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Canyon Charter Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Canyon Charter Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public charter school with 391 students, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district in the Santa Monica area.

The school consistently ranks in the top 2-3% of all California elementary schools, with recent proficiency rates of 83% in English and 87% in Math, far exceeding state and district averages. It achieves this excellence with efficient spending and a higher student-teacher ratio than many peers. A standout feature is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.5%, which is less than a third of the Los Angeles Unified average and suggests a highly engaged school community.

When compared to nearby schools, Canyon Charter's performance is particularly notable. It significantly outperforms other Los Angeles Unified schools like Brentwood Science and Marquez Charter academically, and it rivals or exceeds the performance of high-ranking schools in the neighboring Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district, such as Franklin Elementary. This demonstrates that individual school quality can vary greatly, even within the same area.

391

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,815

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

421 Entrada Dr.
Santa Monica, CA 90402-1303

(310) 454-7510

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Canyon Charter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Paul Revere Charter Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

Two or more races:

40.7%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg39%

California avg41%

126^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	97.3	126 of 5857	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	257 of 5869	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	114 of 5859	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	154 of 5883	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	16 of 5789	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	6 of 5662	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	36 of 5692	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	98.7	19 of 5614	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	99.1	15 of 5611	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	92 of 5530	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	94.3	134 of 5390	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	94.1	182 of 5377	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	94.9	138 of 5314	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	95.0	166 of 5193	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	94.3	232 of 5113	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	94.7	247 of 5113	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	318 of 4818	93.4%	★★★★★
2005	90.1	481 of 4822	90.0%	★★★★★
2004	94.1	274 of 4809	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	94 of 5597	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	446 of 5612	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	152 of 5609	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	436 of 5635	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	17 of 5492	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	2 of 5413	100.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.6	26 of 5517	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	182 of 5628	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	162 of 5643	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	105 of 5638	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	18 of 5663	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	27 of 5510	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	24 of 5431	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	239 of 718	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.2	103 of 670	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	207 of 669	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.4	12 of 610	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	42 of 2598	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	271 of 2651	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	25 of 2661	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	130 of 2726	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	14 of 2834	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	4 of 2737	99.9%	★★★★★

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 (2024)100th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+50 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+35 vs state

Science71%+38 vs state

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Schools Near Canyon Charter Elementary

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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
Canyon Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	421 Entrada Dr.	Santa Monica	90402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 454-7510	391	17	23.0	15.6%	175 (44.8%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.5%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (40.7%)	97.3	126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.1	257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.6%	131	70.8		70.8	75.0	92.5	85.4				83.3	85.7	87.5	87.5				86.8	91.3	93.5			93.5		$16,815	$2,035	$14,780
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Montana Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 395-0941	552	30	18.2	20.1%	305 (55.3%)	31 (5.6%)	103 (18.7%)	68 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	92.6	505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.8	444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	61	69.0		69.0	67.9	66.7	82.6				72.6	75.0	73.1	70.1				72.7	97.0				98.0
Palisades Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Via de La Paz	Pacific Palisades	90272	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 454-3700	408	19	21.4	16.9%	197 (48.3%)	14 (3.4%)	63 (15.4%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (26.5%)	97.5	116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.5	308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	192	78.0		78.0	84.8	80.3	94.0				86.0	84.8	80.3	78.0				80.9	92.9	97.1		94.3	95.7	97.1	$18,948	$2,244	$16,704
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Montana Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-2814	597	30	19.6	13.1%	367 (61.5%)	17 (2.8%)	70 (11.7%)	93 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	97.4	121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.6	116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	5	75.8		75.8	84.2	80.4	90.9				85.3	80.0	84.8	80.6				81.8	97.5
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 Santa Monica Blvd.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-5011	362	22	16.7	42.3%	119 (32.9%)	38 (10.5%)	120 (33.1%)	47 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.2%)	82.3	1058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.9	1004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	54	52.0		52.0	60.7	54.9	65.3				61.0	71.0	65.4	56.0				63.5	94.6	97.3	97.3		96.0
Marquez Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	16821 Marquez Ave.	Pacific Palisades	90272	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 454-4019	314	16	19.6	16.6%	139 (44.3%)	5 (1.6%)	42 (13.4%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (36.0%)	94.4	373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.3	323^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	50	64.9		64.9	73.5	86.1	77.8				79.3	73.5	91.7	63.9				76.4	83.3	96.3	90.7	94.4	92.6	96.3	$21,839	$2,298	$19,541
Brentwood Science	Public	K-5	740 Gretna Green Way	Los Angeles	90049	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 826-5631	224	12	18.6	80.4%	14 (6.3%)	71 (31.7%)	121 (54.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	57.8	2177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		43.4	2969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	792	38.0		38.0	36.8	52.3	62.0				51.5	42.1	40.9	42.0				41.7	85.0				85.0		$35,735	$7,521	$28,214
Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)	Public	K-8	2525 Fifth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 396-2640	216	12	18.4	14.8%	122 (56.5%)	9 (4.2%)	34 (15.7%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	79.5	1176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		89.8	713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	463	69.6	52.9	62.5	42.9	57.9	65.2	75.0	86.4	64.7	65.3	61.9	75.0	47.8	50.0	81.0	70.6	64.4	79.2	91.7	91.7	83.3	87.5	83.3
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2526 Sixth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 399-7721	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		86.1	94.4	94.4	88.9	91.7	86.1
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 14th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2364	522	27	19.3	44.4%	175 (33.5%)	61 (11.7%)	217 (41.6%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.5%)	60.9	2018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.7	1696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	322	42.1		42.1	47.2	52.1	61.8				53.7	36.1	45.8	43.4				42.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon Charter Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Canyon Charter Elementary?

Students at Canyon Charter Elementary are 45% White, 41% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Canyon Charter Elementary a good school?

Yes! Canyon Charter Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 126^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Canyon Charter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Canyon Charter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paul Revere Charter Middle

How many students attend Canyon Charter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Canyon Charter Elementary.

What district is Canyon Charter Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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