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Osceola Street Elementary

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Osceola Street Elementary ranks 2681 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Osceola Street Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 352 students in the Sylmar neighborhood, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and has shown remarkable academic improvement over the last decade.

The school's standout story is its consistent rise in statewide ranking, improving more than any other nearby Los Angeles Unified school, and it now performs at or above the district average in English and Math. A particular strength is its effectiveness in teaching English Language Arts, where it ranks second highest among local comparison schools like O'Melveny Elementary and Sylmar Elementary. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, as its rate is the highest among the area schools and well above the state average, which is the main obstacle to even greater success.

When comparing schools, nearby PUC Community Charter Elementary achieves higher test scores with similar student needs, suggesting different educational approaches can yield strong results. For parents, Osceola represents a school on a clear upward trajectory with effective teaching, especially in early grades, but one where improving daily attendance is the key to unlocking its full potential and possibly matching the performance of the highest-achieving schools in the community.

352

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,939

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14940 Osceola St.
Sylmar, CA 91342-5280

(818) 362-1556

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Osceola Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

San Fernando Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

Two or more races:

3.7%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,681^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

217^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	48.3	2681 of 5857	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	3093 of 5869	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2864 of 5859	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	3655 of 5883	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4334 of 5789	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	4057 of 5662	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	4079 of 5692	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	4328 of 5614	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	3342 of 5611	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	4006 of 5530	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.7	3094 of 5390	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.7	4349 of 5377	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	3841 of 5314	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	4244 of 5193	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	4248 of 5113	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	3281 of 5113	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	3122 of 4818	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.1	2944 of 4822	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.2	3124 of 4809	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	3115 of 3245	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2508 of 5597	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2520 of 5612	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	2328 of 5609	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	3242 of 5635	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3653 of 5492	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3443 of 5413	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	1498 of 5107	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	1906 of 5107	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	1513 of 5087	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	2445 of 5084	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	3224 of 4963	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3040 of 4830	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	2154 of 5460	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	3139 of 5517	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	1972 of 5363	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2790 of 5264	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4079 of 5173	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3196 of 5084	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2699 of 5628	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	3361 of 5643	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3379 of 5638	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3797 of 5663	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4389 of 5510	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4339 of 5431	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1345 of 2635	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)49th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science23%-10 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 (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/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
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	$47,939	$44,970	$2,969
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		$37,045	$34,220	$2,825
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		$56,321	$52,324	$3,997
El Dorado Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	12749 El Dorado Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-5816	364	19	19.1	95.6%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	343 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	34.8	3599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		35	3525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	74	23.4	23.4	33.3	26.0	35.6	31.4	50.0	28.3	34.8	37.2							$48,850	$44,848	$4,002
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							$50,348	$47,102	$3,246
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	$42,240	$39,222	$3,018
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
Danube Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11220 Danube Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 366-6463	259	14	18.5	80.7%	21 (8.1%)	6 (2.3%)	190 (73.4%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.2%)	43.4	2984^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.1%		34.6	3550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	566	29.0	29.0	48.6	31.0	38.7	38.9	44.4	45.2	25.8	39.5							$49,931	$47,450	$2,481
Sylmar Elementary	Public	K-5	13291 Phillippi Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1078	393	21	18.7	96.2%	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	373 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	33.2	3709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		45	2861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	848	19.6	19.6	16.9	51.6	34.0	32.8	26.0	51.5	19.6	33.0	93.6	98.2	98.2	96.3	96.3	98.2	$45,348	$42,280	$3,068
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	$53,562	$50,256	$3,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Osceola Street Elementary

What district is Osceola Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Osceola Street Elementary a good school?

Osceola Street Elementary ranks 2681^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Osceola Street Elementary attend?

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

Middle : San Fernando Middle

What is the racial makeup of Osceola Street Elementary?

Students at Osceola Street Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Osceola Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Osceola Street Elementary.

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