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Maurice Sendak Elementary

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Maurice Sendak Elementary ranks 3691 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Maurice Sendak Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 421 students in North Hollywood within the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is in the lower half of California schools, it performs notably better than expected for its student population, showing particular strengths in supporting vulnerable groups. Maurice Sendak Elementary excels with special education students, ranking in the state's top 25%, and has made impressive gains in reducing chronic absenteeism, now matching the state average—a significant improvement that outpaces many nearby schools like Lankershim Elementary (39.2% absenteeism) and Oxnard Street Elementary (26.7%).

The school is on a promising upward trajectory, recovering from pandemic-era dips, and its effective support systems serve as a model. Compared to area charters like Colfax Charter Elementary which serve less disadvantaged populations, Maurice Sendak achieves its results with a higher poverty rate and slightly larger class sizes, demonstrating a strong "Sendak Effect" in helping students accelerate learning between third and fourth grades.

421

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,667

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11414 West Tiara St.
North Hollywood, CA 91601-1123

(818) 509-3400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Maurice Sendak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roy Romer Middle
High:	North Hollywood Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.2%

White:

8.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,691^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

329^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	33.3	3691 of 5857	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3599 of 5869	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4333 of 5859	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4564 of 5883	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4933 of 5789	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4600 of 5662	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	4140 of 5692	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	4129 of 5614	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	3521 of 5611	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	3142 of 5530	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	2857 of 5390	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.9	3035 of 5377	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.9	2849 of 5314	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.2	4192 of 5193	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	3570 of 5113	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.6	3726 of 5113	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	1744 of 2585	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1577 of 2128	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1962 of 3162	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	2622 of 3245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	2877 of 3311	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	3000 of 3275	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	2453 of 3246	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	3034 of 5597	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3299 of 5612	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4145 of 5609	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4391 of 5635	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5020 of 5492	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4828 of 5413	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	2839 of 5107	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2692 of 5107	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3359 of 5087	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3779 of 5084	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	3940 of 4963	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3641 of 4830	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	2654 of 5460	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	2739 of 5517	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	3415 of 5363	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3581 of 5264	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4220 of 5173	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3771 of 5084	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4157 of 5628	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3612 of 5643	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4069 of 5638	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4387 of 5663	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4290 of 5510	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4006 of 5431	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	712 of 2847	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	28.0	1746 of 2420	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Maurice Sendak Elementary

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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
Maurice Sendak Elementary	Public	K-5	11414 West Tiara St.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 509-3400	421	20	21.5	95.0%	37 (8.8%)	7 (1.7%)	346 (82.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	33.3	3691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		34.1	3599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	92	15.9		15.9	24.4	43.6	42.5				36.2	26.6	36.1	36.6				32.9							$24,667	$4,807	$19,860
Oxnard Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10912 Oxnard St.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 762-3397	298	15	19.8	94.6%	24 (8.1%)	16 (5.4%)	249 (83.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	38.3	3330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		40.8	3136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	194	16.7		16.7	14.9	52.0	49.2				39.7	23.9	47.1	30.0				33.8	92.9	96.4			96.4		$23,873	$4,832	$19,041
New Horizons Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Fair Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	New Horizons Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 754-1362	141	6	23.5	90.8%	34 (24.1%)	12 (8.5%)	78 (55.3%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	57.9	2176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		31.4	3815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	1639	45.0	12.5	27.3	40.0	53.3	65.0	27.8	52.9	56.5	50.0	56.3	40.0	40.0	36.8	29.4	37.5	39.6							$25,054	$3,595	$21,459
Lankershim Elementary	Public	K-5	5250 Bakman Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-3130	326	17	19.1	92.9%	37 (11.3%)	32 (9.8%)	220 (67.5%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	26.9	4230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	4964^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	734	24.0		24.0	21.1	20.0	35.6				26.0	26.3	20.0	38.8				29.1	78.3	87.0	94.6	84.8	84.8	87.0	$27,760	$5,226	$22,534
Fair Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6501 Fair Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-5444	516	26	20.2	96.1%	11 (2.1%)	13 (2.5%)	472 (91.5%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	33	3730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.4	3744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	14	24.5		24.5	34.8	35.1	34.0				34.6	39.1	27.0	28.7				31.9							$25,452	$4,412	$21,040
Victory Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	6315 Radford Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-4676	466	23	20.2	91.8%	47 (10.1%)	10 (2.1%)	345 (74.0%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.2%)	57	2210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		56.3	2222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	12	39.0		39.0	45.6	31.5	62.0				46.8	49.3	41.9	43.9				44.9	94.1	96.0		97.0	98.0	98.0	$27,744	$5,223	$22,521
Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	12020 Burbank Blvd.	Valley Village	91607	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 698-3848	441	21	21.0	38.1%	219 (49.7%)	23 (5.2%)	122 (27.7%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.2%)	73.3	1459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%					(n/a)				65.7	49.0					58.8	64.7	44.9					56.4							$16,378	$325	$16,053
Burbank Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	12215 Albers St.	North Hollywood	91607	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 763-6497	319	15	21.2	81.5%	57 (17.9%)	11 (3.4%)	179 (56.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.4%)	53.7	2387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		70.1	1588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	799	28.3		28.3	40.0	52.6	54.0				49.3	50.0	38.3	39.6				42.1	93.0			93.0		96.5	$24,016	$3,883	$20,133
ISANA Palmati Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	ISANA Palmati Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-2712	360	15	23.9	89.7%	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	335 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	76.8	1295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		85.8	914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	381	45.1	28.6	39.2	61.0	75.0	60.8	45.8	72.0	75.0	65.3	68.3	68.9	47.1	33.3	52.0	46.4	54.7							$20,717	$3,898	$16,819
Colfax Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4935 Colfax Ave.	Valley Village	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-5115	774	30	25.7	30.7%	350 (45.2%)	25 (3.2%)	185 (23.9%)	50 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	162 (20.9%)	96.2	219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.5	217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	2	67.6		67.6	82.3	77.7	82.0				80.5	83.2	79.4	77.5				80.0							$16,847	$2,246	$14,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Maurice Sendak Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Maurice Sendak Elementary?

Students at Maurice Sendak Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Maurice Sendak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maurice Sendak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roy Romer Middle
High : North Hollywood Senior High

How many students attend Maurice Sendak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Maurice Sendak Elementary.

Is Maurice Sendak Elementary a good school?

Maurice Sendak Elementary ranks 3691^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Maurice Sendak Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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