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Erwin Elementary

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Erwin Elementary ranks 2075 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2075^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Erwin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Van Nuys, California, serving 617 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Erwin Elementary has shown mixed performance on standardized tests, with strong results in 5th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, but underperformance in 3rd and 4th grade. The school's ranking among California elementary schools has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 2,352 to 3,060. However, Erwin Elementary has particularly strong performance among its Hispanic student population, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools for this subgroup. The school faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.8% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Hazeltine Avenue Elementary, Kittridge Street Elementary, and Van Nuys Elementary, Erwin Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly better. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing nearby charter schools, such as ISANA Palmati Academy and Chandler Elementary, which have significantly higher student achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

580

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,456

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13400 Erwin St.
Van Nuys, CA 91401-3014

(818) 988-6292

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Erwin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Louis Armstrong Middle
High:	Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

White:

31.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,075^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^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	59.9	2075 of 5857	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	3065 of 5869	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	2470 of 5859	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	2352 of 5883	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	3020 of 5789	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2970 of 5662	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	3274 of 5692	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	2797 of 5614	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.0	3073 of 5611	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	2899 of 5530	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.0	3263 of 5390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	2564 of 5377	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.7	2710 of 5314	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.2	3492 of 5193	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	3068 of 5113	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	2659 of 5113	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	2878 of 4818	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.9	2444 of 4822	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	2863 of 4809	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	1588 of 2227	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1777 of 2585	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1566 of 2128	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	1378 of 3162	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	2620 of 3245	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1932 of 3311	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2472 of 3275	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	2974 of 3246	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	1874 of 5597	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	3011 of 5612	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	2575 of 5609	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	2126 of 5635	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	2447 of 5492	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	2818 of 5413	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	1351 of 5107	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	2155 of 5107	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	1452 of 5087	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	1519 of 5084	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	2085 of 4963	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1844 of 4830	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	1027 of 5460	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	2233 of 5517	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	1244 of 5363	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	1022 of 5264	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	1778 of 5173	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1773 of 5084	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	2126 of 5628	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	2869 of 5643	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	2252 of 5638	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2367 of 5663	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	3414 of 5510	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2997 of 5431	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1629 of 2847	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1638 of 2635	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1954 of 2420	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1388 of 2598	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	2095 of 2651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1981 of 2661	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1795 of 2726	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	2394 of 2834	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	2322 of 2737	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science45%+12 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 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
Erwin Elementary	Public	K-5	13400 Erwin St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-6292	580	28	20.7	91.4%	182 (31.4%)	7 (1.2%)	342 (59.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	59.9	2075^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		42.1	3065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	990	44.6		44.6	40.0	42.4	62.6				48.1	46.6	43.4	50.0				46.6	83.5	90.9	95.9	87.6	89.3	92.6	$23,456	$4,495	$18,961
Kittridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	13619 Kittridge St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 786-7926	768	35	22.2	93.1%	267 (34.8%)	8 (1.0%)	442 (57.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	42.6	3035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		23.3	4548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	1513	22.2		22.2	42.7	33.6	50.8				42.5	44.4	33.9	34.1				37.2	91.5	96.5	97.2	94.3	95.0	96.5	$19,968	$3,830	$16,138
John B. Monlux Elementary	Public	K-5	6051 Bellaire Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 763-4693	660	30	22.0	87.7%	439 (66.5%)	6 (0.9%)	165 (25.0%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	70.9	1557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		65.5	1794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	237	32.7		32.7	72.9	48.2	48.5				56.0	80.4	56.6	49.5				61.7	93.2	96.6		96.6	95.5		$22,318	$4,100	$18,218
Coldwater Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	6850 Coldwater Canyon Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-6634	570	27	21.1	95.3%	31 (5.4%)	8 (1.4%)	478 (83.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	27	4219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%		33.8	3610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	609	13.3		13.3	43.3	34.8	38.9				38.9	38.0	20.8	7.7				20.9	91.5	97.5		93.2	95.8	95.8	$25,319	$5,061	$20,258
Van Nuys Elementary	Public	K-5	6464 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-2195	459	22	20.8	96.9%	13 (2.8%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (91.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	28.6	4086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		32.9	3693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	393	13.8		13.8	37.5	27.4	35.7				33.5	36.8	26.3	28.7				30.3							$27,984	$5,300	$22,684
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Calhoun Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-6700	423	19	22.8	96.9%	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.7%)	374 (88.4%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	16.9	5108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		30.5	3889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	1219	8.8		8.8	28.6	27.0	30.3				28.7	24.2	16.9	13.2				18.0	94.2	95.7		95.7	97.1	97.1	$29,759	$5,455	$24,304
Ararat Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	6555 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Ararat Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-2904	333	15	22.9	83.8%	303 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.3	3942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		33.4	3644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	298	16.4		16.4	42.9	27.8	41.8				37.6	35.7	27.8	18.2				27.3	80.4			82.6		87.0	$20,020	$2,175	$17,845
Chandler Elementary	Public	K-5	14030 Weddington St.	Sherman Oaks	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 789-6173	450	21	21.4	56.4%	125 (27.8%)	25 (5.6%)	174 (38.7%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	104 (23.1%)	79.3	1180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		79	1198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.6%	18	47.5		47.5	67.2	58.5	57.4				61.1	66.7	55.6	57.4				60.1	80.9	87.6	94.4	88.8	88.8	89.9	$23,822	$3,897	$19,925
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7150 Hazeltine Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-1040	621	32	19.4	94.2%	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.4%)	543 (87.4%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	35.1	3563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		32.4	3741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	178	21.5		21.5	36.5	38.4	31.7				35.5	46.7	34.5	26.2				34.6	91.3	98.0	98.0	94.6	97.3	96.6	$21,647	$4,924	$16,723
ISANA Palmati Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	ISANA Palmati Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-2712	360	15	23.9	89.7%	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	335 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	76.8	1295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		85.8	914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	381	45.1	28.6	39.2	61.0	75.0	60.8	45.8	72.0	75.0	65.3	68.3	68.9	47.1	33.3	52.0	46.4	54.7							$20,717	$3,898	$16,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Erwin Elementary

Is Erwin Elementary a good school?

Erwin Elementary ranks 2075^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Erwin Elementary?

Students at Erwin Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 31% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Erwin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Erwin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Erwin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Erwin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Louis Armstrong Middle
High : Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

What district is Erwin Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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