Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003119
Knollwood Preparatory Academy
11822 Gerald Ave., Granada Hills, CA 91344 · (818) 363-9558 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- C+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
20.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
235 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 | 109 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 88% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
66%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
Knollwood Preparatory Academy→Robert Frost Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
43.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.3% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 33.5% |
| Math | 22.4% | 20.5% | 23.7% | 33.3% |
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 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 44.3% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% | 47.5% |
| 2018-19 | 56.7% | 47.8% |
| 2017-18 | 53.3% | 42.2% |
| 2016-17 | 59.6% | 48.7% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Knollwood Preparatory Academy
Knollwood Preparatory Academy's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knollwood Preparatory Academy this school | 381 | 61.7% | 44.2% |
| Coleman Elementary San Rafael | 378 | 60.8% | 45.5% |
| Northridge Elementary Fair Oaks | 423 | 59.8% | 25.6% |
| Sierra House Elementary South Lake Tahoe | 418 | 58.9% | 49.4% |
| Tahoe Valley Elementary South Lake Tahoe | 395 | 61.3% | 35.5% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary Oceanside | 461 | 59.0% | 41.1% |
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 Knollwood Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,133 of 5,151 | #504 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,067 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #513 of 1,129 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,112 of 5,172 ▲ 305 | #487 of 1,129 ▲ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,271 of 5,116 | #802 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #3,909 of 5,915 | #839 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #958 of 5,352 | #294 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #1,186 of 5,354 | #182 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #3,394 of 5,625 | #926 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #2,538 of 3,837 | #710 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
381
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 62% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 19 | 20.7:1 | 59% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | 57% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 62% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 69% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 20 | 21.2:1 | 58% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | N/A | N/A | 46% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 52% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 25 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knollwood Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (429 to 381); teachers down 5% (20 to 19).
About Knollwood Preparatory Academy
Knollwood Preparatory Academy is a public elementary school in Granada Hills, California. A federal count lists 381 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Knollwood Preparatory Academy is a school in Los Angeles Unified. The district has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Knollwood Preparatory Academy, 45% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 36% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Knollwood Preparatory Academy has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 19 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.1:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Eligible students account for 62% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades Knollwood Preparatory Academy 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, Knollwood Preparatory Academy is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 44.2%. Predicted: 43.4%.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and 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.
John F. Kennedy High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Knollwood Preparatory Academy at 5th of 8.
Federal data place Knollwood Preparatory Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Knollwood Preparatory Academy is a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 404 in 2020-21 and 381 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.3:1 to 20.1:1.
Discussions about Knollwood Preparatory Academy 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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Frequently asked questions
About Knollwood Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Knollwood Preparatory Academy?
Knollwood Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Knollwood Preparatory Academy serve?
Knollwood Preparatory Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knollwood Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Knollwood Preparatory Academy is approximately 20.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Knollwood Preparatory Academy?
At Knollwood Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 36% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Knollwood Preparatory Academy public or private?
Knollwood Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.