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Alumni: what's one memory from Hazeltine Avenue Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003077
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary
7150 Hazeltine Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405 · (818) 781-1040 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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.
- 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
19.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
585 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 | 131 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
23%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
35.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.5pp since 2014
Math
34.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 38.3% |
| Math | 12.8% | 21.8% | 28.9% | 36.6% |
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 | 35.5% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.1% | 23.2% |
| 2018-19 | 39.4% | 32.7% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 25.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 27.5% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Hazeltine Avenue Elementary
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazeltine Avenue Elementary this school | 621 | 94.2% | 34.0% |
| Noble Avenue Elementary North Hills | 656 | 94.2% | 24.7% |
| Bellevue Elementary Atwater | 599 | 91.8% | 33.1% |
| Parkwood Elementary Madera | 635 | 96.5% | 30.1% |
| Maple Elementary Tulare | 574 | 93.4% | 17.6% |
| Coldwater Canyon Elementary North Hollywood | 570 | 95.3% | 31.0% |
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 Hazeltine Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,061 of 5,151 | #766 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #2,782 of 5,172 ▲ 137 | #709 of 1,129 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3,377 of 5,172 ▼ 13 | #819 of 1,129 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #771 of 5,116 | #275 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #1,218 of 5,915 | #232 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #688 of 5,352 | #208 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #4,268 of 5,354 | #816 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #548 of 5,625 | #262 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #1,282 of 3,837 | #457 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
621
-97 (-14%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 1,256
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 621 | 32 | 19.4:1 | 94% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 93% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 93% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 34 | 21.1:1 | 94% (676) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 34 | 23.2:1 | 92% (725) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 33 | 23.0:1 | 92% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | N/A | N/A | 48% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 1,384 | 71 | 19.5:1 | 94% (1,295) |
| 1990-91 | 1,256 | 49 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazeltine Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (789 to 621); teachers down 6% (34 to 32).
About Hazeltine Avenue Elementary
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary is an elementary school in Van Nuys, California, reachable at (818) 781-1040. Enrollment stands at 621 students, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 34% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Besides Hazeltine Avenue Elementary, Los Angeles Unified runs 783 other schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary is 87% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 6% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Hazeltine Avenue Elementary is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hazeltine Avenue Elementary, giving a ratio of 19.4:1. The school's 19.4:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. By family income, 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Hazeltine Avenue Elementary lands at B, ahead of 63% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hazeltine Avenue Elementary would be expected to post about 24.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.0%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hazeltine Avenue Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from Hazeltine Avenue Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hazeltine Avenue Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decline, from 718 to 621. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.1:1 to 19.4:1.
The allk12 page for Hazeltine Avenue Elementary lets the school community talk about 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Hazeltine Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hazeltine Avenue Elementary?
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 621 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hazeltine Avenue Elementary serve?
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazeltine Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazeltine Avenue Elementary is approximately 19.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hazeltine Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Hazeltine Avenue Elementary are roughly 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hazeltine Avenue Elementary?
Hazeltine Avenue 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.