Is Lassen Elementary a good school?

Lassen Elementary ranks 2551 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lassen Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 392 students attended Lassen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lassen Elementary?

Students at Lassen Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lassen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lassen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Francisco Sepulveda Middle High : James Monroe High High : Northridge Academy High High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Lassen Elementary

Summary:

Lassen Elementary is a public elementary school located in North Hills, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 387 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.

Lassen Elementary faces significant challenges, particularly in terms of high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 12.3% in 2017-2018 to 50.2% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average. The school's test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally lower than the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California averages. However, the school performs relatively well for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% and top 27% of California elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. The school struggles with English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 33% and bottom 21% of California elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024.

Lassen Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby schools in the same district, such as Carlos Santana Arts Academy and Liggett Street Elementary. However, there is one notable exception - Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet, which significantly outperforms Lassen Elementary and the other nearby schools in both ELA and Mathematics. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and replicating the successful approaches used to support Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students could be key strategies for improving Lassen Elementary's overall academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

15017 Superior St.
North Hills, CA 91343-2440

(818) 892-8618

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2551^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,154

Students who attend Lassen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Francisco Sepulveda Middle
High:	James Monroe High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 392

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

White:

6.4%

Asian:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lassen Elementary ranks better than 56.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 165^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 50. (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 (84.2%), White (6.4%), Asian (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lassen Elementary is 18.6, which is the 135^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Lassen Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lassen Elementary is $13,154, which is the 125^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lassen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lassen Elementary 2551^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lassen 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 Lassen Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lassen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	39.67	2654^th	4809	44.8%
2005	36.87	2898^th	4822	39.9%
2006	27.98	3453^rd	4818	28.3%
2007	43.15	2729^th	5113	46.6%
2008	42.80	2794^th	5113	45.4%
2009	24.16	4126^th	5193	20.5%
2010	26.82	4094^th	5314	23.0%
2011	26.30	4237^th	5377	21.2%
2012	28.28	4064^th	5390	24.6%
2013	39.98	3316^th	5530	40.0%
2015	38.29	3116^th	5611	44.5%
2016	42.71	2910^th	5614	48.2%
2017	41.37	3022^nd	5692	46.9%
2018	39.64	3176^th	5662	43.9%
2019	32.47	3736^th	5789	35.5%
2022	33.75	3554^th	5883	39.6%
2023	29.96	3893^rd	5874	33.7%
2024	50.00	2551^st	5862	56.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lassen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.38	2161^st	3246	33.4%
2019	23.26	2991^st	3275	8.7%
2022	44.99	1469^th	3311	55.6%
2023	26.29	2796^th	3250	14.0%
2024	52.88	1031^st	3160	67.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lassen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	25.66	2080^th	2634	21.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lassen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.58	2258^th	5084	55.6%
2019	45.84	2689^th	5173	48.0%
2022	45.68	2555^th	5264	51.5%
2023	38.96	3145^th	5374	41.5%
2024	65.34	1481^st	5511	73.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Lassen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.18	3071^st	5413	43.3%
2019	39.04	3170^th	5492	42.3%
2022	39.23	3041^st	5635	46.0%
2023	32.13	3564^th	5617	36.5%
2024	63.25	1795^th	5605	68.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Lassen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.25	3144^th	5431	42.1%
2019	26.22	4083^rd	5510	25.9%
2022	29.59	3815^th	5663	32.6%
2023	28.51	3921^st	5650	30.6%
2024	37.72	3226^th	5636	42.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lassen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.68	2183^rd	4830	54.8%
2019	42.30	2804^th	4963	43.5%
2022	45.24	2500^th	5084	50.8%
2023	38.79	3004^th	5098	41.1%
2024	68.78	1236^th	5102	75.8%

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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 Lassen Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	213	20	38	161	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1989	209	28	61	174	2	n/a	n/a	0	474
1990	296	38	53	177	2	n/a	n/a	0	566
1991	294	24	69	208	5	n/a	n/a	0	600
1992	318	32	74	215	3	n/a	n/a	0	642
1993	323	37	71	240	4	n/a	n/a	0	675
1994	273	50	67	292	3	n/a	n/a	0	685
1995	166	56	62	395	4	n/a	n/a	0	683
1996	166	56	62	395	4	n/a	n/a	0	683
1997	110	63	54	414	1	n/a	n/a	0	642
1998	78	69	65	448	2	n/a	n/a	0	662
1999	88	56	65	464	2	n/a	n/a	0	675
2000	83	57	63	511	1	n/a	n/a	0	715
2001	74	59	66	522	1	n/a	n/a	0	722
2002	62	49	68	556	5	n/a	n/a	0	740
2003	62	49	68	556	5	n/a	n/a	0	740
2004	59	41	64	556	3	n/a	n/a	0	723
2005	48	37	46	544	4	n/a	n/a	0	679
2006	34	23	47	528	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
2007	33	24	55	545	4	n/a	n/a	0	661
2008	19	29	50	547	3	n/a	n/a	0	648
2009	16	35	46	570	4	2	2	0	675
2010	18	33	39	565	0	12	1	0	668
2011	18	33	29	492	1	10	1	0	584
2012	17	24	42	455	0	12	0	0	550
2013	16	20	31	449	0	9	0	0	525
2014	19	23	30	433	1	8	0	0	514
2015	16	16	28	442	1	8	1	0	512
2016	16	10	30	453	1	2	2	0	514
2017	14	9	23	463	1	0	3	0	513
2018	17	9	17	414	1	0	5	0	463
2019	22	7	16	389	1	0	0	0	435
2020	21	12	17	377	0	0	4	0	431
2021	20	13	19	385	0	1	6	0	444
2022	18	14	19	324	0	1	3	0	379
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	387	387
2024	25	10	20	330	0	2	5	0	392

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lassen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	432	20.0	21.6	n/a
1989	474	21.0	22.5	n/a
1990	566	25.0	22.6	n/a
1991	600	26.0	23.0	n/a
1992	642	26.4	24.3	68.4
1993	675	27.0	25.0	69
1994	685	28.0	24.5	73.7
1995	683	25.5	26.8	81.3
1996	683	25.5	26.8	81.3
1997	642	29.5	21.8	81.2
1998	662	33.0	20.1	88.1
1999	675	38.0	17.8	83.6
2000	715	37.0	19.3	84.1
2001	722	40.0	18.1	81.2
2002	740	40.0	18.5	77.4
2003	740	40.0	18.5	77.4
2004	723	40.0	18.1	80.4
2005	679	37.0	18.4	84.5
2006	633	35.0	18.1	79.3
2007	661	36.0	18.4	77.2
2008	648	40.5	16.0	84.9
2009	675	36.5	17.1	82.8
2010	668	34.0	19.6	86.2
2011	584	n/a	n/a	82
2012	550	25.0	22.0	n/a
2013	525	25.0	21.0	78.3
2014	514	25.0	20.5	72.4
2015	512	23.0	22.2	77.1
2016	514	24.0	21.4	84
2017	513	24.0	21.3	87.9
2018	463	23.0	20.1	86.6
2019	435	21.0	20.7	89.9
2020	431	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	444	21.0	21.1	91
2022	379	20.0	18.9	89.7
2023	387	21.0	18.4	89.1
2024	392	21.0	18.6	86.7

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 Lassen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	432	20.0	21.6	n/a
1989	474	21.0	22.5	n/a
1990	566	25.0	22.6	n/a
1991	600	26.0	23.0	n/a
1992	642	26.4	24.3	68.4
1993	675	27.0	25.0	69
1994	685	28.0	24.5	73.7
1995	683	25.5	26.8	81.3
1996	683	25.5	26.8	81.3
1997	642	29.5	21.8	81.2
1998	662	33.0	20.1	88.1
1999	675	38.0	17.8	83.6
2000	715	37.0	19.3	84.1
2001	722	40.0	18.1	81.2
2002	740	40.0	18.5	77.4
2003	740	40.0	18.5	77.4
2004	723	40.0	18.1	80.4
2005	679	37.0	18.4	84.5
2006	633	35.0	18.1	79.3
2007	661	36.0	18.4	77.2
2008	648	40.5	16.0	84.9
2009	675	36.5	17.1	82.8
2010	668	34.0	19.6	86.2
2011	584	n/a	n/a	82
2012	550	25.0	22.0	n/a
2013	525	25.0	21.0	78.3
2014	514	25.0	20.5	72.4
2015	512	23.0	22.2	77.1
2016	514	24.0	21.4	84
2017	513	24.0	21.3	87.9
2018	463	23.0	20.1	86.6
2019	435	21.0	20.7	89.9
2020	431	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	444	21.0	21.1	91
2022	379	20.0	18.9	89.7
2023	387	21.0	18.4	89.1
2024	392	21.0	18.6	86.7

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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