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Van Nuys Middle School

5435 Vesper Ave.

Tel: (818)267-5900

Van Nuys Middle School serves 1,265 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is lower than the CA average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 76%.
Van Nuys Middle School operates within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 has increased from 18:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.32 is less than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	20:1	24:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	6%	11%

Hispanic	82%	54%

Black	3%	6%

White	9%	24%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.32	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	72%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	8%	9%

Los Angeles Unified School District's student population of 642,303 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,106 is higher than the state average of $12,988. The district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $13,054 is higher than the state average of $12,986. The district spending/student has declined by 14% over four years.

School District Name	Los Angeles Unified School District
Number of Schools Managed	988	4
Number of Students Managed	642,303	1,597

District Total Revenue	$8,569 MM	$21 MM

District Spending	$8,535 MM	$21 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,106	$12,988

District Spending / Student	$13,054	$12,986

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