Woodland Hills Academy

Summary:

Woodland Hills Academy is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with 610 students located in Woodland Hills, CA. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of California middle schools.

Woodland Hills Academy faces several significant challenges. The school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 40% in 2021-2022 and 39.6% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance lags behind the district and state across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 31.88% of students proficient or better in ELA and 18.31% in Math, compared to 43.06% and 32.83% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. The school's subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and White students, also perform significantly worse than their peers across California. Additionally, Woodland Hills Academy has a very high percentage of students (80% in 2022-2023) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Woodland Hills Academy's performance lags behind most of the nearby schools, including Ernest Lawrence Middle and George Ellery Hale Charter Academy, which are both within a 5-mile radius and outperform Woodland Hills Academy across multiple metrics. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Woodland Hills Academy appear to be closely linked to its poor academic outcomes, and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be a key lever for improving student achievement. Additionally, the significant performance gaps between Woodland Hills Academy's subgroups and their peers across the state suggest that the school may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 20800 Burbank Blvd.
       Woodland Hills, CA  91367-6811


(818) 226-2900

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1927th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,735 Help


Students who attend Woodland Hills Academy usually attend:

High:    Taft Charter High

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  603

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.5%
White:
15.8%
African American:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.3% Help


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Compare Details Woodland Hills Academy ranks worse than 69.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 49th among 83 ranked middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.3. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.5%), White (15.8%), African American (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodland Hills Academy is 19. 53 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodland Hills Academy is $10,735, which is the 38th highest among 83 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodland Hills Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodland Hills Academy 1927th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Woodland Hills Academy in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Woodland Hills Academy

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Rank History for all students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.44 696th 1769 60.7%
2005 48.10 836th 1777 53.0%
2006 49.86 821st 1804 54.5%
2007 44.57 1024th 1999 48.8%
2008 55.26 810th 2005 59.6%
2009 52.50 917th 2063 55.6%
2010 57.47 854th 2179 60.8%
2011 52.46 1019th 2236 54.4%
2012 55.58 928th 2259 58.9%
2013 54.32 1035th 2379 56.5%
2015 26.94 1752nd 2477 29.3%
2016 29.63 1663rd 2497 33.4%
2017 31.16 1643rd 2508 34.5%
2018 27.38 1742nd 2480 29.8%
2019 32.66 1692nd 2715 37.7%
2022 35.03 1621st 2740 40.8%
2023 31.78 1753rd 2802 37.4%
2024 27.30 1927th 2777 30.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 13.02 621st 699 11.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.26 1036th 1364 24.0%
2019 33.92 917th 1442 36.4%
2022 28.98 1298th 1540 15.7%
2023 27.94 1369th 1529 10.5%
2024 52.93 392nd 1477 73.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.59 734th 1538 52.3%
2024 30.73 1068th 1550 31.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.69 1573rd 2230 29.5%
2019 39.07 1352nd 2369 42.9%
2022 44.82 1172nd 2458 52.3%
2023 35.29 1529th 2549 40.0%
2024 34.72 1575th 2575 38.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.38 1692nd 2262 25.2%
2019 34.46 1464th 2380 38.5%
2022 42.79 1249th 2509 50.2%
2023 35.57 1461st 2547 42.6%
2024 30.57 1649th 2546 35.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.09 504th 1369 63.2%
2019 47.67 588th 1491 60.6%
2022 39.44 780th 1531 49.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.02 1529th 2273 32.7%
2019 29.88 1611th 2407 33.1%
2022 28.54 1712th 2527 32.3%
2023 28.72 1714th 2558 33.0%
2024 24.43 1887th 2547 25.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.45 257th 600 57.2%
2019 59.51 229th 643 64.4%
2022 55.44 231st 637 63.7%
2023 30.15 438th 614 28.7%
2024 24.53 499th 626 20.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.60 1480th 2072 28.6%
2019 36.98 1344th 2213 39.3%
2022 40.80 1267th 2359 46.3%
2023 27.58 1739th 2391 27.3%
2024 30.03 1649th 2383 30.8%
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Rank History for White students at Woodland Hills Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.22 1121st 1496 25.1%
2019 20.75 1291st 1602 19.4%
2022 31.93 1068th 1555 31.3%
2023 46.14 807th 1552 48.0%
2024 26.62 1127th 1535 26.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Woodland Hills Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 461 161 75 273 1 n/a n/a 0 971
1989 531 234 85 435 1 n/a n/a 0 1286
1990 547 200 93 455 5 n/a n/a 0 1300
1991 566 251 69 440 3 n/a n/a 0 1329
1992 529 264 75 455 6 n/a n/a 0 1329
1993 474 261 66 487 11 n/a n/a 0 1299
1994 374 208 75 457 8 n/a n/a 0 1122
1995 374 138 78 421 2 n/a n/a 0 1013
1996 374 138 78 421 2 n/a n/a 0 1013
1997 346 162 74 472 3 n/a n/a 0 1057
1998 371 150 65 517 8 n/a n/a 0 1111
1999 367 162 98 595 10 n/a n/a 0 1232
2000 397 147 114 585 8 n/a n/a 0 1251
2001 402 148 117 592 7 n/a n/a 0 1266
2002 487 173 102 770 11 n/a n/a 0 1543
2003 487 173 102 770 11 n/a n/a 0 1543
2004 461 155 100 654 10 n/a n/a 0 1380
2005 376 129 103 652 6 n/a n/a 0 1266
2006 277 107 82 588 5 n/a n/a 0 1059
2007 235 99 76 523 3 n/a n/a 12 948
2008 269 117 89 494 5 n/a n/a 0 974
2009 317 118 107 546 8 0 12 0 1108
2010 400 138 107 601 8 2 24 0 1280
2011 403 140 117 636 7 5 0 0 1308
2012 370 149 117 658 11 3 0 0 1308
2013 301 159 106 626 16 4 0 0 1212
2014 264 131 98 625 15 2 0 0 1135
2015 210 107 90 610 7 0 15 0 1039
2016 181 77 72 609 3 0 9 0 951
2017 123 59 59 570 2 0 14 0 827
2018 84 46 40 513 2 0 9 0 694
2019 66 47 46 468 1 1 0 0 629
2020 65 39 39 473 0 2 15 0 633
2021 92 44 32 420 2 2 16 0 608
2022 107 37 24 381 1 1 27 0 578
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 610 610
2024 95 53 34 389 0 0 32 0 603

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Woodland Hills Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 971 37.4 25.9 n/a
1989 1286 45.8 28.0 n/a
1990 1300 48.3 26.9 n/a
1991 1329 51.5 25.8 n/a
1992 1329 52.3 25.4 45.4
1993 1299 45.7 28.4 44.5
1994 1122 43.0 26.1 52
1995 1013 37.7 26.9 47.6
1996 1013 37.7 26.9 47.6
1997 1057 40.2 26.3 52.6
1998 1111 42.0 26.5 47.8
1999 1232 43.8 28.1 47.6
2000 1251 47.5 26.3 45
2001 1266 48.5 26.1 41.7
2002 1543 54.2 28.5 52
2003 1543 54.2 28.5 52
2004 1380 56.4 24.5 52
2005 1266 50.5 25.1 54.7
2006 1059 42.0 25.2 62.3
2007 948 36.7 25.8 59
2008 974 50.8 19.2 52
2009 1108 43.6 21.6 49.4
2010 1280 45.3 28.2 49.1
2011 1308 n/a n/a 48.7
2012 1308 44.8 29.1 n/a
2013 1212 43.5 27.8 54
2014 1135 41.5 27.3 61.7
2015 1039 37.0 28.0 62.5
2016 951 38.0 25.0 69.7
2017 827 33.0 25.0 80.7
2018 694 29.5 23.5 83.6
2019 629 26.5 23.7 82.2
2020 633 n/a n/a 76.1
2021 608 27.5 22.1 77.6
2022 578 28.5 20.2 81.3
2023 610 26.4 23.0 80
2024 603 31.6 19.0 71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Woodland Hills Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 971 37.4 25.9 n/a
1989 1286 45.8 28.0 n/a
1990 1300 48.3 26.9 n/a
1991 1329 51.5 25.8 n/a
1992 1329 52.3 25.4 45.4
1993 1299 45.7 28.4 44.5
1994 1122 43.0 26.1 52
1995 1013 37.7 26.9 47.6
1996 1013 37.7 26.9 47.6
1997 1057 40.2 26.3 52.6
1998 1111 42.0 26.5 47.8
1999 1232 43.8 28.1 47.6
2000 1251 47.5 26.3 45
2001 1266 48.5 26.1 41.7
2002 1543 54.2 28.5 52
2003 1543 54.2 28.5 52
2004 1380 56.4 24.5 52
2005 1266 50.5 25.1 54.7
2006 1059 42.0 25.2 62.3
2007 948 36.7 25.8 59
2008 974 50.8 19.2 52
2009 1108 43.6 21.6 49.4
2010 1280 45.3 28.2 49.1
2011 1308 n/a n/a 48.7
2012 1308 44.8 29.1 n/a
2013 1212 43.5 27.8 54
2014 1135 41.5 27.3 61.7
2015 1039 37.0 28.0 62.5
2016 951 38.0 25.0 69.7
2017 827 33.0 25.0 80.7
2018 694 29.5 23.5 83.6
2019 629 26.5 23.7 82.2
2020 633 n/a n/a 76.1
2021 608 27.5 22.1 77.6
2022 578 28.5 20.2 81.3
2023 610 26.4 23.0 80
2024 603 31.6 19.0 71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Woodland Hills Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,735

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Woodland Hills Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1692nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1753rd of 2802 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Woodland Hills Academy)36.630.5
 6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.238.6
 2.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Woodland Hills Academy)24.416.9
 7.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)32.528.1
 4.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Woodland Hills Academy)37.742.8
 5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)43.740.8
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Woodland Hills Academy)18.919
 0.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)30.527.5
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Woodland Hills Academy)44.538.5
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.138.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Woodland Hills Academy)28.715.7
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)29.223.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Woodland Hills Academy)23.119.3
 3.8%
   8th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)23.120.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students629610
 3%
African American470
 100%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian460
 100%
Hispanic4680
 100%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White660
 100%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.2%80%
 2.2%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 603 students attended Woodland Hills Academy.

Students at Woodland Hills Academy are 65% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Students who attend Woodland Hills Academy usually go on to attend Taft Charter High

Woodland Hills Academy ranks 1927th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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