Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002948
Danube Avenue Elementary
11220 Danube Ave., Granada Hills, CA 91344 · (818) 366-6463 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public elementary schools
- C+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.
- 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
18.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
209 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 | 63 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 97% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
44%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
Danube Avenue Elementary→George K. Porter 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% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.5pp 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 39 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 26.9% | 27.8% | 33.3% |
| Math | 14.7% | 24.8% | 30.3% | 30.3% |
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% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 29.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 25.2% |
| 2021-22 | 39.7% | 26.9% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 40.3% |
| 2017-18 | 45.2% | 34.7% |
| 2016-17 | 42.5% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Danube Avenue Elementary
Danube Avenue Elementary's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danube Avenue Elementary this school | 259 | 80.7% | 36.0% |
| Stonehurst Avenue Elementary Sun Valley | 289 | 82.0% | 52.8% |
| San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet Los Angeles | 249 | 76.3% | 43.5% |
| Brook Hill Elementary Santa Rosa | 279 | 80.6% | 16.6% |
| Hunt Elementary Newman | 268 | 80.2% | 23.0% |
| Allesandro Elementary Los Angeles | 267 | 85.0% | 62.2% |
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 Danube Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,862 of 5,151 | #713 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,327 of 5,172 ▲ 843 | #582 of 1,129 ▲ 208 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,051 of 5,172 ▼ 243 | #741 of 1,129 ▼ 79 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,397 of 5,116 | #425 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #5,073 of 5,915 | #1,146 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #388 of 5,352 | #114 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #3,185 of 5,354 | #541 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #2,128 of 5,625 | #682 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #254 of 3,837 | #124 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
259
-67 (-21%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 81% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 77% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | 74% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 69% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 71% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 20 | 22.2:1 | 70% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 66% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 54% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 19 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Danube Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (405 to 259); teachers down 30% (20 to 14).
About Danube Avenue Elementary
Danube Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Granada Hills, California. It had 259 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Danube Avenue Elementary is among 784 schools run by Los Angeles Unified, which serves 406,887 students.
At Danube Avenue Elementary, 73% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 11% multiracial, 8% White, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for Danube Avenue Elementary is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Danube Avenue Elementary, there are about 18.5 students; the school has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. There are 209 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 81% of enrollment. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Danube Avenue Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Danube Avenue Elementary scores 36.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.3%.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Danube Avenue Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Danube Avenue Elementary is closest to Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Danube Avenue Elementary at 7th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 21% over 4 years, reaching 259 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Danube Avenue Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- Robert Frost MiddleMiddle · 1,505 students
- Patrick Henry MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
- George K. Porter MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Valley Academy of Arts and SciencesHigh · 757 students
Nearby schools
- Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet0.4 mi · 560
- John F. Kennedy High0.8 mi · 2,152
- Jane Addams Continuation0.8 mi · 90
- George K. Porter Middle0.8 mi · 1,009
- Tulsa Street Elementary1.1 mi · 406
- San Jose Street Elementary1.2 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Danube Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Danube Avenue Elementary?
Danube Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 259 students in grades KG-05.
Is Danube Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Danube Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Danube Avenue Elementary have?
Danube Avenue Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Danube Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Danube Avenue Elementary are roughly 8% White, 73% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Danube Avenue Elementary in?
Danube Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.