Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002820
Apperson Street Elementary
10233 Woodward Ave., Sunland, CA 91040 · (818) 353-5544 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
23.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
233 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
56.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.0% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 20.7% |
| Math | 32.0% | 24.2% | 19.6% | 24.2% |
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 | 56.7% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 49.7% |
| 2022-23 | 60.3% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.2% | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 51.7% | 44.4% |
| 2017-18 | 57.6% | 48.3% |
| 2016-17 | 56.3% | 43.7% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Apperson Street Elementary
Apperson Street Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apperson Street Elementary this school | 355 | 65.6% | 54.1% |
| Sunset Elementary Oak View | 357 | 66.1% | 33.7% |
| Louisiana Schnell Elementary Placerville | 370 | 69.7% | 20.3% |
| Bidwell Elementary Red Bluff | 387 | 66.9% | 29.9% |
| Tahoe Valley Elementary South Lake Tahoe | 395 | 61.3% | 35.5% |
| Lemon Grove Ventura | 299 | 63.9% | 38.0% |
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 Apperson Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,450 of 5,151 | #328 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #1,251 of 5,172 ▲ 291 | #292 of 1,129 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #1,565 of 5,172 ▲ 167 | #352 of 1,129 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #1,273 of 5,116 | #396 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #4,229 of 5,915 | #916 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,494 of 5,352 | #826 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #1,404 of 5,354 | #214 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #3,194 of 5,625 | #889 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,519 of 3,837 | #519 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
355
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 355 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 66% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 15 | 23.6:1 | 62% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 15 | 24.9:1 | 58% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 56% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 17 | 25.8:1 | 56% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 56% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | N/A | N/A | 48% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 47% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 30 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apperson Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (439 to 355); teachers down 12% (17 to 15).
About Apperson Street Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Apperson Street Elementary serves students in Sunland, California. The school counted 355 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 24% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified is responsible for 784 schools, Apperson Street Elementary included, with 406,887 students in all.
No group is above 50% at Apperson Street Elementary; the largest is White, at 43%. The school is also 41% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Apperson Street Elementary scores 64%.
The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 66% of the student body.
Apperson Street Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Apperson Street Elementary would score about 41.1%. It scores 54.1%, 13.0 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mt. Lukens Continuation, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.7%; Apperson Street Elementary's is 54.1%, ranking 1st of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 22.6:1 to 23.7:1.
The Apperson Street Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- Mt. Gleason MiddleMiddle · 753 students
- Sunland ElementaryElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Lukens Continuation0.5 mi · 38
- Sunland Elementary0.6 mi · 282
- Verdugo Hills Senior High0.6 mi · 1,195
- Plainview Academic Charter Academy0.9 mi · 248
- Mt. Gleason Middle0.9 mi · 753
- Pinewood Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Apperson Street ElementaryHow large is Apperson Street Elementary?
Apperson Street Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Apperson Street Elementary serve?
Apperson Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Apperson Street Elementary?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at Apperson Street Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Apperson Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Apperson Street Elementary are roughly 43% White, 41% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Apperson Street Elementary public or private?
Apperson Street 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.