Van Nuys Middle School Math & Science Magnet

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Basic Information

Address: 5435 Vesper Avenue Sherman Oaks, CA., 91345
County: Los Angeles
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Phone Number: 818-267-5957
Fax Number: 818-909-7274
Principal: Jim Clemmensen, Coordinator

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Van Nuys Middle School Math & Science Magnet
Van Nuys Middle School Math & Science Magnet
Van Nuys Middle School Math & Science Magnet

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Additional Information

School Type: Math / Science Magnet
Founded: 1990
Ages/Grades: Grades 6-8
School Setting:

Van Nuys Middle School sits in a quiet residential neighborhood of Sherman Oaks.

School Schedule (Hours in Day): 8:00 - 3:00
School Days in Calendar Year: 180
School Colors: Green and White
School Mascot: Mustang
School Holidays: Traditional holidays observed
Community:

Magnet Schools

School Size: 198
Student/Teacher Ratio: 25-1
School Performance: 2009 API = 886
After School Programs: Yes
Admissions Requirements:

Applications are submitted through the Los Angeles Unified School District using the CHOICES application. Applications are mailed to all LAUSD students in November of each year. Applications may also be picked up at school sites.

Admissions Deadline: December of each year. Late and walk-in applications are accepted
Mission Statement:

To provide all children with a quality instructional program, emphasizing math and science, in a safe, secure, and caring environment, so that they will demonstrate the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional outcomes necessary to be happy and successful in a changing, diverse world.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

Van Nuys Middle School Math/Science Magnet believes that all students can learn! But at the same time we are cognizant that individual students may have specific challenges to navigate as they proceed through their educational experience. We also believe that the educational process is a partnership between school, home, and community. By offering an enriched and varied core curriculum that draws upon this triumvirate, we attempt to instill in students a lifelong love of learning.

School History:

Our Magnet school was founded in 1990 and has successfully sent thousands of students on to some of America's finest high schools, colleges, and universities.

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Van Nuys Middle School, Math/Science Magnet, serves 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.  Van Nuys has a  capacity of 198 students and prides itself in providing a personalized and nurturing academic program for all students. Our Magnet offers an enriched and integrated science and mathematics program along with a strong, academically rigorous, humanities component.  Magnet students have access to all elective classes offered in the resident school and are an integral component of the music and drama programs.

 

School Motto: "Learning today for tomorrow."