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North Hills, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Valor Academy Middle District #1168 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,452 per pupil, Valor Academy Middle District ranks #1336 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Valor Academy Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 510 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,452 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.7% local, 56.5% state, and 13.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #1168 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 170:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 2.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Valor Academy Middle, enrolling 510 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Valor Academy Middle accounts for 100.0% of all Valor Academy Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Valor Academy Middle District a distant remainder — means Valor Academy Middle District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Valor Academy Middle District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Valor Academy Middle District student-counselor ratio is 170:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Valor Academy Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Valor Academy Middle District is typically wider than the Valor Academy Middle District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Valor Academy Middle District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Valor Academy Middle District?
Valor Academy Middle District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 510 students.
How much does Valor Academy Middle District spend per student?
Valor Academy Middle District spends $13,452 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1168 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Valor Academy Middle District?
Valor Academy Middle District students are 92.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 2.0% White, 1.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valor Academy Middle District?
Valor Academy Middle District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1168 out of 1517 districts in California.