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Cantara Street Elementary

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Cantara Street Elementary ranks 2213 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cantara Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 357 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, known for its strong academic improvement in a high-needs community.

The school has made impressive gains, rising to rank in the 62nd percentile statewide, with mathematics being a standout strength—its 49.7% proficiency rate notably beats both district and state averages and matches that of higher-ranked schools like Stagg Street Elementary. This success is particularly evident in its effective support for students from low-income families and English learners, whose performance ranks in the 80th and 70th percentiles statewide, respectively. Furthermore, the school manages its resources efficiently, achieving these strong math results with lower per-student spending than some neighbors like Blythe Street Elementary.

While English Language Arts and science scores are areas for continued growth, the school shows a clear positive trajectory, having significantly reduced chronic absenteeism since the pandemic. When compared to nearby schools such as Lorne Street Elementary and Napa Street Elementary, Cantara Street distinguishes itself through its remarkable turnaround and its ability to deliver high-quality math instruction that rivals schools in less challenging circumstances.

357

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,404

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17950 Cantara St.
Reseda, CA 91335-1408

(818) 342-5191

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Cantara Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northridge Middle
High:	Grover Cleveland Charter High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

Asian:

9.2%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,213^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

154^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	57.0	2213 of 5857	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	3185 of 5869	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	2743 of 5859	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	3074 of 5883	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3746 of 5789	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3641 of 5662	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	4109 of 5692	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.2	3123 of 5614	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	3671 of 5611	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	2326 of 5530	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	1716 of 5390	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.4	2757 of 5377	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	2641 of 5314	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.3	2693 of 5193	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.1	1580 of 5113	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.9	1695 of 5113	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	1919 of 4818	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	1887 of 4822	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.7	2015 of 4809	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	793 of 2227	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	2199 of 2585	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1956 of 2128	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.7	951 of 3162	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	1545 of 3245	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	2820 of 3311	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2423 of 3275	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	3245 of 3246	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1852 of 5597	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	2343 of 5612	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	1852 of 5609	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	2775 of 5635	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	3563 of 5492	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3538 of 5413	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	972 of 5107	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	1921 of 5107	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	1996 of 5087	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1943 of 5084	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	2753 of 4963	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2841 of 4830	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1078 of 5460	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	2314 of 5517	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	1689 of 5363	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1620 of 5264	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	2235 of 5173	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2445 of 5084	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	2428 of 5628	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	3790 of 5643	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3863 of 5638	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3183 of 5663	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3535 of 5510	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3513 of 5431	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	895 of 2847	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1096 of 2635	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)81st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science27%-6 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
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
Magnolia Science Academy 7	Public, Charter	K-5	18355 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-0585	272	11	24.7	83.1%	38 (14.0%)	14 (5.1%)	188 (69.1%)	30 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	52.7	2450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		38	3309^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	859	18.4	18.4	56.7	62.8	32.7	50.0	53.3	67.3	18.4	45.8						$23,064	$1,173	$21,891
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
Blythe Street Elementary	Public	K-5	18730 Blythe St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-4066	323	15	21.5	99.7%	17 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)	270 (83.6%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	46.2	2815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		27.7	4136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	1321	37.5	37.5	47.8	21.1	44.4	36.5	52.1	33.9	38.8	40.9						$38,210	$7,600	$30,610
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
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
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
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
Napa Street Elementary	Public	K-5	19010 Napa St.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 885-1441	402	23	17.4	94.8%	19 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	353 (87.8%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	31.1	3873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		23.6	4520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	647	13.3	13.3	38.6	37.3	30.3	34.9	45.8	37.3	17.1	32.0	92.3	95.6	94.5	93.4	93.4	$29,865	$6,934	$22,931
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cantara Street Elementary

What district is Cantara Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Cantara Street Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Northridge Middle
High : Grover Cleveland Charter High
High : Northridge Academy High
High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Is Cantara Street Elementary a good school?

Cantara Street Elementary ranks 2213^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cantara Street Elementary?

Students at Cantara Street Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cantara Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Cantara Street Elementary.

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