High Tech LA Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Van Nuys, California
High Tech LA Middle in Van Nuys, California enrolled 250 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 22.6 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
235 students in 2022-23, 244 students in 2023-24, 250 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.2 to 11.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 235 | 10.2 | 23.1 |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 11.0 | 22.1 |
| 2024-25 | 250 | 11.0 | 22.6 |
22.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 California middle schools
Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 212 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection High Tech LA Middle enrolled 212 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 212 of the 212 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent7.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.0% of students were White, 8.8% Hispanic, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White86.0%
- Hispanic8.8%
- Two or more races2.0%
- Black1.6%
- Asian1.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at High Tech LA Middle scored proficient or above: 45-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑51% | 45‑51% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 32% | 34‑39% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Van Nuys
3 public middle schools in Van Nuys report 2024-25 enrollment; High Tech LA Middle is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Nuys Middle | 726 | 17.9 | 90.5% |
| Valley Charter Middle | 264 | 19.3 | 76.5% |
| High Tech LA Middle | 250 | 22.6 | 70.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about High Tech LA Middle
- Van Nuys MiddleThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 726 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter MidThe next nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 85 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare High Tech LA Middle with Van Nuys MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much High Tech LA Middle District spends per student$12,736 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,736
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaHigh Tech LA Middle is the number 1,234 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,234 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher22.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.22.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about High Tech LA Middle
How many students attend High Tech LA Middle?
250 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 235 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Van Nuys, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at High Tech LA Middle?
22.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is High Tech LA Middle a Title I school?
High Tech LA Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at High Tech LA Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at High Tech LA Middle scored proficient or above: 45-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is High Tech LA Middle in?
High Tech LA Middle District, NCES district ID 0601787. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060178714225 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.