Magnolia Science Academy 5
Reseda · Los Angeles County · Los Angeles County Office of Education · Public
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- 9 in 10 graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 94% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about about half.
- About 6 in 10 students read and write at grade level. On the state's own 11th-grade test, 62% met or exceeded the college-readiness bar — well above the state as a whole (statewide: 54%).
- Worth asking about: attendance. 34% of students are chronically absent — above the state's ~23%. Ask what the school is doing about engagement; absenteeism is usually the earliest warning light.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
🎓 Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2024
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average family's net price — yours depends on your income — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
🎯 Get my child's odds + our real net price →Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
How Magnolia Science Academy 5 compares for families
Mid-pack college outcomes within California.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 24 — 6 points above the California median of 18. Ahead of 64% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Puc Early College Academy For Leaders And Scholars (ecals), Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory And Transition Center, Bert Corona Charter High and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 17.0 pp since 2018-19. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-4.5%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~185 | -9 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~169 | -25 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~154 | -40 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Magnolia Science Academy 5 really compare on getting kids to college?
Unlock a head-to-head snapshot of Magnolia Science Academy 5 against its 10 most similar nearby schools — matched on size, location, type. See exactly where it stands on the college pipeline.
Your similar-school group includes
Puc Early College Academy For Leaders And Scholars (ecals) · Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory And Transition Center · Bert Corona Charter High · Valley International Preparatory High · Will Rogers Continuation · Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Arts/theatre/entertain Mag · +4 more
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment growth is beating Los Angeles County (+360.0% vs. -11.1%), but 33 of 133 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled? Chronic absenteeism is rising (29.8%, +12.7 pts since 2018-19) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.
33 of 133 students who enrolled at Magnolia Science Academy 5 this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (24.8% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Los Angeles County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 39.1%
Federal: 40.0%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Los Angeles County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
Magnolia Science Academy 5 sent 28 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 21.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 24 — 6 points above the California median of 18, higher than 64% of California high schools..
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Higher than 64% of California high schools (980 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Magnolia Science Academy 5's UC Reach Score of 24 is above the California median (18). The top 10% of CA schools achieve 49 or higher.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 85 — a gap of 61 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Magnolia Science Academy 5's UC Reach is higher than 64% of California high schools (980 ranked).
Campus Breakdown — 2024
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCLA → Elite | 10 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.89 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 8 | 3 | —† | 37.5% | 12 | — | 3.85 | —† |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 10 | 3 | —† | 30.0% | 12 | — | 3.78 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Davis → | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What This Means
For School Admins
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