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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012806
Alta California Elementary
14859 Rayen St., Panorama City, CA 91402 · (818) 830-4400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
567 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +38.0pp since 2014
Math
46.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +35.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 38 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.0% | 22.0% | 18.2% | 31.8% |
| Math | 22.4% | 24.0% | 25.1% | 28.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 40.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.8% | 37.9% |
| 2021-22 | 38.6% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 44.1% | 43.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.6% | 34.2% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 25.3% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 11.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alta California Elementary
Alta California Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta California Elementary this school | 588 | 96.4% | 46.0% |
| Palm Elementary Orosi | 573 | 94.6% | 47.2% |
| Cathedral City Elementary Cathedral City | 606 | 96.5% | 24.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary Corona | 561 | 94.3% | 22.3% |
| Pioneer Elementary Escondido | 598 | 93.8% | 18.8% |
| Fairview Elementary Bakersfield | 552 | 97.1% | 29.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alta California Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,998 of 5,151 | #461 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,830 of 5,172 ▲ 356 | #441 of 1,129 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,033 of 5,172 ▲ 64 | #463 of 1,129 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.3pp | #369 of 5,116 | #140 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,500 of 5,915 | #294 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,505 of 5,352 | #455 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #4,666 of 5,354 | #960 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #267 of 5,625 | #143 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #1,473 of 3,837 | #507 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
588
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 588 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 96% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 94% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 98% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 98% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 32 | 22.8:1 | 98% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 814 | 35 | 23.3:1 | 94% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | N/A | N/A | 84% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta California Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (731 to 588); teachers down 12% (32 to 28).
About Alta California Elementary
Alta California Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Panorama City, California. Enrollment is 588 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 26% higher.
District-wide, Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Alta California Elementary's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. The school is also 4% Asian, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 28 full-time positions, a ratio of 21.0:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 96%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 26 points lower.
Alta California Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Alta California Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 23.0%. Actual: 46.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Alta California Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Primary Academy for Success is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Alta California Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 32.0%, lower than Alta California Elementary's 46.0%.
Alta California Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 588, a 9% decrease from 645 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 23.0:1 to 21.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Alta California Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Alta California ElementaryHow many students attend Alta California Elementary?
Alta California Elementary enrolls approximately 588 students in grades KG-05.
Is Alta California Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alta California Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Alta California Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Alta California Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alta California Elementary?
At Alta California Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Alta California Elementary public or private?
Alta California Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.