2024Applied 65 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2023Applied 72 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2022Applied 50 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2021Applied 47 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 25

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

21 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Los Angeles County Office of Education high school, 27 in 100 were. 2.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 150 of 710 students counted for it; suspension: 15 of 726 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Los Angeles County Office of Education high school 2.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

21 in 100This school
27 in 100At the average Los Angeles County Office of Education high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

150 of 710 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.1%

of students were suspended at least once (15 of 726). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grade 6: 21 in 100, 23 of 108
  • Grades 7–8: 19 in 100, 48 of 247
  • Grades 9–12: 22 in 100, 79 of 355
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Magnolia Science Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across Los Angeles County Office of Education.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

46% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 26% and 12% for the same group across Los Angeles County Office of Education.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Magnolia Science AcademySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 68 tested46%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 69 tested26%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 81 tested46%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 81 tested26%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 88%2. White: 5%3. Asian: 4%4. Filipino: 2%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino88%
  2. White5%
  3. Asian4%
  4. Filipino2%
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

46% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 79 of 170 English learners46%
Los Angeles County Office of Education · 47 of 10545%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

86%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 643 of 746. California: 63%.

47teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

9%in their first year, 2024–25

74%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Los Angeles County Office of Educationvs California
Low-income · 68 tested in English, 69 in math
English46%+2026%−349%
Math26%+1412%+323%
Hispanic or Latino · 81 tested
English46%+739%−349%
Math26%+818%+521%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Los Angeles County Office of Education, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino88%
White5%
Asian4%
Filipino2%
Black or African American—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 74% of teaching positions, 27.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 37.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Magnolia Science Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: magnoliapublicschools.org ↗Office: (818) 609-0507Administrator: Brad Plonka

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
18238 Sherman Way, Reseda 91335

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 55% in 2025 to 48% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What did Clean and safe facilities that support learning pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $835,752 less?
  5. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 6% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 6–8 and 11, spring 2026 (93 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (818) 609-050718238 Sherman Way, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #683 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 8 in Los Angeles County Office of Education
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%5022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)71%6720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math37%5118%
Chronically absent24 in 100545%
Suspension rate5.0% (40 of 802)455%
English learners: top level6%—5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–255754#683California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1002.5% (20 of 789)
2024–2524 in 1005.0% (40 of 802)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2018–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English42310%40%
2026 · Math42211%26%
2025 · English43010%34%
2025 · Math43410%23%
2024 · English44613%38%
2024 · Math46112%25%
2023 · English41510%33%
2023 · Math42510%24%
2022 · English4309%36%
2022 · Math4276%14%
2019 · English36412%45%
2019 · Math36511%30%
2018 · English32716%48%
2018 · Math32814%35%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · English12222%
2025 · Grade 7 · English11335%
2025 · Grade 8 · English12234%
2025 · Grade 11 · English7355%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math12323%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math11925%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math12124%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math7120%
2024 · Grade 6 · English10727%
2024 · Grade 7 · English12435%
2024 · Grade 8 · English11735%
2024 · Grade 11 · English9858%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math11129%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math13124%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math12125%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math9821%
2023 · Grade 6 · English10321%
2023 · Grade 7 · English11531%
2023 · Grade 8 · English12426%
2023 · Grade 11 · English7364%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math11027%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math11718%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math12525%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math7325%
2022 · Grade 6 · English11024%
2022 · Grade 7 · English12648%
2022 · Grade 8 · English11227%
2022 · Grade 11 · English8248%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math11010%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math12716%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math11012%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math8020%
2019 · Grade 6 · English13134%
2019 · Grade 7 · English8651%
2019 · Grade 8 · English8449%
2019 · Grade 11 · English6356%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math13233%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math8629%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math8437%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math6316%
2018 · Grade 6 · English8635%
2018 · Grade 7 · English8552%
2018 · Grade 8 · English8448%
2018 · Grade 11 · English7261%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math8624%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math8635%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math8437%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math7246%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2014%23%59%13%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income33237%—−4
Hispanic or Latino37339%—−3
English learners936%—−1
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−20331Moderate−25330Minimal
Low-income−20284Moderate−25283Minimal
Hispanic or Latino−21283Minimal−27282Minimal
English learners−24155Minimal−18155Moderate
English-only students−1698not categorized−2497not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1280not categorized−680not categorized
English learners only−3075not categorized−2275not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2951Minimal−2051Moderate
Students with disabilities−1840Moderate−1340Moderate
White−1016Moderate+716Accelerated
Asian+1515Accelerated+815Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−20 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

331 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −20 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math−25 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 6–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 6–8

330 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, math: −25 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 6–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 24 in 100 → 2025–26 · 21 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.0% (40 of 802) → 2025–26 · 2.1% (15 of 726) · −2.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—20 in 100—
Male—22 in 100—
Asian—18 in 100—
Filipino—7 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—21 in 100—
White—24 in 100—
Students with disabilities—31 in 100—
English learners—29 in 100—
Homeless—6 in 100—
Low-income—22 in 100—
All students—21 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 71% · numerator 72 students classified Prepared · denominator 101 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 62% · AP-pathway numerator 45 · denominator 72 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 72 of 101 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
62%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
95%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
74%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20254833153.593.883.96
2024392293.493.834.11
2023382683.874.024.22
2022292253.713.923.97
2021301663.653.983.99
2020271733.663.82—
2019322163.784.004.15
2018261573.533.904.05
2017452093.583.944.08
2016251053.474.014.14

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025194under 3
Berkeley202412under 3under 3
Berkeley2023214under 3
Berkeley2022123under 3
Berkeley202112under 3under 3
Davis202596under 3
Davis202493under 3
Davis2023139under 3
Davis202283under 3
Davis20218under 3under 3
Irvine202540under 3under 3
Irvine2024223under 3
Irvine2023325under 3
Irvine2022213under 3
Irvine2021203under 3
Los Angeles202540under 3under 3
Los Angeles202428under 3under 3
Los Angeles2023333under 3
Los Angeles202225under 3under 3
Los Angeles202127under 3under 3
Merced20251717under 3
Merced202466under 3
Merced202354under 3
Merced202298under 3
Merced20215under 3under 3
Riverside202528233
Riverside20242110under 3
Riverside20232013under 3
Riverside20221412under 3
Riverside2021117under 3
San Diego2025213under 3
San Diego2024123under 3
San Diego2023128under 3
San Diego2022125under 3
San Diego2021103under 3
Santa Barbara2025215under 3
Santa Barbara20242343
Santa Barbara2023166under 3
Santa Barbara202212under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2021144under 3
Santa Cruz20251293
Santa Cruz2024168under 3
Santa Cruz202363under 3
Santa Cruz20215under 3under 3
Universitywide2025483315
Universitywide202439229
Universitywide202338268
Universitywide202229225
Universitywide202130166

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Precalculusthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count7
AP enrollment (male/female)113
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 83 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)714

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California811%
California State University3751%
California community college68%
In-state private34%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1926%

73 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 74% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$123,399 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2019–20 (2020) · fall district membership: 1,920 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 29%Instruction support 23%Student services 13%Administration 26%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$152,980,01029.26%29%
Instruction support$119,976,72422.95%23%
Student services$68,612,28713.12%13%
Administration$134,073,38025.64%26%
Buildings & maintenance$36,861,7427.05%7%
Other$10,319,4541.97%2%
Total$522,823,597100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $522,823,597 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2020; latest district record shown: 2020
2020$123,399 per pupil
2019$116,191 per pupil
2018$43,242 per pupil
2017$49,015 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders10.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91335 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91335 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$80,143
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)30%
ZIP-area population74,526
Median age39.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 91335 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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