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Vena Avenue Elementary

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Vena Avenue Elementary ranks 1519 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vena Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 464 students in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles, consistently performing as a standout school within the Los Angeles Unified district.

The school achieves academic results that are significantly higher than both the district and state averages, particularly excelling in English and Math. This strong performance is especially notable given the economic challenges many families face, and it creates a "pocket of excellence" when compared to most neighboring schools like Fernangeles Elementary and Sharp Avenue Elementary. Vena Avenue also maintains better student attendance than most area schools and has shown strong recovery since the pandemic.

While the school performs exceptionally well for many student groups, its results for students with special needs are an area for improvement. Interestingly, the school achieves its high outcomes efficiently, often spending less per student than some lower-performing nearby schools such as Saticoy Elementary. It also outperforms local charter options like Valor Academy Elementary, demonstrating that its success is driven by effective teaching and school culture rather than just resources or structure.

464

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,591

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9377 Vena Ave.
Arleta, CA 91331-4733

(818) 896-9551

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Vena Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Richard E. Byrd Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

Asian:

5.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,519^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^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	71.9	1519 of 5857	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	1095 of 5869	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	1266 of 5859	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	1038 of 5883	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	1342 of 5789	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	1077 of 5662	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.3	1195 of 5692	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	1141 of 5614	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	1706 of 5611	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	86.6	670 of 5530	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	81.9	922 of 5390	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	1251 of 5377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	47.7	2706 of 5314	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.3	2342 of 5193	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	2031 of 5113	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.0	2270 of 5113	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.3	2260 of 4818	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.3	2698 of 4822	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.1	2197 of 4809	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	51.3	948 of 2585	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	791 of 2128	62.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.1	1146 of 3275	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	1696 of 5597	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	1210 of 5612	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1313 of 5609	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	1059 of 5635	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	1497 of 5492	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	1125 of 5413	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	586 of 5107	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.8	252 of 5107	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	452 of 5087	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	213 of 5084	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	380 of 4963	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	285 of 4830	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	682 of 5460	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	497 of 5517	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	381 of 5363	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	200 of 5264	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	414 of 5173	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	269 of 5084	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1378 of 5628	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	991 of 5643	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	1181 of 5638	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	969 of 5663	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	1174 of 5510	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	1024 of 5431	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2036 of 2847	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)65th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science38%+5 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fernangeles Elementary	Public	K-5	12001 Art St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0380	459	23	19.9	96.7%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	432 (94.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	4667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.7	4970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	303	7.9	7.9	19.8	37.3	24.3	27.0	21.4	30.8	29.0	26.9	97.4		98.3		98.3	$27,746	$5,618	$22,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Vena Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vena Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Richard E. Byrd Middle

What district is Vena Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Vena Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Vena Avenue Elementary.

Is Vena Avenue Elementary a good school?

Vena Avenue Elementary ranks 1519^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vena Avenue Elementary?

Students at Vena Avenue Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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