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What advice would you give to incoming students at La Canada Elementary?
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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CANADA UNIFIED·NCES 062013002407
La Canada Elementary
4540 Encinas Dr., La Canada, CA 91011 · (818) 952-8350 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary schools
- A+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.
- 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
25.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
43 students
DISTRICT 5% · 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 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (114).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
La Canada Elementary→La Canada High
Based on grade levels within La Canada Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
88.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
84.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 65.6% | 22.3% | 7.7% | 4.4% |
| Math | 63.9% | 20.5% | 12.3% | 3.3% |
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 | 88.0% | 84.4% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 81.9% |
| 2022-23 | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2021-22 | 84.5% | 84.8% |
| 2018-19 | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2017-18 | 91.2% | 90.4% |
| 2016-17 | 89.3% | 85.0% |
| 2015-16 | 92.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 La Canada Elementary
La Canada Elementary's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Canada Elementary this school | 633 | 6.8% | 84.3% |
| Paradise Canyon Elementary La Canada | 715 | 4.8% | 83.8% |
| Palm Crest Elementary La Canada | 642 | 4.8% | 89.8% |
| Emma C. Smith Elementary Livermore | 648 | 4.6% | 80.3% |
| Sycamore Valley Elementary Danville | 559 | 5.5% | 79.4% |
| Blossom Hill Elementary Los Gatos | 530 | 7.0% | 80.3% |
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 La Canada Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #94 of 5,151 | #20 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #112 of 5,172 ▲ 57 | #21 of 1,129 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #43 of 5,172 ▲ 80 | #11 of 1,129 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,831 of 5,116 | #698 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #1,137 of 5,915 | #215 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #4,627 of 5,352 | #1,050 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #773 of 5,354 | #128 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.8% | #5,546 of 5,625 | #1,266 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #3,241 of 3,837 | #839 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
633
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 633 | 24.9 | 25.4:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 25.6 | 25.0:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 25.7 | 24.2:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 28.4 | 23.6:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 27 | 24.9:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | N/A | N/A | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 36 | 20.2:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 25 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Canada Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (671 to 633); teachers down 12% (28.4 to 24.9).
About La Canada Elementary
La Canada Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in La Canada, California. It enrolled 633 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Across its 4 schools, La Canada Unified enrolls 3,979 students. La Canada Elementary is one of those schools.
White students form the largest group at La Canada Elementary, 42% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 31% Asian, 14% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Los Angeles County's population at about 31%. La Canada Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 24.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 25.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 7%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
The allk12 Grade for La Canada Elementary is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For La Canada Elementary, the prediction is 75.6% and the result is 84.3%.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The closest public school, Paradise Canyon Elementary, is about 1.0 miles from La Canada Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, La Canada Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, La Canada Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 622 students in 2020-21 and 633 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 23.0 to 25.4 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for La Canada Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in La Canada Unified
- La Canada HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Paradise Canyon ElementaryElementary · 715 students
- Palm Crest ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Other schools in La Canada
- La Canada HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Paradise Canyon ElementaryElementary · 715 students
- Palm Crest ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Other La Canada Elementary schools
One other US public school is named La Canada Elementary. La Canada Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- La Canada ElementaryLompoc, CA · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Paradise Canyon Elementary1.0 mi · 715
- Palm Crest Elementary1.2 mi · 642
- John C. Fremont Elementary1.6 mi · 578
- Mountain Avenue Elementary1.7 mi · 551
- La Canada High1.9 mi · 1,989
- Rosemont Middle2.1 mi · 1,221
Frequently asked questions
About La Canada ElementaryHow large is La Canada Elementary?
La Canada Elementary enrolls approximately 633 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does La Canada Elementary serve?
La Canada Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does La Canada Elementary have?
La Canada Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at La Canada Elementary?
Student demographics at La Canada Elementary are roughly 42% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 31% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is La Canada Elementary public or private?
La Canada Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Canada Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.