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What's the state of after-school transportation at Sylmar Elementary?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003384
Sylmar Elementary
13291 Phillippi Ave., Sylmar, CA 91342 · (818) 367-1078 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
378 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
10%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
Sylmar Elementary→Olive 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
32.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.8pp since 2014
Math
33.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.2% | 20.6% | 25.4% | 41.8% |
| Math | 13.4% | 19.6% | 26.8% | 40.2% |
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 | 32.8% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 42.3% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.6% | 29.2% |
| 2018-19 | 36.1% | 23.6% |
| 2017-18 | 26.8% | 23.9% |
| 2016-17 | 30.6% | 27.5% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Sylmar Elementary
Sylmar Elementary's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylmar Elementary this school | 393 | 96.2% | 36.6% |
| Ohlone Elementary Watsonville | 391 | 96.7% | 14.2% |
| State Street Elementary South Gate | 396 | 95.2% | 29.3% |
| Heroes Elementary Santa Ana | 396 | 95.7% | 27.0% |
| Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy Huntington Park | 407 | 95.6% | N/A |
| Mathew J Brletic Elementary Parlier | 407 | 95.3% | 22.5% |
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 Sylmar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,804 of 5,151 | #693 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,913 of 5,172 ▼ 379 | #749 of 1,129 ▼ 135 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,694 of 5,172 ▼ 1,238 | #906 of 1,129 ▼ 342 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,357 of 5,116 | #217 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #3,779 of 5,915 | #809 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #440 of 5,352 | #130 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #4,941 of 5,354 | #1,056 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #298 of 5,625 | #157 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #528 of 3,837 | #230 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
393
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 973
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 96% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 93% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 94% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 95% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 91% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 92% (541) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | N/A | N/A | 93% (800) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 54 | 19.1:1 | 86% (886) |
| 1990-91 | 973 | 39 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sylmar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (564 to 393); teachers down 16% (25 to 21).
About Sylmar Elementary
This page covers Sylmar Elementary, a small elementary school in Sylmar, California. It reports enrollment of 393 students in kindergarten through 5.
Within Los Angeles Unified, Sylmar Elementary is one of 784 schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sylmar Elementary is 95% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 3% White and 2% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sylmar Elementary, giving a ratio of 18.7:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. A total of 378 students, or 96%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sylmar Elementary lands at B, ahead of 58% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sylmar Elementary is +13.4 points: 36.6% actual, 23.2% predicted.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Olive Vista Middle sits about 0.2 miles from Sylmar Elementary. Sylmar Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.1%, lower than Sylmar Elementary's 36.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 393, compared with 438 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.9:1 to 18.7:1.
This page is set up for the Sylmar Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- Sylmar Charter HighHigh · 1,463 students
- Olive Vista MiddleMiddle · 897 students
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Nearby schools
- Olive Vista Middle0.2 mi · 897
- Evergreen Continuation0.4 mi · 67
- Sylmar Charter High0.5 mi · 1,463
- Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet0.5 mi · 205
- Sylmar Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 850
- PUC Community Charter Elementary0.6 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Sylmar ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sylmar Elementary?
Sylmar Elementary enrolls approximately 393 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sylmar Elementary serve?
Sylmar Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sylmar Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sylmar Elementary is approximately 18.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sylmar Elementary?
Sylmar Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sylmar Elementary public or private?
Sylmar 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.