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Carlos Santana Arts Academy

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Carlos Santana Arts Academy ranks 3027 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3027^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carlos Santana Arts Academy is a K–5 school in North Hills, within Los Angeles Unified, with 371 students and several nearby elementary schools. Its most important pattern for families to note is the sharp grade-level difference: fourth graders scored 54% in ELA and 56% in math, while third-grade ELA was 28% and fifth-grade math was 26%.

Among nearby K–5 schools with comparable results, the academy ranks sixth of nine in ELA and math, but fourth of nine in science. Its overall 2025–2026 scores were 41% in ELA, 39% in math and 29% in science; nearby-school averages were about 44%, 44% and 28%, respectively. Compared with the state, ELA was 9 points lower and science 7 points lower, while math was just above the state rate. Compared with Los Angeles Unified, ELA was 8 points lower, math 1 point lower and science 3 points lower. Science is therefore a relative strength among nearby schools, even though it remains below district and state rates.

Scores have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose 10 points, math 13 points and science 9 points. The state gap narrowed in all three subjects, with math moving from 9 points below the state to just above it; ELA and science remain below. SchoolDigger gives the academy a 48th-percentile ranking and 2 stars for 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 50% in 2021–2022 to 27%, but the latest rate remains 9 points above the state and 4 above the district. As context, 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, close to the nearby-school average of about 89%; the student-teacher ratio was 19.5 in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students rose sharply, from the 2nd percentile in 2021–2022 and 9th in 2022–2023 to the 78th in 2023–2024, indicating a much higher standing in how well the school served this group that year than its overall 39th-percentile standing.

371

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,019

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

9301 Columbus Ave.
North Hills, CA 91343-2229

(818) 920-4060

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Carlos Santana Arts Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Francisco Sepulveda Middle
High:	James Monroe High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

African American:

5.9%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg42%

California avg42%

3,027^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

316^th of 564Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

450^th of 968Los 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	43.2	3027 of 5804	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	3983 of 5857	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3570 of 5869	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3960 of 5859	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4755 of 5883	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	5674 of 5789	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	5548 of 5662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	5301 of 5692	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	5180 of 5614	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	4996 of 5611	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	5359 of 5530	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.8	2542 of 2585	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	2073 of 2128	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	708 of 3162	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	23.9	2948 of 3245	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	3248 of 3311	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3149 of 3275	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	3186 of 3246	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2680 of 5569	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.7	3643 of 5597	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3665 of 5612	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3721 of 5609	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5074 of 5635	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5402 of 5492	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	5359 of 5413	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	1820 of 5085	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	2811 of 5107	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	2340 of 5107	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2773 of 5087	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3640 of 5084	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	4872 of 4963	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	4738 of 4830	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	2245 of 5412	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.7	3771 of 5460	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	3312 of 5517	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	3156 of 5363	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3685 of 5264	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5041 of 5173	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4949 of 5084	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	3156 of 5590	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	3984 of 5628	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3280 of 5643	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3913 of 5638	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4140 of 5663	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5358 of 5510	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5277 of 5431	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	1274 of 2920	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.1	1939 of 2847	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-9 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science29%-7 vs state

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Used to go to this school back in 2009, I had fond memories of the teachers there would recomment Close Quote

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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 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 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
Carlos Santana Arts Academy	Public	K-5	9301 Columbus Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-4060	371	19	19.5	91.1%	14 (3.8%)	22 (5.9%)	323 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	43.2	3027^th of 5804 public elementary schools	47.8%		29.7	3983^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%	956	29.1	29.1	28.0	54.4	38.2		40.7	32.0	56.1	25.9		38.5						$48,019	$43,154	$4,865
Plummer Elementary	Public	K-6	9340 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-2481	600	31	19.3	95.5%	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	512 (85.3%)	42 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	28.9	4079^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.7%		31.3	3856^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%	223	19.7	19.7	28.0	34.1	28.8	44.6	33.3	34.7	25.0	26.2	30.9	29.0	92.6	95.6		96.3	97.8	$45,146	$41,972	$3,174
Lassen Elementary	Public	K-5	15017 Superior St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-8618	412	21	19.6	89.1%	22 (5.3%)	11 (2.7%)	353 (85.7%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	45.6	2865^th of 5804 public elementary schools	50.6%		42.8	3018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%	153	27.1	27.1	36.2	44.6	43.1		41.6	38.3	46.4	39.7		41.6						$46,500	$43,818	$2,682
Primary Academy for Success	Public	K-2	9075 Willis Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2932	192	10	19.2	97.4%	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (93.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)																		$51,217	$47,754	$3,463
Rosa Parks Learning Center	Public	K-5	8855 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-9620	500	26	19.2	96.4%	17 (3.4%)	11 (2.2%)	445 (89.0%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21.8	4645^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.0%		25.4	4363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%	282	9.0	9.0	22.1	23.9	31.3		25.4	39.0	29.4	20.9		30.1	98.0		98.0			$42,998	$39,066	$3,932
Langdon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8817 Langdon Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-0779	532	25	21.2	96.1%	7 (1.3%)	35 (6.6%)	473 (88.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	20.5	4758^th of 5804 public elementary schools	18.0%		15.7	5210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%	452	3.8	3.8	32.4	23.9	25.0		26.9	42.7	27.1	13.8		27.1	98.2					$43,028	$39,502	$3,526
Alta California Elementary	Public	K-5	14859 Rayen St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4400	588	28	21.0	96.4%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	539 (91.7%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	61.5	2011^th of 5804 public elementary schools	65.4%		55.8	2254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%	243	22.2	22.2	57.5	57.0	50.0		55.3	57.9	53.1	31.3		48.8						$38,935	$35,652	$3,283
Gledhill Street Elementary	Public	K-5	16030 Gledhill St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 894-1151	373	20	18.6	78.8%	32 (8.6%)	5 (1.3%)	282 (75.6%)	40 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	40.5	3192^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	45.0%		53	2429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%	763	28.3	28.3	33.3	39.7	43.5		38.6	37.0	44.8	30.4		38.0						$55,992	$52,712	$3,280
Panorama City Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Kester Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-4230	443	21	21.0	—	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	412 (93.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	70.6	1549^th of 5804 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.2	1915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%	366	44.6	44.6	44.8	54.1	63.5		54.5	50.8	57.4	58.1		55.5						$42,608	$39,234	$3,374
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%)	53.1	2422^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	58.3%		40.1	3208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%	786	31.7	31.7	50.6	42.5	51.3		48.1	57.0	37.5	32.9		42.9	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$41,083	$37,906	$3,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Santana Arts Academy

What schools do graduates of Carlos Santana Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Carlos Santana Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Francisco Sepulveda Middle
High : James Monroe High
High : Northridge Academy High
High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

What is the racial makeup of Carlos Santana Arts Academy?

Students at Carlos Santana Arts Academy are 87% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Carlos Santana Arts Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Carlos Santana Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Carlos Santana Arts Academy.

Is Carlos Santana Arts Academy a good school?

Carlos Santana Arts Academy ranks 3027^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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