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N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park is a public charter elementary school in Canoga Park, California, serving 429 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. While the school has relatively high spending per student, it consistently underperforms the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.72% of N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 48.81%. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was 25.51%, compared to the state average of 37.3%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 30% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.89% to 99.3% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, nearby charter schools like Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley and Village Charter Academy outperform N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. Similarly, the nearby traditional public schools, such as Hart Street Elementary and Canoga Park Elementary, also outperform N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park in test scores. These comparisons suggest that there may be opportunities for N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park to learn from the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the area.

399

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21425 Cohasset St.
Canoga Park, CA 91303-1450

(818) 710-2640

District: N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

Asian:

2.8%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

California avg41%

4,666^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 38% (2019) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1348^th of 1,543N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park 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	22.1	4666 of 5857	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	5385 of 5869	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4362 of 5859	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4410 of 5883	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3599 of 5789	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	2746 of 3162	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	1315 of 3245	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	1970 of 3311	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2180 of 3275	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	5022 of 5597	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5183 of 5612	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4100 of 5609	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3822 of 5635	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3391 of 5492	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3490 of 5107	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4539 of 5107	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3757 of 5087	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3658 of 5084	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2534 of 4963	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3911 of 5460	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4901 of 5517	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3437 of 5363	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3324 of 5264	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2486 of 5173	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3817 of 5628	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.8	5092 of 5643	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4302 of 5638	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4680 of 5663	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3504 of 5510	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Listening28%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Writing12%-6 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading4%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park	Public, Charter	K-5	21425 Cohasset St.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 710-2640	399	20	19.9	98.7%	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	370 (92.7%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	22.1	4666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		14	5385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	719	11.8	8.7	0.0	7.7	41.2	13.0	23.8	28.2	17.7	13.0	0.0	11.5	5.9	4.4	0.0	3.9	11.1		11.1	33.8	29.3	22.2				28.7	33.8	27.1	14.3				25.5	73.4	73.4		76.6	75.0	79.7
Village Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7357 Jordan Ave.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Village Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 716-2887	307	13	23.6	77.2%	8 (2.6%)	17 (5.5%)	263 (85.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	72.3	1508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%		59.1	2104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.2%	596																	35.7		35.7	64.6	59.6	63.4				62.5	62.5	55.3	35.7				51.8	96.9	96.9
Canoga Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7438 Topanga Canyon Blvd.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-3591	462	22	21.0	96.3%	19 (4.1%)	7 (1.5%)	405 (87.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	13.8	5357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.6	5340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	17																	10.3		10.3	15.0	20.5	31.7				22.3	25.3	14.5	11.5				17.1	94.6	96.2	96.9	94.6	94.6	96.2	$55,082	$51,546	$3,536
Multicultural Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7510 DeSoto Ave.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Multicultural Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 716-5783	496	22	22.8	60.5%	18 (3.6%)	14 (2.8%)	429 (86.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	52.9	2439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		32.2	3771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	1332																	36.6	26.0	30.8	46.2	40.7	52.5	55.1	51.3	51.0	49.0	42.3	31.0	41.5	41.2	43.6	44.0	40.2
Hart Street Elementary	Public	K-5	21040 Hart St.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6222	699	32	21.8	96.6%	14 (2.0%)	17 (2.4%)	622 (89.0%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	16.4	5159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		22.5	4630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	529																	11.6		11.6	22.8	30.0	18.4				23.6	25.7	24.5	11.6				20.3	97.9				97.9		$37,778	$34,784	$2,994
Ingenium Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	22250 Elkwood St.	Canoga Park	91304	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 456-4590	296	13	22.7	89.2%	10 (3.4%)	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.7	3824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		12.5	5518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	1694																	5.9		5.9	37.5	51.3	25.5				37.0	32.0	42.5	23.5				31.9	92.5	94.3		96.2	92.5	96.2
Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	20620 Arminta St.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-0931	448	23	19.4	92.4%	26 (5.8%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (85.5%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	27.1	4212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.1	3918^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	294																	19.2		19.2	31.3	24.2	38.6				31.5	36.8	21.7	26.0				28.1							$45,991	$42,732	$3,259
Capistrano Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8118 Capistrano Ave.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 883-8981	415	21	19.7	81.0%	51 (12.3%)	15 (3.6%)	282 (68.0%)	31 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	71.2	1547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		76	1338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	209																	65.7		65.7	47.8	44.2	61.4				52.2	49.3	48.9	58.6				52.7	92.7	93.9		93.9	93.9	93.9	$39,725	$37,308	$2,417
Nevada Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	22120 Chase St.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 348-2169	379	21	18.4	87.3%	24 (6.3%)	9 (2.4%)	306 (80.7%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	30.7	3900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		31.3	3830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.7%	70																	21.2		21.2	39.6	38.9	37.3				38.6	30.0	34.6	9.6				24.8	97.3			98.2			$46,248	$43,310	$2,938
Fullbright Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6940 Fullbright Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6677	321	17	18.8	91.3%	13 (4.0%)	6 (1.9%)	283 (88.2%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	26.1	4310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%		29.8	3943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.8%	367																	20.9		20.9	31.4	26.9	28.4				28.8	41.2	21.2	23.9				28.2							$40,842	$37,550	$3,292

Frequently Asked Questions about N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park

What is the racial makeup of N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park?

Students at N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park a good school?

N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park ranks in the bottom 20.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park in?

N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park District

How many students attend N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park.

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