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Dunsmore Elementary

Public Grades K-6

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dunsmore Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in La Crescenta, California, serving 570 students in grades K-6 and part of the Glendale Unified School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools.

Dunsmore Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy (71.43% vs. 60.12% for Glendale Unified and 48.81% for California) and Mathematics (76.74% vs. 52.27% for Glendale Unified and 37.3% for California) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 72.5% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to 43.94% for Glendale Unified and 32.65% for California. Dunsmore Elementary's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students with disabilities.

While Dunsmore Elementary outperforms nearby schools like La Crescenta Elementary and Mountain Avenue Elementary, it is surpassed by Palm Crest Elementary, which is part of the La Canada Unified School District. Dunsmore Elementary's spending per student has increased in recent years, indicating a commitment to investing in the school's resources and programs.

589

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,569

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4717 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91214-1814

(818) 248-1758

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Dunsmore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosemont Middle
High:	Crescenta Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.0%

Asian:

30.9%

Two or more races:

21.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg54%

California avg41%

450^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale Unified 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	93.3	450 of 5857	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	473 of 5869	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	324 of 5859	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	441 of 5883	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	593 of 5789	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	593 of 5662	89.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	1004 of 5692	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.2	839 of 5614	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	84.3	921 of 5611	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	85.0	759 of 5530	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	792 of 5390	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	1102 of 5377	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	89.9	444 of 5314	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	91.6	382 of 5193	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	91.1	419 of 5113	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	93.4	321 of 5113	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	93.9	275 of 4818	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	92.0	384 of 4822	92.0%	★★★★★
2004	96.3	160 of 4809	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	490 of 1203	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	504 of 1205	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.9	227 of 1190	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	421 of 1154	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	573 of 1149	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.4	83 of 2227	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	225 of 2585	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	427 of 5597	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	376 of 5612	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	307 of 5609	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	474 of 5635	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	701 of 5492	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	673 of 5413	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	559 of 5107	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	97.4	75 of 4963	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	68.8	1195 of 4830	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	101 of 5460	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	207 of 5517	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	305 of 5363	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	419 of 5264	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	587 of 5173	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	2682 of 5084	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	433 of 5628	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	562 of 5643	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	336 of 5638	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	465 of 5663	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	551 of 5510	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	520 of 5431	90.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	198 of 718	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	114 of 670	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	80 of 669	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	80 of 610	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	88 of 445	80.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	504 of 2847	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	97.1	73 of 2420	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	677 of 2598	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	1008 of 2651	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	717 of 2661	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	731 of 2726	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	793 of 2834	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	921 of 2737	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+39 vs state

Science72%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 3, 2017

On June 2nd, 2017 my wife Sedik watched the performance of our grandkids Emily and Anthony's end of year celebration in Davidian/Mariamian group. Very exciting . Thank you for hard work of all staff. Close Quote

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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 (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	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
Dunsmore Elementary	Public	K-6	4717 Dunsmore Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-1758	589	27	21.8	38.9%	212 (36.0%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.5%)	182 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (21.7%)	93.3	450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.5	473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	23	72.5	72.5	63.9	73.4	73.8	74.7	71.4	73.8	79.8	76.3	77.3	76.7							$17,569	$17,008	$561
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Maryland Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 236-3771	461	18	25.6	39.3%	231 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	157 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	95.3	308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.3	244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	64	71.0	71.0	78.0	82.9	80.9	80.3	80.7	72.1	74.7	66.7	83.1	74.3	97.1		97.1				$17,348	$16,660	$688
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	495	21	23.5	41.0%	274 (55.4%)	4 (0.8%)	72 (14.5%)	101 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	93.7	425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.3	491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	66	61.6	61.6	72.1	78.1	73.6	83.3	77.0	68.9	78.1	72.6	71.6	72.8							$17,672	$16,822	$850
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Olcott St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-1616	567	24	23.6	75.8%	411 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (20.6%)	50.8	2561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	75	32.9	32.9	39.1	42.7	51.4		43.5	45.3	40.7	43.8		43.4	87.6	98.1	95.2	92.4	97.1	94.3	$28,426	$25,846	$2,580
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	98.3	47^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	35^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	76.7	76.7	83.7	86.1	88.9	89.0	86.9	85.7	88.1	80.0	89.0	85.9							$16,596	$16,030	$566
La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	400	16	25.0	47.8%	203 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (24.5%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	76.4	1321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		88.2	804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	517	33.3	33.3	56.0	68.1	47.4	71.8	61.3	54.9	64.6	52.6	69.0	60.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	$17,654	$16,748	$906
Pinewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10111 Silverton Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-2515	215	14	15.3	95.8%	44 (20.5%)	10 (4.7%)	148 (68.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22.5	4629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		23	4575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	54	9.7	9.7	23.7	37.5	32.1		30.6	30.0	25.0	19.4		25.2	91.7			94.4			$61,600	$57,586	$4,014
Mountain Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2307 Mountain Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-7766	551	21	26.2	35.2%	323 (58.6%)	6 (1.1%)	84 (15.2%)	99 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	92.2	529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	74	64.5	64.5	62.0	79.4	79.4	79.2	75.5	66.7	69.1	66.4	77.8	69.6							$16,475	$15,908	$567
Palm Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Palm Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8360	642	28	22.5	4.8%	243 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	223 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.4%)	98.3	40^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	21^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	19	73.0	73.0	86.4	95.6	80.9	95.7	89.6	91.4	90.1	78.7	91.4	88.1	96.3		96.3		96.3		$25,743	$25,408	$335
Plainview Academic Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10819 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1730	248	13	19.0	87.9%	43 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	183 (73.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	19.5	4871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.4	5266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	395	27.9	27.9	19.5	18.6	30.2		22.8	17.1	20.9	20.9		19.7	96.7		96.7		96.7		$57,433	$54,404	$3,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunsmore Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dunsmore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dunsmore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosemont Middle
High : Crescenta Valley High

Is Dunsmore Elementary a good school?

Yes. Dunsmore Elementary ranks in the top 7.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Dunsmore Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

How many students attend Dunsmore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Dunsmore Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dunsmore Elementary?

Students at Dunsmore Elementary are 36% White, 31% Asian, 22% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

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