How does Sun Valley Magnet compare to other middle schools in Sun Valley?

Sun Valley Magnet has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.2/100, placing it at the 35th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,667 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sun Valley Magnet?

8.3% of students at Sun Valley Magnet exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sun Valley Magnet improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Sun Valley Magnet's proficiency rate decreases by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sun Valley Magnet?

22.3% of students at Sun Valley Magnet are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Sun Valley Magnet

K-12 School

Los Angeles Unified Sun ValleyLos Angeles County91352Magnet Program

📍 7330 Bakman Avenue

Magnet program — a specialized public school with a focused theme (STEM, arts, language immersion, etc.). Admission is typically through a district lottery, not based on neighborhood attendance boundaries. Students from across the district may apply.

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,279 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

94%

Teachers

73 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 229 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic90.8%

White5.7%

Asian1.3%

Black1.2%

Other0.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sun Valley Magnet
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.3%
Met Standard	18.6%
Below Standard	73.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Sun Valley Magnet and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.3% of students exceeded standard while 18.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 9.0 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 10.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.0% exceeded — 4.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 22.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.3%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

8.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

27.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

22.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,667

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	255	10.6%	22.8%	26.3%	40.4%	33.3%
7th	300	7.7%	24.3%	25.7%	42.3%	32.0%
8th	276	2.9%	26.4%	27.2%	43.5%	29.4%
11th	99	24.2%	51.5%	18.2%	6.1%	75.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	262	10.3%	13.0%	20.6%	56.1%	23.3%
7th	298	9.1%	13.1%	23.8%	54.0%	22.1%
8th	276	9.4%	12.3%	14.5%	63.8%	21.7%
11th	99	9.1%	14.1%	23.2%	53.5%	23.2%

Estimated K-12 PathEstimate

Elementary

Camellia Avenue Elementar…

36.4

→

Middle

Sun Valley Magnet

37.2

This school

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High

John H. Francis Polytechn…

48.2

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.