School Profile · Sun Valley
Sun Valley Magnet: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Sun Valley Magnet posts 27% meeting the standard and 8.3% exceeding it, against 40% and 17.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
7330 Bakman Avenue, 91352 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Sun Valley·Grades 6-12·1,272 students·95% low-income·Magnet·2024–25 CAASPP·(818) 255-5100
Magnet program — specialized public school with themed curriculum. Enrollment via district lottery, not neighborhood-based.
Alternative school — serves students who benefit from a non-traditional educational setting. Scores are not directly comparable to comprehensive schools.
Scope Score
31
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,120 statewide · #88 of 129 in Los Angeles Unified
Sun Valley Magnet scores 31 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 35th percentile of 1,714 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “27% proficient” and call it done. Sun Valley Magnet deserves a closer read. The school sits in Sun Valley, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 0.5% suspension rate — versus 4.2% statewide.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
11%
23%
66%
Grade 6 · 34% proficient
8%
24%
68%
Grade 7 · 32% proficient
26%
71%
Grade 8 · 29% proficient
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 7.7pp across grades; the floor slips 4.0pp. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 6 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
8.3%
State 17.3%
9.0pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
27.0%
State 39.5%
12.5pp below state avg
Growth (G6→G8)
-2.8pp
State +0.8pp
Scores decline across grades
Chronic absenteeism
22.2%
State 19.1%
3.2pp above state avg
Suspension rate
0.5%
State 4.2%
3.7pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
20.3%
State 18.0%
2.3pp above state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Path
Sun Valley Magnet serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here.
Your other options
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 38
Luther Burbank Middle
Burbank Unified · 2.2 mi
Developing
45/100
Roy Romer Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 1.5 mi
Developing
35/100
James Madison Middle
Los Angeles Unified · 2.2 mi
Developing
34/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic90.7%
White5.5%
Asian1.3%
Black1.2%
Other1.3%
GenderFemale 47.7%Male 52.3%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
1,272
Near CA avg (~1,200)
Transitional Kindergarten
No TK reported, 2025-26
California requires the district to offer TK, but not every site has a room — ask the district which campuses do.
Free/Reduced Lunch
95%
31pp above CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
4 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$23,446
District avg: $18,180 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
20.3% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$60,420 – $122,706
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Sun Valley Magnet in Sun Valley, 35.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sun Valley Magnet trails its district average for low-income students by 5.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (22.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (36.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 37.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 879 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Black+33.4pp
55.6% vs 22.2% overall · n=18
ELA · English Learner−37.7pp
3.6% vs 41.3% overall · n=144
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · White−10.8pp
0.0% vs 10.8% overall · n=17
Math · English Learner−18.0pp
4.6% vs 22.6% overall · n=153
Math Exceeded · White−9.5pp
0.0% vs 9.5% overall · n=17
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income883 tested
ELA 35.5%·Math 22.0%· -5.4pp vs district
Hispanic844 tested
ELA 36.3%·Math 22.8%· -4.7pp vs district
English Learner153 tested
ELA 4.2%·Math 3.9%· -2.8pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 3.6pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: -0.3pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$78K
$7K below CA median
Median Home Value
$765K
$106K above CA median
Bachelor's+
18%
17pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
12.6 years avg experience
73 teachers · 4% first-year · 10% second-year
Teacher Credentials
69% fully credentialed
10.0% on intern/emergency permit
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
8.3%
↓ vs CA 17.3% · 41th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
27.0%
↓ vs CA 39.5% · 40th pctile
Growth (G6→G8) · 15%
-2.8pp
↓ vs CA +0.8pp · 47th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
22.2%
↓ vs CA 19.1% · 45th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.5%
↑ vs CA 4.2% · 64th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
20.3%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 53th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 255 | 11% | 23% | 26% | 40% | 33% | −13 |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 8% | 24% | 26% | 42% | 32% | −16 |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 3% | 26% | 27% | 43% | 29% | −17 |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 24% | 52% | 18% | 6% | 76% | +29 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 262 | 10% | 13% | 21% | 56% | 23% | −12 |
| Grade 7 | 298 | 9% | 13% | 24% | 54% | 22% | −12 |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 9% | 12% | 14% | 64% | 22% | −11 |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 9% | 14% | 23% | 54% | 23% | −0 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 376 | 2% | 16% | 68% | 14% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 879 | 35.5% | −5 | −3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 843 | 36.3% | −5 | −3 |
| English Learners | 144 | 4.2% | −3 | −6 |
03Peer comparison · nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley Magnet ← | — | 31 | 8.3% | 27.0% | −2.8 | 0.5% |
| Luther Burbank Middle | 2.2 mi | 45 | 19.4% | 49.0% | −2.5 | 5.1% |
| Roy Romer Middle | 1.5 mi | 35 | 9.6% | 29.0% | −0.8 | 1.9% |
| James Madison Middle | 2.2 mi | 34 | 10.4% | 27.7% | +5.0 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 40 | 17.3% | 39.5% | +0.8 | 4.2% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1224 → #1364 → #1391 → #1279 → #1120
What we can't show
- — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,714 middle schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Frequently asked questions
Is Sun Valley Magnet a good middle school?
Sun Valley Magnet has a Scope Score of 31 out of 100, placing it in the 35th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #1,120 statewide. 8.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.0 percentage points below the California average of 17.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Sun Valley Magnet's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 27.0% of students at Sun Valley Magnet met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 8.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 18.6% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 8.3% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,667 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Sun Valley Magnet rank in California?
Sun Valley Magnet ranks #1,120 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 35th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Sun Valley Magnet getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Sun Valley Magnet decreases by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Sun Valley Magnet?
22.2% of students at Sun Valley Magnet are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 19.1%. The suspension rate is 0.5%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Sun Valley Magnet compare to other schools in Sun Valley?
Sun Valley Magnet scores 31/100 (35th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,272 students. Use the schools in Sun Valley page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Sun Valley Magnet serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Sun Valley Magnet in Sun Valley, 35.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sun Valley Magnet trails its district average for low-income students by 5.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (22.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (36.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 37.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 879 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.