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Michelle Obama Elementary

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Michelle Obama Elementary ranks 3197 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Michelle Obama Elementary is a 570-student K–5 public school in Panorama City, part of Los Angeles Unified. In 2025–2026, 41% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 36% in math and 26% in science. The key takeaway is that the school performs better than most nearby K–5 peers, even though its results remain below state averages.

Compared with nearby schools, Michelle Obama stands out in ELA and math: it ranked third in both subjects among eight nearby same-district K–5 schools with scores, and its results were above the nearby-school average in all three subjects. Its proficiency rates were 41% in ELA, 36% in math and 26% in science, compared with nearby averages of 36%, 34% and 24%, respectively. But it remains behind the state in every subject: California’s rates were 49% in ELA, 38% in math and 36% in science. Science is the largest statewide gap, while math is closest to the state. Fifth-grade math is a particular concern: proficiency fell from 46% in third grade to 26% in fifth.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose 14 percentage points, math 14 points and science 11 points, narrowing each gap with the state. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking climbed from the 12th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 45th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026. Its ranking of how well it serves students from low socioeconomic backgrounds reached the 61st percentile, up from 17th; for Hispanic students, it reached the 58th percentile, up from 12th. The student–teacher ratio was 21.1 in 2024–2025, near the high end of the nearby-school range of 18.1–21.5. In that school year, 62% of students were directly certified for free meals, and the school is likely to offer free meals to all students through Community Eligibility. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 43% in 2021–2022 but recently rose, reaching 24% in 2025–2026, above the state’s 18% and the district’s 23%.

570

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,593

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

California avg42%

3,197^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

296^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	40.5	3197 of 5817	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.6	3279 of 5581	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	53.0	2161 of 5094	57.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.1	2116 of 5423	61.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.3	2916 of 5603	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.1	1511 of 2927	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)61st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+8 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science26%-10 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 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
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	—	11 (1.9%)	12 (2.1%)	501 (87.9%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	40.5	3197^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.0%		33.8	3661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%	464	25.9		25.9	39.6	43.2	41.2				41.3	46.2	35.4	25.9				36.1	95%	0%	$24,593	$3,014	$21,579
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%)	18.4	4945^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.0%		19.4	4880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%	65	16.5		16.5	25.2	18.5	35.7				26.2	27.1	14.8	22.5				21.4	97%	0%	$28,773	$3,390	$25,383
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	1552^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.2	1915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%	363	44.6		44.6	44.8	54.1	63.5				54.5	50.8	57.4	58.1				55.5	97%	0%	$27,447	$3,374	$24,073
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	—	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	233 (85.0%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.8	4920^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.4%		18.2	4994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%	74	28.6		28.6	16.7	19.4	32.1				23.3	16.7	19.4	19.6				18.5	95%	0%	$35,000	$3,050	$31,950
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%)	34.8	3603^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	38.1%		39	3285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%	318	26.5		26.5	34.9	39.1	29.4				34.5	41.9	40.6	22.1				34.7	95%	0%	$33,326	$3,631	$29,695
Lashon Academy	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
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	2015^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.4%		55.8	2254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%	239	22.2		22.2	57.5	57.0	50.0				55.3	57.9	53.1	31.3				48.8	≥ 98%		$25,565	$3,283	$22,282
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	4657^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.9%		25.4	4363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%	294	9.0		9.0	22.1	23.9	31.3				25.4	39.0	29.4	20.9				30.1	95%	0%	$27,921	$3,932	$23,989
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%)	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
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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Michelle Obama Elementary

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.

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 3197^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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