Independent charter school · Los Angeles Unified · San Fernando, California

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center — Rating & test scores

San Fernando · TK–12 · 2,629 students (2024–25)

13330 Vaughn Street, 91340(818) 896-7461
61stpercentileSolid

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
60

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, 98% of the class graduated in four years (164 of 167); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 167
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 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 68% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

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

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?

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices. It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office. Evidence ↓

Is Vaughn Next Century Learning Center a good school?

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center scores higher than 61 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 61st percentile, Solid, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 39 in 100 California elementary schools we score (39th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 32 in 100 California middle schools we score (32nd percentile, Developing, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Los Angeles Unified high school. 0.8% of students (22 of 2,721) 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 42 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, 38% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Vaughn Next Century Learning Center in San Fernando scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 9 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 30 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?

70% 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, $42.1 million is planned for 21 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 66% of its $63.8 million general fund budget. 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?

Well above California in English; below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 68% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 142
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 · 142 tested

Advanced
32%
Proficient
36%
Below the standard
32%
This school68%
California57%
Los Angeles Unified59%

68% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 142 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
74%
This school26%
California32%
Los Angeles Unified31%

26% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced41%30%31%
Advanced24%16%11%
Proficient17%14%20%
Developing level20%19%27%
Minimal39%51%42%
Tested186197215
California44%46%49%
Difference−3−16−18
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced31%37%37%
Advanced8%10%9%
Proficient23%27%28%
Developing level25%23%26%
Minimal44%40%37%
Tested227249219
California48%51%49%
Difference−17−14−12
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced68%
Advanced32%
Proficient36%
Developing level21%
Minimal11%
Tested142
California57%
Difference+11

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 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced41%28%26%
Advanced14%9%13%
Proficient27%19%13%
Developing level22%34%26%
Minimal37%38%48%
Tested186196214
California47%42%37%
Difference−6−14−11
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced19%18%26%
Advanced9%6%12%
Proficient10%12%14%
Developing level25%22%27%
Minimal56%60%47%
Tested227249219
California37%38%36%
Difference−18−20−10
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced26%
Advanced6%
Proficient20%
Developing level32%
Minimal42%
Tested142
California32%
Difference−6

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 elementary grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 34% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 31% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 39th percentile (Developing) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 598 tested

Advanced
17%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
66%
This school34%
California46%
Los Angeles Unified46%

34% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 596 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
69%
This school31%
California42%
Los Angeles Unified44%

31% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 21% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 32nd percentile (Developing) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 695 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
26%
Below the standard
65%
This school35%
California49%
Los Angeles Unified47%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 695 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
79%
This school21%
California37%
Los Angeles Unified35%

21% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 42 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?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 61% to 68% and math from 19% to 26%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202561%157 tested
→
202668%142 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202519%157 tested
→
202626%142 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

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 school32%36%21%11%142
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified26%33%21%20%34,143
Math, grade 11 · This school6%20%32%42%142
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified14%17%22%47%34,113
English, grades 3–5 · This school17%17%22%44%598
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Los Angeles Unified23%23%22%32%108,229
Math, grades 3–5 · This school12%19%28%41%596
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Los Angeles Unified22%22%25%31%108,401
English, grades 6–8 · This school9%26%25%40%695
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Los Angeles Unified17%30%23%30%106,147
Math, grades 6–8 · This school9%12%24%55%695
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Los Angeles Unified19%16%23%42%106,060

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 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202668%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202626%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 74% in 2017 to 68% in 2026. In math, it went from 29% in 2017 to 26% 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
201774%
160 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201857%
171 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201966%
160 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202264%
183 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202370%
174 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202471%
177 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202561%
157 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202668%
142 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201729%
161 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201816%
172 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201929%
159 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202217%
183 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202330%
174 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202419%
177 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202519%
157 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202626%
142 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Vaughn Next Century Learning Center’s results?

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Vaughn Next Century Learning Center 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 Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

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

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

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

That compares with 89% across California. 69% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 70% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 164 of 167 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

69%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 115 of 167 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

74%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 122 of 164 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

70% enrolled in college within 12 months · 159 students who finished high school

  • University of California19 · 12%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓54 · 34%
  • California community college30 · 19%
  • In-state private4 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled48 · 30%

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 9 AP courses in 4 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 Science1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course9 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Calculus AB
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • African American Studies
  • European History
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
30 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 · 164 of 167 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 · 115 of 167 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 · 122 of 164 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: CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
104
Admitted
99
Enrolled
66

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 411 · Admitted 385 · Enrolled 204
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 262 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 196 · Admitted 183 · Enrolled 15
  • San Diego StateApplied 133 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 120 · Admitted 113 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 118 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 114 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 75 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 11
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 72 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 72 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 50 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 40 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 37 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 35 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 32 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 15 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · 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 104 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled 66
  • Fall 2024Applied 125 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 66
  • Fall 2023Applied 101 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 54
  • Fall 2022Applied 82 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2021Applied 90 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled 31

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

18 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Los Angeles Unified high school, 28 in 100 were. 0.8% 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: 490 of 2,693 students counted for it; suspension: 22 of 2,721 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 Unified high school 0.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

18 in 100This school
28 in 100At the average Los Angeles Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

490 of 2,693 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.8%

of students were suspended at least once (22 of 2,721). 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
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 16 in 100, 106 of 661
  • Grades 7–8: 23 in 100, 112 of 480
  • Grades 9–12: 18 in 100, 126 of 710
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Vaughn Next Century Learning Center

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 and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 69% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 68% in English, against 49% for the same group across California.

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).
Vaughn Next Century Learning CenterSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 137 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 69%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 137 tested26%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 140 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 68%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 140 tested26%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 98%2. White: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino98%
  2. White<1%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  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?

53% 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 · 283 of 534 English learners53%
Los Angeles Unified · 24,781 of 47,33052%
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?

95%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,494 of 2,629. California: 63%.

128teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

1%in their first year, 2024–25

96%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino 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 Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 137 tested
English69%+1554%+2049%
Math26%026%+323%
Hispanic or Latino · 140 tested
English68%+1553%+1949%
Math26%+125%+521%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Los Angeles Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

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, English learners 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 Latino98%
White<1%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 96% of teaching positions, 147.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 153.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, and how do I get in?

From parts of San Fernando Middle and Charles Maclay Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area
San Fernando Middle 13th · Needs Support · 2026
Middle · part of its area
Charles Maclay Middle 35th · Developing · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Grades TK–12 · this school
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center

For middle school, the district assigns part of this area to Charles Maclay Middle (35th · Developing · 2026).

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and Choices can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • San Fernando Middle

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    13th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

    59% of the zone’s children

  • Charles Maclay Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    35th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

    41% of the zone’s children

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Applying to Vaughn Next Century Learning Center for 2027–28

  1. Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices.

  2. It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office.

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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?
Office: (818) 896-7461Administrator: Fidel Ramirez

Location and visiting

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13330 Vaughn Street, San Fernando 91340

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Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 74% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (142 students tested); California: 68%
  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 Instructional Staff pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $10.2 million less?
  5. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 3% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 3–8, spring 2026 (259 students tested); the same group across California: 11%
  6. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?

Office (818) 896-746113330 Vaughn Street, 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 #581 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #84 of 191 in Los Angeles Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math15%4922%
Ready for college or career (state measure)69%6520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math40%5318%
Chronically absent18 in 100595%
Suspension rate1.4% (38 of 2,752)595%
English learners: top level14%—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
2024–256061#581California 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
2023–2419 in 1000.9% (27 of 2,862)
2024–2518 in 1001.4% (38 of 2,752)

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 year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English1,43515%38%
2026 · Math1,43310%26%
2025 · English1,45412%36%
2025 · Math1,4568%22%
2024 · English1,52013%38%
2024 · Math1,5237%23%
2023 · English1,52013%35%
2023 · Math1,5276%21%
2022 · English1,60410%38%
2022 · Math1,6025%18%
2019 · English1,56314%46%
2019 · Math1,5639%31%
2018 · English1,53212%45%
2018 · Math1,5337%28%
2017 · English1,49013%45%
2017 · Math1,4917%28%

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 3 · English20535%
2025 · Grade 4 · English20637%
2025 · Grade 5 · English21930%
2025 · Grade 6 · English24328%
2025 · Grade 7 · English21139%
2025 · Grade 8 · English21331%
2025 · Grade 11 · English15761%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math20428%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math20930%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math21921%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math24317%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math21120%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math21318%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math15719%
2024 · Grade 3 · English22230%
2024 · Grade 4 · English21930%
2024 · Grade 5 · English24832%
2024 · Grade 6 · English21532%
2024 · Grade 7 · English21733%
2024 · Grade 8 · English22242%
2024 · Grade 11 · English17771%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math22230%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math22228%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math24919%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math21418%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math21715%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math22227%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math17719%
2023 · Grade 3 · English23028%
2023 · Grade 4 · English25129%
2023 · Grade 5 · English22430%
2023 · Grade 6 · English21921%
2023 · Grade 7 · English21637%
2023 · Grade 8 · English20639%
2023 · Grade 11 · English17470%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math23130%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math25522%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math22518%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math21910%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math21621%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math20717%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math17430%
2022 · Grade 3 · English25025%
2022 · Grade 4 · English23634%
2022 · Grade 5 · English24624%
2022 · Grade 6 · English24430%
2022 · Grade 7 · English22450%
2022 · Grade 8 · English22147%
2022 · Grade 11 · English18364%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math25330%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math23424%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math2468%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math24319%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math22413%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math21914%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math18317%
2019 · Grade 3 · English26240%
2019 · Grade 4 · English24049%
2019 · Grade 5 · English23948%
2019 · Grade 6 · English23337%
2019 · Grade 7 · English22850%
2019 · Grade 8 · English20139%
2019 · Grade 11 · English16066%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math26244%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math24133%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math23928%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math23324%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math22826%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math20131%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math15929%
2018 · Grade 3 · English23944%
2018 · Grade 4 · English24747%
2018 · Grade 5 · English23448%
2018 · Grade 6 · English23738%
2018 · Grade 7 · English21238%
2018 · Grade 8 · English19246%
2018 · Grade 11 · English17157%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math23940%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math24736%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math23422%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math23727%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math21224%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math19230%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math17216%
2017 · Grade 3 · English25940%
2017 · Grade 4 · English23551%
2017 · Grade 5 · English22544%
2017 · Grade 6 · English21530%
2017 · Grade 7 · English19537%
2017 · Grade 8 · English20143%
2017 · Grade 11 · English16074%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math25936%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math23532%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math22521%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math21521%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math19517%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math20134%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math16129%

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
Schoolwide5845%17%58%20%

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-income1,37338%−5−1
Hispanic or Latino1,40638%−5−2
English learners (grades 3–8 only)2593%−7−8
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−121,056Moderate−81,056Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−111,035Moderate−81,035Moderate
Low-income−121,020Moderate−81,020Moderate
English learners−18424Moderate−11424Moderate
English-only students−11376not categorized−13376not categorized
English learners only−24213not categorized−15213not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−11211not categorized−7211not categorized
Students with disabilities−17123Moderate−24123Minimal
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2097Moderate−1997Moderate
Homeless−1194Moderate−1394Moderate

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. “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. 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−12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

1,056 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

1,056 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary 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 elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 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, 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 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.4% (38 of 2,752) → 2025–26 · 0.8% (22 of 2,721) · −0.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—19 in 100—
Male—17 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—18 in 100—
White—19 in 100—
Students with disabilities—20 in 100—
English learners—19 in 100—
Foster youth—17 in 100—
Homeless—23 in 100—
Low-income—18 in 100—
All students—18 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 69% · numerator 115 students classified Prepared · denominator 167 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 70% · AP-pathway numerator 80 · denominator 115 (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 115 of 167 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
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
70%
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)
74%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
70%

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.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
African American Studiesthis school
Calculus ABthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis 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)229
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 30 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections5
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,740

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 California1912%
California State University5434%
California community college3019%
In-state private43%
Out-of-state, 4-year42%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled4830%

159 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 70% · % 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 460,633 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 52%Instruction support 17%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,655,379,38451.81%52%
Instruction support$1,791,152,34816.41%17%
Student services$1,344,873,23212.32%12%
Administration$763,652,7807.00%7%
Buildings & maintenance$1,099,649,06210.07%10%
Other$260,356,5952.39%2%
Total$10,915,063,400100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,915,063,400 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, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$18,180 per pupil
2020$16,355 per pupil
2019$15,793 per pupil
2018$13,247 per pupil
2017$13,549 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 holders0.5%

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 91340 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91340 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$85,261
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population33,424
Median age37.4 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 91340 →

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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 · 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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