Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
San Fernando, CA · High School
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is a high school in San Fernando, CA with 2,877 students enrolled and a 27% proficiency rate. Part of Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is a high school in San Fernando, CA that enrolls 2,877 students, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District. That headcount is above the 2,877-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 27% of students met grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading. EDFacts reports this rate at the district level and each state sets its own cut score, so it reads best as a relative marker rather than a verdict on any one classroom. That tracks the 27% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 45% California statewide average, the school sits 18 points lower.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has fallen by about 9 points. As a high school, it reports a 72% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 21.0 to 1, above the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1. 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student body. It is a charter school and receives Title I federal funding, a poverty-based designation rather than a quality marker.
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About This School
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is a high school (charter) located in San Fernando, California. The school serves 2,877 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 27% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 72% graduation rate.
98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is part of the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District in California. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center has 2,877 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District (2,877 students). Its 27% proficiency rate is 0 percentage points above the district average of 27%. Compared to the California state average of 45%, the school performs 18 points lower. The 21.0:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center has 2,877 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 27% of students at Vaughn Next Century Learning Center meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center has a 72% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center is part of the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District in San Fernando, California. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.