Is Fernangeles Elementary a good school?

Fernangeles Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fernangeles Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 462 students attended Fernangeles Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fernangeles Elementary?

Students at Fernangeles Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fernangeles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fernangeles Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard E. Byrd Middle

Fernangeles Elementary

Summary:

Fernangeles Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sun Valley, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 471 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.

Fernangeles Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (25.43%) and Mathematics (20.33%) that are about 18 and 15 percentage points lower, respectively, than the district and state averages. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.8% in 2017-2018 to 38.7% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.04% in 2020-2021 to 95.12% in 2022-2023, indicating that the majority of its students come from low-income families.

When comparing Fernangeles Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, such as Vena Avenue Elementary and Saticoy Elementary, the performance gap is quite significant, with these nearby schools consistently outperforming Fernangeles Elementary across various academic measures. Additionally, the analysis includes data from two charter schools in the area, Fenton Charter Leadership Academy and Fenton STEM Academy, which both outperform Fernangeles Elementary and the district/state averages in academic proficiency, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this community.

Detail:

Public K-5

12001 Art St.
Sun Valley, CA 91352-2499

(818) 767-0380

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4963^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,216

Students who attend Fernangeles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Richard E. Byrd Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 20.0

Number of students: 462

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

White:

1.5%

Asian:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fernangeles Elementary ranks worse than 84.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 442^nd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.67. (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 (95.9%), Asian (1.5%), White (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fernangeles Elementary is 20, which is the 249^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Fernangeles Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fernangeles Elementary is $12,216, which is the 178^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fernangeles Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fernangeles Elementary 4963^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fernangeles 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 Fernangeles Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.18	3999^th	4809	16.8%
2005	20.92	3905^th	4822	19.0%
2006	20.98	3927^th	4818	18.5%
2007	22.03	4129^th	5113	19.2%
2008	27.27	3809^th	5113	25.5%
2009	23.03	4213^th	5193	18.9%
2010	20.58	4562^nd	5314	14.2%
2011	45.53	2860^th	5377	46.8%
2012	25.17	4301^st	5390	20.2%
2013	22.51	4568^th	5530	17.4%
2015	23.26	4306^th	5611	23.3%
2016	25.28	4156^th	5614	26.0%
2017	21.17	4583^rd	5692	19.5%
2018	20.68	4628^th	5662	18.3%
2019	21.81	4640^th	5789	19.8%
2022	21.09	4736^th	5883	19.5%
2023	16.64	5183^rd	5874	11.8%
2024	18.67	4963^rd	5862	15.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.18	2710^th	3246	16.5%
2019	33.66	2232^nd	3275	31.8%
2022	21.74	3124^th	3311	5.6%
2023	15.25	3242^nd	3250	0.2%
2024	30.65	2510^th	3160	20.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.17	1738^th	2420	28.2%
2024	16.78	2578^th	2634	2.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.18	3684^th	5084	27.5%
2019	32.04	3715^th	5173	28.2%
2022	31.24	3736^th	5264	29.0%
2023	23.91	4391^st	5374	18.3%
2024	25.87	4301^st	5511	22.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.00	3923^rd	5413	27.5%
2019	24.52	4262^nd	5492	22.4%
2022	27.19	4000^th	5635	29.0%
2023	24.51	4278^th	5617	23.8%
2024	22.77	4437^th	5605	20.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.09	2048^th	2128	3.8%
2019	24.98	2067^th	2585	20.0%
2022	21.26	1964^th	2227	11.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.31	4868^th	5431	10.4%
2019	20.28	4641^st	5510	15.8%
2022	17.01	5027^th	5663	11.2%
2023	11.78	5392^nd	5650	4.6%
2024	15.89	5081^st	5636	9.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fernangeles Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.87	3496^th	4830	27.6%
2019	31.53	3588^th	4963	27.7%
2022	28.09	3867^th	5084	23.9%
2023	22.46	4307^th	5098	15.5%
2024	26.65	3979^th	5102	22.0%

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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 Fernangeles Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	114	39	59	640	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
1989	80	34	43	730	2	n/a	n/a	0	889
1990	77	38	45	774	3	n/a	n/a	0	937
1991	75	24	50	777	1	n/a	n/a	0	927
1992	65	21	53	832	0	n/a	n/a	0	971
1993	62	19	42	887	1	n/a	n/a	0	1011
1994	66	25	51	941	1	n/a	n/a	0	1084
1995	49	26	40	909	0	n/a	n/a	0	1024
1996	49	26	40	909	0	n/a	n/a	0	1024
1997	48	26	38	1006	3	n/a	n/a	0	1121
1998	37	24	40	1052	0	n/a	n/a	0	1153
1999	36	22	32	1036	1	n/a	n/a	0	1127
2000	25	24	35	1048	7	n/a	n/a	0	1139
2001	29	24	28	1126	6	n/a	n/a	0	1213
2002	28	28	20	1148	10	n/a	n/a	0	1234
2003	28	28	20	1148	10	n/a	n/a	0	1234
2004	26	29	25	1109	5	n/a	n/a	0	1194
2005	23	24	16	1070	4	n/a	n/a	0	1137
2006	13	9	14	1021	3	n/a	n/a	0	1060
2007	16	12	14	1010	2	n/a	n/a	0	1054
2008	13	19	13	979	1	n/a	n/a	0	1025
2009	11	9	11	939	2	0	4	0	976
2010	11	15	11	865	1	0	5	0	908
2011	15	10	9	777	0	3	1	0	815
2012	16	10	11	697	0	2	1	0	737
2013	14	18	8	695	0	1	0	0	736
2014	11	21	6	680	0	1	0	0	719
2015	16	16	4	695	0	0	2	0	733
2016	19	13	3	661	0	0	1	0	697
2017	23	8	4	651	0	0	1	0	687
2018	16	8	6	611	0	0	2	0	643
2019	15	12	9	545	0	0	0	0	581
2020	19	4	9	526	0	0	0	0	558
2021	10	2	7	484	0	0	0	0	503
2022	11	2	5	464	1	0	1	0	484
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	471	471
2024	7	3	7	443	1	0	1	0	462

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 Fernangeles Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	852	33.0	25.8	n/a
1989	889	33.0	26.9	n/a
1990	937	35.5	26.3	n/a
1991	927	39.0	23.7	n/a
1992	971	39.6	24.5	83.1
1993	1011	38.0	26.6	89.5
1994	1084	38.0	28.5	93.2
1995	1024	40.5	25.3	94.9
1996	1024	40.5	25.3	94.9
1997	1121	50.5	22.2	94.2
1998	1153	54.0	21.4	92.6
1999	1127	59.7	18.9	93.6
2000	1139	56.8	20.1	96.4
2001	1213	68.0	17.8	93.7
2002	1234	65.0	19.0	92.4
2003	1234	65.0	19.0	92.4
2004	1194	60.0	19.9	92.5
2005	1137	57.0	19.9	91.8
2006	1060	55.0	19.3	89.1
2007	1054	55.0	19.2	95.1
2008	1025	59.0	17.4	94.3
2009	976	55.0	16.8	94.7
2010	908	48.0	18.9	97.8
2011	815	n/a	n/a	96.2
2012	737	36.0	20.4	n/a
2013	736	37.0	19.8	43.5
2014	719	33.0	21.7	87.8
2015	733	33.0	22.2	88
2016	697	32.0	21.7	94.7
2017	687	31.0	22.1	88.6
2018	643	29.0	22.1	91.6
2019	581	26.0	22.3	91.2
2020	558	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	503	25.0	20.1	93
2022	484	25.0	19.3	94.6
2023	471	24.0	19.6	95.1
2024	462	23.0	20.0	96.8

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 Fernangeles Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	852	33.0	25.8	n/a
1989	889	33.0	26.9	n/a
1990	937	35.5	26.3	n/a
1991	927	39.0	23.7	n/a
1992	971	39.6	24.5	83.1
1993	1011	38.0	26.6	89.5
1994	1084	38.0	28.5	93.2
1995	1024	40.5	25.3	94.9
1996	1024	40.5	25.3	94.9
1997	1121	50.5	22.2	94.2
1998	1153	54.0	21.4	92.6
1999	1127	59.7	18.9	93.6
2000	1139	56.8	20.1	96.4
2001	1213	68.0	17.8	93.7
2002	1234	65.0	19.0	92.4
2003	1234	65.0	19.0	92.4
2004	1194	60.0	19.9	92.5
2005	1137	57.0	19.9	91.8
2006	1060	55.0	19.3	89.1
2007	1054	55.0	19.2	95.1
2008	1025	59.0	17.4	94.3
2009	976	55.0	16.8	94.7
2010	908	48.0	18.9	97.8
2011	815	n/a	n/a	96.2
2012	737	36.0	20.4	n/a
2013	736	37.0	19.8	43.5
2014	719	33.0	21.7	87.8
2015	733	33.0	22.2	88
2016	697	32.0	21.7	94.7
2017	687	31.0	22.1	88.6
2018	643	29.0	22.1	91.6
2019	581	26.0	22.3	91.2
2020	558	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	503	25.0	20.1	93
2022	484	25.0	19.3	94.6
2023	471	24.0	19.6	95.1
2024	462	23.0	20.0	96.8

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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