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Shirley Avenue Elementary

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Shirley Avenue Elementary ranks 2315 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shirley Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 410 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has made one of the most dramatic academic turnarounds in the area, jumping from a 2-star to a 3-star rating in the latest year, with its math scores now beating both district and state averages. This improvement is particularly notable because the school is very effective with its student population, achieving rankings in the 76th percentile for both Hispanic and low-income students. While chronic absenteeism is improving, it remains an area of focus compared to some neighbors like Stanley Mosk Elementary.

Compared to nearby schools, Shirley Avenue's story is unique. Its rapid rise in math outperforms most local schools like Melvin Avenue Elementary and Vanalden Avenue Elementary, and it achieves strong results while spending less per student than schools like Blythe Street Elementary. Performance varies by grade, with exceptional 5th-grade English scores but a noted challenge in 4th grade, and science is an identified area for future growth alongside Reseda Elementary, another strong performer in the community.

410

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,196

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19452 Hart St.
Reseda, CA 91335-3735

(818) 342-6183

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Shirley Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John A. Sutter Middle
High:	Reseda Charter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

White:

9.3%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,315^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

169^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	54.9	2315 of 5857	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	3602 of 5869	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3796 of 5859	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2855 of 5883	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	3503 of 5789	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	2677 of 5662	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.7	3188 of 5692	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.6	2509 of 5614	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.4	3297 of 5611	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.4	2839 of 5530	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.7	2287 of 5390	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.4	3213 of 5377	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	2923 of 5314	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.8	2951 of 5193	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.3	2648 of 5113	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	2474 of 5113	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.7	2396 of 4818	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.9	2010 of 4822	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.6	2227 of 4809	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	1158 of 3162	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	2367 of 3245	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	1767 of 3311	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	2744 of 3275	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	2178 of 5597	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	3958 of 5612	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3634 of 5609	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3125 of 5635	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3380 of 5492	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3197 of 5413	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	1218 of 5107	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	42.9	2767 of 5107	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2766 of 5087	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	2083 of 5084	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2590 of 4963	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	1722 of 4830	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	1290 of 5460	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	2746 of 5517	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	3139 of 5363	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	1794 of 5264	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	2874 of 5173	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	1558 of 5084	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	2350 of 5628	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2877 of 5643	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3624 of 5638	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	2387 of 5663	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	3284 of 5510	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	2155 of 5431	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	756 of 2420	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2023)69th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science30%-3 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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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							$41,196	$38,854	$2,342
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							$38,755	$35,470	$3,285
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		$43,935	$41,544	$2,391
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							$40,842	$37,550	$3,292
Calvert Charter for Enriched Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	19850 Delano St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 347-2681	324	16	20.2	82.4%	48 (14.8%)	36 (11.1%)	177 (54.6%)	22 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.7%)	34.1	3643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.8%		25.5	4326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	683	9.8	9.8	43.2	20.8	30.0	30.7	54.6	30.9	34.2	39.3	96.8	96.8		96.8	96.8	96.8	$47,597	$44,694	$2,903
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
Vanalden Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19019 Delano St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5131	369	20	18.4	88.1%	61 (16.5%)	9 (2.4%)	275 (74.5%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	32.2	3781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		44.4	2898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	883	15.6	15.6	36.5	43.1	28.8	36.1	33.3	34.4	28.1	31.8	95.9	95.9		95.9	95.9	96.9	$50,517	$47,506	$3,011
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							$37,059	$35,294	$1,765
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
Tarzana Elementary	Public	K-5	5726 Topeka Dr.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-1424	246	14	17.5	99.6%	38 (15.4%)	19 (7.7%)	138 (56.1%)	19 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	55.4	2283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		48.3	2649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	366	39.0	39.0	44.8	51.6	50.0	49.0	44.8	46.9	31.7	40.2							$48,066	$45,040	$3,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Shirley Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Shirley Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Shirley Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shirley Avenue Elementary?

Students at Shirley Avenue Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Shirley Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : John A. Sutter Middle
High : Reseda Charter High

Is Shirley Avenue Elementary a good school?

Shirley Avenue Elementary ranks 2315^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Shirley Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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