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Michelle Obama Elementary

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Michelle Obama Elementary ranks 3661 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Michelle Obama Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 570 students in Panorama City, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it has shown truly impressive academic improvement, jumping 25 percentile points in its statewide ranking in just one year.

This growth is a standout story, especially when compared to nearby schools like Noble Avenue Elementary, which declined, or Chase Street Elementary, which saw smaller gains. The school has also made great strides in getting students to class more regularly, cutting chronic absenteeism significantly. It appears to be particularly effective in supporting students from low-income families, who perform better here than at half of all California schools. However, the school's overall test scores in English, math, and science are still catching up to district and state averages, and there's a notable challenge in upper-grade math, where proficiency drops sharply by 5th grade.

Interesting comparisons in the area include Panorama City Elementary, a very similar school less than a mile away with even higher academic results and much lower absenteeism, and Lashon Academy, a charter school that outperforms the local traditional public schools. Michelle Obama Elementary operates with fewer dollars per student than some neighboring schools but has achieved greater recent growth, suggesting effective use of resources. The school's decade-long journey from very low rankings to its current, much-improved position marks it as a school on a strong upward trajectory.

570

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,977

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8150 North Cedros Ave.
Panorama City, CA 91402-4704

(818) 778-5425

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Michelle Obama Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vista Middle
High:	Panorama High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

Asian:

5.4%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,661^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

320^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	33.8	3661 of 5857	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5152 of 5869	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4621 of 5859	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4113 of 5883	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4712 of 5789	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4660 of 5662	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	5159 of 5692	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	5159 of 5614	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5167 of 5611	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	1373 of 2227	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.1	2995 of 3162	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	2749 of 3245	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	2949 of 3311	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3007 of 3275	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3113 of 3246	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	3863 of 5597	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5034 of 5612	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4758 of 5609	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3993 of 5635	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4727 of 5492	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4575 of 5413	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	2974 of 5107	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4499 of 5107	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3937 of 5087	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3297 of 5084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3989 of 4963	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3958 of 4830	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2682 of 5460	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.7	4561 of 5517	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3744 of 5363	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2816 of 5264	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3969 of 5173	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3796 of 5084	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3264 of 5628	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4788 of 5643	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4051 of 5638	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3904 of 5663	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4221 of 5510	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4407 of 5431	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	1815 of 2635	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)31st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science19%-14 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)	% 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
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 North Cedros Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-5425	570	27	21.1	98.1%	11 (1.9%)	12 (2.1%)	501 (87.9%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	33.8	3661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		16.7	5152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	1491	19.1		19.1	40.2	40.5	42.2				41.1	44.6	28.6	13.6				27.4	86.9	93.5	97.2	92.5	95.3	98.1	$21,977	$4,698	$17,279
Noble Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8329 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1151	656	33	20.1	94.2%	23 (3.5%)	9 (1.4%)	583 (88.9%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	19.4	4880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		24	4460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	420	13.5		13.5	20.0	28.4	30.4				26.4	20.2	28.2	20.5				22.9	87.4	92.8		90.4	91.0	94.0	$24,613	$4,552	$20,061
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	99.1%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	412 (93.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	63.2	1915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		54.1	2336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	421	23.8		23.8	48.6	51.2	48.4				49.5	57.1	59.8	50.8				56.3							$24,165	$5,629	$18,536
Burton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	8111 Calhoun Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-1287	274	14	19.5	98.2%	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	233 (85.0%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.2	4994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.8	4389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	605	16.2		16.2	23.3	24.0	27.0				24.8	26.7	21.2	18.9				21.9	96.8				96.8		$32,366	$6,252	$26,114
Chase Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14041 Chase St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4440	436	24	18.1	91.5%	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (84.2%)	38 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	39	3285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		35.2	3498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	213	24.6		24.6	41.2	31.5	46.9				39.5	45.6	26.0	32.3				34.5	98.2						$26,401	$4,802	$21,599
Lashon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	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%)	61.8	1974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		73	1450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	524	33.3	49.0	39.8	54.0	49.3	59.4	56.9	66.7	63.3	57.6	46.0	45.5	50.7	31.0	33.3	36.7	41.4	96.0			97.3			$14,748	$1,421	$13,327
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%)	55.8	2254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%		47.7	2685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	431	21.2		21.2	47.9	43.8	60.6				50.0	53.2	39.0	45.5				46.4							$24,198	$4,939	$19,259
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%)	25.4	4363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%		17.6	5063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	700	11.3		11.3	35.1	20.9	23.9				27.1	44.7	24.4	21.1				31.1	98.0			98.0			$26,210	$6,028	$20,182
Valerio Street Elementary	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%)	27.2	4202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		26.9	4213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	11	26.0		26.0	28.6	30.3	38.6				32.5	29.6	18.7	25.0				24.8	97.9						$26,210	$5,646	$20,564
Ranchito Avenue Elementary	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%)	43.3	2990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		44.7	2882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	108	23.8		23.8	39.0	38.1	42.4				39.7	46.9	36.5	36.5				40.6	86.5	92.8	97.3	89.2	92.8	94.6	$24,206	$4,590	$19,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Michelle Obama Elementary

What schools do graduates of Michelle Obama Elementary attend?

Students who attend Michelle Obama Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vista Middle
High : Panorama High

What district is Michelle Obama Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Michelle Obama Elementary a good school?

Michelle Obama Elementary ranks 3661^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Michelle Obama Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Michelle Obama Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Michelle Obama Elementary?

Students at Michelle Obama Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% White.

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