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What's something Coldwater Canyon Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002928
Coldwater Canyon Elementary
6850 Coldwater Canyon Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605 · (818) 765-6634 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
21.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
543 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 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
29%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
Coldwater Canyon Elementary→James Madison 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
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.9pp since 2014
Math
20.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 23.4% | 24.3% | 36.7% |
| Math | 8.1% | 12.8% | 33.8% | 45.3% |
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 | 38.9% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 28.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 27.7% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 24.1% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 37.9% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 31.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.6% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Coldwater Canyon Elementary
Coldwater Canyon Elementary's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater Canyon Elementary this school | 570 | 95.3% | 31.0% |
| Park Avenue Elementary Yuba City | 541 | 94.8% | 18.7% |
| Hazeltine Avenue Elementary Van Nuys | 621 | 94.2% | 34.0% |
| Maple Elementary Tulare | 574 | 93.4% | 17.6% |
| Della S. Lindley Elementary Thousand Palms | 552 | 92.6% | 27.1% |
| Bassett Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 609 | 96.4% | 26.7% |
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 Coldwater Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,400 of 5,151 | #850 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,205 of 5,172 ▼ 952 | #1,029 of 1,129 ▼ 214 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,043 of 5,172 ▲ 307 | #737 of 1,129 ▲ 66 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,016 of 5,116 | #745 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #1,647 of 5,915 | #320 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,572 of 5,352 | #470 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #4,003 of 5,354 | #752 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #417 of 5,625 | #211 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #679 of 3,837 | #282 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
570
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,121
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 570 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 95% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 94% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 28.5 | 22.1:1 | 95% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 28 | 21.9:1 | 95% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 34 | 23.3:1 | 93% (737) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 33 | 23.7:1 | 93% (723) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | N/A | N/A | 94% (773) |
| 2000-01 | 1,415 | 72 | 19.6:1 | 89% (1,255) |
| 1990-91 | 1,121 | 46 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coldwater Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (793 to 570); teachers down 21% (34 to 27).
About Coldwater Canyon Elementary
Coldwater Canyon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in North Hollywood, California. It serves 570 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Coldwater Canyon Elementary is among 784 schools run by Los Angeles Unified, which serves 406,887 students.
About 84% of the student body at Coldwater Canyon Elementary is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial and 5% White. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.1:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 95% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Coldwater Canyon Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Coldwater Canyon Elementary would score about 23.7%. It scores 31.0%, 7.2 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Coldwater Canyon Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest other public school is James Madison Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Coldwater Canyon Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 36.9% on proficiency, and Coldwater Canyon Elementary is below that at 31.0%.
The federal government classifies Coldwater Canyon Elementary's location as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Coldwater Canyon Elementary's enrollment dropped 7%, to 570.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Coldwater Canyon Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Coldwater Canyon ElementaryHow large is Coldwater Canyon Elementary?
Coldwater Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-05.
Is Coldwater Canyon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coldwater Canyon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coldwater Canyon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coldwater Canyon Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coldwater Canyon Elementary?
At Coldwater Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Coldwater Canyon Elementary public or private?
Coldwater Canyon 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.