Arleta High School

14200 Van Nuys Blvd, Arleta, CA 91331 | (818) 686-4100

Grades: 6-12
Student Enrollment: 1,978

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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,978 middle and high school students from grades 6-12
Ranks 1115th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 14200 Van Nuys Blvd., Arleta, CA 91331

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Los Angeles Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
Graduation Rate: 48.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 21.3
Enrolled Students: 667,870

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,978
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 75.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 26.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,054 (53.3%)
Females: 924 (46.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 170 (8.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,500 (75.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,670 (84.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Arleta High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	16	0.8%
Black	25	1.3%
Asian	30	1.5%
Hispanic	1,869	94.5%
White	27	1.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	1	0.05%
7th Grade	1	0.05%
8th Grade	216	10.9%
9th Grade	540	27.3%
10th Grade	380	19.2%
11th Grade	815	41.2%
12th Grade	25	1.3%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

86.0%

District:

69.1%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

4.7%

District:

3.7%

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

12.8%

District:

26.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

26.7%

District:

31.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 97.3%

Number of Certificated Staff: 86.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 7.6

Average Age

School:

40.2

District:

46.7

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Arleta High School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 15, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is great! Best well kept school I have seen in the Valley. In cleanliness, no graffiti. Students are great. Students are polite, respectful towards others. Teachers are great!! Very strict.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on November 29, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is horrible! Teaching lacks, students are rude/dangerous/vulgar, there are way too many kids inn one class. Teachers are horrible as well, no teachng, most "teaching" is showing movies to the class.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Arleta High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST Algebra II
CST Biology
CST Chemistry
CST English-Language Arts
CST Geometry
CST Integrated/Coordinated Science
CST Science
CST Summative High School Math
CST U.S. History
CST World History

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2008-2009

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 3

ACT Exam Results (2009)

Percent of Students Taking ACT Exam: 31.9%

Average Combined Score: 16.5

Percent Scoring At or Above 21: 8.1%

SAT Exam Results (2009)

Percent of Students Taking SAT Exam: 50.0%

Average Combined Score: 1,176.7

Critical Reading Average: 396.6

Math Average: 387.8

Writing Average: 392.4

Percent Scoring At or Above 1500: 6.9%

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	12.0%	11.0%	22.0%
2009	11.0%	10.0%	21.0%
2008	4.0%	9.0%	18.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	11.0%	27.0%	55.0%
2009	-	-	-
2008	4.0%	25.0%	52.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	31.0%	36.0%	54.0%
2009	25.0%	32.0%	50.0%
2008	30.0%	31.0%	49.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	10.0%	21.0%	46.0%
2009	9.0%	23.0%	47.0%
2008	10.0%	19.0%	43.0%

CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test
2010	8.0%	13.0%	19.0%
2009	6.0%	9.0%	15.0%

CST World History Test
2010	8.0%	21.0%	45.0%
2009	-	-	-
2008	4.0%	15.0%	36.0%

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	3.0%	8.0%	12.0%

CST Algebra II Test
2010	6.0%	21.0%	40.0%
2009	8.0%	18.0%	37.0%
2008	9.0%	17.0%	36.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	25.0%	29.0%	38.0%
2009	15.0%	24.0%	34.0%
2008	19.0%	23.0%	35.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	27.0%	33.0%	45.0%
2009	28.0%	31.0%	44.0%
2008	22.0%	29.0%	41.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	3.0%	6.0%	14.0%
2009	2.0%	6.0%	14.0%
2008	1.0%	5.0%	12.0%

CST Science Test
2010	32.0%	32.0%	46.0%
2009	25.0%	30.0%	44.0%
2008	18.0%	25.0%	40.0%

CST World History Test
2010	20.0%	28.0%	42.0%
2009	20.0%	24.0%	38.0%
2008	20.0%	19.0%	33.0%

CST Chemistry Test
2008	3.0%	13.0%	41.0%

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	4.0%	6.0%	8.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	5.0%	29.0%	46.0%

CST Chemistry Test
2010	3.0%	15.0%	30.0%
2009	1.0%	13.0%	27.0%
2008	3.0%	11.0%	25.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	24.0%	34.0%	42.0%
2009	15.0%	32.0%	40.0%
2008	14.0%	27.0%	37.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	2.0%	3.0%	6.0%
2009	-	-	-
2008	1.0%	2.0%	6.0%

CST Summative High School Math Test
2010	19.0%	31.0%	50.0%
2009	6.0%	27.0%	47.0%
2008	13.0%	25.0%	43.0%

CST U.S. History Test
2010	27.0%	33.0%	45.0%
2009	20.0%	31.0%	44.0%
2008	15.0%	25.0%	38.0%

CST World History Test
2010	12.0%	14.0%	15.0%

CST Algebra II Test
2008	3.0%	5.0%	11.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	11.0%	22.0%	31.0%
2009	10.0%	19.0%	28.0%
2008	3.0%	17.0%	25.0%

CST Algebra II Test
2010	1.0%	16.0%	31.0%
2009	2.0%	15.0%	28.0%
2008	5.0%	13.0%	27.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	22.0%	28.0%	46.0%
2009	14.0%	24.0%	42.0%
2008	17.0%	24.0%	42.0%

CST Chemistry Test
2010	3.0%	16.0%	38.0%
2009	1.0%	14.0%	36.0%
2008	3.0%	12.0%	32.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	5.0%	14.0%	27.0%
2009	2.0%	14.0%	26.0%
2008	2.0%	11.0%	24.0%

CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test
2010	8.0%	3.0%	16.0%
2009	6.0%	7.0%	13.0%

CST Summative High School Math Test
2010	20.0%	35.0%	54.0%
2009	6.0%	30.0%	50.0%
2008	18.0%	29.0%	47.0%

CST World History Test
2010	18.0%	27.0%	41.0%
2009	19.0%	23.0%	38.0%
2008	18.0%	18.0%	33.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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