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Sharp Avenue Elementary

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Sharp Avenue Elementary ranks 4200 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sharp Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Arleta, California, serving 447 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite receiving relatively high per-student funding, Sharp Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.8%, which are significantly higher than the surrounding schools. Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.97% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.45% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, particularly English Language Learners and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools.

While Sharp Avenue Elementary is part of the same school district as the nearby Vena Avenue Elementary, it consistently underperforms compared to its neighbors. For instance, Vena Avenue Elementary, located just 1.1 miles away, outperforms Sharp Avenue Elementary across nearly all metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and subgroup performance. This suggests that a more comprehensive approach may be needed to address the root causes of Sharp Avenue Elementary's challenges, as additional funding alone may not be the sole solution.

417

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,510

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13800 Pierce St.
Arleta, CA 91331-4530

(818) 896-9573

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Sharp Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Pacoima Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 20 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%

4,200^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

390^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	27.2	4200 of 5857	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4730 of 5869	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4388 of 5859	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4732 of 5883	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4478 of 5789	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3778 of 5662	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.3	4235 of 5692	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	4038 of 5614	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	4021 of 5611	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.9	3131 of 5530	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.7	3543 of 5390	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.5	4570 of 5377	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.2	4584 of 5314	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	4700 of 5193	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	4459 of 5113	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	4377 of 5113	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	4528 of 4818	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	4551 of 4822	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	4404 of 4809	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.2	2342 of 2585	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1590 of 2128	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	2668 of 3162	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	2925 of 3245	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2672 of 3311	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	3213 of 3275	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	3215 of 3246	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3686 of 5597	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4320 of 5612	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3594 of 5609	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4380 of 5635	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	4021 of 5492	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3975 of 5413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3193 of 5107	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3786 of 5107	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3428 of 5087	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3744 of 5084	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3612 of 4963	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2833 of 4830	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3437 of 5460	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4068 of 5517	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3630 of 5363	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3823 of 5264	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3564 of 5173	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3116 of 5084	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4276 of 5628	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4733 of 5643	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4779 of 5638	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4717 of 5663	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4622 of 5510	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	3397 of 5431	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.5	2476 of 2635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1752 of 2420	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science12%-20 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharp Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13800 Pierce St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9573	417	20	20.8	97.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	27.2	4200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		21.4	4730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	530	12.5	12.5	51.7	32.9	34.4		39.0	29.5	25.7	9.2		21.5	98.0	98.0		98.0		$31,510	$6,323	$25,187
Beachy Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9757 Beachy Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0241	398	21	19.4	89.4%	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	361 (90.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	30	3962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		25	4361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	399	14.1	14.1	30.6	39.0	31.8		34.4	40.8	29.9	25.0		31.1	95.9	97.3	97.3		97.3	$27,276	$4,129	$23,147
Haddon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10115 Haddon Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0244	590	31	19.0	90.7%	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	569 (96.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	25.1	4384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.7	4135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	249	21.1	21.1	31.5	27.9	30.5		30.1	36.9	25.3	14.7		26.3	96.7			98.0		$27,502	$5,347	$22,155
Liggett Street Elementary	Public	K-5	9373 Moonbeam Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-4388	550	25	22.0	91.3%	12 (2.2%)	17 (3.1%)	468 (85.1%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	40.1	3208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		35.3	3490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	282	18.6	18.6	38.2	48.7	44.1		43.7	37.7	39.2	26.4		34.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$25,350	$5,309	$20,041
Vena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9377 Vena Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-9551	464	22	21.5	79.3%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (89.7%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	71.9	1519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		81.4	1095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	424	38.0	38.0	51.3	65.6	59.7		58.5	55.1	65.1	46.2		54.8	96.6					$22,591	$4,185	$18,406
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
Montague Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	13000 Montague St.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Montague Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0215	852	44	19.5	84.6%	14 (1.6%)	9 (1.1%)	816 (95.8%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46.4	2803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		36.3	3416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	613	20.0	20.0	34.6	47.0	47.6		42.6	48.7	45.8	34.5		43.0						$23,400	$2,763	$20,637
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
Lassen Elementary	Public	K-5	15017 Superior St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-8618	412	21	19.6	89.1%	22 (5.3%)	11 (2.7%)	353 (85.7%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	42.8	3018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		50	2555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	463	24.7	24.7	39.0	46.6	43.7		43.1	51.7	25.0	31.5		35.8						$30,400	$5,240	$25,160
Pacoima Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	11016 Norris Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Pacoima Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0201	831	32	25.9	81.5%	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.6%)	794 (95.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	3335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		41.6	3095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	240	26.1	26.1	31.7	35.3	45.1	50.0	39.5	33.9	33.1	28.8	33.3	32.3						$23,886	$2,451	$21,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharp Avenue Elementary

Is Sharp Avenue Elementary a good school?

Sharp Avenue Elementary ranks 4200^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sharp Avenue Elementary?

Students at Sharp Avenue Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sharp Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Sharp Avenue Elementary.

What district is Sharp Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Sharp Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Pacoima Middle

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