Magnolia Science Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Reseda, California

Magnolia Science Academy in Reseda, California enrolled 746 students in 2024-25 with 38.9 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

694 students in 2022-23, 714 students in 2023-24, 746 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 38.9.

Students enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy by school year2022-23: 694, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-236942023-247142024-25746
Students enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy by school year2022-23: 694, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-236942023-247142024-25746
Students enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy by school year2022-23: 694, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-236942023-247142024-25746
Students enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy by school year2022-23: 694, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-236942023-247142024-25746
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369436.519.0
2023-2471434.920.4
2024-2574638.919.2

19.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 19.2; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 19.2; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 19.2; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 19.2; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 371 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Magnolia Science Academy enrolled 742 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 371 of the 742 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent24.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.6% of students were Hispanic, 5.8% Asian, 3.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic88.6%
  2. Asian5.8%
  3. White3.9%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. Two or more races0.7%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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 Magnolia Science Academy scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231‑35%31‑35%45%
Math, 2022-2324%12‑16% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 77 students in Magnolia Science Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more86.2%
Students in the class7777495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Reseda

8 public high schools in Reseda report 2024-25 enrollment; Magnolia Science Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Grover Cleveland Charter High2,71922.665.5%
Reseda Charter High1,33917.684.4%
Magnolia Science Academy74619.277.2%
Magnolia Science Academy 521816.472.0%
Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center1649.267.1%
Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center1427.654.9%
John R. Wooden High9116.895.6%
Zane Grey Continuation7715.397.4%

All public schools in Reseda →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Magnolia Science Academy

  1. Magnolia Science Academy 5The nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 218 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Reseda Charter HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 1,339 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Magnolia Science Academy with Magnolia Science Academy 5Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Magnolia Science Academy District spends per student$19,781 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,781
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaMagnolia Science Academy is the number 858 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#858 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.19.2:1
  7. 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 Magnolia Science Academy

  1. How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy?
    746 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 694 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Reseda, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Magnolia Science Academy?
    19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Magnolia Science Academy a Title I school?
    Magnolia Science Academy 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.
  4. How do students at Magnolia Science Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Magnolia Science Academy scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Magnolia Science Academy?
    95% or more of the 77 students in Magnolia Science Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Magnolia Science Academy in?
    Magnolia Science Academy District, NCES district ID 0601706. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060170610524 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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