Lanai Road Elementary

Lanai Road Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Encino, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, with 566 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% above the state mean of about 465.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Lanai Road Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lanai Road Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Lanai Road Elementary logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lanai Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lanai Road Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Encino Charter Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lanai Road Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 68.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lanai Road Elementary's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 585 (now 566). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 76%. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.