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Our Community Charter

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Our Community Charter ranks 1256 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Our Community Charter is a well-regarded K-8 public charter school in Chatsworth, serving 434 students and operating independently within its own Our Community Charter District.

The school consistently earns a 4-star rating and performs above state averages in all subjects, with science being a particular strength. It serves a more economically mixed population than many nearby schools and achieves strong academic results while spending less per student than most traditional Los Angeles Unified schools in the area, such as Napa Street Elementary. While not the absolute top performer, it ranks solidly above average statewide and outperforms several neighboring schools like Calahan Street Elementary and Winnetka Avenue Elementary.

Interesting patterns include a notable performance dip in 7th grade that rebounds strongly by 8th grade, and a chronic absenteeism rate that, while an area for improvement, is below the state average. The school's K-8 structure provides continuity through middle school, unlike nearby K-5 schools such as Darby Avenue Elementary. When compared to other local charters, it trails specialized ones like Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies but offers a consistently strong and efficient educational model for a diverse community.

434

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10045 Jumilla Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311-3507

(818) 350-5000

District: Our Community Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

35.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,256^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 11% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

920^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From top 22% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

345^th of 1,543Our Community Charter 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	77.7	1256 of 5857	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	1390 of 5869	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	1176 of 5859	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	948 of 5883	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	322 of 1417	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	640 of 5789	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	1157 of 5597	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	1284 of 5612	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	1079 of 5609	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	1358 of 5635	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	370 of 1267	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	796 of 5492	85.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1179 of 5107	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	881 of 5107	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	1240 of 5087	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	506 of 5084	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	206 of 4963	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	1471 of 5460	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	967 of 5517	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	321 of 5363	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	69 of 1110	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	190 of 5173	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	1374 of 5628	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	1568 of 5643	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	1352 of 5638	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	726 of 5663	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	262 of 1272	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	497 of 5510	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	730 of 2598	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	1073 of 2651	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	712 of 2661	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	579 of 2726	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	368 of 2834	87.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	920 of 2761	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	682 of 2783	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	528 of 2781	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	580 of 2740	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	133 of 894	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	587 of 2715	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	844 of 2533	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	909 of 2551	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	573 of 2531	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	908 of 2509	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	148 of 738	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	677 of 2380	71.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	787 of 2395	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	553 of 2388	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	259 of 2374	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	357 of 2359	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	600 of 2213	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	762 of 2542	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	525 of 2579	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	479 of 2531	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	47 of 721	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.9	568 of 2369	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	943 of 2534	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	516 of 2552	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	467 of 2538	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	347 of 2527	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	103 of 763	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	437 of 2407	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	73.8	220 of 1531	85.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	751 of 1520	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	461 of 1537	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	365 of 1543	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	370 of 1555	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	569 of 1602	64.5%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)86th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 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
Our Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	10045 Jumilla Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Our Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 350-5000	434	20	21.4	29.3%	187 (43.1%)	23 (5.3%)	154 (35.5%)	28 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.5%)	77.7	1256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		74.4	1390^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	134	64.6	45.2	55.6	47.8	77.6	70.8	55.1	35.0	69.1	59.9	60.9	69.4	53.2	32.7	27.5	40.5	48.0
CDS Elementary	Public	K-6	10001 Jumilla Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-5656	3	2	1.5		0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Superior Street Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	9756 Oso Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-1410	470	21	22.3	62.3%	84 (17.9%)	14 (3.0%)	250 (53.2%)	70 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.6%)	84.1	957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.7%		79.6	1168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	211	50.7		50.7	67.9	66.7	63.5				66.1	74.1	66.7	48.0				63.1							$37,787	$35,642	$2,145
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%)	90.4	636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		85.7	921^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	285	58.2		58.2	70.6	67.1	73.7				70.6	72.9	72.9	63.6				69.5	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	$36,402	$35,184	$1,218
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%)	96.8	165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		96.7	190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	25	65.6		65.6	86.5	85.3	82.2				84.7	87.5	82.1	72.2				80.8							$25,847	$24,758	$1,089
Germain Academy For Academic Achievement	Public	K-5	20730 Germain St.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-5821	564	27	20.8	69.0%	97 (17.2%)	34 (6.0%)	299 (53.0%)	78 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.6%)	52.9	2441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%		52.1	2447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	6	33.3		33.3	39.5	42.5	50.5				44.6	48.7	42.5	41.9				44.2	91.8	95.5		96.4	93.6	95.5	$38,708	$36,714	$1,994
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%)	50.2	2577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		41.6	3090^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	513	28.0		28.0	42.2	50.0	47.9				46.6	42.4	43.3	37.3				40.8	93.1	95.4		95.4	93.1	94.3	$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%)	83.7	977^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		85.6	927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	50	55.4		55.4	60.9	64.7	70.9				65.1	68.1	55.7	60.0				61.3							$34,380	$32,204	$2,176
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%)	31.1	3873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		23.6	4520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	647	13.3		13.3	38.6	37.3	30.3				34.9	45.8	37.3	17.1				32.0	92.3	95.6		94.5	93.4	93.4	$54,535	$49,488	$5,047
Limerick Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8530 Limerick Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-1730	656	31	21.1	95.0%	18 (2.7%)	17 (2.6%)	535 (81.6%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.2%)	54	2366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%		49.6	2578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	212	25.5		25.5	45.7	55.9	46.4				49.5	46.9	51.3	32.7				43.7	96.3	98.1		98.1	98.1		$37,771	$34,084	$3,687

Frequently Asked Questions about Our Community Charter

How many students attend Our Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Our Community Charter.

Is Our Community Charter a good school?

Our Community Charter ranks 1256^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Our Community Charter in?

Our Community Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Our Community Charter?

Students at Our Community Charter are 43% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American.

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