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Bertrand Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bertrand Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 326 students in Reseda, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, but it faces significant academic challenges compared to other local schools.

The school's academic performance has declined sharply over the past decade and now ranks in the bottom 20% of elementary schools in the state, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages. This is particularly notable because several nearby schools, such as Reseda Elementary and Garden Grove Elementary, serve similar student populations but achieve significantly higher rankings and test scores. A concerning pattern is the steep drop in math proficiency in upper grades, falling to just 10.87% in 5th grade, and the school has struggled especially to support its English Language Learners.

Despite spending more per student than some higher-performing neighbors, outcomes at Bertrand Avenue are lower. Chronic absenteeism, while a challenge in the area, is also higher here than at schools like Newcastle Elementary. The data suggests that the school's current struggles are not inevitable, as it was once a higher-performing school, and the better results at comparable nearby schools indicate there may be opportunities for targeted improvement.

326

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,674

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7021 Bertrand Ave.
Reseda, CA 91335-4711

(818) 342-1103

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Bertrand Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Mulholland Middle
High:	Reseda Charter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

White:

7.1%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,690^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

438^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4690 of 5857	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4845 of 5869	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4465 of 5859	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4582 of 5883	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4767 of 5789	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	4058 of 5662	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.8	3377 of 5692	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	3006 of 5614	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	2586 of 5611	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.5	3637 of 5530	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.9	3011 of 5390	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.5	3205 of 5377	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.9	3492 of 5314	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	3262 of 5193	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2921 of 5113	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.9	3113 of 5113	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.4	3492 of 4818	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.0	3553 of 4822	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.6	3210 of 4809	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	1824 of 2585	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1727 of 2128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	2934 of 3162	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	3164 of 3245	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	3277 of 3311	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	3087 of 3275	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	3232 of 3246	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4539 of 5597	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4289 of 5612	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4811 of 5609	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4829 of 5635	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4432 of 5492	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3788 of 5413	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	3940 of 5107	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4129 of 5107	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3594 of 5087	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3811 of 5084	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3611 of 4963	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2870 of 4830	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3882 of 5460	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4406 of 5517	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3760 of 5363	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3571 of 5264	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3859 of 5173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	3164 of 5084	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4395 of 5628	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4825 of 5643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3725 of 5638	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3866 of 5663	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4673 of 5510	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4028 of 5431	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bertrand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7021 Bertrand Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-1103	326	14	23.2	90.5%	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	263 (80.7%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.2%)	21.7	4690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.2	4845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	155	13.0	13.0	34.5	19.2	31.0	28.6	34.4	24.0	10.9	24.2						$47,674	$44,810	$2,864
Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	18141 Valerio St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4762	306	15	20.4	94.1%	25 (8.2%)	7 (2.3%)	244 (79.7%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	54.7	2325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		59.9	2068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	257	28.8	28.8	42.1	54.6	48.5	47.4	39.7	54.3	47.7	46.2						$45,378	$42,888	$2,490
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Newcastle Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8795	299	15	19.9	90.6%	26 (8.7%)	8 (2.7%)	242 (80.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	51.4	2531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		52.7	2416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	115	33.3	33.3	31.3	53.6	55.3	46.5	28.0	47.3	45.2	40.1	95.5		95.5			$49,737	$46,692	$3,045
Lemay Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17520 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4696	334	17	19.6	91.9%	20 (6.0%)	6 (1.8%)	286 (85.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	55.5	2280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		38.9	3238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	958	16.0	16.0	48.2	52.0	50.0	50.0	55.6	52.9	34.0	47.7						$50,333	$47,386	$2,947
Anatola Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7364 Anatola Ave.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8733	269	14	19.2	87.4%	17 (6.3%)	6 (2.2%)	220 (81.8%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	35.1	3568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		25.5	4319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	751	18.6	18.6	37.8	45.7	32.6	38.9	27.0	37.0	30.2	31.8	93.0		94.7		96.5	$44,468	$41,008	$3,460
Reseda Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 Amigo Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1312	378	19	19.8	87.8%	26 (6.9%)	11 (2.9%)	298 (78.8%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	59.5	2090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		41.8	3078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	988	25.0	25.0	48.2	60.4	50.0	52.6	60.7	52.1	29.2	48.0	95.2	98.1	96.2	97.1	98.1	$40,662	$37,650	$3,012
Gault Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17000 Gault St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1933	298	15	19.8	87.9%	29 (9.7%)	7 (2.3%)	239 (80.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		45.7	2813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	655	21.8	21.8	32.0	40.0	45.1	39.0	32.7	41.3	25.5	32.7						$37,536	$35,162	$2,374
Lorne Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17440 Lorne St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-3123	372	18	20.6	71.0%	37 (9.9%)	6 (1.6%)	246 (66.1%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.1%)	57.1	2205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		50.7	2524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	319	30.6	30.6	56.6	57.8	38.3	51.8	50.9	53.0	22.5	43.5						$39,740	$37,554	$2,186
Cantara Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17950 Cantara St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5191	357	19	18.7	94.4%	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	281 (78.7%)	33 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	57	2213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		39.8	3185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	972	26.6	26.6	41.3	59.6	43.6	47.5	53.9	55.6	40.6	49.7						$44,983	$42,590	$2,393
Blythe Street Elementary	Public	K-5	18730 Blythe St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-4066	323	15	21.5	99.7%	17 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)	270 (83.6%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	46.2	2815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		27.7	4136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	1321	37.5	37.5	47.8	21.1	44.4	36.5	52.1	33.9	38.8	40.9						$65,964	$61,332	$4,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Bertrand Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bertrand Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bertrand Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Mulholland Middle
High : Reseda Charter High

How many students attend Bertrand Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Bertrand Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bertrand Avenue Elementary?

Students at Bertrand Avenue Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Bertrand Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Bertrand Avenue Elementary a good school?

Bertrand Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.9% of California elementary schools.

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