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Columbus Avenue Elementary

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Columbus Avenue Elementary ranks 4262 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 382 students in Van Nuys, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges but has shown recent improvement in key areas like student attendance.

Academically, the school's test scores are below average, with only about a third of students proficient in English and a quarter in math. However, it's important to look at the school in context with its neighbors. While most nearby schools like Sylvan Park Elementary and Valerio Street Elementary serve similar high-needs populations, Kester Avenue Elementary is a dramatic outlier, performing among the top schools in the state, which highlights the stark differences in educational outcomes within the same community.

Columbus Avenue has two particularly notable features. First, it spends significantly more per student than higher-performing schools nearby, including Kester. Second, and more positively, the school has made a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, slashing chronic absenteeism by over 30 percentage points in three years. This improvement in getting kids to school regularly is a strong foundation and correlates with the school's rise from the bottom 5% of state rankings a few years ago to the 27th percentile today, suggesting a positive trajectory.

382

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,046

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 Columbus Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91405-4513

(818) 779-5440

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Columbus Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Van Nuys Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

5.2%

Asian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Los Angeles Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,262^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

399^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	26.6	4262 of 5857	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5233 of 5869	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5200 of 5859	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5588 of 5883	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	5466 of 5789	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	5368 of 5662	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	5398 of 5692	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	4895 of 5614	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	5183 of 5611	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	3870 of 5530	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	3483 of 5390	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.8	3476 of 5377	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	3516 of 5314	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	3379 of 5193	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.9	3678 of 5113	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.4	3748 of 5113	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	4238 of 4818	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	3613 of 4822	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	3765 of 4809	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	3073 of 3162	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	3215 of 3245	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	3218 of 3311	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3177 of 3275	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	3203 of 3246	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	3990 of 5597	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5144 of 5612	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4636 of 5609	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5297 of 5635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5227 of 5492	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	5122 of 5413	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3169 of 5107	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4246 of 5107	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4238 of 5087	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4681 of 5084	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4720 of 4963	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4500 of 4830	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3436 of 5460	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4690 of 5517	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4516 of 5363	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4915 of 5264	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	4842 of 5173	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4682 of 5084	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4203 of 5628	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4917 of 5643	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5193 of 5638	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5428 of 5663	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5155 of 5510	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5180 of 5431	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1770 of 2847	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	2023 of 2635	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science16%-16 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 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
Columbus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Columbus Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 779-5440	382	19	20.1	96.1%	20 (5.2%)	5 (1.3%)	342 (89.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	26.6	4262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		15.7	5233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	971	16.4		16.4	34.9	28.6	35.8				33.2	39.7	20.9	19.4				26.7	87.2	94.7	95.7	94.7	93.6	93.6	$47,046	$43,072	$3,974
Sylvan Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6238 Noble Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-4020	643	31	20.7	97.4%	24 (3.7%)	13 (2.0%)	578 (89.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	51.5	2527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		29.6	3956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	1429	23.8		23.8	44.6	43.1	48.0				45.2	52.9	46.1	36.6				45.3	97.8						$43,462	$40,494	$2,968
Bassett Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15756 Bassett St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 782-1340	609	30	20.3	96.4%	21 (3.4%)	16 (2.6%)	535 (87.8%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	25	4407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		20.9	4780^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	373	12.8		12.8	26.5	26.6	21.6				25.2	37.3	35.4	23.1				32.6	97.1	97.1		97.9			$41,388	$38,088	$3,300
Valerio Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15035 Valerio St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-8683	645	30	21.5	97.5%	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	567 (87.9%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	27.2	4202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		26.9	4213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	11	26.0		26.0	28.6	30.3	38.6				32.5	29.6	18.7	25.0				24.8	97.9						$49,422	$45,518	$3,904
Ararat Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	6555 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Ararat Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-2904	333	15	22.9	83.8%	303 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.3	3942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		33.4	3644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	298	16.4		16.4	42.9	27.8	41.8				37.6	35.7	27.8	18.2				27.3	80.4			82.6		87.0
Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	595	30	20.0	86.2%	187 (31.4%)	13 (2.2%)	357 (60.0%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	61.8	1974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		73	1450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	524	33.3	49.0	39.8	54.0	49.3	59.4	56.9	66.7	63.3	57.6	46.0	45.5	50.7	31.0	33.3	36.7	41.4	96.0			97.3			$32,987	$31,946	$1,041
Van Nuys Elementary	Public	K-5	6464 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-2195	459	22	20.8	96.9%	13 (2.8%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (91.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	28.6	4086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		32.9	3693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	393	13.8		13.8	37.5	27.4	35.7				33.5	36.8	26.3	28.7				30.3							$43,669	$40,518	$3,151
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Calhoun Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-6700	423	19	22.8	96.9%	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.7%)	374 (88.4%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	16.9	5108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		30.5	3889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	1219	8.8		8.8	28.6	27.0	30.3				28.7	24.2	16.9	13.2				18.0	94.2	95.7		95.7	97.1	97.1	$45,598	$42,442	$3,156
Cohasset Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15810 Saticoy St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 787-2113	451	24	18.7	95.1%	26 (5.8%)	4 (0.9%)	397 (88.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	25.9	4321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		27.9	4119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	202	17.5		17.5	29.2	29.6	28.6				29.2	40.0	28.2	20.6				29.7							$46,259	$42,866	$3,393
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7150 Hazeltine Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-1040	621	32	19.4	94.2%	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.4%)	543 (87.4%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	35.1	3563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		32.4	3741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	178	21.5		21.5	36.5	38.4	31.7				35.5	46.7	34.5	26.2				34.6	91.3	98.0	98.0	94.6	97.3	96.6	$36,260	$32,988	$3,272

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Avenue Elementary

What district is Columbus Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Columbus Avenue Elementary a good school?

Columbus Avenue Elementary ranks 4262^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Columbus Avenue Elementary attend?

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

High : Van Nuys Senior High

How many students attend Columbus Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Columbus Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Avenue Elementary?

Students at Columbus Avenue Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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