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What tradition at La Crescenta Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDALE UNIFIED·NCES 061524001936
La Crescenta Elementary
4343 La Crescenta Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214 · (818) 249-3187 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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
25.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
191 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
61.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
60.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.7% | 30.7% | 14.7% | 24.0% |
| Math | 33.0% | 27.8% | 20.7% | 18.5% |
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 | 61.3% | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 63.1% |
| 2022-23 | 64.9% | 61.4% |
| 2021-22 | 61.4% | 58.4% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 61.5% |
| 2017-18 | 62.8% | 56.1% |
| 2016-17 | 67.5% | 57.7% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Crescenta Elementary
La Crescenta Elementary's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescenta Elementary this school | 400 | 47.8% | 63.4% |
| Stoneridge Elementary Roseville | 407 | 44.2% | 61.3% |
| Catheryn Gates Elementary Roseville | 383 | 52.7% | 48.6% |
| Mission Avenue Open Elementary Carmichael | 415 | 48.4% | 38.2% |
| Montevideo Elementary Mission Viejo | 444 | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| Haynes Charter for Enriched Studies West Hills | 381 | 42.8% | 60.0% |
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 Crescenta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #952 of 5,151 | #217 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #1,025 of 5,172 ▼ 140 | #239 of 1,129 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #1,235 of 5,172 ▼ 473 | #276 of 1,129 ▼ 106 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #2,938 of 5,116 | #728 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #3,690 of 5,915 | #786 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #4,421 of 5,352 | #999 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #1,320 of 5,354 | #199 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #4,017 of 5,625 | #1,015 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #1,748 of 3,837 | #567 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
400
-52 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 400 | 16 | 25.0:1 | 48% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 38% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 15 | 27.4:1 | 30% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 17.8 | 27.2:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 19 | 26.6:1 | 29% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | N/A | N/A | 22% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 15% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 19 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Crescenta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (483 to 400); teachers down 10% (17.8 to 16).
About La Crescenta Elementary
La Crescenta Elementary is a public elementary school run by Glendale Unified in La Crescenta, California. Total enrollment is 400 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6.
Glendale Unified is the district for La Crescenta Elementary. It has 32 schools and 25,294 students.
Federal enrollment data show La Crescenta Elementary is 51% White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 19% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 31% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Crescenta Elementary is 25.0:1, based on 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
La Crescenta Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.6%. La Crescenta Elementary scores 63.4%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include La Crescenta Elementary.
Crescenta Valley High is about 0.2 miles from La Crescenta Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 78.0%, higher than La Crescenta Elementary's 63.4%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 452 to 400, a 12% decline.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Glendale Unified
- Crescenta Valley HighHigh · 2,624 students
- Glendale HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Herbert Hoover HighHigh · 1,590 students
- Eleanor J. Toll MiddleMiddle · 1,412 students
- Rosemont MiddleMiddle · 1,221 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
Other schools in La Crescenta
- Crescenta Valley HighHigh · 2,624 students
- Rosemont MiddleMiddle · 1,221 students
- Anderson W. Clark Magnet HighHigh · 1,136 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Dunsmore ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Mountain Avenue ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Crescenta Valley High0.2 mi · 2,624
- Rosemont Middle0.4 mi · 1,221
- Monte Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 721
- Mountain Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 551
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 495
- Palm Crest Elementary1.3 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About La Crescenta ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at La Crescenta Elementary?
La Crescenta Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-06.
Is La Crescenta Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Crescenta Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Crescenta Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Crescenta Elementary is approximately 25.0:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at La Crescenta Elementary?
Student demographics at La Crescenta Elementary are roughly 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is La Crescenta Elementary public or private?
La Crescenta Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glendale Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.