Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002891
Cantara Street Elementary
17950 Cantara St., Reseda, CA 91335 · (818) 342-5191 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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.
- 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
18.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
337 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 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
37%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
Cantara Street Elementary→Northridge Middle
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
47.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.5pp since 2014
Math
49.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +28.7pp 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 50 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.6% | 24.9% | 20.3% | 32.2% |
| Math | 18.6% | 31.1% | 20.2% | 30.1% |
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 | 47.5% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 39.6% | 30.8% |
| 2018-19 | 37.6% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 33.2% | 35.8% |
| 2016-17 | 25.3% | 27.7% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% 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 18 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 Cantara Street Elementary
Cantara Street Elementary's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantara Street Elementary this school | 357 | 94.4% | 41.8% |
| Clyde W. Needham Elementary Lodi | 363 | 93.9% | 22.5% |
| Ambassador School-Global Education Los Angeles | 332 | 94.9% | 21.7% |
| Melvin Avenue Elementary Reseda | 379 | 91.0% | 36.7% |
| Coronita Elementary Corona | 400 | 92.5% | 25.8% |
| Heritage Elementary Santa Ana | 376 | 96.0% | 34.8% |
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 Cantara Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2,323 of 5,151 | #553 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,610 of 5,172 ▲ 1,132 | #374 of 1,129 ▲ 304 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #2,236 of 5,172 ▲ 916 | #525 of 1,129 ▲ 230 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.4pp | #272 of 5,116 | #111 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #4,211 of 5,915 | #912 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #465 of 5,352 | #138 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #3,630 of 5,354 | #650 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #519 of 5,625 | #251 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #889 of 3,837 | #350 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
357
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 357 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 96% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 96% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 97% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 88% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 24 | 22.6:1 | 87% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | N/A | N/A | 87% (537) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 39 | 19.2:1 | 82% (614) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 20 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cantara Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (477 to 357); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Cantara Street Elementary
Students in Reseda, California, attend Cantara Street Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 357 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 23% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Cantara Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified, where 784 schools serve 406,887 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Cantara Street Elementary, at 79%. The remaining students are 9% Asian, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Cantara Street Elementary's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 94%. That is 24 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Cantara Street Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Cantara Street Elementary ranks in the top 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.8%, against a prediction of 24.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cantara Street Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Northridge Middle is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Cantara Street Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cantara Street Elementary places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school enrolled 357 students in 2024-25, 35 fewer than the 392 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cantara Street Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Cantara Street ElementaryHow many students attend Cantara Street Elementary?
Cantara Street Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cantara Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cantara Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cantara Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cantara Street Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cantara Street Elementary?
At Cantara Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cantara Street Elementary?
Cantara Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.