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Valor Academy Elementary

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Valor Academy Elementary ranks 3319 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-4

3319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valor Academy Elementary is a public K-4 school serving 387 students in Arleta, CA, operating within the Valor Academy Elementary District and showing steady improvement in recent years.

The school's overall test scores are below the state average, but a deeper look reveals a significant strength: it performs notably better for specific student groups, ranking in the top third of California schools for English Language Learners and showing strong results for Hispanic, special education, and economically disadvantaged students. While the school has a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby schools like Burton Street Elementary and Chase Street Elementary, it achieves better academic results than Burton Street despite lower per-student spending. Its chronic absenteeism rate, though above the state average, is lower than several neighboring schools such as Ranchito Avenue Elementary and Alta California Elementary.

An interesting pattern at Valor Academy is that male students consistently outperform female students, a gap that has persisted and may warrant specific attention. The school is on a positive trajectory, with test scores and attendance improving since the pandemic. When compared to higher-performing local schools like Vena Avenue Elementary, Valor Academy has room for growth, but its effective support for vulnerable populations is a clear asset as it works to elevate overall achievement.

387

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8755 Woodman Ave.
Arleta, CA 91331-6506

(818) 217-2733

District: Valor Academy Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

Asian:

4.1%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2021 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

California avg43%

3,319^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 28 pts since 2021

From bottom 16% (2021) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

898^th of 1,543Valor Academy Elementary District 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	38.4	3319 of 5857	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	3312 of 5869	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3361 of 5859	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3923 of 5883	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1195 of 1417	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	938 of 3162	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	1064 of 3245	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1137 of 3311	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.1	594 of 602	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3530 of 5597	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3800 of 5612	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3527 of 5609	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4716 of 5635	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1165 of 1267	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	2325 of 5107	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2276 of 5107	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	2366 of 5087	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	2989 of 5084	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2513 of 5460	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	2861 of 5517	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2895 of 5363	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3160 of 5264	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	831 of 1110	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	2978 of 5628	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2729 of 5643	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	3007 of 5638	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3014 of 5663	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	976 of 1272	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	861 of 2847	69.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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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
Valor Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	8755 Woodman Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 217-2733	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	350 (90.4%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.4	3319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		37.9	3312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	7			36.4	39.0		37.8	36.4	37.2		36.8	96.4			96.4
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	436	24	18.1	91.5%	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (84.2%)	38 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	39	3285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		35.2	3498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	213	24.6	24.6	41.2	31.5	46.9	39.5	45.6	26.0	32.3	34.5	98.2						$54,103	$50,472	$3,631
Canterbury Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13670 Montague St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1104	578	28	20.6	85.5%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	516 (89.3%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	57	2212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.4	2011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	201	38.7	38.7	39.8	47.6	50.5	46.2	48.8	43.5	45.2	45.8	96.8				96.8		$38,366	$35,180	$3,186
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	274	14	19.5	98.2%	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	233 (85.0%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.2	4994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.8	4389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	605	16.2	16.2	23.3	24.0	27.0	24.8	26.7	21.2	18.9	21.9	96.8				96.8		$58,044	$54,994	$3,050
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	421	20	21.0	90.7%	21 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (85.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	43.3	2990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		44.7	2882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	108	23.8	23.8	39.0	38.1	42.4	39.7	46.9	36.5	36.5	40.6	86.5	92.8	97.3	89.2	92.8	94.6	$39,637	$36,648	$2,989
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	550	25	22.0	91.3%	12 (2.2%)	17 (3.1%)	468 (85.1%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	40.1	3208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		35.3	3490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	282	18.6	18.6	38.2	48.7	44.1	43.7	37.7	39.2	26.4	34.2	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6	96.6	$41,083	$37,906	$3,177
Vena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9377 Vena Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9551	464	22	21.5	79.3%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (89.7%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	71.9	1519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		81.4	1095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	424	38.0	38.0	51.3	65.6	59.7	58.5	55.1	65.1	46.2	54.8	96.6						$40,227	$37,704	$2,523
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	192	10	19.2	97.4%	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (93.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$51,217	$47,754	$3,463
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	443	21	21.0	99.1%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	412 (93.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	63.2	1915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		54.1	2336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	421	23.8	23.8	48.6	51.2	48.4	49.5	57.1	59.8	50.8	56.3							$42,608	$39,234	$3,374
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	588	28	21.0	96.4%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	539 (91.7%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	55.8	2254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%		47.7	2685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	431	21.2	21.2	47.9	43.8	60.6	50.0	53.2	39.0	45.5	46.4							$38,935	$35,652	$3,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Valor Academy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Valor Academy Elementary?

Students at Valor Academy Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Valor Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Valor Academy Elementary.

What district is Valor Academy Elementary in?

Valor Academy Elementary District

Is Valor Academy Elementary a good school?

Valor Academy Elementary ranks 3319^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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