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What's one thing Columbus Avenue gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010527
Columbus Avenue Elementary
6700 Columbus Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405 · (818) 779-5440 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
367 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
19%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
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.2pp since 2014
Math
26.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 23.0% | 20.4% | 46.4% |
| Math | 10.4% | 16.3% | 23.8% | 49.5% |
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 | 33.2% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 16.3% |
| 2022-23 | 19.7% | 15.4% |
| 2021-22 | 18.8% | 11.6% |
| 2018-19 | 24.6% | 16.7% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 17.3% | 15.2% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Columbus Avenue Elementary
Columbus Avenue Elementary's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Avenue Elementary this school | 382 | 96.1% | 24.8% |
| Sybil N. Crookham Elementary Winton | 362 | 95.6% | 42.0% |
| Bellingham Elementary North Hollywood | 390 | 97.2% | 38.0% |
| Napa Street Elementary Northridge | 402 | 94.8% | 30.3% |
| Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary Van Nuys | 423 | 96.9% | 26.1% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Richmond | 408 | 97.8% | 7.6% |
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 Columbus Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #4,099 of 5,151 | #999 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #3,576 of 5,172 ▲ 984 | #922 of 1,129 ▲ 152 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,647 of 5,172 ▲ 837 | #891 of 1,129 ▲ 155 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.7pp | #189 of 5,116 | #80 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #3,899 of 5,915 | #835 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #992 of 5,352 | #303 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #4,450 of 5,354 | #886 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #313 of 5,625 | #161 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #817 of 3,837 | #333 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
382
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 382 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 96% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 94% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 94% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 96% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 93% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 23 | 23.1:1 | 86% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 92% (502) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (517 to 382); teachers down 17% (23 to 19).
About Columbus Avenue Elementary
Columbus Avenue Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Van Nuys, California. It enrolls 382 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified, which runs Columbus Avenue Elementary, has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are 90% of those enrolled at Columbus Avenue Elementary. Other reported shares: 5% White and 3% Asian. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school had 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Columbus Avenue Elementary is 1.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (24.8% versus 23.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Van Nuys Senior High is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Columbus Avenue Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Columbus Avenue Elementary's average proficiency of 24.8% compares with 34.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school shrank from 425 students in 2020-21 to 382 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Columbus Avenue Elementary is open to topics like 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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Columbus Avenue Elementary?
Columbus Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 382 students in grades KG-05.
Is Columbus Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbus Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Columbus Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Columbus Avenue Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbus Avenue Elementary?
At Columbus Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbus Avenue Elementary?
Columbus Avenue 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.