Is Dyer Street Elementary a good school?

Dyer Street Elementary ranks 2514 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dyer Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 534 students attended Dyer Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dyer Street Elementary?

Students at Dyer Street Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dyer Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dyer Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Olive Vista Middle High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE) High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy High : San Fernando Senior High High : Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet High : Sylmar Charter High

Dyer Street Elementary

Summary:

Dyer Street Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sylmar, California, serving 564 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Dyer Street Elementary consistently outperforms the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state, ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools. However, the school's performance in Science assessments is lower than the district and state averages. Dyer Street Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.3% in 2017-2018 to 35.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby public schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Vista del Valle Dual Language Academy, Sylmar Elementary, and Osceola Street Elementary, Dyer Street Elementary generally outperforms them in both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. However, the nearby PUC Community Charter Elementary consistently outperforms Dyer Street Elementary and the other public schools in the area, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

14500 Dyer St.
Sylmar, CA 91342-5114

(818) 367-1932

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2514^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,091

Students who attend Dyer Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Vista Middle
High:	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy
	San Fernando Senior High
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	Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
	Sylmar Charter High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 534

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

Asian:

1.5%

African American:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dyer Street Elementary ranks better than 57.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 162^nd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.79. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.3%), Asian (1.5%), African American (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dyer Street Elementary is 21.3. 369 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dyer Street Elementary employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dyer Street Elementary is $11,091. 290 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dyer Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dyer Street Elementary 2514^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dyer Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dyer Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.27	3679^th	4809	23.5%
2005	25.67	3583^rd	4822	25.7%
2006	28.70	3403^rd	4818	29.4%
2007	24.42	3975^th	5113	22.3%
2008	24.31	4026^th	5113	21.3%
2009	23.24	4190^th	5193	19.3%
2010	33.01	3625^th	5314	31.8%
2011	58.17	2133^rd	5377	60.3%
2012	39.17	3318^th	5390	38.4%
2013	38.95	3386^th	5530	38.8%
2015	43.36	2841^st	5611	49.4%
2016	52.13	2387^th	5614	57.5%
2017	49.38	2586^th	5692	54.6%
2018	56.02	2239^th	5662	60.5%
2019	59.04	2124^th	5789	63.3%
2022	40.21	3070^th	5883	47.8%
2023	43.49	2919^th	5874	50.3%
2024	50.79	2514^th	5862	57.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.46	2690^th	3246	17.1%
2019	52.93	1096^th	3275	66.5%
2022	43.59	1561^st	3311	52.9%
2023	37.28	1996^th	3250	38.6%
2024	57.52	818^th	3160	74.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	44.62	1136^th	2634	56.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.89	1133^rd	5084	77.7%
2019	78.20	794^th	5173	84.7%
2022	58.05	1798^th	5264	65.8%
2023	59.82	1753^rd	5374	67.4%
2024	62.65	1640^th	5511	70.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.39	2005^th	5413	63.0%
2019	62.17	1881^st	5492	65.8%
2022	40.70	2959^th	5635	47.5%
2023	41.91	2895^th	5617	48.5%
2024	52.33	2305^th	5605	58.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.12	944^th	2128	55.6%
2019	60.53	713^th	2585	72.4%
2022	53.63	732^nd	2227	67.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.53	2417^th	5431	55.5%
2019	53.32	2296^th	5510	58.3%
2022	39.68	3025^th	5663	46.6%
2023	44.65	2764^th	5650	51.1%
2024	48.30	2553^rd	5636	54.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dyer Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.08	1088^th	4830	77.5%
2019	77.19	820^th	4963	83.5%
2022	53.81	1963^rd	5084	61.4%
2023	59.84	1682^nd	5098	67.0%
2024	68.61	1248^th	5102	75.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Dyer Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	146	23	13	898	11	n/a	n/a	0	1091
1989	110	6	12	913	4	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1990	105	26	12	886	5	n/a	n/a	0	1034
1991	84	9	5	1057	8	n/a	n/a	0	1163
1992	69	19	4	1077	6	n/a	n/a	0	1175
1993	74	24	8	1114	1	n/a	n/a	0	1221
1994	71	23	10	1139	1	n/a	n/a	0	1244
1995	46	20	11	1189	5	n/a	n/a	0	1271
1996	46	20	11	1189	5	n/a	n/a	0	1271
1997	43	20	9	1048	5	n/a	n/a	0	1125
1998	36	10	9	1049	6	n/a	n/a	0	1110
1999	30	12	4	1120	7	n/a	n/a	0	1173
2000	35	7	4	1161	6	n/a	n/a	0	1213
2001	26	15	1	1179	5	n/a	n/a	0	1226
2002	14	3	14	1093	6	n/a	n/a	0	1130
2003	14	3	14	1093	6	n/a	n/a	0	1130
2004	22	9	15	1095	4	n/a	n/a	0	1145
2005	18	3	13	1039	4	n/a	n/a	0	1077
2006	10	2	9	1001	2	n/a	n/a	0	1024
2007	10	4	11	966	3	n/a	n/a	3	997
2008	10	1	8	957	2	n/a	n/a	0	978
2009	10	4	10	922	2	0	2	0	950
2010	11	8	8	847	2	0	3	0	879
2011	9	4	10	791	1	0	0	0	815
2012	8	7	11	747	2	0	0	0	775
2013	7	6	11	756	0	0	0	0	780
2014	12	5	8	762	1	0	0	0	788
2015	8	6	9	709	0	0	4	0	736
2016	11	6	5	699	0	0	3	0	724
2017	12	4	7	705	0	0	5	0	733
2018	15	5	8	699	0	0	6	0	733
2019	17	6	8	663	4	0	1	0	699
2020	13	4	5	670	2	0	6	0	700
2021	12	3	6	644	2	0	9	0	676
2022	8	3	6	553	0	0	8	0	578
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	564	564
2024	5	6	8	509	0	0	6	0	534

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dyer Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1091	43.0	25.3	n/a
1989	1045	40.0	26.1	n/a
1990	1034	40.5	25.5	n/a
1991	1163	47.5	24.4	n/a
1992	1175	48.3	24.3	77.4
1993	1221	49.3	24.8	82
1994	1244	45.0	27.6	85.2
1995	1271	49.5	25.7	84.8
1996	1271	49.5	25.7	84.8
1997	1125	54.0	20.8	85.1
1998	1110	56.0	19.8	87.1
1999	1173	61.0	19.2	83.1
2000	1213	59.0	20.6	89.5
2001	1226	60.9	20.1	85.2
2002	1130	56.5	20.0	85
2003	1130	56.5	20.0	85
2004	1145	56.0	20.4	83.5
2005	1077	53.0	20.3	86.4
2006	1024	51.5	19.9	86.4
2007	997	50.5	19.7	89
2008	978	55.5	17.6	85.5
2009	950	50.0	17.6	88.1
2010	879	39.0	22.5	91.7
2011	815	n/a	n/a	86
2012	775	32.0	24.2	n/a
2013	780	31.0	25.1	65.4
2014	788	30.0	26.2	85.2
2015	736	30.0	24.5	77
2016	724	30.0	24.1	89.5
2017	733	30.0	24.4	88.9
2018	733	31.0	23.6	85.7
2019	699	30.0	23.3	87.1
2020	700	n/a	n/a	92.3
2021	676	30.0	22.5	91.7
2022	578	28.0	20.6	91.2
2023	564	27.0	20.8	92.4
2024	534	25.0	21.3	91.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dyer Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1091	43.0	25.3	n/a
1989	1045	40.0	26.1	n/a
1990	1034	40.5	25.5	n/a
1991	1163	47.5	24.4	n/a
1992	1175	48.3	24.3	77.4
1993	1221	49.3	24.8	82
1994	1244	45.0	27.6	85.2
1995	1271	49.5	25.7	84.8
1996	1271	49.5	25.7	84.8
1997	1125	54.0	20.8	85.1
1998	1110	56.0	19.8	87.1
1999	1173	61.0	19.2	83.1
2000	1213	59.0	20.6	89.5
2001	1226	60.9	20.1	85.2
2002	1130	56.5	20.0	85
2003	1130	56.5	20.0	85
2004	1145	56.0	20.4	83.5
2005	1077	53.0	20.3	86.4
2006	1024	51.5	19.9	86.4
2007	997	50.5	19.7	89
2008	978	55.5	17.6	85.5
2009	950	50.0	17.6	88.1
2010	879	39.0	22.5	91.7
2011	815	n/a	n/a	86
2012	775	32.0	24.2	n/a
2013	780	31.0	25.1	65.4
2014	788	30.0	26.2	85.2
2015	736	30.0	24.5	77
2016	724	30.0	24.1	89.5
2017	733	30.0	24.4	88.9
2018	733	31.0	23.6	85.7
2019	699	30.0	23.3	87.1
2020	700	n/a	n/a	92.3
2021	676	30.0	22.5	91.7
2022	578	28.0	20.6	91.2
2023	564	27.0	20.8	92.4
2024	534	25.0	21.3	91.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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