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Does Vena Avenue Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003427
Vena Avenue Elementary
9377 Vena Ave., Arleta, CA 91331 · (818) 896-9551 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
368 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 | 106 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
19%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
58.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.5pp since 2014
Math
54.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.3% | 26.3% | 18.0% | 23.5% |
| Math | 31.5% | 23.3% | 21.5% | 23.7% |
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 | 58.5% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 59.3% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 58.2% |
| 2021-22 | 69.2% | 57.4% |
| 2018-19 | 66.7% | 56.6% |
| 2017-18 | 70.3% | 58.3% |
| 2016-17 | 64.9% | 53.2% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in California's top 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 Vena Avenue Elementary
Vena Avenue Elementary's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vena Avenue Elementary this school | 464 | 79.3% | 59.6% |
| John E. Steinbeck Elementary Salinas | 486 | 78.0% | 27.9% |
| Wilcox Elementary Montebello | 479 | 77.0% | 29.5% |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy Whittier | 446 | 79.6% | 39.6% |
| Fremont Elementary Fowler | 473 | 77.8% | 40.9% |
| Madison Elementary Sanger | 408 | 80.4% | 35.1% |
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 Vena Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #1,144 of 5,151 | #264 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #1,322 of 5,172 ▼ 266 | #303 of 1,129 ▼ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #1,432 of 5,172 ▼ 449 | #322 of 1,129 ▼ 102 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #343 of 5,116 | #53 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #2,861 of 5,915 | #580 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,872 of 5,352 | #540 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #4,468 of 5,354 | #892 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #2,244 of 5,625 | #707 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #1,562 of 3,837 | #532 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
464
-77 (-14%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 464 | 21.5 | 21.6:1 | 79% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 76% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 87% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 26 | 20.8:1 | 87% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 26 | 22.0:1 | 79% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 23 | 24.4:1 | 80% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | N/A | N/A | 79% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 77% (625) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 24 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vena Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (571 to 464); teachers down 17% (26 to 21.5).
About Vena Avenue Elementary
Vena Avenue Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Arleta, California. Enrolled students number 464 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified is the district for Vena Avenue Elementary. It has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The large majority of students at Vena Avenue Elementary, 90%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 41 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Vena Avenue Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
At Vena Avenue Elementary, 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 9 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Vena Avenue Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, Vena Avenue Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.6% compared with a predicted 33.1%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
Bert Corona Charter is located about 0.2 miles from Vena Avenue Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 59.6% is above the 32.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Vena Avenue Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 541 in 2020-21 and 464 in 2024-25, a 14% 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 Vena Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Vena Avenue Elementary?
Vena Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vena Avenue Elementary serve?
Vena Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Vena Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Vena Avenue Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vena Avenue Elementary?
At Vena Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Vena Avenue Elementary public or private?
Vena Avenue 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.