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El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies

12230 El Oro Way, Granada Hills, CA 91344 · (818) 360-2288 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of California public elementary schools
  • A-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.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
185 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8921%
Grade 15813%
Grade 27016%
Grade 38119%
Grade 46615%
Grade 57016%

This year's kindergarten class (89) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (70).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
21850%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
8319%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
348%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
9321%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
21750%
Female
21750%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies→Robert Frost Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
55.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
64.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 are up about 9 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts31.4%24.3%26.2%18.1%
Math34.3%30.5%20.7%14.6%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.7%64.8%
2023-2457.2%53.4%
2022-2357.8%55.8%
2021-2269.9%61.1%
2018-1969.8%62.2%
2017-1870.5%60.2%
2016-1769.4%59.8%
2015-1669.0%56.0%
2014-1564.0%56.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies

El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies this school43442.6%57.8%
Innovations Academy
San Diego
43641.7%N/A
Pershing Elementary
Orangevale
49444.5%61.7%
Parkview Elementary
Chico
40647.3%54.9%
C. W. Dillard Elementary
Wilton
44342.9%57.8%
Vencil Brown Elementary
Roseville
34341.7%55.5%
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 El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.8%#1,234 of 5,151#281 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.8%#836 of 5,172
▲ 483
#192 of 1,129
▲ 102
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.7%#1,634 of 5,172
▼ 222
#369 of 1,129
▼ 58
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.3pp#511 of 5,116#79 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
434#3,232 of 5,915#671 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.8:1#2,864 of 5,352#728 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.9%#1,136 of 5,354#175 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
42.6%#4,229 of 5,625#1,043 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.7%#3,244 of 3,837#840 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 2024-25
Enrollment
434
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 24.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254341922.8:143% (185)
2023-244441824.7:138% (169)
2022-234391725.8:133% (144)
2020-214171724.5:130% (124)
2017-184601924.2:130% (136)
2015-165021926.4:126% (130)
2010-11512N/AN/A29% (151)
2000-015002619.2:148% (242)
1990-914651825.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (460 to 434); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).

About El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies

El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies is a public mid-sized elementary school in Granada Hills, California. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 434 students in 2024-25.

El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies is one of the 784 schools that make up Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students in total).

At El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies, 50% of students are White. After that, the student body is 21% multiracial, 19% Hispanic, and 8% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 31% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies scores 66%.

There are about 22.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies, which has 19. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 43%. That is 27 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.

El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of California public elementary schools.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.6%.

The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies.

Robert Frost Middle is the nearest public school to El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies holds a charter, making it a public charter school.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 4%. The ratio was 24.5:1 in 2020-21 and 22.8:1 in 2024-25.

The El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.

Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
12230 El Oro Way, Granada Hills, CA 91344
Phone
(818) 360-2288
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
434
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
22.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
185 (43%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271002979
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies
How many students attend El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies?
El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
Is El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies have?
El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies?
At El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies, the student body is approximately 50% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies in?
El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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