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Van Nuys Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Van Nuys Elementary serves 459 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Van Nuys and is part of Los Angeles Unified. In 2025–2026, its strongest relative result was math, but performance was below state and district results in all three tested subjects. The most important concern is ELA: Van Nuys had the lowest all-grades ELA proficiency among the eight nearby same-district K–5 schools with comparable results.

Math was the school’s strongest subject relative to state and district benchmarks, while ELA was its weakest locally. Van Nuys had 30% proficiency in math, compared with 38% statewide and 40% in the district; in ELA, it had 29%, versus 49% statewide and 48% in the district. In science, it had 17%, compared with 36% statewide and 32% in the district. Among the nine nearby schools, Van Nuys ranked sixth in both math and science. Third-grade math stands out as a brighter spot: 49% proficiency was 2 points above the state result, though 1 point below the district result. By fifth grade, math proficiency was 18%.

Results over time show mixed progress: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA declined from 35% to 29%, and its gap with the state widened from 12 to 21 points. Math was nearly flat, moving from 31% to 30%, while its state gap widened from 4 to 9 points; science rose from 11% to 17%, with fluctuations along the way. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 25th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026, down from the 39th percentile in 2022–2023. Its 20.8 student-teacher ratio was near the middle of nearby schools’ reported range; 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Special Education Students was especially low at the 4th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 25th percentile in 2025–2026; its English Language Learner Students ranking rose from the 11th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 39th in 2023–2024.

459

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,669

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

6464 Sylmar Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91401-1433

(818) 785-2195

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Van Nuys Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Van Nuys Middle
High:	Van Nuys Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

Two or more races:

3.3%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2023) to 25th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

California avg42%

4,364^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

429^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	25.3	4364 of 5817	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	4086 of 5857	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3693 of 5869	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3582 of 5859	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4775 of 5883	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	5048 of 5789	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	5599 of 5662	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	5579 of 5692	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	5457 of 5614	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	4668 of 5611	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	3947 of 5530	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.2	4303 of 5390	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	4309 of 5377	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	4988 of 5314	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	4426 of 5193	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	3547 of 5113	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.3	4046 of 5113	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	3456 of 4818	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	4073 of 4822	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	3834 of 4809	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.2	1889 of 2585	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1713 of 2128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	1944 of 3162	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	2753 of 3245	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	2939 of 3311	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2866 of 3275	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	3211 of 3246	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	4198 of 5581	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	3521 of 5597	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3320 of 5612	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3329 of 5609	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4118 of 5635	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4364 of 5492	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	5348 of 5413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	3331 of 5094	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	3114 of 5107	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	2494 of 5107	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	2664 of 5087	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3879 of 5084	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4190 of 4963	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	4778 of 4830	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	3465 of 5423	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	3008 of 5460	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2913 of 5517	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2573 of 5363	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	3683 of 5264	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4289 of 5173	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	5015 of 5084	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	4136 of 5603	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	4176 of 5628	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3771 of 5643	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3571 of 5638	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	5000 of 5663	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5152 of 5510	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	5381 of 5431	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	2810 of 2927	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	2555 of 2847	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2439 of 2635	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1264 of 2420	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-21 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Nuys Elementary	Public	K-5	6464 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-2195	459	22	20.8	96.9%	13 (2.8%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (91.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	25.3	4364^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.0%		28.6	4086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%	278	16.7		16.7	27.6	34.9	23.6				28.6	49.2	25.0	18.1				29.7	94%	0%	$43,669	$40,518	$3,151
Ararat Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	6555 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Ararat Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-2904	333	15	22.9	83.8%	303 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	3659^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.1%		30.3	3942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%	283	17.3		17.3	50.0	30.8	34.6				38.6	47.2	35.3	11.5				31.4	≥ 98%
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%)	19.7	4840^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.8%		16.9	5108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%	268	10.8		10.8	25.5	32.2	32.8				30.3	25.0	22.0	20.0				22.2	92%	1%	$45,598	$42,442	$3,156
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%)	46.3	2836^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.2%		35.1	3563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%	727	14.5		14.5	49.0	56.8	39.3				47.1	52.0	50.0	27.4				41.6	89%	0%	$36,260	$32,988	$3,272
Kittridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	13619 Kittridge St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 786-7926	768	35	22.2	93.1%	267 (34.8%)	8 (1.0%)	442 (57.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	48.2	2707^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.5%		42.6	3035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%	328	29.8		29.8	40.4	48.6	42.4				43.5	43.2	39.1	43.8				42.2	94%	0%	$29,903	$27,588	$2,315
Sylvan Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6238 Noble Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-4020	643	31	20.7	97.4%	24 (3.7%)	13 (2.0%)	578 (89.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	51.9	2501^st of 5817 public elementary schools	57.0%		51.5	2527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%	26	18.6		18.6	52.0	45.9	38.2				45.3	61.0	56.7	30.4				49.2	96%	0%	$43,462	$40,494	$2,968
Columbus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Columbus Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 779-5440	382	19	20.1	96.1%	20 (5.2%)	5 (1.3%)	342 (89.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23.8	4486^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.9%		26.6	4262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%	224	13.6		13.6	31.3	31.8	23.7				28.8	31.9	22.2	32.2				28.4	87%	0%	$47,046	$43,072	$3,974
Erwin Elementary	Public	K-5	13400 Erwin St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-6292	580	28	20.7	91.4%	182 (31.4%)	7 (1.2%)	342 (59.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	70.4	1562^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	73.1%		59.9	2075^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%	513	37.0		37.0	58.9	57.0	54.0				56.4	70.3	55.0	46.0				55.8	96%	1%	$39,192	$35,876	$3,316
Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	90046	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%)	56.5	2238^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.8	1974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%	264	33.3	43.2	37.3	42.4	59.7	49.3	55.2	60.7	70.5	55.2	40.9	53.2	35.8	36.8	33.9	54.6	42.1	92%	0%	$32,987	$31,946	$1,041
Valerio Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15035 Valerio St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 785-8683	645	30	21.5	97.5%	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	567 (87.9%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	25.2	4367^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.9%		27.2	4202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%	165	22.6		22.6	30.3	30.8	37.8				32.9	23.3	30.6	18.3				24.5	93%	0%	$49,422	$45,518	$3,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Nuys Elementary

Is Van Nuys Elementary a good school?

Van Nuys Elementary ranks in the bottom 25.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Van Nuys Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Van Nuys Elementary.

What district is Van Nuys Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Van Nuys Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Van Nuys Elementary attend?

Students who attend Van Nuys Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Nuys Middle
High : Van Nuys Senior High

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