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Melvin Avenue Elementary

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Melvin Avenue Elementary ranks 3252 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Melvin Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 379 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community in Reseda where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is on a positive upward trend, consistently improving its statewide academic ranking from the 18th percentile in 2019 to the 44th percentile in 2025, a steadier climb than the dramatic jumps seen at nearby schools like Blythe Street Elementary or Reseda Elementary. Key strengths include a significant reduction in chronic absenteeism and particularly effective support for students from low-income families and those in special education, whose performance ranks above the school's average. However, the school spends more per student ($24,391) than most neighbors like Stanley Mosk Elementary but achieves more moderate academic results, and there is a notable performance gap where female students outperform male students.

While Melvin Avenue shows promise, it faces specific challenges: student performance in subjects like science is below average, and there is a significant drop in math proficiency between 4th and 5th grade. Compared to a nearby charter school like Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population, Melvin Avenue's context is different, highlighting how community needs and resources can vary widely between schools in the same area.

379

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,391

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7700 Melvin Ave.
Reseda, CA 91335-2327

(818) 886-7171

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Melvin Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John A. Sutter Middle
High:	Grover Cleveland Charter High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

Asian:

9.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,252^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

268^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	39.6	3252 of 5857	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3252 of 5869	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3515 of 5859	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	4040 of 5883	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4753 of 5789	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4291 of 5662	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	4156 of 5692	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.4	2686 of 5614	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.5	2712 of 5611	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.7	3620 of 5530	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.2	3939 of 5390	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.4	3144 of 5377	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.1	3917 of 5314	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.3	2652 of 5193	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.4	2813 of 5113	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	2347 of 5113	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.6	2355 of 4818	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.1	1875 of 4822	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.7	2223 of 4809	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	2195 of 3162	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	2538 of 3245	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1971 of 3311	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	3126 of 3275	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	3220 of 3246	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2844 of 5597	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	2524 of 5612	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	2617 of 5609	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	3591 of 5635	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3759 of 5492	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3995 of 5413	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	2263 of 5107	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	2315 of 5107	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	2401 of 5087	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	3075 of 5084	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4122 of 4963	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3671 of 4830	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	2296 of 5460	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2436 of 5517	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	2422 of 5363	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	3071 of 5264	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4048 of 5173	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3574 of 5084	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3529 of 5628	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3748 of 5643	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4297 of 5638	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4074 of 5663	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4982 of 5510	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4150 of 5431	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1038 of 2847	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	1544 of 2635	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science18%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Melvin Avenue Elementary

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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
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
Stanley Mosk Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Lubao Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2020	490	23	21.3	88.0%	59 (12.0%)	18 (3.7%)	347 (70.8%)	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	46.2	2814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		36.6	3395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	581	27.4	27.4	29.6	55.8	39.3	41.6	39.3	50.0	32.3	41.2							$22,996	$4,650	$18,346
Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	7911 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 330-3050	409	17	23.9	42.8%	145 (35.5%)	40 (9.8%)	144 (35.2%)	36 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.5%)	65.8	1800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		70.8	1558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	242	68.6	68.6	43.5	44.2	82.9	54.8	45.7	39.5	60.0	47.6							$18,808	$421	$18,387
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
Winnetka Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8240 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-5422	306	15	20.4	92.8%	23 (7.5%)	12 (3.9%)	238 (77.8%)	25 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	26.4	4283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		27.8	4122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	161	15.2	15.2	32.4	32.1	32.6	32.4	39.0	22.8	23.9	27.8	97.2						$26,354	$5,933	$20,421
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
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
Fullbright Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6940 Fullbright Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6677	321	17	18.8	91.3%	13 (4.0%)	6 (1.9%)	283 (88.2%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	26.1	4310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%		29.8	3943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.8%	367	20.9	20.9	31.4	26.9	28.4	28.8	41.2	21.2	23.9	28.2							$25,670	$5,231	$20,439
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
Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	20620 Arminta St.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-0931	448	23	19.4	92.4%	26 (5.8%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (85.5%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	27.1	4212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.1	3918^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	294	19.2	19.2	31.3	24.2	38.6	31.5	36.8	21.7	26.0	28.1							$30,653	$6,214	$24,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Melvin Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Melvin Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Melvin Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Melvin Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : John A. Sutter Middle
High : Grover Cleveland Charter High
High : Northridge Academy High
High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

What is the racial makeup of Melvin Avenue Elementary?

Students at Melvin Avenue Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American.

What district is Melvin Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Melvin Avenue Elementary a good school?

Melvin Avenue Elementary ranks 3252^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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