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Napa Street Elementary

19010 Napa St., Northridge, CA 91324 · (818) 885-1441 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
  • AThree-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

Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
381 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8621%
Grade 16516%
Grade 25514%
Grade 36215%
Grade 45714%
Grade 57719%

This year's kindergarten class (86) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (77).

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%
White
195%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
35388%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
154%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
19649%
Female
20651%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
34.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.9pp since 2014
Math
32.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts13.0%21.9%25.0%40.1%
Math13.4%18.6%23.7%44.3%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.9%32.0%
2023-2426.4%26.6%
2022-2321.4%19.5%
2021-2227.0%17.9%
2018-1929.0%23.8%
2017-1828.3%25.3%
2016-1725.2%29.3%
2015-1619.0%16.0%
2014-1524.0%26.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Napa Street Elementary

Napa Street Elementary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Napa Street Elementary this school40294.8%30.3%
Columbus Avenue Elementary
Van Nuys
38296.1%24.8%
Frank Sparkes Elementary
Winton
42292.7%60.7%
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary
Van Nuys
42396.9%26.1%
Cohasset Street Elementary
Lake Balboa
45195.1%28.7%
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary
Winton
36295.6%42.0%
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 Napa Street Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.3%#3,464 of 5,151#868 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#3,020 of 5,172
▲ 419
#787 of 1,129
▲ 71
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.9%#3,445 of 5,172
▲ 727
#837 of 1,129
▲ 147
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+11.0pp#487 of 5,116#186 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
402#3,669 of 5,915#782 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.5:1#193 of 5,352#56 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.5%#4,300 of 5,354#826 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.8%#478 of 5,625#234 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.9%#1,796 of 3,837#577 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 2024-25
Enrollment
402
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254022317.5:195% (381)
2023-244332120.6:194% (407)
2022-234132020.6:193% (384)
2020-214262219.4:193% (398)
2017-184842321.0:191% (442)
2015-164581924.1:192% (423)
2010-11509N/AN/A61% (312)
2000-018864718.9:197% (855)
1990-917083023.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Napa Street Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (484 to 402); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).

About Napa Street Elementary

This page covers Napa Street Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Northridge, California. It reports enrollment of 402 students in kindergarten through 5.

Napa Street Elementary is in Los Angeles Unified, a district with 406,887 students across 784 schools.

A large majority of enrollment at Napa Street Elementary is Hispanic, at 88%. The school is also 5% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The diversity index for Napa Street Elementary is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Napa Street Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 4.8 students per teacher. At Napa Street Elementary, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points lower.

Among California public elementary schools, Napa Street Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

Napa Street Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.3%) and its predicted rate (24.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.

In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.

Among nearby public schools, Valley International Preparatory High is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Napa Street Elementary. On state test proficiency, Napa Street Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%. The school's ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 17.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

This page is set up for the Napa Street Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Napa Street Elementary
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
19010 Napa St., Northridge, CA 91324
Phone
(818) 885-1441
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
402
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
381 (95%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271003208
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Napa Street Elementary
How many students attend Napa Street Elementary?
Napa Street Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
Is Napa Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Napa Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Napa Street Elementary have?
Napa Street Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Napa Street Elementary?
Napa Street Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Napa Street Elementary?
Napa Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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