Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012724
Julie Korenstein Elementary
7650 Ben Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605 · (818) 255-4140 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- BThree-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
20.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
300 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 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Julie Korenstein 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
25.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
32.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points 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 | 9.2% | 16.2% | 31.7% | 43.0% |
| Math | 8.6% | 23.7% | 33.8% | 33.8% |
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 | 25.4% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 27.4% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 23.4% |
| 2018-19 | 33.6% | 22.7% |
| 2017-18 | 30.9% | 17.0% |
| 2016-17 | 28.6% | 17.6% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Julie Korenstein Elementary
Julie Korenstein Elementary's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Korenstein Elementary this school | 311 | 96.5% | 26.9% |
| Kingsley Elementary Los Angeles | 288 | 96.5% | 36.6% |
| MacArthur Park Elem Sch for the Visual and Perf Arts Los Angeles | 338 | 97.9% | 26.9% |
| Ramona Elementary Los Angeles | 277 | 96.4% | 30.5% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary Indio | 326 | 96.9% | 18.2% |
| Arminta Street Elementary North Hollywood | 317 | 93.7% | 34.6% |
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 Julie Korenstein Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,872 of 5,151 | #960 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #2,978 of 5,172 ▲ 951 | #775 of 1,129 ▲ 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,456 of 5,172 ▼ 368 | #1,046 of 1,129 ▼ 76 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,215 of 5,116 | #583 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #4,676 of 5,915 | #1,037 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,341 of 5,352 | #402 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #4,265 of 5,354 | #814 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #263 of 5,625 | #141 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #468 of 3,837 | #207 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
311
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
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 | 311 | 15 | 20.7:1 | 96% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 95% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 97% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 95% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 95% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 22 | 24.3:1 | 93% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | N/A | N/A | 88% (506) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julie Korenstein Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (452 to 311); teachers down 25% (20 to 15).
About Julie Korenstein Elementary
Students in North Hollywood, California, attend Julie Korenstein Elementary, a small elementary school. It serves 311 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Within Los Angeles Unified, Julie Korenstein Elementary is one of 784 schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Most students at Julie Korenstein Elementary are Hispanic: 87% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Julie Korenstein Elementary has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 96%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 26 points lower.
allk12 grades Julie Korenstein Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Julie Korenstein Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.9% is 3.9 points above the 23.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Julie Korenstein Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The nearest public school is Strathern Street Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. Julie Korenstein Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Julie Korenstein Elementary comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Julie Korenstein Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Julie Korenstein Elementary went from 337 students to 311.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Julie Korenstein ElementaryHow large is Julie Korenstein Elementary?
Julie Korenstein Elementary enrolls approximately 311 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Julie Korenstein Elementary serve?
Julie Korenstein Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Julie Korenstein Elementary?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Julie Korenstein Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Julie Korenstein Elementary?
Student demographics at Julie Korenstein Elementary are roughly 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Julie Korenstein Elementary in?
Julie Korenstein Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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