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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003400
Toluca Lake Elementary
4840 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 · (818) 761-3339 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- C-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
21.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
329 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 | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
63%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
Toluca Lake Elementary→Walter Reed 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
62.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
50.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.5% | 31.5% | 16.8% | 21.2% |
| Math | 25.7% | 24.8% | 29.6% | 19.9% |
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 | 62.1% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 64.6% | 51.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.2% | 54.7% |
| 2017-18 | 72.7% | 52.7% |
| 2016-17 | 62.5% | 53.5% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Toluca Lake Elementary
Toluca Lake Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toluca Lake Elementary this school | 503 | 65.4% | 54.1% |
| Vail Elementary Temecula | 563 | 64.8% | 37.2% |
| Stephen Foster Elementary Lakewood | 501 | 66.3% | 52.8% |
| E. Hale Curran Elementary Murrieta | 575 | 62.6% | 45.7% |
| Nichols Elementary Oceanside | 522 | 67.2% | 33.2% |
| Joseph M. Simas Hanford | 514 | 61.3% | 54.1% |
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 Toluca Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,456 of 5,151 | #331 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,556 of 5,172 ▲ 40 | #358 of 1,129 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #1,198 of 5,172 ▲ 348 | #268 of 1,129 ▲ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,222 of 5,116 | #195 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #2,393 of 5,915 | #482 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,477 of 5,352 | #444 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,456 of 5,354 | #226 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #3,209 of 5,625 | #895 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #327 of 1,139 | #55 of 181 |
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
503
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 503 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 65% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 63% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 66% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 68% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 78% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 81% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | N/A | N/A | 71% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 86% (630) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 31 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Toluca Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (433 to 503); teachers up 20% (20 to 24).
About Toluca Lake Elementary
Toluca Lake Elementary serves students in North Hollywood, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 503 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Toluca Lake Elementary is part of a district of 784 schools: Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students.
Toluca Lake Elementary is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 19% White, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, and 7% Asian. Toluca Lake Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Toluca Lake Elementary employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.0:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 65% in 2024-25.
Toluca Lake Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Toluca Lake Elementary is +12.8 points: 54.1% actual, 41.2% predicted.
Within Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Toluca Lake Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Rio Vista Elementary, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Toluca Lake Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Toluca Lake Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 32 students since 2020-21, to 503. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.4 to 21.0 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- North Hollywood Senior HighHigh · 2,444 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Toluca Lake ElementaryHow large is Toluca Lake Elementary?
Toluca Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 503 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Toluca Lake Elementary serve?
Toluca Lake Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Toluca Lake Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Toluca Lake Elementary.
How diverse is Toluca Lake Elementary?
Toluca Lake Elementary reports a student body of 19% White, 55% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Toluca Lake Elementary public or private?
Toluca Lake 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.