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Blythe Street Elementary

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Blythe Street Elementary ranks 2815 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Blythe Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 323 students in Reseda as part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it stands out for its remarkable academic turnaround, climbing from one of the lowest-ranked schools in the state to performing above average in recent years.

This school excels in supporting specific student groups, with its English Language Learners and Special Education students scoring in the 71st and 84th percentiles statewide, respectively, outperforming many nearby schools like Bertrand Avenue Elementary. It also leads the area in science proficiency and has dramatically improved student attendance. While a nearby charter, Magnolia Science Academy 7, has similar math scores, Blythe Street spends significantly more per student and achieves much stronger results in science.

The school's progress, while impressive, shows some variation between grades and years, indicating the gains are recent. For families, especially those with children needing additional support, Blythe Street offers a compelling environment of high investment and strong, targeted outcomes that distinguish it from other local options such as Reseda Elementary or Lorne Street Elementary.

323

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,210

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18730 Blythe St.
Reseda, CA 91335-1801

(818) 345-4066

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Blythe Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northridge Middle
High:	Grover Cleveland Charter High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

Asian:

6.2%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,815^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

228^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	46.2	2815 of 5857	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	4136 of 5869	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5368 of 5859	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5231 of 5883	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	5503 of 5789	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4982 of 5662	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	5541 of 5692	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	5471 of 5614	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	5110 of 5611	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	4472 of 5530	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	3893 of 5390	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	3608 of 5377	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.4	4126 of 5314	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	3961 of 5193	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.9	4199 of 5113	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.4	3905 of 5113	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	3735 of 4818	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	3690 of 4822	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.2	3613 of 4809	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	1711 of 2227	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	2311 of 2585	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1623 of 2128	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	920 of 3162	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	27.1	2739 of 3245	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	2488 of 3311	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3128 of 3275	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	3233 of 3246	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	2908 of 5597	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3686 of 5612	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4923 of 5609	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4878 of 5635	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	5339 of 5492	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4929 of 5413	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1661 of 5107	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	3201 of 5107	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4495 of 5087	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4521 of 5084	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	4714 of 4963	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4305 of 4830	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1704 of 5460	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	3272 of 5517	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4856 of 5363	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4280 of 5264	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4805 of 5173	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4221 of 5084	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	2474 of 5628	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.5	4055 of 5643	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5301 of 5638	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5098 of 5663	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	5071 of 5510	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4633 of 5431	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	462 of 2847	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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							$38,210	$7,600	$30,610
Magnolia Science Academy 7	Public, Charter	K-5	18355 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-0585	272	11	24.7	83.1%	38 (14.0%)	14 (5.1%)	188 (69.1%)	30 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	52.7	2450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		38	3309^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	859	18.4	18.4	56.7	62.8	32.7	50.0	53.3	67.3	18.4	45.8							$23,064	$1,173	$21,891
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	$23,633	$4,608	$19,025
Napa Street Elementary	Public	K-5	19010 Napa St.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 885-1441	402	23	17.4	94.8%	19 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	353 (87.8%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	31.1	3873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		23.6	4520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	647	13.3	13.3	38.6	37.3	30.3	34.9	45.8	37.3	17.1	32.0	92.3	95.6		94.5	93.4	93.4	$29,865	$6,934	$22,931
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							$27,831	$5,623	$22,208
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							$27,404	$4,517	$22,887
Melvin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Melvin Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-7171	379	20	18.9	91.0%	14 (3.7%)	10 (2.6%)	299 (78.9%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	39.6	3252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		38.8	3252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%		17.7	17.7	45.8	39.0	38.7	41.1	42.4	44.1	22.6	36.1	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2		$24,391	$4,766	$19,625
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							$29,468	$5,517	$23,951
Shirley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19452 Hart St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6183	410	21	19.5	92.4%	38 (9.3%)	5 (1.2%)	323 (78.8%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	54.9	2315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		34	3602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	1287	30.0	30.0	47.1	31.8	62.3	48.6	56.3	31.1	40.0	44.3							$24,455	$4,449	$20,006
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							$23,633	$4,118	$19,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Blythe Street Elementary

How many students attend Blythe Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Blythe Street Elementary.

Is Blythe Street Elementary a good school?

Blythe Street Elementary ranks 2815^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Blythe Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blythe Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northridge Middle
High : Grover Cleveland Charter High
High : Northridge Academy High
High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

What district is Blythe Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Blythe Street Elementary?

Students at Blythe Street Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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