Best Public Schools in Panorama City, CA

Summary:

The city of Panorama City, California is home to 12 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The district is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in Panorama City are Panorama City Elementary, which ranks 2,332 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and is rated 3 stars, and Ranchito Avenue Elementary, which ranks 2,877 out of 5,862 and is also rated 3 stars. These schools have strong performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates above 39%. In contrast, Cal Burke High struggles, with a low 43.4% four-year graduation rate and an extremely high 92.3% chronic absenteeism rate.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the district. For example, on the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts assessment, Panorama City Elementary had 45.33% proficiency, while Cal Burke High had only 12.5% proficiency. Additionally, most schools in the area have very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage that may impact educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)						CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% 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
Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8015 Van Nuys Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 389-1184	150	10	15.0	84.7%	6 (4.0%)	9 (6.0%)	131 (87.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	49.2	1189^th of 2777 public middle schools	57.2%		49.4	1187^th of 2802 public middle schools	57.6%	2								31.6			31.6				50.0	53.9	50.0		51.6				19.6	23.1	21.1		21.4							$25,724	$2,842	$22,882
Chase Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14041 Chase St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4440	468	25	18.7	91.7%	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	389 (83.1%)	44 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	35.2	3492^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	40.4%		24.8	4384^th of 5874 public elementary schools	25.4%	892							25.7				25.7	26.6	36.5	43.3					35.0	33.7	37.2	21.4					31.2	98.2						$22,060	$5,368	$16,692
Liggett Street Elementary	Public	K-5	9373 Moonbeam Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-4388	536	25	21.4	90.5%	11 (2.1%)	10 (1.9%)	470 (87.7%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	35.3	3484^th of 5862 public elementary schools	40.6%		43.4	2928^th of 5874 public elementary schools	50.2%	556							11.0				11.0	38.3	38.2	35.0					37.2	37.0	39.1	23.2					33.3	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6	96.6	$21,300	$6,215	$15,085
Ranchito Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Ranchito Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-1710	420	20	21.0	91.9%	18 (4.3%)	7 (1.7%)	357 (85.0%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	44.7	2877^th of 5862 public elementary schools	50.9%		44.8	2837^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.7%	40	4.8	15.8				9.5	15.3				15.3	43.9	44.3	30.5					39.8	46.5	49.2	27.1					41.5	86.5	92.8	97.3	89.2	92.8	94.6	$20,203	$5,624	$14,579
Primary Academy for Success	Public	K-2	9075 Willis Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2932	203	11	18.4	97.5%	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	188 (92.6%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)																																		$23,633	$7,126	$16,507
Burton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	8111 Calhoun Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-1287	280	15	18.6	95.7%	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	234 (83.6%)	30 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24.8	4383^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	25.2%		23.3	4528^th of 5874 public elementary schools	22.9%	145							18.0				18.0	29.4	26.5	26.3					27.6	28.9	23.5	25.6					26.4	96.8				96.8		$26,812	$7,541	$19,271
Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15040 Roscoe Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 901-2727	1,159	67	17.4	95.7%	38 (3.3%)	13 (1.1%)	1,061 (91.5%)	37 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	21.3	2200^th of 2777 public middle schools	20.8%		15.7	2480^th of 2802 public middle schools	11.5%	280			8.3	9.1		6.5		11.1			11.1				29.1	30.4	28.4		29.3				14.4	12.8	15.4		14.2							$17,780	$4,988	$12,792
Panorama City Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Kester Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-4230	466	22	21.1	98.9%	8 (1.7%)	12 (2.6%)	435 (93.3%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54.1	2332^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	60.2%		34.2	3560^th of 5874 public elementary schools	39.4%	1228							26.4				26.4	38.2	51.5	47.2					45.3	43.0	50.0	43.1					45.2							$22,274	$7,996	$14,278
Cal Burke High	Public	9-12	14630 Lanark St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-7665	111	7	15.6	100.0%	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	105 (94.6%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	10.9	1956^th of 2323 public high schools	15.8%		7.5	2233^rd of 2348 public high schools	4.9%	277									0.0	7.4	4.1							12.5	12.5							0.0	0.0							$15,233	$3,173	$12,060
Panorama High	Public	9-12	8015 Van Nuys Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 909-4500	1,420	74	19.1	96.7%	46 (3.2%)	19 (1.3%)	1,282 (90.3%)	63 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	31.5	1385^th of 2323 public high schools	40.4%		24.3	1582^nd of 2348 public high schools	32.6%	197					4.8	4.3			19.3	7.7	18.4							37.0	37.0							13.4	13.4							$17,433	$5,189	$12,244
Alta California Elementary	Public	K-5	14859 Rayen St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4400	617	28	22.0	94.2%	10 (1.6%)	10 (1.6%)	556 (90.1%)	28 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	47.7	2680^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.3%		44.4	2864^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.2%	184						0.0	7.3				7.3	44.1	50.4	47.5					47.4	45.3	35.9	39.0					40.1							$19,812	$6,712	$13,100
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 North Cedros Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-5425	556	26	21.3	97.3%	14 (2.5%)	8 (1.4%)	496 (89.2%)	29 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	16.7	5145^th of 5862 public elementary schools	12.2%		22.3	4632^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	21.1%	513	0.0					0.0	7.8				7.8	31.1	24.8	14.7					23.0	30.2	18.1	8.8					18.4	86.9	93.5	97.2	92.5	95.3	98.1	$18,175	$5,837	$12,338

Cities Near Panorama City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arleta	0.61 mi	7	525^th
North Hills	1.1 mi	18	545^th
Van Nuys	1.33 mi	29	563^rd
North Hollywood	1.63 mi	29	455^th
Sun Valley	1.99 mi	20	621^st

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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.