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Cahuenga Elementary

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Cahuenga Elementary ranks 1981 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cahuenga Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 355 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, consistently performing above average statewide despite serving a community with high economic need.

The school shines in its strong academic results, particularly in math and science, where it outperforms both the district and state averages. It stands out for its effectiveness with students from low-income families, ranking significantly higher than other nearby schools with similar demographics like Frank del Olmo Elementary and Ambassador School-Global Education. Cahuenga has also made impressive strides in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than most neighbors and the district average.

Compared to other local schools, Cahuenga delivers these strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than schools like Van Ness Avenue Elementary while achieving better results. Within its immediate area, it is one of the top-performing schools for high-poverty populations, ranking just behind Charles H. Kim Elementary. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio and shows notable strength in supporting English learners, outperforming nearby charter schools designed for such missions.

355

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,763

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 South Hobart Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-5208

(213) 386-6303

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Cahuenga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Virgil Middle
High:	Ambassador-Global Leadership
	Los Angeles High School of the Arts
	School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

Asian:

30.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,981^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^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	61.7	1981 of 5857	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	2206 of 5869	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1927 of 5859	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	2174 of 5883	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	2264 of 5789	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	1848 of 5662	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.7	1348 of 5692	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	1796 of 5614	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	1596 of 5611	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	67.8	1686 of 5530	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.0	1380 of 5390	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	1356 of 5377	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.8	1682 of 5314	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	2033 of 5193	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.7	1370 of 5113	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	63.9	1643 of 5113	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	1776 of 4818	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	1496 of 4822	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.3	1608 of 4809	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	664 of 1203	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	892 of 1205	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.5	666 of 1190	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	628 of 1154	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	781 of 1149	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	600 of 1071	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.7	1497 of 2585	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	605 of 2128	71.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	954 of 3162	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	1409 of 3245	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	1462 of 3311	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	2102 of 3275	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1702 of 3246	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	2189 of 5597	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2138 of 5612	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	1882 of 5609	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	2059 of 5635	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	2552 of 5492	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	1843 of 5413	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	2095 of 5107	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2306 of 5107	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	2008 of 5087	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	2923 of 5084	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3031 of 4963	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	2534 of 4830	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	995 of 5460	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	1663 of 5517	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	886 of 5363	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	1141 of 5264	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	1095 of 5173	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	814 of 5084	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1574 of 5628	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	2180 of 5643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	1886 of 5638	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	2147 of 5663	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	1913 of 5510	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1829 of 5431	66.3%	★★★☆☆

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)82nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2019)42nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science34%~ 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 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
Cahuenga Elementary	Public	K-5	220 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 386-6303	355	21	16.9	86.8%	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	219 (61.7%)	107 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	61.7	1981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		56.6	2206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	225	34.0		34.0	50.8	51.8	45.3				49.4	57.1	53.6	39.6				50.6	92.5			93.8	96.3		$24,763	$4,722	$20,041
Charles H. Kim Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Oxford Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-5600	483	27	17.8	93.4%	17 (3.5%)	20 (4.1%)	242 (50.1%)	191 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	78.5	1215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.8	1253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	38	45.0		45.0	57.8	53.9	70.0				60.1	61.5	56.9	66.7				61.5							$22,646	$5,171	$17,475
Harvard Elementary	Public	K-5	330 North Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 953-4540	249	16	15.5	95.2%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	214 (85.9%)	22 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	36.1	3476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		44.4	2902^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	574	26.5		26.5	31.0	30.2	41.2				33.6	29.6	41.9	38.2				36.4							$31,398	$6,053	$25,345
Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4211 Oakwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 660-1936	502	26	19.3	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	457 (91.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	57.1	2207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		45.4	2836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	629	18.1		18.1	53.1	48.2	36.8				46.3	66.7	60.0	36.1				54.4	96.0	97.6	98.4	96.8	97.6	98.4	$25,703	$5,069	$20,634
Frank del Olmo Elementary	Public	K-5	100 North New Hampshire Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 427-7200	456	21	21.7	97.8%	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	404 (88.6%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	41.2	3136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		34.2	3593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	457	23.9		23.9	27.8	41.1	53.7				40.6	32.5	41.5	34.7				36.6	94.9	96.3		97.8	97.8	97.8	$25,383	$4,991	$20,392
Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4063 Ingraham St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-4760	329	16	20.5	86.6%	9 (2.7%)	25 (7.6%)	224 (68.1%)	60 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	64.3	1867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		57.2	2186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	319	42.0		42.0	46.8	59.3	51.0				52.7	48.9	50.0	44.0				47.7	95.3						$27,193	$5,110	$22,083
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2	Public, Charter	K-8	3400 West 3rd St.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5542	711	34	20.8	94.4%	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	686 (96.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20.7	4767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.4	5184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	417	16.9	13.5	14.9	12.7	35.2	21.5	32.6	32.6	37.1	29.3	14.1	35.7	20.0	15.1	13.8	12.4	18.0	70.8	72.2	88.9	70.8	70.8	77.8	$19,681	$999	$18,682
Van Ness Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	501 North Van Ness Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 469-0992	189	12	16.4	83.1%	15 (7.9%)	6 (3.2%)	144 (76.2%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	37.3	3393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		51.4	2481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	912	14.3		14.3	22.9	53.9	19.1				31.7	38.9	46.2	38.1				41.0							$42,338	$6,119	$36,219
Ambassador School-Global Education	Public	K-5	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4520	332	18	18.9	94.9%	9 (2.7%)	8 (2.4%)	253 (76.2%)	31 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	17.2	5081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		19	4937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	144	3.3		3.3	30.0	35.4	17.2				26.9	27.8	26.5	5.0				19.0	94.0		97.0	97.0	97.0		$26,292	$7,713	$18,579
Wilton Place Elementary	Public	K-5	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 389-1181	297	21	14.1	93.9%	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	260 (87.5%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	39.2	3277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		26.8	4229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	952	10.2		10.2	44.0	43.1	37.5				41.6	56.0	27.8	26.5				36.6	97.0						$33,739	$6,165	$27,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Cahuenga Elementary

Is Cahuenga Elementary a good school?

Cahuenga Elementary ranks 1981^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cahuenga Elementary?

Students at Cahuenga Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Cahuenga Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Cahuenga Elementary.

What district is Cahuenga Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Cahuenga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cahuenga Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Virgil Middle
High : Ambassador-Global Leadership
High : Los Angeles High School of the Arts
High : School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

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