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Anatola Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Anatola Avenue Elementary a good school?

Anatola Avenue Elementary ranks 3568 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Anatola Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 269 students in Lake Balboa, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it is currently showing promising signs of improvement after a period of academic challenges.

The school has made significant recent gains, jumping 13 percentile points in statewide ranking to the 39th percentile, while nearby schools like Gault Street Elementary and Lemay Street Elementary saw declines. A major driver of this improvement appears to be a strong focus on attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping dramatically from 41% to 23.6% over three years. However, the school faces a specific challenge in science, where only 18.6% of students are proficient, which is a notable gap compared to both district averages and similar schools.

Interestingly, Anatola Avenue spends more per student ($30,784) than any nearby comparison school, including higher-performing ones like Stagg Street Elementary, suggesting resources are available to address its weaknesses. The school's performance has been volatile in the past, and it currently shows uneven results for different student groups and across grade levels, indicating areas for more targeted support. Compared to a local charter school, Magnolia Science Academy 7, which serves a similar community, Anatola Avenue has a lower student-teacher ratio and higher spending but lower academic ranking, highlighting different approaches to education in the area.

269

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,784

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7364 Anatola Ave.
Lake Balboa, CA 91406-2350

(818) 343-8733

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

White:

6.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2017 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,568^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

307^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	35.1	3568 of 5857	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4319 of 5869	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4110 of 5859	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4054 of 5883	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4748 of 5789	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4324 of 5662	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	5225 of 5692	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	4216 of 5614	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	4205 of 5611	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	65.9	1786 of 5530	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.1	2612 of 5390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.7	2971 of 5377	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.4	3667 of 5314	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	3246 of 5193	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.2	2820 of 5113	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.5	2759 of 5113	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	2589 of 4818	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.9	3014 of 4822	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.5	3214 of 4809	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	1071 of 2227	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	2082 of 2128	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	2650 of 3162	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1917 of 3245	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	2899 of 3311	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3127 of 3275	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	3140 of 3246	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3563 of 5597	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4241 of 5612	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3982 of 5609	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4282 of 5635	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4766 of 5492	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4268 of 5413	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	2887 of 5107	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3631 of 5107	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3171 of 5087	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3412 of 5084	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3959 of 4963	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3367 of 4830	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	3086 of 5460	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4041 of 5517	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3425 of 5363	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3384 of 5264	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4036 of 5173	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3278 of 5084	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	3347 of 5628	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4080 of 5643	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3777 of 5638	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3335 of 5663	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4237 of 5510	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4066 of 5431	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	1913 of 2420	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science19%-14 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)	% 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anatola Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7364 Anatola Ave.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8733	269	14	19.2	87.4%	17 (6.3%)	6 (2.2%)	220 (81.8%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	35.1	3568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		25.5	4319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	751	18.6	18.6	37.8	45.7	32.6	38.9	27.0	37.0	30.2	31.8	93.0		94.7		96.5	$30,784	$6,564	$24,220
Gault Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17000 Gault St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1933	298	15	19.8	87.9%	29 (9.7%)	7 (2.3%)	239 (80.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		45.7	2813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	655	21.8	21.8	32.0	40.0	45.1	39.0	32.7	41.3	25.5	32.7						$25,708	$4,455	$21,253
Bertrand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7021 Bertrand Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-1103	326	14	23.2	90.5%	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	263 (80.7%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.2%)	21.7	4690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.2	4845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	155	13.0	13.0	34.5	19.2	31.0	28.6	34.4	24.0	10.9	24.2						$29,468	$5,517	$23,951
Lemay Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17520 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4696	334	17	19.6	91.9%	20 (6.0%)	6 (1.8%)	286 (85.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	55.5	2280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		38.9	3238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	958	16.0	16.0	48.2	52.0	50.0	50.0	55.6	52.9	34.0	47.7						$28,978	$4,719	$24,259
Stagg Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7839 Amestoy Ave.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-9850	413	21	19.6	83.1%	42 (10.2%)	10 (2.4%)	318 (77.0%)	24 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	68.4	1671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		72.7	1463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	208	45.0	45.0	57.4	72.1	41.7	57.1	56.3	54.1	38.3	49.7						$22,840	$4,040	$18,800
Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	18141 Valerio St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4762	306	15	20.4	94.1%	25 (8.2%)	7 (2.3%)	244 (79.7%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	54.7	2325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		59.9	2068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	257	28.8	28.8	42.1	54.6	48.5	47.4	39.7	54.3	47.7	46.2						$27,831	$5,623	$22,208
Lorne Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17440 Lorne St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-3123	372	18	20.6	71.0%	37 (9.9%)	6 (1.6%)	246 (66.1%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.1%)	57.1	2205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		50.7	2524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	319	30.6	30.6	56.6	57.8	38.3	51.8	50.9	53.0	22.5	43.5						$23,633	$4,118	$19,515
Cantara Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17950 Cantara St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5191	357	19	18.7	94.4%	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	281 (78.7%)	33 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	57	2213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		39.8	3185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	972	26.6	26.6	41.3	59.6	43.6	47.5	53.9	55.6	40.6	49.7						$27,404	$4,517	$22,887
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Newcastle Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8795	299	15	19.9	90.6%	26 (8.7%)	8 (2.7%)	242 (80.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	51.4	2531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		52.7	2416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	115	33.3	33.3	31.3	53.6	55.3	46.5	28.0	47.3	45.2	40.1	95.5		95.5			$28,384	$5,330	$23,054
Reseda Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 Amigo Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1312	378	19	19.8	87.8%	26 (6.9%)	11 (2.9%)	298 (78.8%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	59.5	2090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		41.8	3078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	988	25.0	25.0	48.2	60.4	50.0	52.6	60.7	52.1	29.2	48.0	95.2	98.1	96.2	97.1	98.1	$23,633	$4,608	$19,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Anatola Avenue Elementary

Is Anatola Avenue Elementary a good school?

Anatola Avenue Elementary ranks 3568^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Anatola Avenue Elementary?

Students at Anatola Avenue Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Anatola Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Anatola Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Anatola Avenue Elementary.

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