Is Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter a good school?

Yes. Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter ranks in the top 9.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 534 students attended Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter?

Students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter are 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter attend?

Students who attend Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter usually go on to attend: Middle : William Mulholland Middle

Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Summary:

Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Encino, California, with 501 students. As part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1568 districts in the state, Hesby Oaks has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in California, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Hesby Oaks significantly outperforms the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 76.9% of Hesby Oaks students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 69.38% of Hesby Oaks students were proficient or better, compared to 32.83% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive for Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 5% and top 10% of California elementary schools, respectively, in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While Hesby Oaks outperforms the district and state averages, it is also significantly outperforming many of the nearby public schools in the area, such as Kester Avenue Elementary, which has similar demographics but lags behind Hesby Oaks in academic performance. Hesby Oaks has maintained its high academic performance over time, with its statewide ranking consistently in the top 10% of California elementary schools, suggesting the school has effective teaching practices and a strong educational program. Additionally, despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Hesby Oaks is able to achieve exceptional results for this subgroup, indicating the school is effectively supporting the needs of all its students.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

15530 Hesby St.
Encino, CA 91403-1519

(818) 528-7000

District: Los Angeles Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,860

Students who attend Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter usually attend:

Middle:

William Mulholland Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 534

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter ranks better than 90.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 37^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 92.14. (See more...)

Compare Details Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter ranks better than 94.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.85. (See more...)

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.8%), Hispanic (15.9%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is 24.2. 478 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter is $8,860. 474 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter 560^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter 156^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter in the ranking list.)

Middle 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 Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	83.16	843^rd	5113	83.5%
2008	87.80	612^th	5113	88.0%
2009	90.24	466^th	5193	91.0%
2010	88.19	566^th	5314	89.3%
2011	82.37	873^rd	5377	83.8%
2012	81.80	927^th	5390	82.8%
2013	85.61	721^st	5530	87.0%
2015	86.34	809^th	5611	85.6%
2016	86.66	813^th	5614	85.5%
2017	89.93	646^th	5692	88.7%
2018	88.96	686^th	5662	87.9%
2019	95.19	271^st	5789	95.3%
2022	94.14	428^th	5883	92.7%
2023	92.86	516^th	5874	91.2%
2024	92.14	560^th	5862	90.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.66	888^th	5084	82.5%
2019	87.04	402^nd	5173	92.2%
2024	96.51	175^th	5511	96.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.11	569^th	5413	89.5%
2019	93.17	345^th	5492	93.7%
2022	92.45	483^rd	5635	91.4%
2023	90.20	611^th	5617	89.1%
2024	91.22	552^nd	5605	90.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.37	863^rd	5431	84.1%
2019	95.15	238^th	5510	95.7%
2022	93.16	436^th	5663	92.3%
2023	93.15	419^th	5650	92.6%
2024	90.82	555^th	5636	90.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	87.77	442^nd	5098	91.3%
2024	98.75	39^th	5102	99.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.25	589^th	2737	78.5%
2019	84.54	286^th	2834	89.9%
2022	83.32	333^rd	2726	87.8%
2023	81.36	376^th	2662	85.9%
2024	80.04	420^th	2647	84.1%

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

Rank History for Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2008	75.19	381^st	2005	81.0%
2009	72.68	451^st	2063	78.1%
2010	80.22	293^rd	2179	86.6%
2011	82.74	236^th	2236	89.4%
2012	82.61	245^th	2259	89.2%
2013	87.16	144^th	2379	93.9%
2015	88.13	269^th	2477	89.1%
2016	91.74	187^th	2497	92.5%
2017	93.21	165^th	2508	93.4%
2018	92.63	182^nd	2480	92.7%
2019	92.51	206^th	2715	92.4%
2022	93.39	190^th	2740	93.1%
2023	86.64	345^th	2802	87.7%
2024	94.85	156^th	2777	94.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.46	123^rd	2230	94.5%
2019	89.96	136^th	2369	94.3%
2022	76.36	375^th	2458	84.7%
2023	52.02	963^rd	2549	62.2%
2024	89.43	195^th	2575	92.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.62	181^st	2262	92.0%
2019	88.05	270^th	2380	88.7%
2022	91.57	201^st	2509	92.0%
2023	83.73	367^th	2547	85.6%
2024	94.01	155^th	2546	93.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.08	226^th	2273	90.1%
2019	93.12	176^th	2407	92.7%
2022	93.52	164^th	2527	93.5%
2023	86.10	330^th	2558	87.1%
2024	94.50	151^st	2547	94.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	90.92	127^th	2391	94.7%
2024	89.35	149^th	2383	93.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.10	190^th	1496	87.3%
2019	81.43	234^th	1602	85.4%
2022	83.34	179^th	1555	88.5%
2023	75.44	321^st	1552	79.3%
2024	85.58	141^st	1535	90.8%

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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 Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	205	17	11	77	3	n/a	n/a	8	321
2008	269	29	17	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	400
2009	328	32	18	93	5	0	19	0	495
2010	313	22	14	66	2	0	15	0	432
2011	387	31	38	89	8	1	0	0	554
2012	355	23	47	85	5	0	4	0	519
2013	371	26	39	84	2	3	0	0	525
2014	388	29	55	88	2	2	0	0	564
2015	383	26	37	88	0	0	17	0	551
2016	389	19	34	77	0	0	26	0	545
2017	405	18	33	70	0	0	29	0	555
2018	402	20	32	75	0	0	25	0	554
2019	407	26	38	73	0	0	2	0	546
2020	391	14	27	77	0	1	25	0	535
2021	387	15	25	76	0	1	28	0	532
2022	338	13	29	66	0	2	31	0	479
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	501	501
2024	346	9	39	85	0	2	53	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 Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	321	15.0	21.4	19.5
2008	400	16.7	24.0	9
2009	495	21.0	19.8	18.4
2010	432	22.0	19.6	14.6
2011	554	n/a	n/a	5.8
2012	519	20.0	25.9	n/a
2013	525	21.5	24.4	16.2
2014	564	21.5	26.2	14.7
2015	551	22.0	25.0	14
2016	545	20.0	27.2	16.1
2017	555	22.0	25.2	15.3
2018	554	23.0	24.0	17.5
2019	546	21.0	26.0	15.4
2020	535	n/a	n/a	17.6
2021	532	22.0	24.1	17.7
2022	479	22.0	21.7	17.1
2023	501	21.0	23.8	14.8
2024	534	22.0	24.2	21.5

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 Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	321	15.0	21.4	19.5
2008	400	16.7	24.0	9
2009	495	21.0	19.8	18.4
2010	432	22.0	19.6	14.6
2011	554	n/a	n/a	5.8
2012	519	20.0	25.9	n/a
2013	525	21.5	24.4	16.2
2014	564	21.5	26.2	14.7
2015	551	22.0	25.0	14
2016	545	20.0	27.2	16.1
2017	555	22.0	25.2	15.3
2018	554	23.0	24.0	17.5
2019	546	21.0	26.0	15.4
2020	535	n/a	n/a	17.6
2021	532	22.0	24.1	17.7
2022	479	22.0	21.7	17.1
2023	501	21.0	23.8	14.8
2024	534	22.0	24.2	21.5

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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