Robert Fulton College Preparatory
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Van Nuys, California
Robert Fulton College Preparatory in Van Nuys, California enrolled 1,229 students in 2024-25 with 63.1 full-time teachers, 19.5 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, 18-22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
1,244 students in 2022-23, 1,258 students in 2023-24, 1,229 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.3 to 63.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,244 | 61.3 | 20.3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,258 | 66.6 | 18.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,229 | 63.1 | 19.5 |
19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 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.
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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 302 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Robert Fulton College Preparatory enrolled 1,208 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 302 of the 1,208 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent34.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.7% of students were Hispanic, 5.0% Asian, 3.8% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.7%
- Asian5.0%
- White3.8%
- Black2.7%
- Two or more races0.7%
- 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 Robert Fulton College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 18-22% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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 | 18‑22% | 40% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 11% | 30% (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 100 students in Robert Fulton College Preparatory'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.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 84% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 100 | 32,396 | 495,492 |
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 Van Nuys
7 public high schools in Van Nuys report 2024-25 enrollment; Robert Fulton College Preparatory is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Nuys Senior High | 1,969 | 19.1 | 81.5% |
| Ulysses S. Grant Senior High | 1,774 | 20.3 | 90.2% |
| Robert Fulton College Preparatory | 1,229 | 19.5 | 93.8% |
| Magnolia Science Academy 2 | 514 | 24.1 | 83.7% |
| CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing | 424 | 15.3 | 51.2% |
| Will Rogers Continuation | 136 | 15.1 | 97.8% |
| Jack London Continuation | 62 | 14.1 | 95.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Robert Fulton College Preparatory
- Cal Burke HighThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 127 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Panorama HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 1,316 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Robert Fulton College Preparatory with Cal Burke HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaRobert Fulton College Preparatory is the number 678 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#678 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.19.5:1
- 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 Robert Fulton College Preparatory
How many students attend Robert Fulton College Preparatory?
1,229 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,244 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Van Nuys, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert Fulton College Preparatory?
19.5 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.Is Robert Fulton College Preparatory a Title I school?
Robert Fulton College Preparatory 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 Robert Fulton College Preparatory do on state tests?
The students tested at Robert Fulton College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 18-22% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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 is the graduation rate at Robert Fulton College Preparatory?
95% or more of the 100 students in Robert Fulton College Preparatory'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.What district is Robert Fulton College Preparatory in?
Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271003029 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.