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What do you wish you knew before starting at Northlake Hills Elementary?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTAIC UNION·NCES 060774011330
Northlake Hills Elementary
32545 Ridge Route Rd., Castaic, CA 91384 · (661) 257-4560 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
24.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
329 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 118 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 82% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.6pp since 2014
Math
55.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.9% | 27.4% | 22.9% | 17.7% |
| Math | 26.1% | 29.6% | 25.8% | 18.5% |
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 | 59.4% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 50.3% |
| 2022-23 | 54.2% | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 59.3% | 46.7% |
| 2018-19 | 63.9% | 57.5% |
| 2017-18 | 64.4% | 54.7% |
| 2016-17 | 63.8% | 48.5% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Northlake Hills Elementary
Northlake Hills Elementary's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northlake Hills Elementary this school | 556 | 59.2% | 53.8% |
| Pine Grove Elementary Santa Maria | 569 | 58.7% | 51.4% |
| Vernon E. Greer Elementary Galt | 542 | 57.4% | 42.5% |
| Citrus Glen Elementary Ventura | 491 | 58.7% | 33.8% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Vista | 556 | 55.6% | 39.1% |
| Ralph Dunlap Elementary Santa Maria | 502 | 56.2% | 33.1% |
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 Northlake Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,465 of 5,151 | #334 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,272 of 5,172 ▲ 222 | #295 of 1,129 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #1,380 of 5,172 ▲ 427 | #312 of 1,129 ▲ 81 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #1,777 of 5,116 | #494 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #1,792 of 5,915 | #350 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,877 of 5,352 | #889 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2,173 of 5,354 | #335 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #3,515 of 5,625 | #941 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #3,323 of 3,837 | #854 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
556
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 556 | 23 | 24.2:1 | 59% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 23 | 25.2:1 | 58% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 22 | 26.1:1 | 58% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 21 | 25.6:1 | 41% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 21 | 27.9:1 | 42% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 21 | 28.9:1 | 37% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 29% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northlake Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (585 to 556); teachers up 10% (21 to 23).
About Northlake Hills Elementary
Northlake Hills Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Castaic, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 7, with 556 students enrolled.
Northlake Hills Elementary is part of a district of 4 schools: Castaic Union, with 1,914 students.
At Northlake Hills Elementary, Hispanic students make up 57% of the student body. The school is also 32% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Northlake Hills Elementary employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Northlake Hills Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 59%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Northlake Hills Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.9%. Northlake Hills Elementary scores 53.8%.
Los Angeles County census figures show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
Castaic High is the closest public school, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Northlake Hills Elementary. On state test proficiency, Northlake Hills Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Northlake Hills Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Northlake Hills Elementary climbed 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 538 to 556 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 25.6:1 in 2020-21, and 24.2:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other schools in Castaic Union
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Castaic MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Castaic ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Non-RIS Preschool CMSElementary
Other schools in Castaic
- Castaic HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Santa Clarita Valley InternationalCombined · 548 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Castaic MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Castaic ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Non-RIS Preschool CMSElementary
Nearby schools
- Castaic High1.9 mi · 1,159
- Castaic Elementary2.7 mi · 417
- Castaic Middle2.9 mi · 451
- Santa Clarita Valley International4.2 mi · 548
- Live Oak Elementary4.2 mi · 490
- Tesoro del Valle Elementary4.9 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Northlake Hills ElementaryHow many students attend Northlake Hills Elementary?
Northlake Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Northlake Hills Elementary serve?
Northlake Hills Elementary serves grades KG-07.
How many teachers does Northlake Hills Elementary have?
Northlake Hills Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northlake Hills Elementary?
At Northlake Hills Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northlake Hills Elementary public or private?
Northlake Hills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Castaic Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.