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Canterbury Avenue Elementary

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Canterbury Avenue Elementary ranks 2212 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Canterbury Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 578 students in Arleta, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it has shown consistent and impressive improvement in recent years.

The school is particularly strong in mathematics and science, with student proficiency in these subjects exceeding both district and state averages, and it serves its student community very effectively, ranking well above average for similar schools statewide. A standout success story is the dramatic improvement in support for English Language Learners, whose performance ranking jumped from the 8th to the 70th percentile in just a few years. Furthermore, the school has made excellent progress on attendance, significantly reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate that is now better than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Canterbury's steady upward trajectory is notable, as some area schools have seen their performance decline. While Vena Avenue Elementary outperforms it in most academic areas, Canterbury operates with similar efficiency and serves a community with greater economic need. Importantly, Canterbury delivers these strong results while spending less per student than several other local schools like Burton Street Elementary and Sharp Avenue Elementary, demonstrating effective use of resources.

578

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,282

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13670 Montague St.
Arleta, CA 91331-6129

(818) 892-1104

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Canterbury Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Richard E. Byrd Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

Asian:

6.4%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,212^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd 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	2212 of 5857	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	2011 of 5869	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2125 of 5859	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	2128 of 5883	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	3216 of 5789	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3505 of 5662	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.5	3012 of 5692	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	2857 of 5614	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.5	2654 of 5611	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.6	3035 of 5530	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	3519 of 5390	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.2	3223 of 5377	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	3489 of 5314	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	2702 of 5193	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	2739 of 5113	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.0	2112 of 5113	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.5	2074 of 4818	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	1888 of 4822	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.4	2038 of 4809	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.4	148 of 2227	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	37.0	1140 of 2128	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	948 of 3162	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	23.2	3050 of 3311	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	2820 of 3275	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	3217 of 3246	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2273 of 5597	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	2052 of 5612	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2270 of 5609	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	2085 of 5635	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	3131 of 5492	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3176 of 5413	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	1290 of 5107	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	899 of 5107	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1170 of 5087	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	1106 of 5084	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	2167 of 4963	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	2883 of 4830	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	1351 of 5460	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1185 of 5517	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1185 of 5363	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	956 of 5264	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	2500 of 5173	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	2827 of 5084	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	2021 of 5628	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	1861 of 5643	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1799 of 5638	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	2055 of 5663	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	3078 of 5510	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3656 of 5431	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	997 of 2847	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

Science39%+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)	% 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Canterbury Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13670 Montague St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1104	578	28	20.6	85.5%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	516 (89.3%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	57	2212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.4	2011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	201	38.7	38.7	39.8	47.6	50.5	46.2	48.8	43.5	45.2	45.8	96.8				96.8		$23,282	$4,723	$18,559
Valor Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	8755 Woodman Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 217-2733	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	350 (90.4%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.4	3319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		37.9	3312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	7			36.4	39.0		37.8	36.4	37.2		36.8	96.4			96.4			$24,509	$1,670	$22,839
Chase Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14041 Chase St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4440	436	24	18.1	91.5%	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (84.2%)	38 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	39	3285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		35.2	3498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	213	24.6	24.6	41.2	31.5	46.9	39.5	45.6	26.0	32.3	34.5	98.2						$26,401	$4,802	$21,599
Vena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9377 Vena Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9551	464	22	21.5	79.3%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (89.7%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	71.9	1519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		81.4	1095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	424	38.0	38.0	51.3	65.6	59.7	58.5	55.1	65.1	46.2	54.8	96.6						$22,591	$4,185	$18,406
Liggett Street Elementary	Public	K-5	9373 Moonbeam Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-4388	550	25	22.0	91.3%	12 (2.2%)	17 (3.1%)	468 (85.1%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	40.1	3208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		35.3	3490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	282	18.6	18.6	38.2	48.7	44.1	43.7	37.7	39.2	26.4	34.2	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6	96.6	$25,350	$5,309	$20,041
Beachy Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9757 Beachy Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0241	398	21	19.4	89.4%	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	361 (90.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	30	3962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		25	4361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	399	14.1	14.1	30.6	39.0	31.8	34.4	40.8	29.9	25.0	31.1	95.9	97.3		97.3		97.3	$27,276	$4,129	$23,147
Montague Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	13000 Montague St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Montague Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0215	852	44	19.5	84.6%	14 (1.6%)	9 (1.1%)	816 (95.8%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46.4	2803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		36.3	3416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	613	20.0	20.0	34.6	47.0	47.6	42.6	48.7	45.8	34.5	43.0							$23,400	$2,763	$20,637
Burton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	8111 Calhoun Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-1287	274	14	19.5	98.2%	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	233 (85.0%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.2	4994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.8	4389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	605	16.2	16.2	23.3	24.0	27.0	24.8	26.7	21.2	18.9	21.9	96.8				96.8		$32,366	$6,252	$26,114
Ranchito Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Ranchito Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-1710	421	20	21.0	90.7%	21 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (85.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	43.3	2990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		44.7	2882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	108	23.8	23.8	39.0	38.1	42.4	39.7	46.9	36.5	36.5	40.6	86.5	92.8	97.3	89.2	92.8	94.6	$24,206	$4,590	$19,616
Sharp Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13800 Pierce St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9573	417	20	20.8	97.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	27.2	4200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		21.4	4730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	530	12.5	12.5	51.7	32.9	34.4	39.0	29.5	25.7	9.2	21.5	98.0	98.0			98.0		$31,510	$6,323	$25,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Canterbury Avenue Elementary

What district is Canterbury Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Canterbury Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Canterbury Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Canterbury Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Canterbury Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richard E. Byrd Middle

Is Canterbury Avenue Elementary a good school?

Canterbury Avenue Elementary ranks 2212^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Canterbury Avenue Elementary?

Students at Canterbury Avenue Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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