Is Nevada Avenue Elementary a good school?

Nevada Avenue Elementary ranks 3824 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nevada Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 386 students attended Nevada Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Nevada Avenue Elementary?

Students at Nevada Avenue Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Nevada Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nevada Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ernest Lawrence Middle High : Chatsworth Charter High

Nevada Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Nevada Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Hills, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 353 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Nevada Avenue Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.3% in 2020-2021 to 50.1% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 32.08% (4th grade) to 40% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 43.9% and 47.37%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 16.36% (4th grade) to 36.36% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 45.64%, respectively.

While Nevada Avenue Elementary struggles academically, some nearby schools, such as Justice Street Academy Charter and Capistrano Avenue Elementary, perform significantly better on standardized tests, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state and district averages. These schools serve a similar demographic of students, suggesting that factors beyond just student population may be contributing to the academic performance differences. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and the disparities in subgroup performance at Nevada Avenue Elementary could potentially lead to improvements in academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

22120 Chase St.
West Hills, CA 91304-2307

(818) 348-2169

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3824^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,884

Students who attend Nevada Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ernest Lawrence Middle
High:	Chatsworth Charter High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 386

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

White:

6.2%

Asian:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Nevada Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 65.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 325^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 31.32. (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 (80.3%), White (6.2%), Asian (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nevada Avenue Elementary is 19.3, which is the 194^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Nevada Avenue Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nevada Avenue Elementary is $14,884, which is the 57^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nevada Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Nevada Avenue Elementary 3824^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Nevada Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Nevada Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Nevada Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.08	2802^nd	4809	41.7%
2005	30.21	3263^rd	4822	32.3%
2006	39.35	2750^th	4818	42.9%
2007	37.76	3057^th	5113	40.2%
2008	41.28	2867^th	5113	43.9%
2009	37.08	3236^th	5193	37.7%
2010	33.25	3601^st	5314	32.2%
2011	44.93	2897^th	5377	46.1%
2012	51.06	2554^th	5390	52.6%
2013	50.33	2673^rd	5530	51.7%
2015	26.01	4036^th	5611	28.1%
2016	15.89	4969^th	5614	11.5%
2017	19.26	4763^rd	5692	16.3%
2018	19.35	4737^th	5662	16.3%
2019	28.14	4091^st	5789	29.3%
2022	24.80	4368^th	5883	25.8%
2023	17.91	5064^th	5874	13.8%
2024	31.32	3824^th	5862	34.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nevada Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.69	3005^th	3246	7.4%
2019	22.67	3033^rd	3275	7.4%
2022	57.20	879^th	3311	73.5%
2023	50.87	1148^th	3250	64.7%
2024	34.34	2226^th	3160	29.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.15	3904^th	5084	23.2%
2019	34.61	3529^th	5173	31.8%
2022	37.29	3232^nd	5264	38.6%
2023	21.07	4625^th	5374	13.9%
2024	34.39	3583^rd	5511	35.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Nevada Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.60	4870^th	5413	10.0%
2019	24.65	4253^rd	5492	22.6%
2022	24.08	4303^rd	5635	23.6%
2023	17.08	4960^th	5617	11.7%
2024	22.05	4500^th	5605	19.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Nevada Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.87	1488^th	2585	42.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Nevada Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.40	3904^th	5431	28.1%
2019	35.51	3359^th	5510	39.0%
2022	27.78	3973^rd	5663	29.8%
2023	20.77	4647^th	5650	17.8%
2024	44.63	2772^nd	5636	50.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nevada Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.78	3995^th	4830	17.3%
2019	28.94	3769^th	4963	24.1%
2022	33.03	3437^th	5084	32.4%
2023	22.67	4294^th	5098	15.8%
2024	40.98	2904^th	5102	43.1%

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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 Nevada Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	266	56	45	148	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1989	262	65	31	226	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
1990	258	76	41	294	2	n/a	n/a	0	671
1991	253	79	68	255	1	n/a	n/a	0	656
1992	226	71	45	274	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1993	202	70	65	277	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
1994	162	55	47	262	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1995	132	66	60	348	1	n/a	n/a	0	607
1996	132	66	60	348	1	n/a	n/a	0	607
1997	117	62	55	386	2	n/a	n/a	0	622
1998	129	71	60	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
1999	105	62	67	446	0	n/a	n/a	0	680
2000	105	52	71	483	3	n/a	n/a	0	714
2001	102	69	61	521	2	n/a	n/a	0	755
2002	87	51	58	499	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
2003	87	51	58	499	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
2004	85	51	59	523	5	n/a	n/a	0	723
2005	75	61	78	494	2	n/a	n/a	0	710
2006	69	52	66	456	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
2007	51	51	66	406	2	n/a	n/a	0	576
2008	44	48	75	394	3	n/a	n/a	0	564
2009	46	35	80	407	0	1	2	0	571
2010	39	31	57	389	3	0	2	0	521
2011	34	29	62	411	0	0	0	0	536
2012	27	32	44	410	1	1	4	0	519
2013	33	32	41	393	0	2	0	0	501
2014	30	25	42	370	0	4	1	0	472
2015	18	19	41	357	1	6	11	0	453
2016	21	25	40	342	1	0	12	0	441
2017	38	19	46	335	0	1	7	0	446
2018	29	20	31	325	0	3	9	0	417
2019	30	22	32	293	0	3	5	0	385
2020	31	14	23	304	0	1	11	0	384
2021	27	19	26	292	0	1	12	0	377
2022	21	16	15	264	0	1	13	0	330
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	353	353
2024	24	15	19	310	0	0	18	0	386

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

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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 Nevada Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	21.0	24.5	n/a
1989	585	20.0	29.2	n/a
1990	671	25.0	26.8	n/a
1991	656	26.0	25.2	n/a
1992	616	26.4	23.3	58
1993	614	22.0	27.9	59
1994	526	20.0	26.3	62.9
1995	607	24.5	24.8	71.5
1996	607	24.5	24.8	71.5
1997	622	28.7	21.7	71.5
1998	662	32.7	20.2	76.6
1999	680	34.7	19.6	68.8
2000	714	36.5	19.6	82.8
2001	755	40.0	18.9	82.5
2002	697	36.5	19.1	86.1
2003	697	36.5	19.1	86.1
2004	723	36.0	20.1	89.9
2005	710	36.0	19.7	86.9
2006	643	33.0	19.5	84.9
2007	576	29.0	19.9	80
2008	564	31.5	17.9	78.5
2009	571	29.0	17.8	76.7
2010	521	25.0	20.8	88.3
2011	536	n/a	n/a	81.7
2012	519	20.5	25.3	n/a
2013	501	22.0	22.7	47.7
2014	472	21.0	22.4	80.3
2015	453	21.0	21.5	83.7
2016	441	20.0	22.0	80
2017	446	21.0	21.2	73.3
2018	417	19.5	21.3	81.1
2019	385	18.0	21.3	80.5
2020	384	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	377	19.0	19.8	85.4
2022	330	18.2	18.0	84.5
2023	353	16.0	22.0	85
2024	386	20.0	19.3	85.5

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 Nevada Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	21.0	24.5	n/a
1989	585	20.0	29.2	n/a
1990	671	25.0	26.8	n/a
1991	656	26.0	25.2	n/a
1992	616	26.4	23.3	58
1993	614	22.0	27.9	59
1994	526	20.0	26.3	62.9
1995	607	24.5	24.8	71.5
1996	607	24.5	24.8	71.5
1997	622	28.7	21.7	71.5
1998	662	32.7	20.2	76.6
1999	680	34.7	19.6	68.8
2000	714	36.5	19.6	82.8
2001	755	40.0	18.9	82.5
2002	697	36.5	19.1	86.1
2003	697	36.5	19.1	86.1
2004	723	36.0	20.1	89.9
2005	710	36.0	19.7	86.9
2006	643	33.0	19.5	84.9
2007	576	29.0	19.9	80
2008	564	31.5	17.9	78.5
2009	571	29.0	17.8	76.7
2010	521	25.0	20.8	88.3
2011	536	n/a	n/a	81.7
2012	519	20.5	25.3	n/a
2013	501	22.0	22.7	47.7
2014	472	21.0	22.4	80.3
2015	453	21.0	21.5	83.7
2016	441	20.0	22.0	80
2017	446	21.0	21.2	73.3
2018	417	19.5	21.3	81.1
2019	385	18.0	21.3	80.5
2020	384	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	377	19.0	19.8	85.4
2022	330	18.2	18.0	84.5
2023	353	16.0	22.0	85
2024	386	20.0	19.3	85.5

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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