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Verdugo Hills Senior High

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,198 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
81%
Teachers
67 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
94.9%
AP Exam Prepared
51.7%
A-G Completion
71.3%
College-Going Rate
64.3%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined Significantly
-18.9 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Declined
-4.6 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
14.3%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 106 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic64.0%
White28.5%
Asian1.6%
Black1.5%
Other4.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Verdugo Hills Senior High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard22.2%
Met Standard27.3%
Below Standard50.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Verdugo Hills Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.2% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.7 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 3.4 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.1 points higher (vs 9.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 94.9% — above the state target. 71.3% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 64.3% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.3%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
22.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
49.5%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
27.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
558
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th27933.0%31.5%17.9%17.6%64.5%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th27911.5%22.9%20.1%45.5%34.4%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score