Best Public Schools in Zip Code 91436

Summary:

The 91436 zip code area in Encino, California is home to two exceptional elementary schools: Lanai Road Elementary and Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter. Both schools consistently rank among the top-performing elementary schools in California, with Lanai Road Elementary in the top 4% and Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter in the top 10% statewide.

Lanai Road Elementary boasts exceptional test scores, with 79-80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 73-88% proficient or better in Mathematics across grade levels. The school's performance significantly outpaces the Los Angeles Unified School District and California state averages. Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter also maintains strong test scores, with 72-82% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52-77% proficient or better in Mathematics.

Both schools have relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with Lanai Road Elementary at 10.6% and Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter at 11.0%, compared to the district and state averages. Lanai Road Elementary serves a more affluent student population, with only 8.7% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, while Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter has a more diverse socioeconomic makeup, with 14.77% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Lanai Road Elementary	Public	K-5	4241 Lanai Rd.	Encino	91436	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 788-1590	517	22	23.5	8.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.4	224^th of 5862 public elementary schools	96.2%		97.1	177^th of 5874 public elementary schools	97.0%	47	69.5		69.5	80.0	79.3	79.3				79.5	88.9	76.8	73.2				79.9	$8,731
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15530 Hesby St.	Encino	91436	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 528-7000	501	21	23.8	14.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.1	560^th of 5862 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.9	516^th of 5874 public elementary schools	91.2%	44	55.7	46.7	51.2	76.1	77.8	73.8	72.1	82.4	79.0	76.9	74.5	77.8	52.5	75.0	66.2	71.0	69.4	$8,860

Cities Near Zip Code 91436

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Van Nuys	0.31 mi	29	536^th
Sherman Oaks	0.43 mi	7	192^nd
Encino	0.59 mi	5	90^th
Lake Balboa	2.16 mi	13	442^nd
Los Angeles	2.8 mi	747	564^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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