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Lashon Academy

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Lashon Academy ranks 1974 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1974^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lashon Academy is a K-8 elementary school serving 595 students in Van Nuys, California, and stands out as a high-performing institution within its local educational landscape.

Academically, Lashon Academy significantly outperforms both the state average and all nearby schools. For example, in English Language Arts, 57.55% of students are proficient, compared to just 32.54% at the closest school, Valerio Street Elementary. This pattern holds true in math and science as well. The school also excels in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 4.9%, which is dramatically lower than the state average and less than a third of the rate at surrounding schools. Remarkably, it achieves these strong results while spending significantly less per student than other local schools in the Los Angeles Unified district.

Lashon Academy is particularly effective in supporting specific student groups, with English Language Learners ranking in the 98th percentile statewide. The school is part of the Lashon Academy District, which is rated higher than the larger district governing most comparison schools. While its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, it consistently creates an "island of excellence" compared to other local options like Michelle Obama Elementary or Noble Avenue Elementary, demonstrating a successful model for student achievement.

595

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,748

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7477 Kester Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91405-1722

(818) 514-4566

District: Lashon Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

31.4%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2019 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,974^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From top 26% (2019) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

742^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 28 pts since 2021

From bottom 45% (2021) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

396^th of 1,543Lashon 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	61.8	1974 of 5857	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	1450 of 5869	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	2692 of 5859	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	1819 of 5883	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	1515 of 5789	73.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.9	62 of 3162	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	63.8	655 of 3245	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	586 of 3311	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	252 of 3275	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	2291 of 5597	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	1695 of 5612	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	2921 of 5609	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	2199 of 5635	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	1620 of 5492	70.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	1380 of 5107	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	735 of 5107	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	2495 of 5087	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	1104 of 5084	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	1514 of 4963	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	895 of 5460	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	711 of 5517	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	1746 of 5363	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	796 of 5264	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	473 of 5173	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	1746 of 5628	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	1263 of 5643	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	2390 of 5638	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	1458 of 5663	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	1376 of 5510	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1645 of 2598	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	1063 of 2651	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	1743 of 2661	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1512 of 2726	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	893 of 2834	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	742 of 2761	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	465 of 2783	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	739 of 2781	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	585 of 2740	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	40.9	492 of 894	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	882 of 2533	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	522 of 2551	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	671 of 2531	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	490 of 2509	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	890 of 2395	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.5	294 of 2388	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	458 of 2374	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	301 of 2359	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	394 of 2542	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	214 of 2579	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	327 of 2531	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	168 of 2458	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	56.1	243 of 721	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	679 of 2534	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	427 of 2552	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	636 of 2538	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	511 of 2527	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	397 of 1520	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	288 of 1537	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	762 of 1543	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science40%+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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	595	30	20.0	86.2%	187 (31.4%)	13 (2.2%)	357 (60.0%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	61.8	1974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		73	1450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	524	33.3	49.0	39.8	54.0	49.3	59.4	56.9	66.7	63.3	57.6	46.0	45.5	50.7	31.0	33.3	36.7	41.4	96.0			97.3			$14,748	$1,421	$13,327
Valerio Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15035 Valerio St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-8683	645	30	21.5	97.5%	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	567 (87.9%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	27.2	4202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		26.9	4213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	11	26.0		26.0	28.6	30.3	38.6				32.5	29.6	18.7	25.0				24.8	97.9						$26,210	$5,646	$20,564
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	570	27	21.1	98.1%	11 (1.9%)	12 (2.1%)	501 (87.9%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	33.8	3661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		16.7	5152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	1491	19.1		19.1	40.2	40.5	42.2				41.1	44.6	28.6	13.6				27.4	86.9	93.5	97.2	92.5	95.3	98.1	$21,977	$4,698	$17,279
Columbus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Columbus Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 779-5440	382	19	20.1	96.1%	20 (5.2%)	5 (1.3%)	342 (89.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	26.6	4262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		15.7	5233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	971	16.4		16.4	34.9	28.6	35.8				33.2	39.7	20.9	19.4				26.7	87.2	94.7	95.7	94.7	93.6	93.6	$28,979	$6,246	$22,733
Cohasset Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15810 Saticoy St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 787-2113	451	24	18.7	95.1%	26 (5.8%)	4 (0.9%)	397 (88.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	25.9	4321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		27.9	4119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	202	17.5		17.5	29.2	29.6	28.6				29.2	40.0	28.2	20.6				29.7							$25,050	$4,999	$20,051
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7150 Hazeltine Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-1040	621	32	19.4	94.2%	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.4%)	543 (87.4%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	35.1	3563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		32.4	3741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	178	21.5		21.5	36.5	38.4	31.7				35.5	46.7	34.5	26.2				34.6	91.3	98.0	98.0	94.6	97.3	96.6	$21,647	$4,924	$16,723
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Calhoun Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-6700	423	19	22.8	96.9%	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.7%)	374 (88.4%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	16.9	5108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		30.5	3889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	1219	8.8		8.8	28.6	27.0	30.3				28.7	24.2	16.9	13.2				18.0	94.2	95.7		95.7	97.1	97.1	$29,759	$5,455	$24,304
Noble Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8329 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1151	656	33	20.1	94.2%	23 (3.5%)	9 (1.4%)	583 (88.9%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	19.4	4880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		24	4460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	420	13.5		13.5	20.0	28.4	30.4				26.4	20.2	28.2	20.5				22.9	87.4	92.8		90.4	91.0	94.0	$24,613	$4,552	$20,061
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		$32,366	$6,252	$26,114
Ararat Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	6555 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Ararat Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-2904	333	15	22.9	83.8%	303 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.3	3942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		33.4	3644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	298	16.4		16.4	42.9	27.8	41.8				37.6	35.7	27.8	18.2				27.3	80.4			82.6		87.0	$20,020	$2,175	$17,845

Frequently Asked Questions about Lashon Academy

How many students attend Lashon Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Lashon Academy.

Is Lashon Academy a good school?

Lashon Academy ranks 1974^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lashon Academy in?

Lashon Academy District

What is the racial makeup of Lashon Academy?

Students at Lashon Academy are 60% Hispanic, 31% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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