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Bassett Street Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bassett Street Elementary is a K–5 school serving 609 students in Lake Balboa, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. In 2025–2026, its results were low across all three tested subjects, and science was its clearest concern: 10% of students were proficient, 26 percentage points below the state rate.

Compared with nearby K–5 schools, Bassett Street was third-lowest in ELA, fifth-lowest in math, and lowest in science among the eight other schools in the comparison. ELA proficiency was 30%, versus 31% at nearby schools on average, 49% statewide, and 48% in Los Angeles Unified. Math was 30%, below the nearby average of 34%, the state’s 38%, and the district’s 40%. Science was also below the nearby average of 23% and the district’s 32%, as well as the state’s 36%. Chronic absenteeism has improved, falling from 49% in 2021–2022 to 28% in 2025–2026, but remains above the district’s 23% and state’s 18%; it was higher than at every nearby school reporting results.

Results over time are mixed: ELA rose from 22% in 2023–2024 to 30% in 2025–2026, and math increased from 28% to 30%, while science fell from 16% to 10% as the state science rate rose from 30% to 36%. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 24th statewide percentile and rated it 1 star in 2025–2026, up from the 19th percentile in 2023–2024. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger’s 2023–2024 ranking for how well the school serves English Language Learner Students was at the 46th percentile, 27 percentile points above its overall ranking that year. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.3:1, close to the nearby average of 20.4:1; 96% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.

609

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,388

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

15756 Bassett St.
Lake Balboa, CA 91406-5007

(818) 782-1340

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Bassett Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

William Mulholland Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.8%

White:

3.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

California avg42%

4,423^rd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

504^th of 564Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

450^th of 968Los 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
2026	24.4	4423 of 5804	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	4407 of 5857	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4780 of 5869	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4108 of 5859	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5226 of 5883	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4968 of 5789	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	5058 of 5662	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	4947 of 5692	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	4364 of 5614	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	3898 of 5611	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	3394 of 5530	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.2	3791 of 5390	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	3556 of 5377	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.6	4665 of 5314	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	4596 of 5193	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	4162 of 5113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.2	4627 of 5113	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	4161 of 4818	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	3645 of 4822	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	3751 of 4809	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	1589 of 2227	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1764 of 2585	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1763 of 2128	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	1697 of 3162	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1876 of 3245	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3005 of 3311	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3188 of 3275	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	3170 of 3246	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	4269 of 5569	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	4155 of 5597	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5054 of 5612	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3747 of 5609	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5033 of 5635	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4594 of 5492	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4963 of 5413	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	3186 of 5085	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	3224 of 5107	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3771 of 5107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2871 of 5087	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4418 of 5084	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3945 of 4963	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4324 of 4830	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	3704 of 5412	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	3711 of 5460	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4217 of 5517	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3176 of 5363	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4402 of 5264	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4101 of 5173	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4439 of 5084	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	4164 of 5590	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	4227 of 5628	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4077 of 5643	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4151 of 5638	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4964 of 5663	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4866 of 5510	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4746 of 5431	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	2341 of 2920	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	2329 of 2847	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1793 of 2635	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1544 of 2420	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Bassett Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15756 Bassett St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 782-1340	609	30	20.3	96.4%	21 (3.4%)	16 (2.6%)	535 (87.8%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	24.4	4423^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	23.8%		25	4407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%	16	10.1		10.1	35.6	28.3	26.3				29.8	37.9	31.6	20.6				29.8	97.1	97.1		97.9			$41,388	$38,088	$3,300
Columbus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Columbus Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 779-5440	382	19	20.1	96.1%	20 (5.2%)	5 (1.3%)	342 (89.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23.8	4474^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.9%		26.6	4262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%	212	13.6		13.6	31.3	31.8	23.7				28.8	31.9	22.2	32.2				28.4	87.2	94.7	95.7	94.7	93.6	93.6	$47,046	$43,072	$3,974
Cohasset Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15810 Saticoy St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 787-2113	451	24	18.7	95.1%	26 (5.8%)	4 (0.9%)	397 (88.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	42.4	3081^st of 5804 public elementary schools	46.9%		25.9	4321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%	1240	27.3		27.3	38.3	53.1	42.4				44.1	39.5	37.5	27.3				35.1							$46,259	$42,866	$3,393
Valerio Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15035 Valerio St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-8683	645	30	21.5	97.5%	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	567 (87.9%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	25.2	4356^th of 5804 public elementary schools	24.9%		27.2	4202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%	154	22.6		22.6	30.3	30.8	37.8				32.9	23.3	30.6	18.3				24.5	97.9						$49,422	$45,518	$3,904
Sylvan Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6238 Noble Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-4020	643	31	20.7	97.4%	24 (3.7%)	13 (2.0%)	578 (89.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	51.9	2496^th of 5804 public elementary schools	57.0%		51.5	2527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%	31	18.6		18.6	52.0	45.9	38.2				45.3	61.0	56.7	30.4				49.2	97.8						$43,462	$40,494	$2,968
Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	90046	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	595	30	20.0	86.2%	187 (31.4%)	13 (2.2%)	357 (60.0%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	56.5	2234^th of 5804 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.8	1974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%	260	33.3	43.2	37.3	42.4	59.7	49.3	55.2	60.7	70.5	55.2	40.9	53.2	35.8	36.8	33.9	54.6	42.1	96.0			97.3			$32,987	$31,946	$1,041
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%)	35.5	3537^th of 5804 public elementary schools	39.1%		36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%	69	30.0		30.0	18.4	30.4	51.0				33.1	20.8	36.8	42.0				33.6							$37,536	$35,162	$2,374
Ararat Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	6555 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Ararat Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-2904	333	15	22.9	83.8%	303 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		80.4			82.6		87.0
Van Nuys Elementary	Public	K-5	6464 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-2195	459	22	20.8	96.9%	13 (2.8%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (91.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	25.3	4353^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	25.0%		28.6	4086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%	267	16.7		16.7	27.6	34.9	23.6				28.6	49.2	25.0	18.1				29.7							$43,669	$40,518	$3,151
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Calhoun Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-6700	423	19	22.8	96.9%	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.7%)	374 (88.4%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	19.7	4828^th of 5804 public elementary schools	16.8%		16.9	5108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%	280	10.8		10.8	25.5	32.2	32.8				30.3	25.0	22.0	20.0				22.2	94.2	95.7		95.7	97.1	97.1	$45,598	$42,442	$3,156

Frequently Asked Questions about Bassett Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bassett Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bassett Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Mulholland Middle

What district is Bassett Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Bassett Street Elementary?

Students at Bassett Street Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Bassett Street Elementary a good school?

Bassett Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Bassett Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Bassett Street Elementary.

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