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Fenton Charter Leadership Academy

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Fenton Charter Leadership Academy ranks 1938 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

1938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fenton Charter Leadership Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 313 students in grades K-6 in Sun Valley, California, that consistently achieves strong academic results while serving a high-need community.

The school stands out for its exceptional student attendance and its ability to help students succeed. With over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, FCLA's students score well above state averages in both English and Math. Perhaps most impressively, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is just 4.2%, which is the lowest among nearby schools and far below the California average of 19.4%. This focus on daily attendance is a likely key to its academic success. The school is also notably effective with specific student groups, with those from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students in special education performing in the state's 78th and 83rd percentiles, respectively.

When compared to other schools in the Los Angeles Unified district, such as Fernangeles Elementary, FCLA achieves higher proficiency rates despite similar student demographics. Another high-performing neighbor is Stonehurst Avenue Elementary, which matches FCLA's academic results but has a much higher absenteeism rate. FCLA operates very efficiently, spending less per student than most surrounding schools while delivering these strong outcomes, and its statewide ranking has improved steadily over the past three years.

313

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,304

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8926 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352-2843

(818) 962-3636

District: Fenton Charter Leadership Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.0%

White:

11.2%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2019 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

California avg41%

1,938^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

441^st of 1,543Fenton Charter Leadership 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1938 of 5857	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	2235 of 5869	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	2641 of 5859	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	2565 of 5883	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	2441 of 5789	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	47.2	1337 of 3245	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	1945 of 5597	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	2010 of 5612	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	2370 of 5609	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	2382 of 5635	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	2599 of 5492	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	904 of 5107	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1105 of 5107	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	1710 of 5087	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	1754 of 5084	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	1834 of 4963	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	1177 of 5460	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1588 of 5517	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	1905 of 5363	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	2149 of 5264	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1510 of 5173	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	1822 of 5628	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2478 of 5643	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	2809 of 5638	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2659 of 5663	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	2151 of 5510	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	440 of 2635	83.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)59th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science29%-3 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
Fenton STEM Acad: Elementary Center for Sci Technical Engr and Math	Public, Charter	K-6	8926 Sunland Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Fenton STEM Acad: Elementary Center for Sci Technical Engr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 962-3636	288	14	21.3	81.3%	48 (16.7%)	10 (3.5%)	219 (76.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	51.3	2535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		56.2	2226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	309	23.1		23.1	41.9	54.0	51.3	60.4			52.2	41.9	38.0	28.2	33.3			35.6							$20,142	$2,329	$17,813
Fenton Charter Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	8926 Sunland Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Fenton Charter Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 962-3636	313	15	20.8	80.5%	35 (11.2%)	7 (2.2%)	263 (84.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	62.5	1938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		56.1	2235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	297	29.4		29.4	48.8	62.2	52.9	61.2			56.8	48.8	53.3	29.4	38.8			43.2							$20,304	$1,568	$18,736
Vinedale College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	10150 La Tuna Canyon Rd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0106	207	12	17.2	90.8%	16 (7.7%)	8 (3.9%)	163 (78.7%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	23.1	4583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		18	5026^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	443	38.5	15.4	23.1	33.3	12.5	41.7	26.1	36.1	11.5	26.7	27.8	12.5	23.1	12.0	19.4	3.9	15.7	90.9			93.9			$31,342	$5,300	$26,042
Roscoe Elementary	Public	K-5	10765 Strathern St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-3018	481	24	20.0	90.9%	17 (3.5%)	10 (2.1%)	435 (90.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	35.9	3498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		23.5	4532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	1034	28.6		28.6	29.7	32.9	35.7				33.0	46.9	31.3	31.0				35.5	96.2		97.1	98.1	98.1		$24,024	$4,515	$19,509
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8001 Ledge Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-6406	189	9	21.0	92.1%	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (83.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	31.1	3866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		23.3	4546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	680	22.7		22.7	17.2	29.2	42.9				28.4	17.2	52.0	31.8				32.9							$35,893	$7,734	$28,159
Stonehurst Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9851 Stonehurst Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-8014	289	14	20.6	82.0%	37 (12.8%)	5 (1.7%)	219 (75.8%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	70.6	1575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		60.8	2036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	461	36.6		36.6	62.5	48.9	61.0				56.7	68.8	53.2	46.3				55.0	90.6	90.6		93.8	90.6	93.8	$28,428	$4,714	$23,714
Arminta Street Elementary	Public	K-5	11530 Strathern St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-5911	317	17	18.6	93.7%	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	283 (89.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	37.5	3376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		32.6	3728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	352	21.2		21.2	41.9	36.2	41.3				39.6	50.0	38.6	18.2				33.5	87.3	88.7		88.7	90.1	91.6	$31,424	$5,947	$25,477
Fernangeles Elementary	Public	K-5	12001 Art St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0380	459	23	19.9	96.7%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	432 (94.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	4667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.7	4970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	303	7.9		7.9	19.8	37.3	24.3				27.0	21.4	30.8	29.0				26.9	97.4			98.3		98.3	$27,746	$5,618	$22,128
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fenton Charter Leadership Academy

What district is Fenton Charter Leadership Academy in?

Fenton Charter Leadership Academy District

What is the racial makeup of Fenton Charter Leadership Academy?

Students at Fenton Charter Leadership Academy are 84% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Fenton Charter Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Fenton Charter Leadership Academy.

Is Fenton Charter Leadership Academy a good school?

Fenton Charter Leadership Academy ranks 1938^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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