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Carpenter Community Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-5

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carpenter Community Charter is a large, high-performing K-5 elementary school serving 863 students in the Studio City area of the Los Angeles Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 2-5% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with over 80% of students proficient in English and Math, far outperforming most nearby schools like Maurice Sendak Elementary and Lankershim Elementary. It achieves these top-tier results efficiently, spending significantly less per student than many neighboring schools with lower performance. Carpenter also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.3%, a key factor in its success and one of the best rates in the area.

Carpenter is part of a notable cluster of elite schools, including the top-ranked Wonderland Avenue Elementary and high-performing Colfax Charter Elementary, all within a two-mile radius. The school demonstrates strong and consistent results for all student groups and has shown a steady trajectory of improvement over recent years, maintaining its excellence even with a larger student body and a higher student-teacher ratio than many peers.

863

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,602

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3909 Carpenter Ave.
Studio City, CA 91604-3732

(818) 761-4363

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Carpenter Community Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Walter Reed Middle
High:	North Hollywood Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Two or more races:

31.1%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% 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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg39%

California avg41%

130^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	130 of 5857	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	132 of 5869	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	158 of 5859	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	234 of 5883	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	605 of 5789	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	93.0	448 of 5662	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	334 of 5692	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	314 of 5614	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.3	368 of 5611	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	282 of 5530	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	92.7	232 of 5390	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	370 of 5377	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	530 of 5314	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.5	555 of 5193	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	91.8	381 of 5113	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.9	417 of 5113	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	331 of 4818	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	440 of 4822	90.9%	★★★★★
2004	93.2	318 of 4809	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.6	149 of 1205	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	86 of 1190	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	190 of 1154	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	212 of 1149	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	259 of 1071	75.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.7	246 of 2227	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	378 of 2585	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	257 of 2128	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	114 of 5597	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	64 of 5612	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	106 of 5609	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	147 of 5635	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	625 of 5492	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	493 of 5413	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	121 of 5107	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	102 of 5107	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	142 of 5087	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	208 of 5084	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.6	1316 of 4963	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	674 of 4830	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	198 of 5460	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	200 of 5517	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	154 of 5363	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	186 of 5264	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	698 of 5173	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	528 of 5084	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	186 of 5628	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	231 of 5643	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	211 of 5638	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	326 of 5663	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	535 of 5510	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	417 of 5431	92.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	72 of 718	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	61 of 670	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	62 of 669	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	128 of 610	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	232 of 445	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	86 of 2847	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	234 of 2635	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	186 of 2420	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	119 of 2598	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	107 of 2651	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	115 of 2661	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	179 of 2726	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	589 of 2834	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	406 of 2737	85.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)88th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Mathematics82%+44 vs state

Science76%+43 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
Carpenter Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	3909 Carpenter Ave.	Studio City	91604	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-4363	863	34	25.3	13.2%	406 (47.0%)	17 (2.0%)	117 (13.6%)	54 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (31.1%)	97.3	130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.4	132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	2	76.0	76.0	85.4	79.4	86.1	83.6	83.3	83.2	78.3	81.7	95.2		98.0	97.3		96.6	$16,602	$1,969	$14,633
Colfax Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4935 Colfax Ave.	Valley Village	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-5115	774	30	25.7	30.7%	350 (45.2%)	25 (3.2%)	185 (23.9%)	50 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	162 (20.9%)	96.2	219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.5	217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	2	67.6	67.6	82.3	77.7	82.0	80.5	83.2	79.4	77.5	80.0							$16,847	$2,246	$14,601
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	4243 Satsuma Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-6147	348	15	23.2	54.6%	124 (35.6%)	15 (4.3%)	102 (29.3%)	41 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (18.7%)	57.4	2198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		63.8	1892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	306	40.5	40.5	50.8	42.9	50.0	47.8	55.6	40.3	35.7	44.9	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.3	$25,646	$4,240	$21,406
Riverside Drive Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	13061 Riverside Dr.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 990-4525	392	19	20.6	46.2%	147 (37.5%)	20 (5.1%)	124 (31.6%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (21.2%)	77.1	1277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		74.8	1376^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	99	46.7	46.7	75.0	55.4	60.0	63.6	66.7	50.9	48.3	55.4							$22,196	$3,714	$18,482
Dixie Canyon Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	4220 Dixie Canyon Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-6283	635	27	23.5	33.2%	293 (46.1%)	16 (2.5%)	127 (20.0%)	34 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (26.0%)	84.4	943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.9%		86.2	899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	44	55.6	55.6	61.1	63.8	82.1	67.9	68.8	55.8	56.3	60.9	96.4		97.8	97.8	97.8		$18,502	$2,380	$16,122
Lankershim Elementary	Public	K-5	5250 Bakman Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-3130	326	17	19.1	92.9%	37 (11.3%)	32 (9.8%)	220 (67.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	26.9	4230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	4964^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	734	24.0	24.0	21.1	20.0	35.6	26.0	26.3	20.0	38.8	29.1	78.3	87.0	94.6	84.8	84.8	87.0	$27,760	$5,226	$22,534
Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8510 Wonderland Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-4401	435	18	24.1	26.7%	232 (53.3%)	9 (2.1%)	35 (8.0%)	77 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (18.4%)	98.8	22^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		99.1	15^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	7	81.7	81.7	85.9	96.0	89.2	90.0	89.1	98.7	85.5	90.8	82.3	95.2	91.9	91.9	91.9	95.2	$19,210	$2,131	$17,079
Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	12020 Burbank Blvd.	Valley Village	91607	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 698-3848	441	21	21.0	38.1%	219 (49.7%)	23 (5.2%)	122 (27.7%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.2%)	73.3	1459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%					(n/a)			65.7	49.0		58.8	64.7	44.9		56.4							$16,378	$325	$16,053
Burbank Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	12215 Albers St.	North Hollywood	91607	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 763-6497	319	15	21.2	81.5%	57 (17.9%)	11 (3.4%)	179 (56.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.4%)	53.7	2387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		70.1	1588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	799	28.3	28.3	40.0	52.6	54.0	49.3	50.0	38.3	39.6	42.1	93.0			93.0		96.5	$24,016	$3,883	$20,133
Toluca Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4840 Cahuenga Blvd.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-3339	503	24	20.9	65.4%	98 (19.5%)	35 (7.0%)	278 (55.3%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	72.7	1482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		67.9	1686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	204	42.5	42.5	61.3	53.6	70.8	62.1	56.3	44.9	50.7	50.5							$23,946	$3,898	$20,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Carpenter Community Charter

How many students attend Carpenter Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 863 students attended Carpenter Community Charter.

What district is Carpenter Community Charter in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Carpenter Community Charter a good school?

Yes! Carpenter Community Charter is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 130^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Carpenter Community Charter attend?

Students who attend Carpenter Community Charter usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter Reed Middle
High : North Hollywood Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Carpenter Community Charter?

Students at Carpenter Community Charter are 47% White, 31% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

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