Is Herrick Avenue Elementary a good school?

Herrick Avenue Elementary ranks 3605 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Herrick Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 376 students attended Herrick Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Herrick Avenue Elementary?

Students at Herrick Avenue Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Herrick Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Herrick Avenue 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

Herrick Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Herrick Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Sylmar, California, serving 381 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Herrick Avenue Elementary faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance compared to the district and state. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 34.62% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and 32.07% were proficient or better in Mathematics, both lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance also lags behind nearby schools like Osceola Street Elementary, Sylmar Leadership Academy, and Dyer Street Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates. However, Herrick Avenue Elementary's performance is better than that of Morningside Elementary, another school in the Los Angeles Unified district with similar demographics.

Another significant challenge for Herrick Avenue Elementary is its high chronic absenteeism rate, which has increased from 5.2% in 2017-2018 to 39.4% in 2021-2022, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This, coupled with the school's relatively lower academic performance, suggests that Herrick Avenue Elementary may need additional resources and support to address the unique challenges faced by its student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

13350 Herrick Ave.
Sylmar, CA 91342-7601

(818) 367-1864

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3605^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,162

Students who attend Herrick Avenue 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: 17.9

Number of students: 376

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Herrick Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 61.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 298^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.84. (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 (93.1%), White (2.9%), two or more races (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Herrick Avenue Elementary is 17.9, which is the 92^nd best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Herrick Avenue Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herrick Avenue Elementary is $12,162, which is the 186^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herrick Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Herrick Avenue Elementary 3605^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Herrick Avenue 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 Herrick Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	33.17	3053^rd	4809	36.5%
2005	32.70	3120^th	4822	35.3%
2006	23.51	3763^rd	4818	21.9%
2007	29.02	3646^th	5113	28.7%
2008	34.84	3281^st	5113	35.8%
2009	25.66	4010^th	5193	22.8%
2010	31.53	3741^st	5314	29.6%
2011	39.30	3301^st	5377	38.6%
2012	40.89	3213^th	5390	40.4%
2013	49.11	2744^th	5530	50.4%
2015	38.82	3084^th	5611	45.0%
2016	46.31	2693^rd	5614	52.0%
2017	35.17	3429^th	5692	39.8%
2018	32.18	3648^th	5662	35.6%
2019	31.63	3810^th	5789	34.2%
2022	31.48	3747^th	5883	36.3%
2023	27.92	4088^th	5874	30.4%
2024	33.84	3605^th	5862	38.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.15	3101^st	3246	4.5%
2019	23.64	2958^th	3275	9.7%
2022	30.67	2554^th	3311	22.9%
2023	18.03	3205^th	3250	1.4%
2024	41.33	1722^nd	3160	45.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.26	2224^th	2420	8.1%
2024	26.03	2055^th	2634	22.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.93	2619^th	5084	48.5%
2019	47.54	2576^th	5173	50.2%
2022	40.75	2946^th	5264	44.0%
2023	35.13	3469^th	5374	35.4%
2024	41.79	2997^th	5511	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.89	3610^th	5413	33.3%
2019	31.84	3682^nd	5492	33.0%
2022	33.53	3453^rd	5635	38.7%
2023	19.59	4735^th	5617	15.7%
2024	28.06	3969^th	5605	29.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.15	1214^th	2128	43.0%
2019	41.79	1234^th	2585	52.3%
2022	24.32	1780^th	2227	20.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.83	3482^nd	5431	35.9%
2019	32.20	3605^th	5510	34.6%
2022	31.13	3691^st	5663	34.8%
2023	36.45	3305^th	5650	41.5%
2024	39.45	3093^rd	5636	45.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Herrick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.94	2549^th	4830	47.2%
2019	42.74	2772^nd	4963	44.1%
2022	39.60	2930^th	5084	42.4%
2023	35.12	3305^th	5098	35.2%
2024	45.61	2571^st	5102	49.6%

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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 Herrick Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	297	28	20	350	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
1989	264	18	15	367	2	n/a	n/a	0	666
1990	247	22	14	418	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
1991	264	27	18	451	9	n/a	n/a	0	769
1992	246	26	17	461	7	n/a	n/a	0	757
1993	229	32	15	434	6	n/a	n/a	0	716
1994	178	25	12	465	5	n/a	n/a	0	685
1995	99	19	20	490	7	n/a	n/a	0	635
1996	99	19	20	490	7	n/a	n/a	0	635
1997	81	19	17	469	3	n/a	n/a	0	589
1998	73	22	18	542	4	n/a	n/a	0	659
1999	58	34	20	583	3	n/a	n/a	0	698
2000	82	23	17	596	6	n/a	n/a	0	724
2001	68	18	15	658	9	n/a	n/a	0	768
2002	60	12	16	730	5	n/a	n/a	0	823
2003	60	12	16	730	5	n/a	n/a	0	823
2004	53	15	14	748	3	n/a	n/a	0	833
2005	46	13	14	759	1	n/a	n/a	0	833
2006	31	11	10	701	2	n/a	n/a	0	755
2007	26	11	11	720	2	n/a	n/a	3	773
2008	24	5	14	660	2	n/a	n/a	0	705
2009	22	8	11	653	2	1	2	0	699
2010	19	8	9	685	1	0	9	0	731
2011	21	4	10	638	1	0	5	0	679
2012	19	5	8	666	1	2	1	0	702
2013	16	2	8	564	2	0	0	0	592
2014	14	5	7	555	2	0	0	0	583
2015	17	1	10	548	1	0	4	0	581
2016	18	0	13	556	0	0	3	0	590
2017	18	1	8	532	0	0	2	0	561
2018	33	3	8	480	0	0	3	0	527
2019	28	4	9	448	0	1	1	0	491
2020	26	6	7	405	0	0	4	0	448
2021	24	7	6	392	0	0	3	0	432
2022	19	8	2	356	0	0	4	0	389
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	381	381
2024	11	4	2	350	0	0	9	0	376

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 Herrick Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	697	25.0	27.8	n/a
1989	666	25.0	26.6	n/a
1990	701	26.0	26.9	n/a
1991	769	27.5	27.9	n/a
1992	757	27.9	27.1	54
1993	716	25.5	28.1	54.3
1994	685	24.0	28.5	63.1
1995	635	27.2	23.3	75.3
1996	635	27.2	23.3	75.3
1997	589	29.7	19.8	79.3
1998	659	33.7	19.6	72.2
1999	698	37.7	18.5	80.5
2000	724	37.7	19.2	78.3
2001	768	42.5	18.1	81.3
2002	823	43.5	18.9	84.4
2003	823	43.5	18.9	84.4
2004	833	43.0	19.4	88.1
2005	833	43.0	19.4	88.2
2006	755	39.0	19.4	85.8
2007	773	41.0	18.9	84.3
2008	705	42.0	16.8	92.5
2009	699	37.0	17.5	88.4
2010	731	34.0	21.5	85.1
2011	679	n/a	n/a	87.8
2012	702	31.0	22.6	n/a
2013	592	26.0	22.7	77
2014	583	26.0	22.4	86.1
2015	581	26.0	22.3	91
2016	590	26.0	22.6	85.9
2017	561	25.0	22.4	76.6
2018	527	24.0	21.9	84.3
2019	491	23.0	21.3	81.5
2020	448	n/a	n/a	82.8
2021	432	21.0	20.5	88.4
2022	389	20.0	19.4	88.4
2023	381	21.0	18.1	87.7
2024	376	21.0	17.9	83

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 Herrick Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	697	25.0	27.8	n/a
1989	666	25.0	26.6	n/a
1990	701	26.0	26.9	n/a
1991	769	27.5	27.9	n/a
1992	757	27.9	27.1	54
1993	716	25.5	28.1	54.3
1994	685	24.0	28.5	63.1
1995	635	27.2	23.3	75.3
1996	635	27.2	23.3	75.3
1997	589	29.7	19.8	79.3
1998	659	33.7	19.6	72.2
1999	698	37.7	18.5	80.5
2000	724	37.7	19.2	78.3
2001	768	42.5	18.1	81.3
2002	823	43.5	18.9	84.4
2003	823	43.5	18.9	84.4
2004	833	43.0	19.4	88.1
2005	833	43.0	19.4	88.2
2006	755	39.0	19.4	85.8
2007	773	41.0	18.9	84.3
2008	705	42.0	16.8	92.5
2009	699	37.0	17.5	88.4
2010	731	34.0	21.5	85.1
2011	679	n/a	n/a	87.8
2012	702	31.0	22.6	n/a
2013	592	26.0	22.7	77
2014	583	26.0	22.4	86.1
2015	581	26.0	22.3	91
2016	590	26.0	22.6	85.9
2017	561	25.0	22.4	76.6
2018	527	24.0	21.9	84.3
2019	491	23.0	21.3	81.5
2020	448	n/a	n/a	82.8
2021	432	21.0	20.5	88.4
2022	389	20.0	19.4	88.4
2023	381	21.0	18.1	87.7
2024	376	21.0	17.9	83

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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