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Ranchito Avenue Elementary

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Ranchito Avenue Elementary ranks 2990 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ranchito Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 421 students in the Panorama City neighborhood, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Academically, the school is currently in the middle range statewide, but it has a clear strength in mathematics where it outperforms both the district and state averages. This is a notable achievement, as many nearby schools like Saticoy Elementary and Burton Street Elementary perform below the state average in this subject. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting its student population, with its performance for certain student subgroups ranking significantly higher than its overall state ranking.

A key challenge for the school is a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is above both district and state averages and may be connected to a recent dip in its overall academic rating. This stands in contrast to higher-performing neighboring schools like Panorama City Elementary and Canterbury Avenue Elementary, which have much lower absenteeism rates and serve similar communities. The school's per-student spending is comparable to others in the area, but outcomes vary widely, as seen with Lashon Academy achieving stronger results with lower spending.

421

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,206

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7940 Ranchito Ave.
Panorama City, CA 91402-6131

(818) 988-1710

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Ranchito Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:	Panorama High
	Robert Fulton College Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2022) to 49th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,990^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

237^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	43.3	2990 of 5857	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	2882 of 5869	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	2832 of 5859	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	2262 of 5883	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	3071 of 5789	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2976 of 5662	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	2853 of 5692	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	2555 of 5614	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.8	2196 of 5611	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.1	3182 of 5530	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.2	2792 of 5390	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	2579 of 5377	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.0	2694 of 5314	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.6	3663 of 5193	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	3449 of 5113	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.2	3987 of 5113	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	3588 of 4818	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	3765 of 4822	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.1	3060 of 4809	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.9	2241 of 2585	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	960 of 3162	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	2389 of 3245	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	1360 of 3311	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	2688 of 3275	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	2933 of 3246	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2856 of 5597	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2607 of 5612	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	2882 of 5609	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2647 of 5635	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	3260 of 5492	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2942 of 5413	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	1470 of 5107	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	1715 of 5107	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1666 of 5087	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	1082 of 5084	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	2228 of 4963	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2097 of 4830	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2039 of 5460	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	2020 of 5517	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	1708 of 5363	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	1064 of 5264	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	1860 of 5173	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	1806 of 5084	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	2947 of 5628	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	2944 of 5643	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	2507 of 5638	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	1807 of 5663	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	2671 of 5510	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	2849 of 5431	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	1596 of 2635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	1856 of 2726	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)39th percentile-11 vs school

White (2022)32nd percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%+3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science24%-9 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 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
Ranchito Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Ranchito Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-1710	421	20	21.0	90.7%	21 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (85.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	43.3	2990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		44.7	2882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	108	23.8		23.8	39.0	38.1	42.4				39.7	46.9	36.5	36.5				40.6	86.5	92.8	97.3	89.2	92.8	94.6	$24,206	$4,590	$19,616
Burton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	8111 Calhoun Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-1287	274	14	19.5	98.2%	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	233 (85.0%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.2	4994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.8	4389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	605	16.2		16.2	23.3	24.0	27.0				24.8	26.7	21.2	18.9				21.9	96.8				96.8		$32,366	$6,252	$26,114
Chase Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14041 Chase St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4440	436	24	18.1	91.5%	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (84.2%)	38 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	39	3285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		35.2	3498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	213	24.6		24.6	41.2	31.5	46.9				39.5	45.6	26.0	32.3				34.5	98.2						$26,401	$4,802	$21,599
Valor Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	8755 Woodman Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 217-2733	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	350 (90.4%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.4	3319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		37.9	3312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	7				36.4	39.0					37.8	36.4	37.2					36.8	96.4			96.4			$24,509	$1,670	$22,839
Saticoy Elementary	Public	K-5	7850 Ethel Ave.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 765-0783	523	25	20.9	92.2%	357 (68.3%)	2 (0.4%)	119 (22.8%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	25.9	4320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		23.5	4524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	204	20.5		20.5	18.6	24.7	42.9				28.7	33.7	18.3	29.6				27.4	74.2	85.4	96.6	82.0	84.3	82.0	$24,076	$4,348	$19,728
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7150 Hazeltine Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-1040	621	32	19.4	94.2%	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.4%)	543 (87.4%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	35.1	3563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		32.4	3741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	178	21.5		21.5	36.5	38.4	31.7				35.5	46.7	34.5	26.2				34.6	91.3	98.0	98.0	94.6	97.3	96.6	$21,647	$4,924	$16,723
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 North Cedros Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-5425	570	27	21.1	98.1%	11 (1.9%)	12 (2.1%)	501 (87.9%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	33.8	3661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		16.7	5152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	1491	19.1		19.1	40.2	40.5	42.2				41.1	44.6	28.6	13.6				27.4	86.9	93.5	97.2	92.5	95.3	98.1	$21,977	$4,698	$17,279
Canterbury Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13670 Montague St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1104	578	28	20.6	85.5%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	516 (89.3%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	57	2212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.4	2011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	201	38.7		38.7	39.8	47.6	50.5				46.2	48.8	43.5	45.2				45.8	96.8				96.8		$23,282	$4,723	$18,559
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Calhoun Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-6700	423	19	22.8	96.9%	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.7%)	374 (88.4%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	16.9	5108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		30.5	3889^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	1219	8.8		8.8	28.6	27.0	30.3				28.7	24.2	16.9	13.2				18.0	94.2	95.7		95.7	97.1	97.1	$29,759	$5,455	$24,304
Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	595	30	20.0	86.2%	187 (31.4%)	13 (2.2%)	357 (60.0%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	61.8	1974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		73	1450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	524	33.3	49.0	39.8	54.0	49.3	59.4	56.9	66.7	63.3	57.6	46.0	45.5	50.7	31.0	33.3	36.7	41.4	96.0			97.3			$14,748	$1,421	$13,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Ranchito Avenue Elementary

Is Ranchito Avenue Elementary a good school?

Ranchito Avenue Elementary ranks 2990^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ranchito Avenue Elementary?

Students at Ranchito Avenue Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ranchito Avenue Elementary attend?

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

High : Panorama High
High : Robert Fulton College Preparatory

How many students attend Ranchito Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Ranchito Avenue Elementary.

What district is Ranchito Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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