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Academy for Enriched Sciences

Public Grades K-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Academy for Enriched Sciences is a top-performing public elementary school (grades K-5) with 291 students in Encino, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, consistently ranking in the state's top tier for academic achievement.

The school's standout success is clear in its test scores, where over 80% of students are proficient in English and nearly 80% in math—rates that are roughly 30 to 40 points higher than the district average. This excellence is consistent across all grade levels and for all student groups. Remarkably, the school achieves these results while serving a diverse community and spending less per student than many neighboring schools. A key factor is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.9%, which is less than a third of the district average, indicating a highly engaged student body and positive school environment.

When compared to nearby schools like Encino Charter Elementary or Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, Academy for Enriched Sciences ranks significantly higher. Its specialized "enriched sciences" model appears very effective, as it dramatically outperforms geographically close schools such as Emelita Street Elementary. The school demonstrates that with a focused curriculum and strong community, outstanding student outcomes are possible within the larger district framework.

291

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,158

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg39%

California avg41%

263^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	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%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

Science67%+35 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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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%)	95.7	263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		92.6	530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	267	67.3	67.3	89.1	80.0	75.0	81.1	84.8	76.0	75.0	78.4					$40,158	$38,326	$1,832
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%)	44.6	2912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		55	2286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	626	34.0	34.0	28.3	50.0	47.8	41.5	30.4	44.7	34.0	35.9	96.2				$41,390	$38,644	$2,746
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%)	51.4	2531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		52.7	2416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	115	33.3	33.3	31.3	53.6	55.3	46.5	28.0	47.3	45.2	40.1	95.5		95.5		$49,737	$46,692	$3,045
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%)	86.6	844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		81.7	1085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	241	45.8	45.8	72.4	63.4	67.1	68.0	79.3	67.6	58.9	69.3					$29,109	$27,690	$1,419
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%)	65	1838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		59.5	2090^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	252	31.8	31.8	50.8	49.2	60.0	53.2	61.8	44.6	49.2	52.0	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	$36,519	$34,378	$2,141
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%)	55.5	2280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		38.9	3238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	958	16.0	16.0	48.2	52.0	50.0	50.0	55.6	52.9	34.0	47.7					$50,333	$47,386	$2,947
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%)	21.7	4690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.2	4845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	155	13.0	13.0	34.5	19.2	31.0	28.6	34.4	24.0	10.9	24.2					$47,674	$44,810	$2,864
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	99.6%	38 (15.4%)	19 (7.7%)	138 (56.1%)	19 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	55.4	2283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		48.3	2649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	366	39.0	39.0	44.8	51.6	50.0	49.0	44.8	46.9	31.7	40.2					$48,066	$45,040	$3,026
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%)	36.2	3468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		45.7	2813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	655	21.8	21.8	32.0	40.0	45.1	39.0	32.7	41.3	25.5	32.7					$37,536	$35,162	$2,374
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%)	81.2	1110^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%		82.4	1058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	52	51.4	51.4	54.9	62.4	72.9	62.3	61.8	58.8	64.3	61.5					$36,394	$34,792	$1,602

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 263^rd of 5857 California elementary schools.

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