Valor Academy Middle

Valor Academy Middle sits in North Hills, a working-class neighborhood in the western San Fernando Valley where families tend to be tightly knit and deeply invested in their kids' futures. As a charter school, Valor has more flexibility in how it structures its program, which can appeal to parents looking for something a little different from the traditional LAUSD experience. Academic performance sits around the middle of the pack statewide, so families who choose Valor are often drawn more by its community feel and mission than by raw test scores alone.