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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271009572
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology
16825 Napa St., North Hills, CA 91343 · (818) 891-6955 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- BBeats 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
20.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
380 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 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
32%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
36.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 19.9% | 22.5% | 47.1% |
| Math | 11.9% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 39.4% |
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 | 30.4% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 29.4% |
| 2022-23 | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 27.4% |
| 2018-19 | 40.1% | 33.8% |
| 2017-18 | 37.7% | 31.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology this school | 421 | 90.3% | 31.1% |
| Fremont Elementary Fresno | 443 | 91.6% | 20.4% |
| Helen M. Lehman Elementary Santa Rosa | 373 | 90.3% | 13.9% |
| Lassen Elementary North Hills | 412 | 89.1% | 40.3% |
| Balboa Elementary San Diego | 457 | 92.1% | 28.7% |
| Harbor City Elementary Harbor City | 420 | 92.4% | 37.8% |
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 Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #3,379 of 5,151 | #844 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,565 of 5,172 ▲ 585 | #650 of 1,129 ▲ 137 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,954 of 5,172 ▲ 45 | #961 of 1,129 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #2,756 of 5,116 | #682 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,413 of 5,915 | #712 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,238 of 5,352 | #377 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #3,849 of 5,354 | #712 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #1,073 of 5,625 | #439 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #559 of 3,837 | #238 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
421
-72 (-15%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 421 | 20.5 | 20.5:1 | 90% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 23 | 19.2:1 | 92% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 92% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 93% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 89% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 28 | 23.1:1 | 89% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | N/A | N/A | 89% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 921 | 49 | 18.8:1 | 96% (886) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 12 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (600 to 421); teachers down 18% (25 to 20.5).
About Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology is a medium-sized elementary school in California, located in North Hills. The school had 421 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Los Angeles Unified (784 schools, 406,887 students) runs Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology.
The large majority of students at Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology, 82%, are Hispanic. Next come 5% multiracial, 5% White, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
The school reported 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.5:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 90% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 20 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology scores 31.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The shortest distance from Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Valley Charter Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology is 6th among 7 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 493 in 2020-21 and 421 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease.
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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 Parthenia Academy of Arts and TechnologyHow many students attend Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology?
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology serve?
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology is approximately 20.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology?
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology reports a student body of 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology in?
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.