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ISANA Palmati Academy

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ISANA Palmati Academy ranks 1295 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

ISANA Palmati Academy is a K-8 public school serving 360 students in North Hollywood, operating under its own high-performing ISANA Palmati Academy District.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, especially considering that nearly 90% of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In core subjects like English and Math, student proficiency rates are significantly higher than the California state average. What's particularly impressive is how well the school supports specific groups of learners, such as students with special needs and those learning English, with these subgroups ranking in the top 10% of similar groups statewide. Compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, like Bellingham Elementary or Fair Avenue Elementary, ISANA Palmati achieves much higher test scores.

While the school excels academically, it does face a challenge with chronic student absences, which are higher than the state average. Interestingly, this doesn't seem to hold back overall achievement, suggesting the school is very effective at helping students learn when they are present. The school also spends less per student than many surrounding schools in the large Los Angeles Unified district while getting better results, showing efficient use of resources. Its K-8 structure provides continuity that can benefit students through their middle school years.

360

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,717

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91606-1520

(818) 753-2712

District: ISANA Palmati Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

3.1%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2019 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,295^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

682^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From top 13% (2019) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

272^nd of 1,543ISANA Palmati Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	1295 of 5857	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	914 of 5869	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1462 of 5859	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	1825 of 5883	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	1357 of 5789	76.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.4	509 of 3245	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	1173 of 3311	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	464 of 3275	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1726 of 5597	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.9	1057 of 5612	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	1643 of 5609	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	1770 of 5635	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	1245 of 5492	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	375 of 5107	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	185 of 5107	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	567 of 5087	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	985 of 5084	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	566 of 4963	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	433 of 5460	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	382 of 5517	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	548 of 5363	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	767 of 5264	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	490 of 5173	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	834 of 5628	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	541 of 5643	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	1252 of 5638	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1847 of 5663	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	1472 of 5510	73.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.3	123 of 2635	95.3%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	682 of 2761	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	616 of 2783	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	1026 of 2781	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1244 of 2740	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.4	360 of 2715	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	842 of 2533	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	478 of 2551	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	796 of 2531	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	262 of 2395	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	175 of 2388	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	535 of 2374	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	625 of 2359	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.5	73 of 2213	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	301 of 2542	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	248 of 2579	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	476 of 2531	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	592 of 2458	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	126 of 2369	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	489 of 2534	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	666 of 2552	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	953 of 2538	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	404 of 2407	83.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science39%+7 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
ISANA Palmati Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	ISANA Palmati Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-2712	360	15	23.9	89.7%	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	335 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	76.8	1295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		85.8	914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	381	45.1	28.6	39.2	61.0	75.0	60.8	45.8	72.0	75.0	65.3	68.3	68.9	47.1	33.3	52.0	46.4	54.7						$20,717	$3,898	$16,819
Bellingham Elementary	Public	K-5	6728 Bellingham Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 759-0119	390	19	20.5	97.2%	28 (7.2%)	7 (1.8%)	340 (87.2%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	46.2	2812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		35.2	3501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	689	23.9		23.9	37.7	34.7	46.3				40.2	51.9	42.0	38.8				43.9	89.2	95.2	90.4	95.2	92.8	$26,161	$5,703	$20,458
Victory Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	6315 Radford Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-4676	466	23	20.2	91.8%	47 (10.1%)	10 (2.1%)	345 (74.0%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.2%)	57	2210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		56.3	2222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	12	39.0		39.0	45.6	31.5	62.0				46.8	49.3	41.9	43.9				44.9	94.1	96.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	$27,744	$5,223	$22,521
Coldwater Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	6850 Coldwater Canyon Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-6634	570	27	21.1	95.3%	31 (5.4%)	8 (1.4%)	478 (83.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	27	4219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		33.8	3610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	609	13.3		13.3	43.3	34.8	38.9				38.9	38.0	20.8	7.7				20.9	91.5	97.5	93.2	95.8	95.8	$25,319	$5,061	$20,258
John B. Monlux Elementary	Public	K-5	6051 Bellaire Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 763-4693	660	30	22.0	87.7%	439 (66.5%)	6 (0.9%)	165 (25.0%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	70.9	1557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		65.5	1794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	237	32.7		32.7	72.9	48.2	48.5				56.0	80.4	56.6	49.5				61.7	93.2	96.6	96.6	95.5		$22,318	$4,100	$18,218
New Horizons Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Fair Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	New Horizons Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 754-1362	141	6	23.5	90.8%	34 (24.1%)	12 (8.5%)	78 (55.3%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	57.9	2176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		31.4	3815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	1639	45.0	12.5	27.3	40.0	53.3	65.0	27.8	52.9	56.5	50.0	56.3	40.0	40.0	36.8	29.4	37.5	39.6						$25,054	$3,595	$21,459
Fair Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6501 Fair Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-5444	516	26	20.2	96.1%	11 (2.1%)	13 (2.5%)	472 (91.5%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	33	3730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.4	3744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	14	24.5		24.5	34.8	35.1	34.0				34.6	39.1	27.0	28.7				31.9						$25,452	$4,412	$21,040
Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	12020 Burbank Blvd.	Valley Village	91607	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 698-3848	441	21	21.0	38.1%	219 (49.7%)	23 (5.2%)	122 (27.7%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.2%)	73.3	1459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%					(n/a)				65.7	49.0					58.8	64.7	44.9					56.4						$16,378	$325	$16,053
Maurice Sendak Elementary	Public	K-5	11414 West Tiara St.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 509-3400	421	20	21.5	95.0%	37 (8.8%)	7 (1.7%)	346 (82.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	33.3	3691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		34.1	3599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	92	15.9		15.9	24.4	43.6	42.5				36.2	26.6	36.1	36.6				32.9						$24,667	$4,807	$19,860
Burbank Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	12215 Albers St.	North Hollywood	91607	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 763-6497	319	15	21.2	81.5%	57 (17.9%)	11 (3.4%)	179 (56.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.4%)	53.7	2387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		70.1	1588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	799	28.3		28.3	40.0	52.6	54.0				49.3	50.0	38.3	39.6				42.1	93.0		93.0		96.5	$24,016	$3,883	$20,133

Frequently Asked Questions about ISANA Palmati Academy

What is the racial makeup of ISANA Palmati Academy?

Students at ISANA Palmati Academy are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Is ISANA Palmati Academy a good school?

ISANA Palmati Academy ranks 1295^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is ISANA Palmati Academy in?

ISANA Palmati Academy District

How many students attend ISANA Palmati Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended ISANA Palmati Academy.

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