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La Canada Elementary

Public Grades K-6

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Canada Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school serving 633 students in the high-performing La Canada Unified district, consistently placing in the top 2% of all California elementary schools for over a decade.

The school excels in creating an environment where all students thrive, as shown by its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.1% and its outstanding statewide rankings for specific student groups, including Hispanic and multi-racial students. While its performance in English and math is elite, an interesting point for parents is that its science scores, though still strong, are noticeably lower than those at neighboring Paradise Canyon Elementary. It's important to view the school within its district context: all three elementary schools in La Canada Unified—Palm Crest Elementary, La Canada Elementary, and Paradise Canyon—are among the top 100 schools in the state, demonstrating the district's overall strength.

Comparisons with nearby schools in other districts reveal that while the local district provides a strong foundation, individual school quality can vary. For instance, Monte Vista Elementary in the Glendale Unified district actually achieves a higher statewide rank. This highlights that while La Canada Elementary is undoubtedly an excellent choice, parents may find similarly exceptional education in select schools just outside the district boundaries, making it worthwhile to consider a slightly broader area when evaluating options.

633

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,547

Per pupil spending ?

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4540 Encinas Dr.
La Canada, CA 91011-2217

(818) 952-8350

District: La Canada Unified

Students who attend La Canada Elementary usually attend:

High:

La Canada High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Asian:

31.4%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

California avg41%

78^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the La Canada Unified

7^th of 1,543La Canada 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	97.9	78 of 5857	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	115 of 5869	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	57 of 5859	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	89 of 5883	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	43 of 5789	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	27 of 5662	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	52 of 5692	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	98.0	57 of 5614	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	103 of 5611	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	96.5	35 of 5530	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	96.5	24 of 5390	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.2	54 of 5377	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	96.4	58 of 5314	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	96.7	69 of 5193	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	97.4	55 of 5113	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	98.6	20 of 5113	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	98.5	21 of 4818	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	98.9	12 of 4822	99.8%	★★★★★
2004	99.2	11 of 4809	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	111 of 1203	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	132 of 1205	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	188 of 1190	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	155 of 1154	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	60 of 1149	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	38 of 1071	96.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.8	181 of 2227	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	66 of 5597	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	53 of 5612	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	32 of 5609	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	37 of 5635	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	54 of 5492	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	80 of 5413	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	12 of 5107	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	43 of 5107	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	67 of 5087	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	85 of 5084	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	22 of 4963	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	16 of 4830	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	218 of 5460	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	95 of 5628	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	212 of 5643	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	92 of 5638	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	139 of 5663	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	60 of 5510	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	14 of 5431	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	11 of 718	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	18 of 670	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	5 of 669	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	14 of 610	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	188 of 2847	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	378 of 2635	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	161 of 2598	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	274 of 2651	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	85 of 2661	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	125 of 2726	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	66 of 2834	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	39 of 2737	98.6%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Mathematics84%+47 vs state

Science67%+34 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
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
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							$17,151	$191	$16,960
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
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
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
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
Odyssey Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	725 West Altadena Dr.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Odyssey Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 229-0993	463	18	25.7	25.5%	209 (45.1%)	31 (6.7%)	123 (26.6%)	29 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.3%)	89.2	705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.6	659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	46	71.4	73.7	72.9	84.9	74.1	81.0	70.3	85.0	81.6	79.6	81.3	70.4	66.7	40.5	67.5	68.4	65.1							$14,884	$853	$14,031
Verdugo Woodlands Elementary	Public	K-6	1751 North Verdugo Rd.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2433	676	28	24.1	41.1%	451 (66.7%)	8 (1.2%)	75 (11.1%)	84 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.3%)	85.7	893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		87.3	847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	46	60.0		60.0	66.4	62.6	75.3	66.7			67.7	62.3	53.8	66.7	63.3			61.5	96.4		98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	$16,392	$729	$15,663
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

Frequently Asked Questions about La Canada Elementary

What schools do graduates of La Canada Elementary attend?

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

High : La Canada High

How many students attend La Canada Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended La Canada Elementary.

What district is La Canada Elementary in?

La Canada Unified

Is La Canada Elementary a good school?

Yes! La Canada Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 78^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of La Canada Elementary?

Students at La Canada Elementary are 42% White, 31% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

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