Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003124
Lankershim Elementary
5250 Bakman Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601 · (818) 769-3130 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- 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.
- B+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
19.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
303 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 | 96 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 85% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
51%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
Lankershim Elementary→Walter Reed 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
26.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
29.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 18.7% | 30.1% | 43.9% |
| Math | 9.4% | 19.7% | 28.4% | 42.5% |
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 | 26.0% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 25.5% |
| 2022-23 | 25.7% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 21.9% | 22.6% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 34.7% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 30.3% | 40.1% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Lankershim Elementary
Lankershim Elementary's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lankershim Elementary this school | 326 | 92.9% | 25.3% |
| Cahuilla Elementary Palm Springs | 399 | 91.5% | 27.9% |
| Harrison Elementary Pomona | 328 | 93.3% | 19.7% |
| Grant Elementary Los Angeles | 365 | 94.0% | 38.7% |
| Charnock Road Elementary Los Angeles | 281 | 90.7% | 47.3% |
| Hoffer Elementary Banning | 367 | 92.6% | 19.6% |
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 Lankershim Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #4,044 of 5,151 | #991 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #3,315 of 5,172 ▲ 253 | #863 of 1,129 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,386 of 5,172 ▲ 324 | #1,035 of 1,129 ▲ 50 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,554 of 5,116 | #451 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #4,511 of 5,915 | #991 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #587 of 5,352 | #178 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #2,654 of 5,354 | #426 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #709 of 5,625 | #319 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #1,283 of 3,837 | #458 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
326
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 93% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | 92% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 89% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 90% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 20 | 20.7:1 | 88% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 85% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | N/A | N/A | 84% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 48 | 19.0:1 | 91% (835) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 28 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lankershim Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (414 to 326); teachers down 15% (20 to 17).
About Lankershim Elementary
Lankershim Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in North Hollywood, California. It enrolls 326 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 30% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Los Angeles Unified is the district for Lankershim Elementary. It has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The largest group at Lankershim Elementary is Hispanic students, at 67%. Other students are 11% White, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lankershim Elementary scores 51%.
Lankershim Elementary lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.2 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. About 93% of students at Lankershim Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Lankershim Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lankershim Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 25.3% actual against 25.1% predicted.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to 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 county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Science Academy STEM Magnet, is the closest to Lankershim Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 25.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 20 students, from 346 to 326. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.2:1, from 20.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Lankershim Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other Lankershim Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lankershim Elementary. Lankershim Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lankershim ElementaryHighland, CA · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Science Academy STEM Magnet0.4 mi · 536
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- Maurice Sendak Elementary0.8 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Lankershim ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lankershim Elementary?
Lankershim Elementary enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lankershim Elementary serve?
Lankershim Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lankershim Elementary have?
Lankershim Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lankershim Elementary?
Student demographics at Lankershim Elementary are roughly 11% White, 67% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lankershim Elementary in?
Lankershim Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.