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Best kept secret at Encino Charter Elementary?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002990
Encino Charter Elementary
16941 Addison St., Encino, CA 91316 · (818) 784-1762 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
216 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 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
72%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
68.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.0pp since 2014
Math
69.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.6% | 26.4% | 15.6% | 16.4% |
| Math | 42.9% | 26.4% | 17.8% | 13.0% |
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 | 68.0% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 61.7% |
| 2022-23 | 69.6% | 66.1% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 66.7% |
| 2018-19 | 81.6% | 79.5% |
| 2017-18 | 80.8% | 77.9% |
| 2016-17 | 79.1% | 73.8% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 78.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Encino Charter Elementary
Encino Charter Elementary's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encino Charter Elementary this school | 529 | 40.8% | 64.9% |
| Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter Sherman Oaks | 511 | 42.7% | 61.8% |
| David Lubin Elementary Sacramento | 454 | 40.3% | 61.0% |
| Rio Del Oro Elementary Plumas Lake | 564 | 43.6% | 47.8% |
| Antelope Creek Elementary Rocklin | 493 | 46.0% | 54.1% |
| Robert Semple Elementary Benicia | 480 | 35.8% | 52.6% |
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 Encino Charter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #884 of 5,151 | #198 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #631 of 5,172 ▲ 317 | #137 of 1,129 ▲ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #852 of 5,172 ▲ 316 | #190 of 1,129 ▲ 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #1,571 of 5,116 | #270 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #2,104 of 5,915 | #420 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,224 of 5,352 | #612 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #358 of 5,354 | #61 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #4,302 of 5,625 | #1,057 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #2,976 of 3,837 | #796 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
529
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 529 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 41% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 24 | 23.8:1 | 35% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 23 | 24.0:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 23 | 24.9:1 | 25% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 23 | 24.1:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | N/A | N/A | 22% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 28 | 21.1:1 | 60% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 24 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Encino Charter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (573 to 529); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).
About Encino Charter Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Encino, California, Encino Charter Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified. School enrollment was 529 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Encino Charter Elementary belongs to Los Angeles Unified, a district of 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Enrollment at Encino Charter Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 37%. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% multiracial, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Encino Charter Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
The school reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Encino Charter Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Encino Charter Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.9%, compared with a predicted 55.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Lanai Road Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 64.9% is above the 64.6% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Encino Charter Elementary operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Encino Charter Elementary had 551 students in 2020-21 and 529 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The ratio was 24.0:1 in 2020-21 and 22.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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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Nearby schools
- Lanai Road Elementary1.1 mi · 566
- Academy for Enriched Sciences1.2 mi · 291
- Emelita Street Elementary1.6 mi · 275
- Nestle Avenue Charter1.6 mi · 421
- Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter1.7 mi · 494
- Magnolia Science Academy 21.7 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Encino Charter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Encino Charter Elementary?
Encino Charter Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-05.
Is Encino Charter Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Encino Charter Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Encino Charter Elementary have?
Encino Charter Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Encino Charter Elementary?
At Encino Charter Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 29% Two or more.
Who oversees Encino Charter Elementary?
Encino Charter 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.