Summary:
ZIP code 91601 has five elementary schools: four serve kindergarten through grade 5, while New Horizons Charter Academy serves kindergarten through grade 8. In 2025–26, the four K–5 schools averaged 48% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), 48% in math and 39% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest takeaway is that results vary sharply by school: Colfax Charter Elementary led Lankershim Elementary by 60 percentage points in ELA, 57 in math and 50 in science.
Colfax was the clear leader, with 80% proficiency in ELA, 79% in math and 73% in science—above state results by 31, 41 and 37 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranked it in the 96th percentile statewide and gave it five stars. At the other end, Lankershim had results of 20%, 22% and 23%, below the state by 29, 16 and 13 points; SchoolDigger ranked it in the 16th percentile and gave it one star. Toluca Lake Elementary placed second in ELA and math, at 54% and 53%, but its 32% science result was 4 points below the state. Maurice Sendak Elementary scored 36% in ELA, 36% in math and 26% in science.
Compared with 2024–25, the four-school average fell 4 points in ELA and 1 in math, while rising 1 in science; its advantage over the state narrowed in all three subjects. School trends differed: Colfax’s science score rose 6 points, while Maurice Sendak gained 4 in math and 10 in science; Toluca Lake’s science score fell 11 points. In 2024–25, reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 31% at Colfax to 95% at Maurice Sendak; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results. New Horizons’s latest SchoolDigger ranking was the 63rd percentile with three stars, and its 2024–25 grade-level results varied considerably: grade 5 ELA was 65% versus 49% statewide, while grade 6 ELA was 28% versus 48%. Because New Horizons serves through grade 8 and has no 2025–26 results in the supplied data, its results are not directly comparable to the K–5 schools.
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