Valerio Street Elementary

Valerio Street Elementary, a medium-sized K-5 school in Van Nuys, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, instructs 645 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Valerio Street Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that enrolls 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Valerio Street Elementary lists that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 5% White, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Valerio Street Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Valerio Street Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.4%; this one delivers 26.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Valerio Street Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Lashon Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valerio Street Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valerio Street Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 23.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Valerio Street Elementary's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 897 (now 645). Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.