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Pinewood Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 215 students in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well below both district and state averages; for example, only about 30% of students are proficient in English Language Arts. The school serves a community with high economic need, as nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While chronic student absenteeism has improved recently, it remains higher than at many neighboring schools like Mountain View Elementary and Plainview Academic Charter Academy.

Interesting comparisons emerge when looking at nearby schools. Despite receiving more funding per student and having a lower student-teacher ratio than comparable schools in Los Angeles Unified, Pinewood's academic outcomes are lower. Furthermore, there is a stark performance gap between schools in its district and those just a few miles away in the Glendale Unified district, such as Monte Vista Elementary and Dunsmore Elementary, which consistently achieve much higher rankings and proficiency rates.

215

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,018

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10111 Silverton Ave.
Tujunga, CA 91042-2410

(818) 353-2515

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Pinewood Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mt. Gleason Middle
High:	Verdugo Hills Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

20.5%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,629^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

433^rd 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	22.5	4629 of 5857	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4575 of 5869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3996 of 5859	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4514 of 5883	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	4564 of 5789	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3852 of 5662	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	3452 of 5692	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	3280 of 5614	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	3129 of 5611	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	2828 of 5530	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	3035 of 5390	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	3252 of 5377	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.0	4083 of 5314	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	4046 of 5193	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	3193 of 5113	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.0	3360 of 5113	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.6	3683 of 4818	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	3770 of 4822	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.7	3386 of 4809	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.6	1752 of 3275	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	3142 of 3246	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4438 of 5597	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3896 of 5612	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3450 of 5609	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4328 of 5635	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3872 of 5492	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3822 of 5413	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3348 of 5107	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3015 of 5107	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	2324 of 5087	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	3726 of 5084	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4368 of 4963	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3234 of 4830	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3878 of 5460	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3732 of 5517	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2924 of 5363	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3574 of 5264	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3800 of 5173	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	2683 of 5084	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4326 of 5628	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4644 of 5643	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4076 of 5638	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4279 of 5663	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4794 of 5510	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3641 of 5431	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	2170 of 2737	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)47th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2018)21st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science10%-23 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
Pinewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10111 Silverton Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-2515	215	14	15.3	95.8%	44 (20.5%)	10 (4.7%)	148 (68.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22.5	4629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		23	4575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	54	9.7	9.7	23.7	37.5	32.1		30.6	30.0	25.0	19.4		25.2	91.7			94.4			$35,018	$7,074	$27,944
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Olcott St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-1616	567	24	23.6	75.8%	411 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (20.6%)	50.8	2561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	75	32.9	32.9	39.1	42.7	51.4		43.5	45.3	40.7	43.8		43.4	87.6	98.1	95.2	92.4	97.1	94.3	$17,812	$3,497	$14,315
Plainview Academic Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10819 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1730	248	13	19.0	87.9%	43 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	183 (73.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	19.5	4871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.4	5266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	395	27.9	27.9	19.5	18.6	30.2		22.8	17.1	20.9	20.9		19.7	96.7		96.7		96.7		$27,248	$5,365	$21,883
Apperson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10233 Woodward Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-5544	355	15	23.6	65.6%	151 (42.5%)	4 (1.1%)	145 (40.8%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	73.1	1467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		65.3	1804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	337	44.1	44.1	50.0	64.4	56.1		56.7	66.0	64.4	41.4		56.2	96.1	96.1			96.1		$22,343	$4,046	$18,297
Dunsmore Elementary	Public	K-6	4717 Dunsmore Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-1758	589	27	21.8	38.9%	212 (36.0%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.5%)	182 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (21.7%)	93.3	450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.5	473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	23	72.5	72.5	63.9	73.4	73.8	74.7	71.4	73.8	79.8	76.3	77.3	76.7							$15,871	$563	$15,308
Sunland Elementary	Public	K-5	8350 Hillrose St.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1631	282	15	18.8	78.7%	67 (23.8%)	10 (3.5%)	170 (60.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.2%)	41.5	3115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		46.4	2773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	342	37.2	37.2	40.0	32.6	43.2		38.7	36.5	32.6	34.9		34.8	96.6		96.6				$28,940	$4,762	$24,178
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Maryland Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 236-3771	461	18	25.6	39.3%	231 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	157 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	95.3	308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.3	244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	64	71.0	71.0	78.0	82.9	80.9	80.3	80.7	72.1	74.7	66.7	83.1	74.3	97.1		97.1				$15,461	$637	$14,824
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	495	21	23.5	41.0%	274 (55.4%)	4 (0.8%)	72 (14.5%)	101 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	93.7	425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.3	491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	66	61.6	61.6	72.1	78.1	73.6	83.3	77.0	68.9	78.1	72.6	71.6	72.8							$16,233	$696	$15,537
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	98.3	47^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	35^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	76.7	76.7	83.7	86.1	88.9	89.0	86.9	85.7	88.1	80.0	89.0	85.9							$15,383	$567	$14,816
La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	400	16	25.0	47.8%	203 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (24.5%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	76.4	1321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		88.2	804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	517	33.3	33.3	56.0	68.1	47.4	71.8	61.3	54.9	64.6	52.6	69.0	60.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	$15,735	$563	$15,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Avenue Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Avenue Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt. Gleason Middle
High : Verdugo Hills Senior High

How many students attend Pinewood Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Pinewood Avenue Elementary.

Is Pinewood Avenue Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Pinewood Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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