Is Morningside Elementary a good school?

Morningside Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Morningside Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 417 students attended Morningside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morningside Elementary?

Students at Morningside Elementary are 97% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Morningside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : San Fernando 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

Morningside Elementary

Summary:

Morningside Elementary is a public elementary school in San Fernando, CA, serving 421 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 California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morningside Elementary faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.5% in 2017-2018 to 40.5% in 2021-2022. This is notably higher than nearby schools, which range from 25.9% to 44.3% chronic absenteeism. Academically, Morningside consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2023-2024, only 27.64% of Morningside students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with female students ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools and English Language Learners and students with disabilities ranking in the bottom 10%.

While Morningside Elementary is part of the same school district as nearby schools, it consistently underperforms them academically. For example, in 2023-2024, Harding Street Elementary and Dyer Street Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to Morningside. Additionally, Morningside serves a predominantly low-income student population, with over 92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which likely contributes to the school's academic challenges and the need for targeted interventions and support.

Detail:

Public K-5

576 North Maclay Ave.
San Fernando, CA 91340-2497

(818) 365-7181

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4924^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,650

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Fernando 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: 19.8

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

Asian:

1.0%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Morningside Elementary ranks worse than 84% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 439^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 19.09. (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 (97.4%), Asian (1%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morningside Elementary is 19.8, which is the 235^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Morningside Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morningside Elementary is $9,650. 430 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morningside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Morningside Elementary 4924^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Morningside 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 Morningside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	24.19	3616^th	4809	24.8%
2005	24.57	3653^rd	4822	24.2%
2006	28.53	3415^th	4818	29.1%
2007	29.33	3621^st	5113	29.2%
2008	27.20	3818^th	5113	25.3%
2009	25.04	4068^th	5193	21.7%
2010	37.70	3311^th	5314	37.7%
2011	44.38	2929^th	5377	45.5%
2012	50.56	2579^th	5390	52.2%
2013	55.02	2398^th	5530	56.6%
2015	27.41	3904^th	5611	30.4%
2016	39.50	3105^th	5614	44.7%
2017	31.40	3724^th	5692	34.6%
2018	31.99	3671^st	5662	35.2%
2019	26.07	4266^th	5789	26.3%
2022	19.92	4872^nd	5883	17.2%
2023	21.90	4673^rd	5874	20.4%
2024	19.09	4924^th	5862	16.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.19	2512^th	3246	22.6%
2019	19.51	3211^th	3275	2.0%
2022	19.65	3217^th	3311	2.8%
2023	27.52	2706^th	3250	16.7%
2024	28.66	2633^rd	3160	16.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.12	1948^th	2420	19.5%
2024	19.33	2425^th	2634	7.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.64	2842^nd	5084	44.1%
2019	34.61	3528^th	5173	31.8%
2022	26.57	4117^th	5264	21.8%
2023	28.54	4025^th	5374	25.1%
2024	23.54	4490^th	5511	18.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.45	3180^th	5413	41.3%
2019	33.32	3560^th	5492	35.2%
2022	16.36	5054^th	5635	10.3%
2023	11.78	5393^rd	5617	4.0%
2024	12.35	5333^rd	5605	4.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.63	1114^th	2128	47.7%
2019	31.67	1700^th	2585	34.2%
2022	19.02	2049^th	2227	8.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.45	3899^th	5431	28.2%
2019	20.83	4591^st	5510	16.7%
2022	26.27	4108^th	5663	27.5%
2023	35.37	3383^rd	5650	40.1%
2024	30.50	3776^th	5636	33.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morningside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.72	2419^th	4830	49.9%
2019	37.07	3161^st	4963	36.3%
2022	27.25	3933^rd	5084	22.6%
2023	29.43	3758^th	5098	26.3%
2024	27.38	3925^th	5102	23.1%

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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 Morningside Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	25	0	2	864	0	n/a	n/a	0	891
1989	14	1	1	873	2	n/a	n/a	0	891
1990	24	9	2	893	1	n/a	n/a	0	929
1991	16	2	1	909	2	n/a	n/a	0	930
1992	11	1	9	978	4	n/a	n/a	0	1003
1993	10	0	5	1061	3	n/a	n/a	0	1079
1994	17	0	3	1038	0	n/a	n/a	0	1058
1995	12	2	2	1049	1	n/a	n/a	0	1066
1996	12	2	2	1049	1	n/a	n/a	0	1066
1997	8	4	10	1017	2	n/a	n/a	0	1041
1998	13	3	14	1049	1	n/a	n/a	0	1080
1999	16	4	9	1052	0	n/a	n/a	0	1081
2000	10	6	8	1099	0	n/a	n/a	0	1123
2001	13	5	6	1129	1	n/a	n/a	0	1154
2002	7	0	4	1112	1	n/a	n/a	0	1124
2003	7	0	4	1112	1	n/a	n/a	0	1124
2004	7	3	2	1130	0	n/a	n/a	0	1142
2005	7	0	2	1107	1	n/a	n/a	0	1117
2006	6	0	3	1038	1	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2007	2	1	3	967	0	n/a	n/a	1	974
2008	4	n/a	2	937	1	n/a	n/a	0	944
2009	6	0	3	909	2	0	0	0	920
2010	8	2	2	938	2	0	0	0	952
2011	9	2	3	743	1	0	4	0	762
2012	9	2	3	695	3	0	3	0	715
2013	10	2	3	691	5	0	0	0	711
2014	9	0	1	691	5	0	0	0	706
2015	11	3	1	634	2	0	1	0	652
2016	17	4	1	630	1	0	0	0	653
2017	23	4	0	592	1	0	0	0	620
2018	24	2	0	572	0	0	1	0	599
2019	21	1	0	528	0	0	0	0	550
2020	21	1	2	492	0	0	0	0	516
2021	19	0	1	461	0	0	0	0	481
2022	15	0	2	424	0	0	2	0	443
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	421	421
2024	3	0	4	406	0	0	4	0	417

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 Morningside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	891	39.0	22.8	n/a
1989	891	39.0	22.8	n/a
1990	929	38.0	24.4	n/a
1991	930	38.0	24.4	n/a
1992	1003	38.6	25.9	93.2
1993	1079	41.0	26.3	92.8
1994	1058	39.0	27.1	94.3
1995	1066	38.0	28.1	94.9
1996	1066	38.0	28.1	94.9
1997	1041	45.0	23.1	94.9
1998	1080	48.0	22.5	95
1999	1081	56.0	19.3	94.9
2000	1123	56.5	19.9	95.1
2001	1154	60.0	19.2	96.4
2002	1124	59.0	19.1	96.2
2003	1124	59.0	19.1	96.2
2004	1142	59.0	19.4	91.2
2005	1117	58.0	19.3	87.8
2006	1048	54.0	19.4	85.8
2007	974	49.0	19.9	89.1
2008	944	51.3	18.4	85.3
2009	920	45.0	18.8	90.9
2010	952	42.0	22.6	90.8
2011	762	n/a	n/a	88.7
2012	715	31.0	23.0	99.6
2013	711	29.0	24.5	n/a
2014	706	29.0	24.3	72
2015	652	28.0	23.2	83.3
2016	653	28.0	23.3	92.8
2017	620	26.0	23.8	92.3
2018	599	25.0	23.9	87.6
2019	550	23.0	23.9	90
2020	516	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	481	21.0	22.9	92.1
2022	443	23.0	19.2	92.1
2023	421	21.0	20.0	92.6
2024	417	21.0	19.8	93.3

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 Morningside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	891	39.0	22.8	n/a
1989	891	39.0	22.8	n/a
1990	929	38.0	24.4	n/a
1991	930	38.0	24.4	n/a
1992	1003	38.6	25.9	93.2
1993	1079	41.0	26.3	92.8
1994	1058	39.0	27.1	94.3
1995	1066	38.0	28.1	94.9
1996	1066	38.0	28.1	94.9
1997	1041	45.0	23.1	94.9
1998	1080	48.0	22.5	95
1999	1081	56.0	19.3	94.9
2000	1123	56.5	19.9	95.1
2001	1154	60.0	19.2	96.4
2002	1124	59.0	19.1	96.2
2003	1124	59.0	19.1	96.2
2004	1142	59.0	19.4	91.2
2005	1117	58.0	19.3	87.8
2006	1048	54.0	19.4	85.8
2007	974	49.0	19.9	89.1
2008	944	51.3	18.4	85.3
2009	920	45.0	18.8	90.9
2010	952	42.0	22.6	90.8
2011	762	n/a	n/a	88.7
2012	715	31.0	23.0	99.6
2013	711	29.0	24.5	n/a
2014	706	29.0	24.3	72
2015	652	28.0	23.2	83.3
2016	653	28.0	23.3	92.8
2017	620	26.0	23.8	92.3
2018	599	25.0	23.9	87.6
2019	550	23.0	23.9	90
2020	516	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	481	21.0	22.9	92.1
2022	443	23.0	19.2	92.1
2023	421	21.0	20.0	92.6
2024	417	21.0	19.8	93.3

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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