Winnetka Avenue Elementary

Set in Canoga Park, California, Winnetka Avenue Elementary is a tight-knit elementary school, operated by Los Angeles Unified. It hosts 306 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Winnetka Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Winnetka Avenue Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest reads as 8% Asian, 8% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Winnetka Avenue Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 28.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Winnetka Avenue Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winnetka Avenue Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Winnetka Avenue Elementary's enrollment has edged down 42% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 306). Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Winnetka Avenue Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.