Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003046
Glenwood Elementary
8001 Ledge Ave., Sun Valley, CA 91352 · (818) 767-6406 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- AThree-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
21.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
174 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 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 83% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
29%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
Glenwood Elementary→Sun Valley Magnet
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
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.4pp since 2014
Math
32.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 17.6% | 25.7% | 46.0% |
| Math | 11.8% | 21.1% | 35.5% | 31.6% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 11.5% |
| 2021-22 | 16.7% | 11.9% |
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 21.2% |
| 2017-18 | 15.6% | 18.1% |
| 2016-17 | 21.3% | 16.5% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Glenwood Elementary
Glenwood Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Elementary this school | 189 | 92.1% | 29.2% |
| Malaga Elementary Fresno | 192 | 89.1% | 33.1% |
| Olga L. Reed Elementary Los Alamos | 170 | 95.9% | 33.4% |
| Mountain View San Diego | 195 | 87.2% | 30.2% |
| Aragon Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 205 | 95.1% | 34.2% |
| Pond Elementary Wasco | 175 | 96.0% | 22.5% |
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 Glenwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,620 of 5,151 | #909 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #2,921 of 5,172 ▲ 617 | #752 of 1,129 ▲ 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #4,140 of 5,172 ▲ 9 | #994 of 1,129 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.4pp | #132 of 5,116 | #57 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #5,392 of 5,915 | #1,222 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #830 of 5,625 | #361 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #97 of 3,837 | #50 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
189
-36 (-16%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 189 | 9 | 21.0:1 | 92% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 10 | 20.1:1 | 86% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 11 | 19.8:1 | 92% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 92% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 87% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 83% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | N/A | N/A | 82% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 86% (628) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 32 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (329 to 189); teachers down 50% (18 to 9).
About Glenwood Elementary
In Sun Valley, California, Glenwood Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 189 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 59% smaller than that.
Glenwood Elementary is among 784 schools run by Los Angeles Unified, which serves 406,887 students.
Glenwood Elementary enrolls a student body that is 84% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 8% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Glenwood Elementary has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 92% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Glenwood Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Glenwood Elementary is 3.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 29.2%. Predicted: 25.6%.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Glenwood Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Roscoe Elementary is the public school closest to Glenwood Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Glenwood Elementary places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Glenwood Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 225 in 2020-21 and 189 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.8:1 to 21.0:1.
Discussions about Glenwood Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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22 other US public schools in 16 states are named Glenwood Elementary. Glenwood Elementary is the 21st largest of the 23.
- Glenwood ElementarySacramento, CA · 481 students
- Glenwood ElementaryStockton, CA · 378 students
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- Glenwood ElementaryThousand Oaks, CA · 218 students
- Glenwood ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 896 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood ElementaryHow large is Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 189 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Glenwood Elementary serve?
Glenwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary is approximately 21.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood 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.