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Fernangeles Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fernangeles Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sun Valley, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 462 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Fernangeles Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.96% of Fernangeles students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.45% for Los Angeles Unified and 48.81% for California. The school's performance in science assessments (CAST) is also very low, with only 7.89% of students proficient or better in 5th grade, compared to 29.34% for Los Angeles Unified and 33.39% for California.

Fernangeles Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 96.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a high proportion of English Language Learner (ELL) students, and its performance for students with disabilities is in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Fernangeles Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. While the school's spending per student has increased over the years, this does not seem to have translated into improved academic outcomes.

459

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,746

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12001 Art St.
Sun Valley, CA 91352-2499

(818) 767-0380

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Fernangeles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Richard E. Byrd Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

Asian:

2.4%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,667^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

435^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	22.1	4667 of 5857	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4970 of 5869	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5170 of 5859	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4736 of 5883	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4640 of 5789	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4628 of 5662	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	4583 of 5692	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	4156 of 5614	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	4306 of 5611	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	4568 of 5530	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.2	4301 of 5390	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.5	2860 of 5377	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.6	4562 of 5314	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	4213 of 5193	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	3809 of 5113	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	4129 of 5113	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	3927 of 4818	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	3905 of 4822	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	3999 of 4809	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	1964 of 2227	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	2067 of 2585	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	2048 of 2128	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	2512 of 3162	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	3237 of 3245	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3124 of 3311	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	2232 of 3275	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2710 of 3246	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4105 of 5597	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4444 of 5612	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4272 of 5609	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4000 of 5635	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4262 of 5492	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3923 of 5413	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3811 of 5107	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3984 of 5107	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4298 of 5087	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3867 of 5084	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3588 of 4963	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3496 of 4830	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3919 of 5460	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4306 of 5517	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4383 of 5363	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3736 of 5264	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3715 of 5173	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3684 of 5084	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4790 of 5628	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5088 of 5643	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5381 of 5638	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5027 of 5663	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4641 of 5510	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4868 of 5431	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	2421 of 2847	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2579 of 2635	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1738 of 2420	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science8%-25 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 6th 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 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
Fernangeles Elementary	Public	K-5	12001 Art St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0380	459	23	19.9	96.7%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	432 (94.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	4667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.7	4970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	303	7.9	7.9	19.8	37.3	24.3		27.0	21.4	30.8	29.0		26.9	97.4			98.3		98.3	$27,746	$5,618	$22,128
Strathern Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7939 St. Clair Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-4234	446	20	22.3	92.6%	48 (10.8%)	3 (0.7%)	360 (80.7%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	35.1	3571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		32.4	3743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	172	21.1	21.1	27.4	43.3	43.1		37.7	35.1	34.8	28.2		32.7	94.9	97.1		94.9	97.1	96.4	$24,270	$4,830	$19,440
Arminta Street Elementary	Public	K-5	11530 Strathern St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-5911	317	17	18.6	93.7%	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	283 (89.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	37.5	3376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		32.6	3728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	352	21.2	21.2	41.9	36.2	41.3		39.6	50.0	38.6	18.2		33.5	87.3	88.7		88.7	90.1	91.6	$31,424	$5,947	$25,477
Julie Korenstein Elementary	Public	K-5	7650 Ben Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-4140	311	15	20.7	96.5%	13 (4.2%)	7 (2.3%)	272 (87.5%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	25.3	4366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%		21.1	4759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	393	15.7	15.7	18.0	32.5	26.9		25.4	36.0	34.2	27.5		32.4	94.9	96.6	96.6	94.9	96.6	96.6	$27,788	$5,746	$22,042
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
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
Fenton STEM Acad: Elementary Center for Sci Technical Engr and Math	Public, Charter	K-6	8926 Sunland Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Fenton STEM Acad: Elementary Center for Sci Technical Engr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 962-3636	288	14	21.3	81.3%	48 (16.7%)	10 (3.5%)	219 (76.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	51.3	2535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		56.2	2226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	309	23.1	23.1	41.9	54.0	51.3	60.4	52.2	41.9	38.0	28.2	33.3	35.6							$20,142	$2,329	$17,813
Fenton Charter Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	8926 Sunland Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Fenton Charter Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 962-3636	313	15	20.8	80.5%	35 (11.2%)	7 (2.2%)	263 (84.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	62.5	1938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		56.1	2235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	297	29.4	29.4	48.8	62.2	52.9	61.2	56.8	48.8	53.3	29.4	38.8	43.2							$20,304	$1,568	$18,736
Saticoy Elementary	Public	K-5	7850 Ethel Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-0783	523	25	20.9	92.2%	357 (68.3%)	2 (0.4%)	119 (22.8%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	25.9	4320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		23.5	4524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	204	20.5	20.5	18.6	24.7	42.9		28.7	33.7	18.3	29.6		27.4	74.2	85.4	96.6	82.0	84.3	82.0	$24,076	$4,348	$19,728
Camellia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7451 Camellia Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-5255	433	22	19.6	95.2%	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	407 (94.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	19.4	4889^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		22.6	4615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	274	17.5	17.5	21.1	26.4	35.5		27.8	24.6	22.4	14.3		20.5	96.8			97.6	98.4		$29,575	$6,880	$22,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Fernangeles Elementary

How many students attend Fernangeles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Fernangeles Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fernangeles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fernangeles Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richard E. Byrd Middle

What district is Fernangeles Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Fernangeles Elementary?

Students at Fernangeles Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American.

Is Fernangeles Elementary a good school?

Fernangeles Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of California elementary schools.

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