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Mountain Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-6

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Avenue Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 school serving 551 students in the Glendale Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools while serving an increasingly diverse community.

The school's standout strengths are its exceptional support for special education and economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 97th-98th percentile statewide for these groups, and its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.9%, which is far better than the district and state averages. It maintains strong, balanced academic performance across all student groups and has excelled in science, with proficiency rates nearly double the state average. Impressively, the school has sustained this high performance even as the percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch has doubled in recent years.

When compared to some very high-performing neighbors like Palm Crest Elementary or La Canada Elementary in the La Canada Unified district, Mountain Avenue achieves its excellent results with less funding per student and with a significantly more economically diverse student population. Within its own district, it performs on par with other top schools like Valley View Elementary and Dunsmore Elementary, demonstrating that it is a cornerstone of Glendale Unified's strong reputation.

551

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,475

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2307 Mountain Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91214-3135

(818) 248-7766

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Mountain Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosemont Middle
High:	Crescenta Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Asian:

18.0%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg54%

California avg41%

529^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	92.2	529 of 5857	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	455 of 5869	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	499 of 5859	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	294 of 5883	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	253 of 5789	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	607 of 5662	89.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	703 of 5692	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	93.0	445 of 5614	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	452 of 5611	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	284 of 5530	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	94.5	119 of 5390	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	95.1	119 of 5377	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	94.1	196 of 5314	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	94.1	224 of 5193	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	94.2	234 of 5113	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	94.2	278 of 5113	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	96.6	131 of 4818	97.3%	★★★★★
2005	96.9	115 of 4822	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	96.8	138 of 4809	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	205 of 1203	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	210 of 1205	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	473 of 1190	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	172 of 1154	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	316 of 1149	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	207 of 1071	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	550 of 5597	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	402 of 5612	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	642 of 5609	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	408 of 5635	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	398 of 5492	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	775 of 5413	85.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	537 of 5107	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	215 of 5107	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	652 of 5087	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	644 of 4830	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	186 of 5460	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	526 of 5517	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	213 of 5363	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	614 of 5264	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	97.9	47 of 5173	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	686 of 5084	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	497 of 5628	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	501 of 5643	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	383 of 5638	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	228 of 5663	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	207 of 5510	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	431 of 5431	92.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	64 of 2847	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	207 of 2635	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	274 of 2420	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	673 of 2598	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	603 of 2651	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	684 of 2661	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	363 of 2726	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	355 of 2834	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	847 of 2737	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+27 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 vs state

Science64%+32 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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						$25,055	$25,000	$55
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	$16,208	$15,404	$804
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
Paradise Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	471 Knight Way	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8340	715	29	24.7	4.8%	293 (41.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	242 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.0%)	97.9	83^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.9	84^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	1	79.3	79.3	80.4	85.9	87.5	87.7	85.6	80.4	82.6	85.1	84.4	83.3							$23,281	$23,138	$143

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Avenue Elementary?

Students at Mountain Avenue Elementary are 59% White, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Mountain Avenue Elementary a good school?

Yes. Mountain Avenue Elementary ranks in the top 9.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Mountain Avenue Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

What schools do graduates of Mountain Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mountain Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosemont Middle
High : Crescenta Valley High

How many students attend Mountain Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Mountain Avenue Elementary.

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