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New Horizons Charter Academy

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New Horizons Charter Academy ranks 2176 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

New Horizons Charter Academy is a K-8 charter elementary school serving 141 students in North Hollywood, operating as its own independent New Horizons Charter Academy District and showing remarkable academic improvement in recent years.

The school's most striking feature is its dramatic upward trajectory, climbing from a low statewide ranking to the 63rd percentile, which is a much faster improvement than most nearby schools like Lankershim Elementary or Oxnard Street Elementary. It serves a high-need population exceptionally well, ranking in the 75th percentile for economically disadvantaged students, and its current test scores in English and Math are above the state average. This is particularly notable because it shares an address with Fair Avenue Elementary, a traditional Los Angeles Unified school with similar demographics but lower academic performance.

However, parents should be aware of significant challenges, primarily a chronic absenteeism rate of 33.8% that is much higher than the state average and higher than the school at its shared address. The school also shows volatile performance from year to year for different student groups, such as male students and English Learners, and science scores are an area for growth. Compared to other high-performing local charters like Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley or ISANA Palmati Academy, New Horizons achieves solid results with mid-range per-student spending, but it must address attendance to sustain its impressive academic gains.

141

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,054

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6501 Fair Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91606-2603

(818) 754-1362

District: New Horizons Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

White:

24.1%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2019 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,176^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,271^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

585^th of 1,543New Horizons Charter 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	57.9	2176 of 5857	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	3815 of 5869	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3480 of 5859	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4413 of 5883	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2593 of 5789	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	1233 of 3162	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	545 of 3245	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	1451 of 5597	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	34.7	3436 of 5612	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3622 of 5609	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4531 of 5635	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	2330 of 5492	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	1771 of 5107	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	3565 of 5107	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	2393 of 5087	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	3758 of 5084	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	1910 of 4963	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	1376 of 5460	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	38.8	3230 of 5517	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	2524 of 5363	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	3418 of 5264	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	2034 of 5173	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	4602 of 5643	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	2306 of 5638	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.7	4455 of 5663	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2538 of 5510	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1271 of 2761	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.2	2070 of 2783	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1864 of 2781	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1549 of 2740	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1777 of 2715	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.0	652 of 1521	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1374 of 2533	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1724 of 2531	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1646 of 2380	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1293 of 2395	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1877 of 2388	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1487 of 2374	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1779 of 2359	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1178 of 2213	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	861 of 2542	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	1600 of 2579	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1204 of 2531	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	1171 of 2458	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	1078 of 2369	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	954 of 2534	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	1625 of 2552	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1589 of 2538	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1237 of 2527	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	1559 of 2407	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+26 vs school

Male (2024)18th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)57th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science27%-5 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
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
Oxnard Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10912 Oxnard St.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 762-3397	298	15	19.8	94.6%	24 (8.1%)	16 (5.4%)	249 (83.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	38.3	3330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		40.8	3136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	194	16.7		16.7	14.9	52.0	49.2				39.7	23.9	47.1	30.0				33.8	92.9	96.4			96.4		$23,873	$4,832	$19,041
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
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
ISANA Cardinal Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	ISANA Cardinal Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 759-5633	294	13	22.6	89.1%	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	278 (94.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	51.5	2524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		47.8	2683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	159	23.9		23.9	50.0	41.9	57.8				50.0	52.5	35.6	34.8				40.5	65.1	90.7	93.0	83.7	83.7	88.4	$21,037	$2,451	$18,586
Camellia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7451 Camellia Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-5255	433	22	19.6	95.2%	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	407 (94.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	19.4	4889^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		22.6	4615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	274	17.5		17.5	21.1	26.4	35.5				27.8	24.6	22.4	14.3				20.5	96.8			97.6	98.4		$29,575	$6,880	$22,695
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
Lankershim Elementary	Public	K-5	5250 Bakman Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-3130	326	17	19.1	92.9%	37 (11.3%)	32 (9.8%)	220 (67.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	26.9	4230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	4964^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	734	24.0		24.0	21.1	20.0	35.6				26.0	26.3	20.0	38.8				29.1	78.3	87.0	94.6	84.8	84.8	87.0	$27,760	$5,226	$22,534

Frequently Asked Questions about New Horizons Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of New Horizons Charter Academy?

Students at New Horizons Charter Academy are 55% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is New Horizons Charter Academy in?

New Horizons Charter Academy District

How many students attend New Horizons Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended New Horizons Charter Academy.

Is New Horizons Charter Academy a good school?

New Horizons Charter Academy ranks 2176^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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