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Encino Charter Elementary

Q: Is Encino Charter Elementary a good school?

Encino Charter Elementary ranks 844 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Encino Charter Elementary is a highly-regarded public charter school serving approximately 530 students in grades K-5 within the diverse and competitive Los Angeles Unified school district, consistently ranking in the top 15-20% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting its students, particularly given that over 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch; it achieves strong academic results that significantly exceed both district and state averages in English and Math, and it does so with notably efficient per-student spending compared to many neighboring schools like Gault Street Elementary and Newcastle Elementary. While it operates in an area with several other top performers such as Lanai Road Elementary and the Academy for Enriched Sciences, Encino Charter maintains a competitive edge through its impressive track record with economically disadvantaged students and its steady improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism post-pandemic.

Notable areas for attention include a decline in math proficiency in the upper grades and science scores that, while solid, offer a smaller advantage over averages compared to other subjects. Overall, Encino Charter Elementary represents a compelling option for families, demonstrating that a school can deliver high-quality, cost-effective education while successfully serving a diverse community with varying needs.

529

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,095

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16941 Addison St.
Encino, CA 91316-3433

(818) 784-1762

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

Two or more races:

28.7%

Hispanic:

21.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg39%

California avg41%

844^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	86.6	844 of 5857	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	1085 of 5869	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	913 of 5859	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	630 of 5883	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	406 of 5789	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	352 of 5662	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	358 of 5692	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.8	329 of 5614	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	94.7	345 of 5611	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	383 of 5530	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	424 of 5390	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	540 of 5377	90.0%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	1035 of 5314	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	1129 of 5193	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	88.4	563 of 5113	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	63.8	1647 of 5113	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	1385 of 4818	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	72.0	1253 of 4822	74.0%	★★★★☆
2004	67.2	1395 of 4809	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	1082 of 5597	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	974 of 5612	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	933 of 5609	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	705 of 5635	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	382 of 5492	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	427 of 5413	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	281 of 5107	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	703 of 5107	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	619 of 5087	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	258 of 5084	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	777 of 4963	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	435 of 4830	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	366 of 5460	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	1066 of 5517	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	998 of 5363	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	96.1	142 of 5264	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	136 of 5173	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	314 of 5084	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	644 of 5628	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	1151 of 5643	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	840 of 5638	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	613 of 5663	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	464 of 5510	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	308 of 5431	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	266 of 718	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	854 of 2598	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	858 of 2651	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	672 of 2661	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	605 of 2726	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	136 of 2834	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	215 of 2737	92.1%	★★★★★

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)94th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science46%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

The principal and teachers do not care about children from families that are not political/donate a ton of time. Another mom told me, due to a school activity, that her daughter doesn't believe in herself anymore. My own kid was lied to by the principal and teachers for weeks before I had to take her to counseling to explain that not all adults of authority are good people by default. Talk about a life lesson. Close Quote

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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)	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Encino Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	16941 Addison St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-1762	529	24	22.0	40.8%	197 (37.2%)	24 (4.5%)	115 (21.7%)	39 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	152 (28.7%)	86.6	844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		81.7	1085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	241	45.8		45.8	72.4	63.4	67.1				68.0	79.3	67.6	58.9				69.3					$17,095	$2,430	$14,665
Lanai Road Elementary	Public	K-5	4241 Lanai Rd.	Encino	91436	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 788-1590	566	24	23.5	10.4%	429 (75.8%)	18 (3.2%)	47 (8.3%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	96.5	192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.4	224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	32	63.6		63.6	86.7	86.4	80.5				84.7	91.1	81.8	67.5				80.8					$17,502	$2,460	$15,042
Academy for Enriched Sciences	Public	K-5	17551 Miranda St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-8421	291	13	22.3	30.9%	92 (31.6%)	9 (3.1%)	87 (29.9%)	55 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.5%)	95.7	263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		92.6	530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	267	67.3		67.3	89.1	80.0	75.0				81.1	84.8	76.0	75.0				78.4					$22,623	$3,112	$19,511
Emelita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Hatteras St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6353	275	14	19.6	70.9%	66 (24.0%)	10 (3.6%)	144 (52.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.1%)	44.6	2912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		55	2286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	626	34.0		34.0	28.3	50.0	47.8				41.5	30.4	44.7	34.0				35.9	96.2				$25,057	$3,930	$21,127
Nestle Avenue Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5060 Nestle Ave.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6148	421	18	23.3	72.2%	171 (40.6%)	20 (4.8%)	107 (25.4%)	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	97 (23.0%)	65	1838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		59.5	2090^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	252	31.8		31.8	50.8	49.2	60.0				53.2	61.8	44.6	49.2				52.0	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	$21,314	$3,599	$17,715
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15530 Hesby St.	Encino	91403	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 528-7000	494	22	22.4	22.3%	318 (64.4%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (15.0%)	37 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.5%)	92.5	509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.1	561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	52	63.5	64.1	63.8	71.4	81.8	76.2	79.6	81.7	80.0	78.5	67.4	61.4	69.8	74.1	66.7	78.5	70.2					$16,787	$2,648	$14,139
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Newcastle Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8795	299	15	19.9	90.6%	26 (8.7%)	8 (2.7%)	242 (80.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	51.4	2531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		52.7	2416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	115	33.3		33.3	31.3	53.6	55.3				46.5	28.0	47.3	45.2				40.1	95.5		95.5		$28,384	$5,330	$23,054
Lemay Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17520 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4696	334	17	19.6	91.9%	20 (6.0%)	6 (1.8%)	286 (85.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	55.5	2280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		38.9	3238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	958	16.0		16.0	48.2	52.0	50.0				50.0	55.6	52.9	34.0				47.7					$28,978	$4,719	$24,259
Wilbur Charter For Enriched Academics	Public, Charter	K-5	5213 Crebs Ave.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-1090	564	24	23.5	38.5%	309 (54.8%)	18 (3.2%)	91 (16.1%)	32 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (19.9%)	81.2	1110^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%		82.4	1058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	52	51.4		51.4	54.9	62.4	72.9				62.3	61.8	58.8	64.3				61.5					$20,323	$2,819	$17,504
Gault Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17000 Gault St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1933	298	15	19.8	87.9%	29 (9.7%)	7 (2.3%)	239 (80.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		45.7	2813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	655	21.8		21.8	32.0	40.0	45.1				39.0	32.7	41.3	25.5				32.7					$25,708	$4,455	$21,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Encino Charter Elementary

Is Encino Charter Elementary a good school?

Encino Charter Elementary ranks 844^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Encino Charter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Encino Charter Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Encino Charter Elementary?

Students at Encino Charter Elementary are 37% White, 29% Two or more races, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% African American.

What district is Encino Charter Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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