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Northlake Hills Elementary

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Northlake Hills Elementary ranks 1440 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-7

1440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Northlake Hills Elementary is a K-7 public school serving 556 students in the Castaic Union district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing above state averages in core subjects despite serving a student population with significant economic need.

The school is particularly effective with its Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, outperforming similar schools like Live Oak Elementary. However, it faces challenges, including a notable performance gap in special education and science scores that trail the district average. While chronic absenteeism has improved, its rate of 14.5% is higher than neighboring schools in the Saugus Union district, such as West Creek Academy, which has much lower absenteeism and higher test scores.

Overall, Northlake Hills demonstrates strong resource efficiency and stability, achieving solid academic results with moderate per-student spending. To reach the performance levels of the highest-achieving nearby schools, targeted improvements in supporting students with disabilities, strengthening science instruction, and further reducing absenteeism would be key areas of focus.

556

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,877

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32545 Ridge Route Rd.
Castaic, CA 91384-4133

(661) 257-4560

District: Castaic Union

Students who attend Northlake Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castaic Middle
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

White:

32.0%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!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 school55%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,440^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Castaic Union

388^th of 1,543Castaic Union 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	73.6	1440 of 5857	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	1759 of 5869	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	1564 of 5859	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	1465 of 5883	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	1256 of 5789	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	1283 of 5662	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	1334 of 5692	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	1631 of 5614	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	1080 of 5611	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	1283 of 5530	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	67.6	1647 of 5390	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.2	1518 of 5377	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	68.8	1521 of 5314	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	1416 of 5193	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	1152 of 5113	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.9	1247 of 5113	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	1258 of 4818	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	68.4	1403 of 4822	70.9%	★★★★☆
2004	68.4	1351 of 4809	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	1006 of 3162	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	473 of 3245	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	309 of 3311	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	59.2	860 of 3275	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	633 of 3246	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	1549 of 5597	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	2037 of 5612	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	1672 of 5609	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	1187 of 5635	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	1161 of 5492	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	1346 of 5413	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	655 of 5107	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	1303 of 5107	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	1325 of 5087	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	936 of 5084	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	1059 of 4963	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	1373 of 4830	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	793 of 5460	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	1552 of 5517	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1173 of 5363	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	1057 of 5264	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	1365 of 5173	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	1248 of 5084	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	1277 of 5628	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	1401 of 5643	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	1443 of 5638	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	1633 of 5663	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	1315 of 5510	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	1210 of 5431	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1844 of 2847	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	1301 of 2598	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	1267 of 2651	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	825 of 2661	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	913 of 2726	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	588 of 2834	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	448 of 2737	83.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science36%+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 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 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 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
Northlake Hills Elementary	Public	K-7	32545 Ridge Route Rd.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 257-4560	556	23	24.1	59.2%	178 (32.0%)	8 (1.4%)	318 (57.2%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	73.6	1440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		66.4	1759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	319	35.8	35.8	66.7	55.3	52.5	64.1	59.4	63.1	65.9	45.7	45.3	55.7	98.0						$14,877	$642	$14,235
Castaic Elementary	Public	K-6	30455 Park Vista Dr.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 257-4530	417	14	29.7	32.9%	196 (47.0%)	3 (0.7%)	155 (37.2%)	39 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.5%)	72.7	1484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		72.1	1491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	7	36.5	36.5	62.0	64.4	54.0	63.8	60.7	52.0	62.2	39.7	60.3	52.8							$15,419	$420	$14,999
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	27715 Saddleridge Rd.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 295-4540	490	18	27.2	54.3%	129 (26.3%)	11 (2.2%)	291 (59.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	47.9	2709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		53.3	2381^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	328	26.9	26.9	38.7	30.4	40.4	67.6	44.6	40.0	34.8	38.5	42.3	39.0							$15,019	$615	$14,404
Tesoro del Valle Elementary	Public	K-6	29171 Bernardo Way	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5380	503	20	25.7	32.2%	152 (30.2%)	23 (4.6%)	113 (22.5%)	146 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (13.1%)	95	333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		94	429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	96	69.8	69.8	66.7	80.3	74.4	82.2	76.3	72.2	86.9	79.1	78.1	79.2	88.2	90.2	90.2	90.2	88.2	90.2	$14,564	$554	$14,010
West Creek Academy	Public	K-6	28767 North West Hills Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5385	983	34	28.9	20.1%	297 (30.2%)	28 (2.8%)	206 (21.0%)	342 (34.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (10.6%)	97.2	133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.5	121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	12	78.7	78.7	82.0	76.6	84.4	90.9	83.8	87.8	73.8	80.9	84.0	81.7							$12,631	$358	$12,273
North Park Elementary	Public	K-6	23335 West Sunset Hills Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5370	441	17	25.9	25.4%	217 (49.2%)	9 (2.0%)	135 (30.6%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	91.5	579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.8	871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	292	64.1	64.1	75.3	71.4	79.7	80.9	76.9	76.7	58.7	59.4	64.7	65.3	92.7	96.4			96.4		$15,877	$577	$15,300
Mountainview Elementary	Public	K-6	22201 West Cypress Pl.	Saugus	91390	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5325	917	36	25.4	20.5%	457 (49.8%)	14 (1.5%)	294 (32.1%)	66 (7.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.1%)	86.7	838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.7%		86.9	869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	31	59.2	59.2	60.8	62.3	73.3	72.7	67.3	70.0	69.7	51.7	60.3	62.9							$14,094	$570	$13,524
Charles Helmers Elementary	Public	K-6	27300 North Grandview Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5345	524	20	26.2	21.6%	215 (41.0%)	12 (2.3%)	182 (34.7%)	59 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.7%)	92.9	482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95.9	276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	206	62.9	62.9	76.3	87.5	74.2	72.7	77.7	69.5	81.3	63.9	63.6	69.6	96.1				96.1	96.1	$14,728	$565	$14,163
James Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	22500 Pamplico Dr.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5355	508	18	28.5	39.2%	214 (42.1%)	18 (3.5%)	205 (40.4%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	76.9	1290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		77	1289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	1	49.5	49.5	53.3	75.8	55.0	59.0	59.8	64.0	74.2	41.8	53.6	56.7							$14,801	$543	$14,258
Bridgeport Elementary	Public	K-6	23670 Newhall Ranch Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5375	866	33	26.2	34.2%	280 (32.3%)	48 (5.5%)	278 (32.1%)	178 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.0%)	89.5	688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		90.1	697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	9	50.8	50.8	71.1	69.7	73.3	75.0	72.5	74.6	61.5	63.4	66.9	66.5	98.2			98.2			$13,910	$514	$13,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Northlake Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Northlake Hills Elementary?

Students at Northlake Hills Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 32% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Northlake Hills Elementary a good school?

Northlake Hills Elementary ranks 1440^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Northlake Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northlake Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castaic Middle
High : Academy of the Canyons
High : Valencia High

What district is Northlake Hills Elementary in?

Castaic Union

How many students attend Northlake Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Northlake Hills Elementary.

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