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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	Distance	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
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary	0.0mi	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%	$28,830	$3,156	$25,674
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary	0.3mi	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%	$24,219	$3,272	$20,947
Ararat Charter	0.5mi	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%		$19,566	$778	$18,788
Van Nuys Elementary	0.6mi	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%	$27,863	$3,151	$24,712
Kittridge Street Elementary	0.8mi	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%	$20,562	$2,315	$18,247
Lashon Academy	1.2mi	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%	$17,056	$1,041	$16,015
Columbus Avenue Elementary	1.3mi	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%	$29,963	$3,974	$25,989
Valerio Street Elementary	1.3mi	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%	$31,116	$3,904	$27,212
Erwin Elementary	1.4mi	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%	$25,707	$3,316	$22,391
Ranchito Avenue Elementary	1.4mi	Public	K-5	7940 Ranchito Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-1710	421	20	21.0	90.7%	21 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (85.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	33.1	3729^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.9%		43.3	2990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%	739	20.3		20.3	22.7	39.5	36.9				33.5	41.2	34.6	30.8				35.5	85%	0%	$25,766	$2,989	$22,777

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