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La Crescenta Elementary

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La Crescenta Elementary ranks 1321 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Crescenta Elementary is a public elementary school serving 416 students in grades K-6 in the Glendale Unified School District in La Crescenta, California. According to SchoolDigger, the school is ranked 1321 out of 5,857 California elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 4-star rating.

La Crescenta Elementary consistently outperforms the Glendale Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.33% of La Crescenta Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.12% for Glendale Unified and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, 60.79% of La Crescenta Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 52.27% for Glendale Unified and 37.3% for California. However, the school has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.2% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools in the Glendale Unified School District, such as John C. Fremont Elementary, Dunsmore Elementary, and Mountain Avenue Elementary, also perform well academically, with test scores and rankings comparable to or higher than La Crescenta Elementary. However, La Crescenta Elementary stands out with its consistently high performance across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy. The school's increasing population of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the growing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be an area that requires further attention and support to ensure continued success.

400

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,735

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4343 La Crescenta Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91214-3806

(818) 249-3187

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend La Crescenta Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosemont Middle
High:	Crescenta Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Asian:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,321^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	76.4	1321 of 5857	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	804 of 5869	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	873 of 5859	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	1133 of 5883	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	1313 of 5789	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	1367 of 5662	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	1016 of 5692	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	789 of 5614	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	707 of 5611	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	1114 of 5530	79.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.9	1179 of 5390	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	992 of 5377	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	86.0	676 of 5314	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	87.7	601 of 5193	88.4%	★★★★☆
2008	88.8	556 of 5113	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	93.0	350 of 5113	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	87.9	595 of 4818	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	87.6	617 of 4822	87.2%	★★★★☆
2004	91.1	444 of 4809	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.8	498 of 1205	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	560 of 1190	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	442 of 1154	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	632 of 1149	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	639 of 1071	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	61.6	771 of 3275	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	1163 of 3246	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	1248 of 5597	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	712 of 5612	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	876 of 5609	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	1282 of 5635	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	1366 of 5492	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	1392 of 5413	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1619 of 5107	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.8	653 of 5107	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	1027 of 5087	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	1048 of 5084	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	1251 of 4963	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	601 of 5460	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	441 of 5517	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	532 of 5363	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	737 of 5264	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	874 of 5173	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	743 of 5084	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	1316 of 5628	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	860 of 5643	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	842 of 5638	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	971 of 5663	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	1239 of 5510	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	1271 of 5431	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1431 of 2598	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	1180 of 2651	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1225 of 2661	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	1661 of 2726	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1798 of 2834	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1667 of 2737	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)59th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+13 vs state

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
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	$15,735	$563	$15,172
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							$15,383	$567	$14,816
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							$15,535	$566	$14,969
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							$16,233	$696	$15,537
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		$18,821	$344	$18,477
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				$15,461	$637	$14,824
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	578	24	24.1	39.8%	369 (63.8%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.7%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	88.1	771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.4	935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	164	54.2	54.2	75.6	78.1	72.2	64.7	72.2	65.5	69.9	58.3	57.3	62.6	94.5	97.3		97.3	95.9	94.5	$15,886	$733	$15,153
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							$15,871	$563	$15,308
La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	4540 Encinas Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8350	633	25	25.4	6.8%	268 (42.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.2%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (14.4%)	97.9	78^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.6	115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	37	67.0	67.0	85.6	87.0	88.3	90.4	88.0	82.2	85.9	81.9	86.8	84.4	98.2						$16,547	$97	$16,450
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	$17,812	$3,497	$14,315

Frequently Asked Questions about La Crescenta Elementary

What schools do graduates of La Crescenta Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Crescenta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosemont Middle
High : Crescenta Valley High

How many students attend La Crescenta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended La Crescenta Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Crescenta Elementary?

Students at La Crescenta Elementary are 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is La Crescenta Elementary a good school?

La Crescenta Elementary ranks 1321^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is La Crescenta Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

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