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Winnetka Avenue Elementary

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Winnetka Avenue Elementary ranks 4283 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Winnetka Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 306 students in Canoga Park, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need.

Academic performance at Winnetka Avenue is below both state and district averages, with the school currently ranked in the bottom third of all California elementary schools. Its proficiency rates in English, math, and especially science are lower than nearly all nearby schools, including Shirley Avenue Elementary and Limerick Avenue Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve significantly higher rankings. A notable challenge is chronic absenteeism, with Winnetka having the highest rate among local schools at 28.1%, a factor closely linked to academic outcomes.

While the school spends over $26,000 per student, its results have declined over the past decade. Interestingly, the nearby Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley achieves much higher proficiency with similar demographics, suggesting different educational approaches can impact success. For parents, key considerations are the school's lower test scores compared to neighbors, high absenteeism, and the performance gap between grades, such as a significant drop in math between 3rd and 4th grade.

306

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,354

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8240 Winnetka Ave.
Canoga Park, CA 91306-1899

(818) 341-5422

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Winnetka 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:

77.8%

Asian:

8.2%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,283^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

402^nd 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	26.4	4283 of 5857	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4122 of 5869	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4207 of 5859	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4252 of 5883	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4148 of 5789	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3854 of 5662	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.6	3064 of 5692	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	2824 of 5614	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	3805 of 5611	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.3	2220 of 5530	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	2549 of 5390	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.4	2809 of 5377	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.5	4117 of 5314	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	3623 of 5193	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	2856 of 5113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.2	3485 of 5113	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.2	3292 of 4818	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.7	3230 of 4822	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.0	2499 of 4809	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	10.7	1045 of 1149	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	873 of 2227	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	1995 of 2585	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1884 of 2128	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	2535 of 3162	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	3172 of 3245	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	3297 of 3311	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1799 of 3275	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2270 of 3246	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	3996 of 5597	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3632 of 5612	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4261 of 5609	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3582 of 5635	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3440 of 5492	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3681 of 5413	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3607 of 5107	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3795 of 5107	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3764 of 5087	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3928 of 5084	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3753 of 4963	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3475 of 4830	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3726 of 5460	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3510 of 5517	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3520 of 5363	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3166 of 5264	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3440 of 5173	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	3039 of 5084	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	4052 of 5628	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4173 of 5643	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3853 of 5638	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4454 of 5663	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4450 of 5510	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3711 of 5431	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)61st percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2019)9th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science15%-17 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 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
Limerick Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8530 Limerick Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-1730	656	31	21.1	95.0%	18 (2.7%)	17 (2.6%)	535 (81.6%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.2%)	54	2366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%		49.6	2578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	212	25.5		25.5	45.7	55.9	46.4				49.5	46.9	51.3	32.7				43.7	96.3	98.1		98.1	98.1		$24,344	$5,094	$19,250
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
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
Multicultural Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7510 DeSoto Ave.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Multicultural Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 716-5783	496	22	22.8	60.5%	18 (3.6%)	14 (2.8%)	429 (86.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	52.9	2439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		32.2	3771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	1332	36.6	26.0	30.8	46.2	40.7	52.5	55.1	51.3	51.0	49.0	42.3	31.0	41.5	41.2	43.6	44.0	40.2							$22,092	$3,571	$18,521
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Winnetka Avenue Elementary

Is Winnetka Avenue Elementary a good school?

Winnetka Avenue Elementary ranks 4283^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Winnetka Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Winnetka Avenue Elementary?

Students at Winnetka Avenue Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Winnetka Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winnetka 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

How many students attend Winnetka Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Winnetka Avenue Elementary.

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