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Best Public Schools in Northridge, CA

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At a glance

Schools

9,133

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBalboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary17^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Magnolia Science Academy 7 up 630 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Valley International Preparatory High 14.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Northridge, California, has 15 schools serving elementary through high-school grades; 14 have 2025–26 proficiency results, while Magnolia Science Academy 7 has results only through 2024–25. Results vary substantially among schools, especially at the elementary level: among nine with current results, the gap between highest and lowest is 59 points in ELA, 62 in math and 70 in science. The most important takeaway is that area-wide averages can hide large differences between schools.

Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary leads elementary schools in ELA, math and science, with 89%, 93% and 87% proficient—4, 9 and 13 points ahead of second-place Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies. Balboa is also at the 100th percentile and has five stars in SchoolDigger’s rankings. Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle leads middle schools at 74% in ELA, 67% in math and 60% in science; Northridge Middle is lowest in all three. Valley International Preparatory High leads the two high schools, including 85% ELA proficiency versus 60% at Northridge Academy High. At the bottom among elementary schools, Napa Street Elementary has the lowest results in all three subjects.

Recent progress is mixed: elementary averages fell 2 points in ELA but rose 2 in math and 3 in science, while middle- and high-school science averages rose 8 and 15 points, respectively. Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy improved in all three subjects; Darby Avenue Elementary declined in all three. Context does not form a simple pattern: 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures range from 30% at Beckford to 95% at Napa and Northridge Middle, while Beckford’s student-teacher ratio is 24.5:1 and Napa’s is 17.4:1. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose from 76 to 84 for Dearborn between 2023–24 and 2025–26, but rankings are separate from proficiency changes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley International Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	18827 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Valley International Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 306-2136	259	18	14.3	31.7%	125 (48.3%)	11 (4.2%)	85 (32.8%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	83.3	336^th of 2135 public high schools	84.3%		87.9	248^th of 2162 public high schools	88.5%	88			70.8	48.9	30.8	47.2							85.1	85.1							41.3	41.3			$30,634	$30,244	$390
Magnolia Science Academy 7	Public, Charter	K-5	18355 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-0585	272	11	24.7	83.1%	38 (14.0%)	14 (5.1%)	188 (69.1%)	30 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65.1	1820^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.7%		52.7	2450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%	630	34.6					34.6	54.6	58.1	70.6					61.9	51.1	48.4	36.5					44.5	≥ 95%
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%)	63.2	1918^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.9	1926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.1%	8	28.3					28.3	37.7	60.9	60.9					51.6	70.5	55.3	34.8					55.2	≥ 98%		$42,798	$40,408	$2,390
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	17^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.2	9^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%	8	86.7					86.7	93.7	86.1	88.9					89.5	95.3	92.7	90.4					92.7			$29,421	$28,126	$1,295
Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	19130 Tulsa St.	Northridge	91326	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-1924	588	24	24.5	29.9%	180 (30.6%)	4 (0.7%)	216 (36.7%)	105 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.9%)	97.7	87^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.8	165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%	78	73.9					73.9	85.7	83.5	87.0					85.4	86.7	80.2	83.7					83.6	96%	0%	$25,847	$24,758	$1,089
Calahan Street Elementary	Public	K-5	18722 Knapp St.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-4612	474	22	21.5	73.2%	53 (11.2%)	28 (5.9%)	283 (59.7%)	63 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	40.5	3200^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.0%		50.2	2577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%	623	28.0					28.0	39.7	40.9	41.3					40.7	38.2	40.9	29.3					35.9	97%	0%	$38,744	$36,388	$2,356
Darby Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10818 Darby Ave.	Northridge	91326	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-1824	412	18	22.8	55.1%	80 (19.4%)	13 (3.2%)	191 (46.4%)	59 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.7%)	75.4	1354^th of 5817 public elementary schools	76.7%		83.7	977^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%	377	42.9					42.9	57.6	65.6	55.7					59.6	64.4	60.9	48.6					57.5	95%	0%	$34,380	$32,204	$2,176
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%)	84.8	922^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	84.1%		76.7	1301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%	379	53.8					53.8	63.8	64.8	65.0					64.5	69.6	69.0	56.3					64.8	95%	0%	$36,492	$34,632	$1,860
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	83.9	396^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.5%		85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%	35		51.5				51.5				57.7	74.0	62.6		64.7				58.0	59.7	56.5		58.1			$35,412	$33,210	$2,202
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%)	63.8	1894^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.4%		57.1	2205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%	311	41.9					41.9	36.4	56.1	55.6					49.7	49.1	59.7	46.0					51.4	95%	0%	$39,740	$37,554	$2,186
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%)	26.6	4264^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.7%		31.1	3873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%	391	16.7					16.7	28.1	34.4	28.3					30.4	31.6	37.5	23.3					30.9	93%	0%	$54,535	$49,488	$5,047
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9950 Tampa Ave.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-4700	1,784	78	22.7	57.1%	400 (22.4%)	86 (4.8%)	847 (47.5%)	353 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.3%)	92.8	199^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.7%		92.4	212^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%	13		60.0				60.0				71.8	74.8	75.5		74.1				68.5	68.5	63.8		67.0			$30,927	$29,134	$1,793
Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	27.4	1934^th of 2740 public middle schools	29.4%		22.5	2134^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%	200		20.2				20.2				35.5	40.8	39.5		38.7				17.9	14.4	22.3		18.7			$45,084	$41,752	$3,332
Topeka Charter School For Advanced Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	9815 Topeka Dr.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-2266	610	27	22.5	44.1%	175 (28.7%)	20 (3.3%)	223 (36.6%)	105 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (13.9%)	90.3	634^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.1%		90.4	636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%	2	58.1					58.1	71.4	80.5	68.6					73.5	64.8	78.2	66.3					69.7	95%	1%	$36,402	$35,184	$1,218
Northridge Academy High	Public	9-12	9601 Zelzah Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2222	832	48	17.5	85.5%	98 (11.8%)	25 (3.0%)	623 (74.9%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	61.7	784^th of 2135 public high schools	63.3%		54.4	942^nd of 2162 public high schools	56.4%	158				41.1	16.7	39.4							60.2	60.2							25.3	25.3			$36,445	$33,738	$2,707

Cities Near Northridge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chatsworth	1.23 mi	11	381^st
Reseda	1.61 mi	24	366^th
Granada Hills	1.71 mi	15	200^th
Winnetka	1.75 mi	6	557^th
Canoga Park	2.17 mi	18	625^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.