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What's something Fernangeles Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003001
Fernangeles Elementary
12001 Art St., Sun Valley, CA 91352 · (818) 767-0380 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- 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.
- A-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
20.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
444 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 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
11%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
Fernangeles Elementary→Richard E. Byrd 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
27.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 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 have held steady 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 | 11.3% | 15.7% | 19.1% | 53.9% |
| Math | 7.1% | 19.8% | 27.7% | 45.4% |
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 | 27.0% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 20.3% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 28.2% | 12.3% |
| 2018-19 | 35.2% | 25.5% |
| 2017-18 | 33.2% | 21.5% |
| 2016-17 | 29.9% | 19.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
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 Fernangeles Elementary
Fernangeles Elementary's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernangeles Elementary this school | 459 | 96.7% | 24.9% |
| Van Nuys Elementary Van Nuys | 459 | 96.9% | 32.0% |
| Global Family Elementary Oakland | 446 | 98.0% | 14.4% |
| Arlanza Elementary Riverside | 431 | 97.0% | 16.7% |
| Oak View Elementary Huntington Beach | 458 | 98.0% | 26.4% |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary San Bernardino | 471 | 96.2% | 14.0% |
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 Fernangeles Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #4,086 of 5,151 | #996 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,549 of 5,172 ▲ 586 | #916 of 1,129 ▲ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,273 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #1,015 of 1,129 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #1,198 of 5,116 | #380 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #2,914 of 5,915 | #593 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #918 of 5,352 | #284 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #4,876 of 5,354 | #1,035 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #232 of 5,625 | #123 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #639 of 3,837 | #266 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
459
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 459 | 23 | 20.0:1 | 97% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 23 | 20.1:1 | 97% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 95% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 93% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 92% (589) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 95% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | N/A | N/A | 96% (784) |
| 2000-01 | 1,213 | 68 | 17.8:1 | 94% (1,137) |
| 1990-91 | 927 | 39 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fernangeles Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (643 to 459); teachers down 21% (29 to 23).
About Fernangeles Elementary
Fernangeles Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Sun Valley, California, (ZIP code 91352). It has an enrollment of 459 students in kindergarten through 5.
The Los Angeles Unified system has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
By race and ethnicity, Fernangeles Elementary is 94% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 2% Asian. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Fernangeles Elementary, there are about 20.0 students; the school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 444 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 97% of enrollment. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Fernangeles Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 36% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fernangeles Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 24.9% actual against 22.9% predicted.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Fernangeles Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Fernangeles Elementary's average proficiency of 24.9% compares with 33.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Fernangeles Elementary enrolled 503 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 459.
Fernangeles Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- Valley Oaks Center for Enriched StudiesHigh · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies0.3 mi · 372
- Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex0.4 mi · 1,100
- Robert H. Lewis Continuation0.6 mi · 74
- John H. Francis Polytechnic0.7 mi · 2,124
- Richard E. Byrd Middle0.9 mi · 933
- Strathern Street Elementary1.1 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Fernangeles ElementaryHow many students attend Fernangeles Elementary?
Fernangeles Elementary enrolls approximately 459 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fernangeles Elementary serve?
Fernangeles Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Fernangeles Elementary?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Fernangeles Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Fernangeles Elementary?
Student demographics at Fernangeles Elementary are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Fernangeles Elementary public or private?
Fernangeles 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.