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Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

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Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy ranks 1301 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is a consistently high-performing public charter school serving about 530 students in grades K-5 in Northridge, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, which stands out for its strong academic results while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school has earned a 4-star rating for four straight years and ranks in the top quarter of all California elementary schools. Its students consistently outperform both the district and state averages in English and Math. What's particularly impressive is how Dearborn's results compare to nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Lorne Street Elementary and Stagg Street Elementary, often achieving higher proficiency rates. The school is especially effective in supporting students from low-income families, ranking in the 87th percentile for this group statewide.

While Dearborn is a strong option, the local area offers diverse educational models. For instance, the exceptionally high-performing Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary is less than a mile away but has a selective admissions process. Meanwhile, traditional public schools like Mayall Street Elementary also show that excellent results are achievable within the public system. An area for potential growth at Dearborn is student attendance, as its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average and some local peers. Overall, Dearborn provides a reliable and successful educational environment for families in Northridge.

527

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,492

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9240 Wish Ave.
Northridge, CA 91325-2533

(818) 349-4381

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
High:	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

White:

17.3%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,301^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^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	76.7	1301 of 5857	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	1382 of 5869	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1418 of 5859	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	1399 of 5883	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	2038 of 5789	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	2262 of 5662	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	2249 of 5692	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.8	1769 of 5614	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.6	1627 of 5611	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	1513 of 5530	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	56.8	2223 of 5390	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	2224 of 5377	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.7	1642 of 5314	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	1755 of 5193	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.6	1083 of 5113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	1143 of 5113	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	65.8	1513 of 4818	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.3	1781 of 4822	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.2	2149 of 4809	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	974 of 1149	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	47.6	1048 of 2585	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	1268 of 5597	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	996 of 5612	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	1257 of 5609	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	1082 of 5635	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	1931 of 5492	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	2206 of 5413	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	555 of 5107	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	638 of 5107	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	709 of 5087	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	630 of 5084	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	1257 of 4963	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	1763 of 4830	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	692 of 5460	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	931 of 5517	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	914 of 5363	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	591 of 5264	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	1322 of 5173	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	2596 of 5084	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	1292 of 5628	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	1979 of 5643	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	1567 of 5638	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	1684 of 5663	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	2051 of 5510	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	2252 of 5431	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.8	476 of 2420	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	570 of 2598	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	1148 of 2651	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	1030 of 2661	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	1244 of 2726	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	1781 of 2834	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1725 of 2737	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2023)80th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2019)15th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science42%+10 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9240 Wish Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4381	527	25	21.0	72.1%	91 (17.3%)	22 (4.2%)	308 (58.4%)	45 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.6%)	76.7	1301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		74.6	1382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.5%	81	42.5	42.5	48.8	72.2	63.9	61.3	65.5	61.0	46.6	58.2	97.1		98.1	98.1	$36,492	$34,632	$1,860
Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary	Public	1-5	17020 Labrador St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4801	650	27	24.0	31.1%	196 (30.2%)	15 (2.3%)	151 (23.2%)	181 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (16.3%)	99.2	9^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	16^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	7	84.1	84.1	92.6	94.8	93.5	93.6	92.6	91.9	89.2	91.2					$29,421	$28,126	$1,295
Valley Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	16514 Nordhoff St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valley Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 810-6713	295	14	21.0	37.3%	79 (26.8%)	8 (2.7%)	145 (49.2%)	38 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	66.9	1747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		68.1	1679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	68	42.2	42.2	60.9	45.5	60.0	55.6	73.9	31.8	44.4	50.4
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology	Public	K-5	16825 Napa St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 891-6955	421	21	20.5	90.3%	19 (4.5%)	18 (4.3%)	345 (81.9%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	33	3722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		27.4	4161^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	439	17.0	17.0	33.8	21.5	36.2	30.4	52.9	19.4	37.9	36.8	96.4	98.2		96.4	$47,189	$43,892	$3,297
Andasol Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10126 Encino Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-8631	411	20	21.0	75.7%	48 (11.7%)	19 (4.6%)	249 (60.6%)	39 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.1%)	62.9	1926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.1%		61.3	2020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	94	29.9	29.9	59.6	51.1	55.6	55.4	63.8	51.1	35.8	48.5					$42,798	$40,408	$2,390
Mayall Street Elementary	Public	K-5	16701 Mayall St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 363-5058	471	23	20.4	65.0%	95 (20.2%)	16 (3.4%)	244 (51.8%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.6%)	89.2	703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		89.7	715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	12	64.7	64.7	61.4	77.8	81.2	74.0	62.5	59.7	70.6	64.6	96.9				$36,487	$34,720	$1,767
Gledhill Street Elementary	Public	K-5	16030 Gledhill St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 894-1151	373	20	18.6	78.8%	32 (8.6%)	5 (1.3%)	282 (75.6%)	40 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	53	2429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		45	2865^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	436	29.3	29.3	45.1	31.8	53.5	44.4	54.9	37.8	44.8	46.1					$55,992	$52,712	$3,280
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
Stagg Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7839 Amestoy Ave.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-9850	413	21	19.6	83.1%	42 (10.2%)	10 (2.4%)	318 (77.0%)	24 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	68.4	1671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		72.7	1463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	208	45.0	45.0	57.4	72.1	41.7	57.1	56.3	54.1	38.3	49.7					$40,593	$38,218	$2,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

What schools do graduates of Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy attend?

Students who attend Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
High : Northridge Academy High
High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

What is the racial makeup of Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy?

Students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy are 58% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 4% African American.

Is Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy a good school?

Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy ranks 1301^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy.

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