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Morningside Elementary

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Morningside Elementary ranks 4167 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Morningside Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 408 students in the Los Angeles Unified school district in San Fernando, where it has seen a significant academic decline over the past decade, now ranking in the bottom third of all California schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are consistently below both district and state averages, and it performs worse than most nearby schools like Harding Street Elementary, O'Melveny Elementary, and Osceola Street Elementary. A notable concern is a large and persistent performance gap where female students rank far below male students. The school also shows particular challenges in supporting English Language Learners and students with special needs, though it has recently improved in serving students from low-income families.

Despite these academic struggles, Morningside has a clear bright spot: it has dramatically reduced chronic student absenteeism to a rate better than the district and state averages. However, this improvement has not yet led to better test scores. Compared to a nearby charter option, PUC Community Charter Elementary, which achieves much higher academic results with similar student demographics and lower spending, Morningside's overall academic performance remains a significant area for improvement.

408

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,700

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

576 North Maclay Ave.
San Fernando, CA 91340-2497

(818) 365-7181

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Fernando Middle
High:	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy
	San Fernando Senior High
	More...
	Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
	Sylmar Charter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

Two or more races:

1.7%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2024 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Los Angeles Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,167^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

384^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	27.5	4167 of 5857	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4931 of 5869	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4662 of 5859	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4872 of 5883	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4266 of 5789	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3671 of 5662	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	3724 of 5692	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	3105 of 5614	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.4	3904 of 5611	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	2398 of 5530	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.6	2579 of 5390	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.4	2929 of 5377	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	3311 of 5314	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.0	4068 of 5193	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.2	3818 of 5113	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	3621 of 5113	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	3415 of 4818	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	3653 of 4822	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.2	3616 of 4809	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	2049 of 2227	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1700 of 2585	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1114 of 2128	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	2635 of 3162	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	2703 of 3245	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	3217 of 3311	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3211 of 3275	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2512 of 3246	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4625 of 5597	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5340 of 5612	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5385 of 5609	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5054 of 5635	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3560 of 5492	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3180 of 5413	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3012 of 5107	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3930 of 5107	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3750 of 5087	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3933 of 5084	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3161 of 4963	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2419 of 4830	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3365 of 5460	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4495 of 5517	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	4020 of 5363	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4117 of 5264	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3528 of 5173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2842 of 5084	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3171 of 5628	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3782 of 5643	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3380 of 5638	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4108 of 5663	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4591 of 5510	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3899 of 5431	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	2244 of 2847	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2426 of 2635	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1948 of 2420	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Morningside Elementary

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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 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	% 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
Morningside Elementary	Public	K-5	576 North Maclay Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-7181	408	20	20.3	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	27.5	4167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		19.1	4931^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	764	19.4	19.4	40.3	27.7	31.3	33.2	38.2	24.2	17.9	26.9	90.4	93.6	95.7	92.6	93.6	93.6	$25,700	$5,046	$20,654
Vista del Valle Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	12441 Bromont Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 838-3860	416	19	21.8	77.4%	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	402 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	49.4	2631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		50.2	2539^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	92	22.4	22.4	31.3	64.3	44.8	47.2	31.0	62.2	31.0	42.4	88.9	92.6	96.3	90.1	92.6	92.6	$23,905	$4,538	$19,367
Gridley-Montanez Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	1907 Eighth St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 361-1243	454	25	18.1	85.9%	11 (2.4%)	12 (2.6%)	417 (91.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	17.8	5029^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		16	5214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	185	4.4	4.4	32.4	30.8	16.2	26.2	32.9	22.6	5.9	20.6	96.2	96.9		96.2	96.9	96.9	$29,526	$5,618	$23,908
San Fernando Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Mott St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-3201	421	21	20.0	94.3%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	409 (97.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33.6	3669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		27.7	4141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.4%	472	25.5	25.5	37.1	28.2	40.0	34.3	35.2	25.9	40.0	32.7	96.8	96.8		96.8	96.8		$30,273	$5,807	$24,466
O'Melveny Elementary	Public	K-5	728 Woodworth St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 365-5621	345	17	20.8	93.6%	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	334 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	58.8	2127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		45.3	2844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	717	27.0	27.0	53.3	66.7	47.6	54.9	45.7	54.4	38.1	45.2							$30,969	$5,475	$25,494
Dyer Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14500 Dyer St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1932	539	25	21.5	92.4%	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.5%)	512 (95.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	48.7	2662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		50.8	2518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.1%	144	33.3	33.3	42.4	44.1	43.8	43.5	39.1	39.8	41.0	40.0	96.9				96.9		$23,562	$4,787	$18,775
PUC Community Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	14019 Sayre St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Community Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 492-1890	298	15	20.0	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	290 (97.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	69.2	1643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.2	1538^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	105	50.0	50.0	48.0	38.0	74.0	53.3	56.0	48.0	56.0	53.3							$20,666	$2,340	$18,326
Osceola Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14940 Osceola St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 362-1556	352	17	20.7	90.1%	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	319 (90.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	48.3	2681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		41.6	3093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	412	22.9	22.9	51.9	48.0	47.9	49.3	42.3	33.3	35.4	37.1	89.2	92.8	92.8	94.0	92.8	95.2	$26,040	$4,820	$21,220
Telfair Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10975 Telfair Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7411	534	28	19.0	92.3%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	514 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	32.6	3761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		28.6	4061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	300	31.4	31.4	33.0	29.8	31.8	31.5	36.0	26.2	32.6	31.7							$30,497	$6,063	$24,434
Hillery T. Broadous Elementary	Public	K-5	12561 Filmore St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-5236	343	19	18.0	96.5%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	328 (95.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	31	3881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		27	4203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	322	18.5	18.5	28.9	39.1	35.9	35.3	26.7	40.6	18.5	29.8	96.9			96.9			$33,569	$6,184	$27,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Elementary

Is Morningside Elementary a good school?

Morningside Elementary ranks 4167^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Morningside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Fernando Middle
High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)
High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy
High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy
High : San Fernando Senior High
High : Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
High : Sylmar Charter High

What district is Morningside Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Morningside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Morningside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morningside Elementary?

Students at Morningside Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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