Summary:
The city of Valley Village, California is home to two elementary schools: Colfax Charter Elementary and Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Los Angeles Unified and Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley districts, respectively.
Colfax Charter Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top 5% of elementary schools in California. The school's test scores significantly exceed the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with 79.65% of students proficient or better in ELA and 80.52% in Math. In contrast, Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley also performs above the state average in ELA (57.14%) and Math (61.9%), but not to the same degree as Colfax Charter Elementary.
While both schools have relatively low free/reduced lunch rates compared to the district and state averages, Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 32.0% for the 2022-2023 school year, compared to 18.3% at Colfax Charter Elementary. Additionally, the student-teacher ratios at both schools are slightly higher than the state average, which could impact the level of individual attention and support provided to students.
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