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Van Nuys Elementary

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Van Nuys Elementary ranks 4086 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Van Nuys Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 459 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school is on a significant upward trajectory, having improved from the state's lowest percentiles to now ranking in the 30th percentile, though test scores in English, Math, and especially Science remain below district and state averages. A major success story is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, from over 43% to under 20% in just a few years. The school spends more per student ($27,984) than most nearby schools, including Hazeltine Avenue Elementary and Kittridge Street Elementary, but its academic results are generally lower than similar schools like Sylvan Park Elementary.

The school shows notable strengths in serving Hispanic students and those from low-income families, ranking above the state average for those groups in recent years, but it faces considerable challenges in supporting Special Education students and English Learners. Performance varies widely across nearby schools; for example, Chandler Elementary ranks in the 80th percentile while Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary is in the 13th, highlighting different outcomes within the same community. The nearby charter school Lashon Academy achieves higher scores with lower spending, presenting an interesting point of comparison.

459

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,984

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,086^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

379^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	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
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science14%-19 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
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%)	28.6	4086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		32.9	3693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	393	13.8		13.8	37.5	27.4	35.7				33.5	36.8	26.3	28.7				30.3							$27,984	$5,300	$22,684
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%)	30.3	3942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		33.4	3644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	298	16.4		16.4	42.9	27.8	41.8				37.6	35.7	27.8	18.2				27.3	80.4			82.6		87.0	$20,020	$2,175	$17,845
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
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
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%)	42.6	3035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		23.3	4548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	1513	22.2		22.2	42.7	33.6	50.8				42.5	44.4	33.9	34.1				37.2	91.5	96.5	97.2	94.3	95.0	96.5	$19,968	$3,830	$16,138
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%)	51.5	2527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		29.6	3956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	1429	23.8		23.8	44.6	43.1	48.0				45.2	52.9	46.1	36.6				45.3	97.8						$24,322	$4,729	$19,593
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%)	26.6	4262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		15.7	5233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	971	16.4		16.4	34.9	28.6	35.8				33.2	39.7	20.9	19.4				26.7	87.2	94.7	95.7	94.7	93.6	93.6	$28,979	$6,246	$22,733
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%)	59.9	2075^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		42.1	3065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	990	44.6		44.6	40.0	42.4	62.6				48.1	46.6	43.4	50.0				46.6	83.5	90.9	95.9	87.6	89.3	92.6	$23,456	$4,495	$18,961
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
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%)	27.2	4202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		26.9	4213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	11	26.0		26.0	28.6	30.3	38.6				32.5	29.6	18.7	25.0				24.8	97.9						$26,210	$5,646	$20,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Nuys Elementary

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.

How many students attend Van Nuys Elementary?

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

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

Is Van Nuys Elementary a good school?

Van Nuys Elementary ranks 4086^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Van Nuys Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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