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Academy for Enriched Sciences

Public Grades K-5

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Academy for Enriched Sciences is a K–5 school in Encino, serving 291 students in Los Angeles Unified; its most important distinction is that it leads the 10 nearby schools in all three reported subjects while also having much lower chronic absenteeism.

Academy’s 2025–2026 proficiency was about 83% in English language arts (ELA), 84% in math and 74% in science—the highest results in each subject among the nearby schools. Those scores were about 34, 46 and 38 percentage points above California’s results, and 35, 44 and 42 points above district results, respectively. Compared with nearby-school averages of about 47% in ELA, 44% in math and 35% in science, Academy was ahead by about 37, 40 and 40 points. Science is its lowest-scoring subject, but still far exceeds the comparison results. Chronic absenteeism was also notably low: about 5%, versus 23% districtwide, 18% statewide and at least 12% at nearby schools.

Results have risen overall since 2022–2023: proficiency increased by about 10 points in ELA, 5 in math and 22 in science, while the school’s lead over the state widened in every subject. SchoolDigger ranks Academy 99th of 5,804 California schools, in the 98th percentile with 5 stars; its percentile rose from 91 in 2023–2024. One notable group-specific result is SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Asian students: the 61st percentile (473rd of 1,207 schools, 3 stars), 37 percentile points below the school’s overall ranking. Its White-student ranking rose from the 85th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 99th in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, Academy’s student-teacher ratio was 22.3, above the nearby-school average of 20.7. That year, 31% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the lowest comparable share nearby; the other comparable schools averaged 75%.

291

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,453

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

17551 Miranda St.
Encino, CA 91316-1250

(818) 609-8421

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.6%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg42%

California avg42%

100^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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	97.5	100 of 5817	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	263 of 5857	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	530 of 5869	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	488 of 5859	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	247 of 5883	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	334 of 5789	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	633 of 5662	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	804 of 5692	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	91.1	549 of 5614	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	601 of 5611	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	95.9	65 of 5530	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	474 of 1210	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	196 of 5581	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	187 of 5597	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	671 of 5612	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	239 of 5609	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	167 of 5635	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	292 of 5492	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	617 of 5413	88.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	99.3	21 of 5094	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	184 of 5107	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	393 of 5107	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	111 of 5087	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	36 of 5084	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	414 of 4963	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	312 of 4830	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.7	51 of 5423	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	165 of 5460	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	331 of 5517	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	168 of 5363	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	226 of 5264	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	245 of 5173	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	432 of 5084	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	98 of 5603	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	374 of 5628	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	500 of 5643	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	732 of 5638	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	413 of 5663	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	408 of 5510	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	646 of 5431	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	21 of 2536	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	259 of 2598	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	393 of 2651	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	228 of 2661	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	208 of 2726	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	338 of 2834	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	506 of 2737	81.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)61st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics84%+46 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Science74%+38 vs state

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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	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Academy for Enriched Sciences	Public	K-5	17551 Miranda St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-8421	291	13	22.3	30.9%	92 (31.6%)	9 (3.1%)	87 (29.9%)	55 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.5%)	97.5	100^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.7	263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%	163	74.5	74.5	81.8	79.2	89.4	83.5	86.4	83.3	83.0	84.2	≥ 95%		$25,453	$1,832	$23,621
Emelita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Hatteras St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6353	275	14	19.6	70.9%	66 (24.0%)	10 (3.6%)	144 (52.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.1%)	39.6	3255^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.0%		44.6	2912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%	343	36.6	36.6	33.3	37.8	46.3	39.2	41.0	26.7	31.7	32.8	95%	0%	$26,527	$2,746	$23,781
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Newcastle Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-8795	299	15	19.9	90.6%	26 (8.7%)	8 (2.7%)	242 (80.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	49.8	2621^st of 5817 public elementary schools	54.9%		51.4	2531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%	90	35.1	35.1	39.6	35.6	53.5	43.7	41.7	31.1	50.9	42.0	≥ 98%		$30,849	$3,045	$27,804
Encino Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	16941 Addison St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-1762	529	24	22.0	40.8%	197 (37.2%)	24 (4.5%)	115 (21.7%)	39 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	152 (28.7%)	87.8	756^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.0%		86.6	844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%	88	50.8	50.8	64.4	76.6	68.2	69.6	68.6	71.8	63.6	68.3	≥ 99%		$19,720	$1,419	$18,301
Nestle Avenue Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5060 Nestle Ave.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6148	421	18	23.3	72.2%	171 (40.6%)	20 (4.8%)	107 (25.4%)	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	97 (23.0%)	69	1628^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.0%		65	1838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%	210	41.3	41.3	53.7	52.2	56.3	54.0	65.2	53.7	42.9	54.1	94%	0%	$23,787	$2,141	$21,646
Lemay Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17520 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4696	334	17	19.6	91.9%	20 (6.0%)	6 (1.8%)	286 (85.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	63.6	1902^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	67.3%		55.5	2280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%	378	27.5	27.5	70.2	48.0	54.9	57.4	68.1	46.0	39.2	50.7	≥ 98%		$31,102	$2,947	$28,155
Bertrand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7021 Bertrand Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-1103	326	14	23.2	90.5%	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	263 (80.7%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.2%)	27.5	4188^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.0%		21.7	4690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%	502	13.3	13.3	37.0	31.6	24.4	31.4	34.6	42.1	11.1	30.6	97%	0%	$29,727	$2,864	$26,863
Tarzana Elementary	Public	K-5	5726 Topeka Dr.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-1424	246	14	17.5	—	38 (15.4%)	19 (7.7%)	138 (56.1%)	19 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	30.8	3927^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.5%		55.4	2283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%	1644	38.7	38.7	31.7	20.6	41.9	31.1	34.2	5.9	35.5	25.5	≥ 95%		$30,005	$3,026	$26,979
Gault Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17000 Gault St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1933	298	15	19.8	87.9%	29 (9.7%)	7 (2.3%)	239 (80.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	35.5	3544^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.1%		36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%	76	30.0	30.0	18.4	30.4	51.0	33.1	20.8	36.8	42.0	33.6	≥ 98%		$24,413	$2,374	$22,039
Wilbur Charter For Enriched Academics	Public, Charter	K-5	5213 Crebs Ave.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-1090	564	24	23.5	38.5%	309 (54.8%)	18 (3.2%)	91 (16.1%)	32 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (19.9%)	79	1173^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	79.8%		81.2	1110^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%	63	46.4	46.4	68.6	60.2	59.0	62.6	69.8	54.1	54.8	59.3	≥ 99%		$23,454	$1,602	$21,852

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy for Enriched Sciences

What is the racial makeup of Academy for Enriched Sciences?

Students at Academy for Enriched Sciences are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Academy for Enriched Sciences in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Academy for Enriched Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Academy for Enriched Sciences.

Is Academy for Enriched Sciences a good school?

Yes! Academy for Enriched Sciences is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 100^th of 5817 California elementary schools.

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