Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003150
Lorne Street Elementary
17440 Lorne St., Northridge, CA 91325 · (818) 342-3123 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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
20.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
264 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 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 57% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
52%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
Lorne Street Elementary→Northridge 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
51.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.8pp since 2014
Math
43.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.8% | 25.0% | 16.5% | 31.7% |
| Math | 17.9% | 25.6% | 26.2% | 30.4% |
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 | 51.8% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 36.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 45.7% |
| 2021-22 | 56.5% | 43.8% |
| 2018-19 | 53.1% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 48.2% |
| 2016-17 | 47.2% | 43.0% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Lorne Street Elementary
Lorne Street Elementary's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Street Elementary this school | 372 | 71.0% | 43.4% |
| Morse Elementary Placentia | 382 | 69.1% | 54.5% |
| Miller Elementary Escondido | 378 | 71.7% | 37.9% |
| Allen at Steinbeck San Jose | 406 | 69.0% | 23.7% |
| Paularino Elementary Costa Mesa | 371 | 70.6% | 39.2% |
| Barrett Elementary Morgan Hill | 374 | 67.4% | 24.9% |
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 Lorne Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #2,207 of 5,151 | #524 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,040 of 5,172 ▲ 423 | #506 of 1,129 ▲ 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,899 of 5,172 ▲ 380 | #426 of 1,129 ▲ 95 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #1,077 of 5,116 | #170 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #4,032 of 5,915 | #868 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,309 of 5,352 | #394 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #2,572 of 5,354 | #411 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #2,894 of 5,625 | #846 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #307 of 3,837 | #146 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
372
-90 (-19%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 71% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | 70% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 73% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | 71% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 25 | 23.7:1 | 63% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | N/A | N/A | 59% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 34 | 21.1:1 | 43% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 23 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorne Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (570 to 372); teachers down 31% (26 to 18).
About Lorne Street Elementary
The public elementary school Lorne Street Elementary is located in Northridge, California. It reports enrollment of 372 students in kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified is the district for Lorne Street Elementary. It has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
About 66% of the student body at Lorne Street Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 15% multiracial, 10% White, and 7% Asian. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.7:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at Lorne Street Elementary, 71% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Among California public elementary schools, Lorne Street Elementary outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.0%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lorne Street Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Lorne Street Elementary's nearest public school is Stagg Street Elementary (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lorne Street Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Lorne Street Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment decreased 19% over 4 years, reaching 372 in 2024-25.
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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 Lorne Street ElementaryHow large is Lorne Street Elementary?
Lorne Street Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lorne Street Elementary serve?
Lorne Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lorne Street Elementary have?
Lorne Street Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lorne Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Lorne Street Elementary are roughly 10% White, 66% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Lorne Street Elementary public or private?
Lorne Street Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.