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Valley Alternative Magnet —— Public School | Kindergarten - 12th Grade | 571 students

6701 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys CA 91406 (map) | 818-342-6133
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5
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  Kindergarten: 39
  1st Grade: 40
  2nd Grade: 37
  3rd Grade: 34
  4th Grade: 33
  5th Grade: 30
  6th Grade: 56
  7th Grade: 56
  8th Grade: 56
  9th Grade: 64
  10th Grade: 52
  11th Grade: 48
  12th Grade: 26

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Valley Alternative Magnet who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 2

English Language Arts

School
55%
  State
56%
  County
56%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 47 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

Mathematics

School
55%
  State
66%
  County
65%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 47 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

Grade 3

English Language Arts

School
39%
  State
46%
  County
45%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 46 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

Mathematics

School
57%
  State
68%
  County
69%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 46 students tested - State percentile rank: 24.

Grade 4

English Language Arts

School
64%
  State
64%
  County
63%
  District
57%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 58 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

Mathematics

School
71%
  State
71%
  County
71%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 58 students tested - State percentile rank: 46.

Grade 5

English Language Arts

School
72%
  State
60%
  County
57%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 32 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Mathematics

School
56%
  State
63%
  County
63%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 32 students tested - State percentile rank: 35.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
69%
  State
58%
  County
56%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 32 students tested - State percentile rank: 66.

Grade 6

English Language Arts

School
51%
  State
55%
  County
51%
  District
42%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 61 students tested - State percentile rank: 42.

Mathematics

School
51%
  State
53%
  County
48%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 61 students tested - State percentile rank: 46.

Grade 7

English Language Arts

School
56%
  State
57%
  County
53%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 59 students tested - State percentile rank: 46.

Mathematics

School
47%
  State
49%
  County
45%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 59 students tested - State percentile rank: 45.

Grade 8

Algebra I

School
54%
  State
47%
  County
42%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 54 students tested - State percentile rank: 57.

English Language Arts

School
62%
  State
57%
  County
52%
  District
42%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 57.

History Social Science Grade 8

School
51%
  State
51%
  County
49%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
35%
  State
64%
  County
60%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 12.

Algebra II

School
11%
  State
69%
  County
61%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 47 students tested - State percentile rank: 2.

Biology

School
44%
  State
58%
  County
46%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

English Language Arts

School
75%
  State
55%
  County
48%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

Grade 10

Algebra II

School
27%
  State
42%
  County
35%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 48 students tested - State percentile rank: 28.

English Language Arts

School
64%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 83.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
44%
  State
50%
  County
45%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

World History

School
43%
  State
45%
  County
40%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 49 students tested - State percentile rank: 55.

Chemistry

School
8%
  State
29%
  County
23%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 26 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

English Language Arts

School
65%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
28%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 32 students tested - State percentile rank: 22.

U.S. History

School
67%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 87.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
54%
  State
33%
  County
30%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 63 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Algebra II

School
18%
  State
33%
  County
29%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 105 students tested - State percentile rank: 27.

Biology

School
44%
  State
49%
  County
43%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 49.

Chemistry

School
3%
  State
38%
  County
29%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 75 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
26%
  State
54%
  County
52%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 34 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

World History

School
43%
  State
44%
  County
39%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 49 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 225
Black: 45
Hispanic: 223
Asian: 66
Hawaiian: 1
American Indian: 4
Multi-Ethnic: 7

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 44%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 13%

Other Schools Nearby

West Valley Special Education Center (0.06 mi.)
6649 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys CA 91406

Independence Continuation (0.24 mi.)
6501 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys CA 91406

Birmingham Senior High School (0.25 mi.)
17000 Haynes St, Van Nuys CA 91406

William Mulholland Middle School (0.30 mi.)
17120 Vanowen St, Van Nuys CA 91406

High Tech La (0.46 mi.)
17111 Victory Blvd, Lake Balboa CA 91406

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $37,178 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $181,800 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 17,765 (Occupied: 96.5% - Stave Avg: 64,750.2%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1961 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 6% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 91406)
*NR - Not reported

19:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(571 students - 26 teachers)

Valley Alternative Magnet has 19 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 22:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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