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What's something Calahan Street Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002885
Calahan Street Elementary
18722 Knapp St., Northridge, CA 91324 · (818) 886-4612 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
21.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
347 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 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
60%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
46.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
40.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.4% | 20.2% | 20.7% | 32.6% |
| Math | 24.9% | 15.9% | 27.4% | 31.8% |
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 | 46.6% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.6% | 35.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.8% | 37.1% |
| 2018-19 | 49.3% | 45.7% |
| 2017-18 | 50.2% | 43.7% |
| 2016-17 | 53.8% | 45.2% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Calahan Street Elementary
Calahan Street Elementary's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calahan Street Elementary this school | 474 | 73.2% | 40.9% |
| Valley View Community Elementary Newhall | 526 | 73.0% | 44.7% |
| McCardle Elementary Fresno | 463 | 76.9% | 34.5% |
| Andasol Avenue Elementary Northridge | 411 | 75.7% | 50.1% |
| Temecula Elementary Temecula | 522 | 72.6% | 38.6% |
| Sun Terrace Elementary Concord | 418 | 73.9% | 21.9% |
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 Calahan Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,400 of 5,151 | #577 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,241 of 5,172 ▲ 85 | #562 of 1,129 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #2,310 of 5,172 ▲ 671 | #550 of 1,129 ▲ 160 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #3,243 of 5,116 | #791 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #2,748 of 5,915 | #551 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,855 of 5,352 | #535 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,818 of 5,354 | #274 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #2,752 of 5,625 | #826 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #1,933 of 3,837 | #600 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
474
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 474 | 22 | 21.6:1 | 73% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | 70% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 21 | 22.2:1 | 71% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 67% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 23 | 24.5:1 | 67% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 60% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | N/A | N/A | 53% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 46% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 17 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calahan Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (563 to 474); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Calahan Street Elementary
Calahan Street Elementary is a public elementary school run by Los Angeles Unified in Northridge, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 474 students on the rolls.
Los Angeles Unified serves 406,887 students across 784 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Calahan Street Elementary is Hispanic: 60%. Enrollment also includes 13% Asian, 11% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 11 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Calahan Street Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 22 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At Calahan Street Elementary, 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Calahan Street Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 53% of California public elementary schools.
Calahan Street Elementary scores 40.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Calahan Street Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Topeka Charter School for Advanced Studies is about 0.8 miles from Calahan Street Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Calahan Street Elementary comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 485 in 2020-21 to 474 in 2024-25, a change of 11 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.1:1 to 21.6:1.
Calahan Street Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Calahan Street ElementaryHow many students attend Calahan Street Elementary?
Calahan Street Elementary enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Calahan Street Elementary serve?
Calahan Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Calahan Street Elementary have?
Calahan Street Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
How diverse is Calahan Street Elementary?
Calahan Street Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 60% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Calahan Street Elementary public or private?
Calahan 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.