San Fernando Institute of Applied Media

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · San Fernando, California

San Fernando Institute of Applied Media in San Fernando, California enrolled 384 students in 2024-25 with 20.3 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

360 students in 2022-23, 361 students in 2023-24, 384 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.8 to 20.3.

Students enrolled at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 38401002003004002022-233602023-243612024-25384
Students enrolled at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 38401002003004002022-233602023-243612024-25384
Students enrolled at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 38401002003004002022-233602023-243612024-25384
Students enrolled at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 38401002003004002022-233602023-243612024-25384
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336020.817.3
2023-2436123.215.5
2024-2538420.318.9

18.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 18.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 18.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 18.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 18.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection San Fernando Institute of Applied Media enrolled 327 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent27.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

95.1% of students were Hispanic, 1.8% White, 1.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic95.1%
  2. White1.8%
  3. Black1.6%
  4. Two or more races1.0%
  5. Asian0.5%

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 San Fernando Institute of Applied Media scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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, 2021-2230‑34%40%45%
Math, 2022-2317%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.

Middle schools in San Fernando

3 public middle schools in San Fernando report 2024-25 enrollment; San Fernando Institute of Applied Media is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
San Fernando Middle44215.692.1%
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media38418.985.2%
PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy35122.080.1%

All public schools in San Fernando →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about San Fernando Institute of Applied Media

  1. San Fernando MiddleThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 442 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 0.3 miles away: 351 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare San Fernando Institute of Applied Media with San Fernando MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSan Fernando Institute of Applied Media is the number 1,096 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,096 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.18.9:1
  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 San Fernando Institute of Applied Media

  1. How many students attend San Fernando Institute of Applied Media?
    384 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 360 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in San Fernando, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media?
    18.9 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.
  3. Is San Fernando Institute of Applied Media a Title I school?
    San Fernando Institute of Applied Media 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 San Fernando Institute of Applied Media do on state tests?
    The students tested at San Fernando Institute of Applied Media scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% 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 district is San Fernando Institute of Applied Media in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271013108 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.

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