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John B. Monlux Elementary

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John B. Monlux Elementary ranks 1557 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

John B. Monlux Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 660 students in North Hollywood within the Los Angeles Unified district, and it has shown remarkable improvement over the past decade, rising to become a 4-star school that outperforms many of its neighbors.

The school truly excels in mathematics, where over 61% of students are proficient—far above the district and state averages and significantly better than nearby schools like Erwin Elementary and Maurice Sendak Elementary. It also achieves strong results for its student population and maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the district, despite similar challenges. This success is achieved cost-effectively, as the school spends less per student than comparable schools such as Victory Boulevard Elementary and Bellingham Elementary.

While performance is exceptionally strong in the early grades, there is room for growth in the upper elementary levels. The school's consistent upward trajectory and robust post-pandemic recovery make it a compelling option that performs competitively with local charter schools like ISANA Palmati Academy.

660

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,318

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6051 Bellaire Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91606-4461

(818) 763-4693

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend John B. Monlux Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Madison Middle
High:	Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!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 school55%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,557^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd 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	70.9	1557 of 5857	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	1794 of 5869	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	2040 of 5859	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	2011 of 5883	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	2632 of 5789	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2435 of 5662	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	2569 of 5692	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.0	2488 of 5614	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	2821 of 5611	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	3090 of 5530	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	2300 of 5390	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.8	2427 of 5377	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.9	2625 of 5314	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.5	2578 of 5193	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	2060 of 5113	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.3	1758 of 5113	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.8	1884 of 4818	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.9	1748 of 4822	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.2	2096 of 4809	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	63.3	643 of 2585	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	503 of 2128	76.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.0	315 of 3162	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	45.6	1447 of 3245	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	2092 of 3311	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2151 of 3275	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1311 of 3246	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	1543 of 5597	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	1706 of 5612	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	2103 of 5609	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1945 of 5635	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2590 of 5492	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2553 of 5413	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	732 of 5107	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	901 of 5107	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	897 of 5087	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	1295 of 5084	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	2325 of 4963	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1543 of 4830	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	609 of 5460	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	942 of 5517	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1099 of 5363	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	908 of 5264	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	1435 of 5173	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	1404 of 5084	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	1506 of 5628	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1811 of 5643	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	1860 of 5638	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1970 of 5663	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	2494 of 5510	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	2222 of 5431	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.4	518 of 2420	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1502 of 2598	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1725 of 2651	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1982 of 2661	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1939 of 2726	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2267 of 2834	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	2182 of 2737	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)79th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)75th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Victory Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	6315 Radford Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-4676	466	23	20.2	91.8%	47 (10.1%)	10 (2.1%)	345 (74.0%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.2%)	57	2210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		56.3	2222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	12	39.0		39.0	45.6	31.5	62.0				46.8	49.3	41.9	43.9				44.9	94.1	96.0		97.0	98.0	98.0	$27,744	$5,223	$22,521
Bellingham Elementary	Public	K-5	6728 Bellingham Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 759-0119	390	19	20.5	97.2%	28 (7.2%)	7 (1.8%)	340 (87.2%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	46.2	2812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		35.2	3501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	689	23.9		23.9	37.7	34.7	46.3				40.2	51.9	42.0	38.8				43.9	89.2	95.2		90.4	95.2	92.8	$26,161	$5,703	$20,458
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John B. Monlux Elementary

How many students attend John B. Monlux Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended John B. Monlux Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John B. Monlux Elementary?

Students at John B. Monlux Elementary are 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is John B. Monlux Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is John B. Monlux Elementary a good school?

John B. Monlux Elementary ranks 1557^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John B. Monlux Elementary attend?

Students who attend John B. Monlux Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Madison Middle
High : Ulysses S. Grant Senior High

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