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Alumni: what's one memory from San Fernando Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003323
San Fernando Elementary
1130 Mott St., San Fernando, CA 91340 · (818) 365-3201 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
397 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 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
6%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
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.3pp since 2014
Math
32.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 20.0% | 31.4% | 34.3% |
| Math | 12.8% | 19.9% | 32.7% | 34.6% |
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 | 34.3% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 32.7% | 22.1% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 18.6% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 33.9% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 San Fernando Elementary
San Fernando Elementary's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Fernando Elementary this school | 421 | 94.3% | 31.7% |
| Independence Elementary South Gate | 418 | 94.7% | 36.8% |
| San Antonio Elementary Huntington Park | 424 | 93.6% | 35.3% |
| Morningside Elementary San Fernando | 408 | 94.1% | 26.6% |
| Wallace R. Davis Elementary Santa Ana | 413 | 93.7% | 30.4% |
| Willow Elementary South Gate | 420 | 93.3% | 45.0% |
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 San Fernando Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,300 of 5,151 | #826 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #2,946 of 5,172 ▲ 479 | #761 of 1,129 ▲ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,519 of 5,172 ▲ 166 | #864 of 1,129 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #691 of 5,116 | #252 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,412 of 5,915 | #711 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #959 of 5,352 | #295 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #5,171 of 5,354 | #1,149 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #531 of 5,625 | #254 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #377 of 3,837 | #173 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
-132 (-24%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 1,001
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 94% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 94% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 96% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 95% (527) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 90% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 26 | 23.9:1 | 90% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | N/A | N/A | 91% (577) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 47 | 18.7:1 | 100% (876) |
| 1990-91 | 1,001 | 43 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Fernando Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (630 to 421); teachers down 25% (28 to 21).
About San Fernando Elementary
San Fernando Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in San Fernando, California. Its enrollment is 421 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
San Fernando Elementary is one school in a 784-school district, Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students.
At San Fernando Elementary, 97% of students are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for San Fernando Elementary is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at San Fernando Elementary comes to 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. San Fernando Elementary counts 94% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Among California public elementary schools, San Fernando Elementary outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, San Fernando Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 31.7% actual against 24.3% predicted.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where 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%. San Fernando Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, O'Melveny Elementary is about 0.3 miles from San Fernando Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, San Fernando Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, San Fernando Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 24%, from 553 to 421. Students per teacher dropped from 22.1 in 2020-21 to 20.1 in 2024-25.
San Fernando Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Other San Fernando Elementary schools
One other US public school is named San Fernando Elementary. San Fernando Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- San Fernando Elementary SchoolSasabe, AZ · 9 students
Nearby schools
- O'Melveny Elementary0.3 mi · 345
- San Fernando Senior High0.6 mi · 1,608
- San Fernando Middle0.7 mi · 442
- San Fernando Institute of Applied Media0.7 mi · 384
- Mission Continuation0.8 mi · 127
- PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy0.8 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About San Fernando ElementaryHow large is San Fernando Elementary?
San Fernando Elementary enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does San Fernando Elementary serve?
San Fernando Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does San Fernando Elementary have?
San Fernando Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
How diverse is San Fernando Elementary?
San Fernando Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is San Fernando Elementary public or private?
San Fernando 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.