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Alumni: what's one memory from Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271011654
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter
15530 Hesby St., Encino, CA 91436 · (818) 528-7000 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- B-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
22.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
110 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 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
54%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
78.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.5pp since 2014
Math
70.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.9% | 34.6% | 14.3% | 7.2% |
| Math | 39.7% | 30.4% | 22.1% | 7.8% |
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 | 78.5% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 69.4% |
| 2022-23 | 71.9% | 64.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 65.6% |
| 2018-19 | 77.5% | 75.9% |
| 2017-18 | 74.0% | 68.2% |
| 2016-17 | 72.8% | 66.4% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter this school | 494 | 22.3% | 73.6% |
| Round Meadow Elementary Calabasas | 513 | 22.2% | 70.4% |
| Kelly Elementary Carlsbad | 449 | 20.9% | 78.8% |
| Los Ranchos Elementary San Luis Obispo | 521 | 23.6% | 68.6% |
| Holmes Elementary San Diego | 495 | 23.8% | 87.2% |
| Loomis Elementary Loomis | 438 | 21.2% | 59.5% |
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 Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #485 of 5,151 | #108 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #594 of 5,172 ▲ 44 | #131 of 1,129 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #337 of 5,172 ▲ 43 | #80 of 1,129 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,474 of 5,116 | #627 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #2,513 of 5,915 | #506 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,553 of 5,352 | #669 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #2,398 of 5,354 | #374 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #5,070 of 5,625 | #1,191 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #2,590 of 3,837 | #725 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
494
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 494 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 22% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 22 | 24.3:1 | 22% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 22 | 24.2:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 23 | 24.1:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 20 | 27.3:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | N/A | N/A | 6% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (554 to 494); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter serves students in Encino, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 494 students across kindergarten through 8.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students in 784 schools, and Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is 64% White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% Asian. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 31% White. Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.4:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 22% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
allk12 grades Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter an A. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter's results are 7.1 points above predicted: 73.6% against 66.5%.
Within Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Of nearby public schools, Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is ahead of the 58.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 532 to 494. The number of students per teacher fell from 24.2 to 22.4 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Quick facts
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- Sylvan Park Elementary1.6 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Hesby Oaks Leadership CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter?
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter enrolls approximately 494 students in grades KG-08.
Is Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is approximately 22.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter?
Student demographics at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter are roughly 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter in?
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.