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Lorne Street Elementary

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Lorne Street Elementary ranks 1894 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1894^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lorne Street Elementary is a K–5 school in Northridge, California, with 372 students and part of Los Angeles Unified. Its clearest academic distinction is math: in 2025–2026, 51% of students were proficient, 13 points above the state, 12 points above the district, and 9 points above the nearby same-district school average; Lorne ranked second among 10 nearby schools.

Lorne also performed strongly in science, with 42% proficient—6 points above the state and about 10 points above both the district and nearby-school averages, again placing second among the 10 schools. ELA was closer to state and district levels: 50% were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 48% in the district, though Lorne was 8 points above the nearby-school average and ranked third. Grade results show a notable contrast: fourth grade was strong in both ELA and math, while third-grade ELA was 36%, 8 points below state and district results and sixth among nearby schools. Attendance is a concern alongside the academic strengths: chronic absenteeism was 23% in 2025–2026, about 5 points above the state rate; only Garden Grove Elementary had a higher rate among the nearby schools.

Proficiency has risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased 5 points, math 6, and science 7, although ELA has fluctuated and is now only slightly above the state result. SchoolDigger ranks Lorne 1,890th of 5,804 statewide, in the 67th percentile with 3 stars; it ranks third by percentile among nearby same-district schools with rankings. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students was notably higher, at the 81st percentile in 2025–2026. Context for families: the student–teacher ratio was 20.6 in 2024–2025, near the nearby average, and 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, below the comparable nearby-school average of 78%. These measures provide context but do not explain the school’s results.

372

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,420

Per pupil spending ?

71.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

17440 Lorne St.
Northridge, CA 91325-4459

(818) 342-3123

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Lorne Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northridge Middle
High:	Grover Cleveland Charter High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

Two or more races:

15.1%

White:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,894^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	63.8	1894 of 5817	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	2205 of 5857	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	2524 of 5869	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	2149 of 5859	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	1657 of 5883	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	2351 of 5789	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	1918 of 5662	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	2201 of 5692	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.4	2018 of 5614	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	2130 of 5611	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	1894 of 5530	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	2021 of 5390	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	1726 of 5377	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	2036 of 5314	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	1708 of 5193	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.7	1596 of 5113	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.7	1297 of 5113	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	1140 of 4818	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.4	1077 of 4822	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	68.7	1341 of 4809	72.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.5	771 of 1149	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	754 of 2227	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	1165 of 2585	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	696 of 2128	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	2807 of 3311	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	1870 of 5581	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	1765 of 5597	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2238 of 5612	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	2101 of 5609	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	1492 of 5635	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	2435 of 5492	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	1887 of 5413	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	954 of 5094	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	940 of 5107	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	1608 of 5107	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	1116 of 5087	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	733 of 5084	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	1473 of 4963	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	1250 of 4830	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	1410 of 5423	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	1604 of 5460	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	1956 of 5517	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	1369 of 5363	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	572 of 5264	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	1319 of 5173	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	938 of 5084	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	1881 of 5603	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	2465 of 5628	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	2619 of 5643	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	2056 of 5638	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	1747 of 5663	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	2123 of 5510	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1868 of 5431	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	986 of 2927	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	1376 of 2847	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	1246 of 2635	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	1101 of 2420	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.3	2191 of 2834	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.5	1367 of 2737	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)81st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2019)33rd percentile-26 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)15th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science42%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

This is an awful school. Stay away. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, June 1, 2014

My child's attitude towards school has completely changed since she started this school year. She came from a school where she was disillusioned, to now wanting never to mis school for loss of learning time. She has her drive back and is anxious to learn more. Thank you Lorne for bringing that fire into her heart. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lorne Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17440 Lorne St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-3123	372	18	20.6	71.0%	37 (9.9%)	6 (1.6%)	246 (66.1%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.1%)	63.8	1894^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.4%		57.1	2205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%	311	41.9	41.9	36.4	56.1	55.6	49.7	49.1	59.7	46.0	51.4	95%	0%	$25,420	$2,186	$23,234
Stagg Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7839 Amestoy Ave.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-9850	413	21	19.6	83.1%	42 (10.2%)	10 (2.4%)	318 (77.0%)	24 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	68.2	1677^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.2%		68.4	1671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%	6	46.0	46.0	51.5	66.1	52.4	56.5	46.4	65.1	39.7	50.3	≥ 98%		$25,941	$2,375	$23,566
Cantara Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17950 Cantara St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5191	357	19	18.7	94.4%	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	281 (78.7%)	33 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	53.1	2430^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.2%		57	2213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%	217	43.6	43.6	35.6	42.9	55.6	45.1	37.0	39.7	47.3	41.5	≥ 98%		$28,148	$2,393	$25,755
Anatola Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7364 Anatola Ave.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8733	269	14	19.2	87.4%	17 (6.3%)	6 (2.2%)	220 (81.8%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	29.1	4078^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.9%		35.1	3568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%	510	18.2	18.2	34.8	32.5	25.0	30.8	43.5	35.0	20.9	33.3	94%	2%	$28,423	$3,460	$24,963
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology	Public	K-5	16825 Napa St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 891-6955	421	21	20.5	90.3%	19 (4.5%)	18 (4.3%)	345 (81.9%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	39.8	3239^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.3%		33	3722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%	483	19.0	19.0	43.9	26.7	43.1	38.0	47.0	28.8	43.1	39.9	≥ 98%		$29,700	$3,297	$26,403
Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	18141 Valerio St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4762	306	15	20.4	94.1%	25 (8.2%)	7 (2.3%)	244 (79.7%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	46.6	2808^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.7%		54.7	2325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%	483	36.6	36.6	36.6	32.1	60.0	41.6	35.0	38.6	45.0	39.4	90%	0%	$28,392	$2,490	$25,902
Magnolia Science Academy 7	Public, Charter	K-5	18355 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-0585	272	11	24.7	83.1%	38 (14.0%)	14 (5.1%)	188 (69.1%)	30 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65.1	1820^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.7%		52.7	2450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%	630	34.6	34.6	54.6	58.1	70.6	61.9	51.1	48.4	36.5	44.5	≥ 95%		$25,108	$931	$24,177
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%)	35.5	3544^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.1%		36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%	76	30.0	30.0	18.4	30.4	51.0	33.1	20.8	36.8	42.0	33.6	≥ 98%		$24,413	$2,374	$22,039
Bertrand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7021 Bertrand Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-1103	326	14	23.2	90.5%	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	263 (80.7%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.2%)	27.5	4188^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.0%		21.7	4690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%	502	13.3	13.3	37.0	31.6	24.4	31.4	34.6	42.1	11.1	30.6	97%	0%	$29,727	$2,864	$26,863
Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9240 Wish Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4381	527	25	21.0	72.1%	91 (17.3%)	22 (4.2%)	308 (58.4%)	45 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.6%)	84.8	922^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	84.1%		76.7	1301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%	379	53.8	53.8	63.8	64.8	65.0	64.5	69.6	69.0	56.3	64.8	95%	0%	$23,632	$1,860	$21,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Lorne Street Elementary

How many students attend Lorne Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Lorne Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lorne Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lorne Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northridge Middle
High : Grover Cleveland Charter High
High : Northridge Academy High
High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

What district is Lorne Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lorne Street Elementary?

Students at Lorne Street Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 10% White, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Lorne Street Elementary a good school?

Lorne Street Elementary ranks 1894^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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