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What's the most underrated thing about Michelle Obama Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013045
Michelle Obama Elementary
8150 North Cedros Ave., Panorama City, CA 91402 · (818) 778-5425 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- A-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
21.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
559 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
22%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
Michelle Obama Elementary→Vista 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
41.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.1pp since 2014
Math
27.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 24.1% | 29.6% | 29.3% |
| Math | 12.6% | 14.8% | 30.0% | 42.6% |
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 | 41.1% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 27.7% | 21.7% |
| 2021-22 | 30.9% | 22.5% |
| 2018-19 | 32.1% | 26.7% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 19.6% |
| 2016-17 | 24.2% | 14.1% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Michelle Obama Elementary
Michelle Obama Elementary's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Obama Elementary this school | 570 | 98.1% | 28.0% |
| Rowell Elementary Fresno | 555 | 96.2% | 28.7% |
| Bassett Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 609 | 96.4% | 26.7% |
| Alicia Reyes Elementary Merced | 540 | 96.3% | 16.8% |
| Plummer Elementary North Hills | 600 | 95.5% | 28.8% |
| Calwa Elementary Fresno | 568 | 95.8% | 24.3% |
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 Michelle Obama Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #3,752 of 5,151 | #932 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,483 of 5,172 ▲ 866 | #894 of 1,129 ▲ 147 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,813 of 5,172 ▲ 1,677 | #680 of 1,129 ▲ 368 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #994 of 5,116 | #327 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #1,648 of 5,915 | #321 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,573 of 5,352 | #471 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #4,313 of 5,354 | #832 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #87 of 5,625 | #52 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #716 of 3,837 | #294 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
570
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 570 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 98% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 26 | 21.4:1 | 97% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 27 | 21.3:1 | 98% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 30 | 20.8:1 | 97% (608) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 34 | 23.2:1 | 95% (747) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 35 | 24.7:1 | 90% (782) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Michelle Obama Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (788 to 570); teachers down 21% (34 to 27).
About Michelle Obama Elementary
In Panorama City, California, part of Los Angeles County, Michelle Obama Elementary is an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 570 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 23% bigger than average.
Los Angeles Unified counts 406,887 students in its 784 schools, and Michelle Obama Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Michelle Obama Elementary, with 88% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Michelle Obama Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
The school reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.1:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 98% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Michelle Obama Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Michelle Obama Elementary would be expected to post about 22.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.0%.
Within Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
Cal Burke High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Michelle Obama Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Michelle Obama Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 624 to 570.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
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Other schools in Panorama City
- Panorama HighHigh · 1,316 students
- Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,080 students
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- Panorama City ElementaryElementary · 443 students
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Other Michelle Obama Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Michelle Obama Elementary. Michelle Obama Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Michelle Obama ElementaryRichmond, CA · 431 students
- Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Cal Burke High0.1 mi · 127
- Panorama High0.3 mi · 1,316
- Vista Middle0.4 mi · 1,080
- Noble Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 656
- Panorama City Elementary0.6 mi · 443
- Burton Street Elementary0.7 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Michelle Obama ElementaryHow many students attend Michelle Obama Elementary?
Michelle Obama Elementary enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Michelle Obama Elementary serve?
Michelle Obama Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Michelle Obama Elementary?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Michelle Obama Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Michelle Obama Elementary?
Student demographics at Michelle Obama Elementary are roughly 2% White, 88% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Michelle Obama Elementary public or private?
Michelle Obama 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.