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What's something Kittridge Street Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
768
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003118
Kittridge Street Elementary
13619 Kittridge St., Van Nuys, CA 91401 · (818) 786-7926 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- 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
22.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
715 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 | 154 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (154) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
55%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
Kittridge Street Elementary→James Madison 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
42.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.5pp since 2014
Math
37.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 20 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 | 19.7% | 22.8% | 21.1% | 36.4% |
| Math | 15.8% | 21.4% | 25.9% | 36.9% |
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 | 42.5% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 24.3% |
| 2022-23 | 30.6% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.6% | 28.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.9% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 35.8% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Kittridge Street Elementary
Kittridge Street Elementary's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittridge Street Elementary this school | 768 | 93.1% | 33.1% |
| Lucerne Valley Elementary Lucerne Valley | 646 | 90.1% | 19.3% |
| Erwin Elementary Van Nuys | 580 | 91.4% | 43.1% |
| Wingland Elementary Bakersfield | 783 | 93.5% | 21.2% |
| Pomo Clearlake | 702 | 85.3% | 11.0% |
| Lashon Academy Van Nuys | 595 | 86.2% | N/A |
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 Kittridge Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #3,150 of 5,151 | #794 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,524 of 5,172 ▲ 1,166 | #632 of 1,129 ▲ 291 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,691 of 5,172 ▲ 1,248 | #649 of 1,129 ▲ 289 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.9pp | #239 of 5,116 | #96 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #473 of 5,915 | #82 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,388 of 5,352 | #645 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #2,383 of 5,354 | #370 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #686 of 5,625 | #312 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #3,061 of 3,837 | #815 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
768
+52 (+7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 768 | 34.5 | 22.3:1 | 93% (715) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 34 | 20.8:1 | 91% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 34 | 20.9:1 | 93% (662) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 32 | 22.4:1 | 92% (661) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 35 | 23.6:1 | 91% (753) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 35 | 23.5:1 | 90% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | N/A | N/A | 50% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 1,189 | 65 | 18.3:1 | 90% (1,070) |
| 1990-91 | 886 | 36 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kittridge Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (826 to 768); teachers down 1% (35 to 34.5).
About Kittridge Street Elementary
Kittridge Street Elementary, located in Van Nuys, California, is a large elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 768 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Los Angeles Unified counts 784 schools and 406,887 students, including Kittridge Street Elementary.
Hispanic students are 58% of those enrolled at Kittridge Street Elementary. Next come 35% White and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Kittridge Street Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Among California public elementary schools, Kittridge Street Elementary outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Kittridge Street Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.1%) and its predicted rate (25.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Kittridge Street Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Erwin Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Kittridge Street Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kittridge Street Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Kittridge Street Elementary's location as City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 768, up from 716 in 2020-21.
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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 Kittridge Street ElementaryHow large is Kittridge Street Elementary?
Kittridge Street Elementary enrolls approximately 768 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kittridge Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kittridge Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kittridge Street Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Kittridge Street Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kittridge Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Kittridge Street Elementary are roughly 35% White, 58% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kittridge Street Elementary in?
Kittridge Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.