Is Limerick Avenue Elementary a good school?

Limerick Avenue Elementary ranks 2574 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Limerick Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 652 students attended Limerick Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Limerick Avenue Elementary?

Students at Limerick Avenue Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Limerick Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Limerick Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Limerick Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Canoga Park, California, serving 631 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Limerick Avenue Elementary has shown mixed performance on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally lower than the district and state averages. However, the school has performed better in certain grade levels and subject areas, such as 4th grade English Language Arts and 3rd grade Mathematics. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2017-2018 to 30.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Limerick Avenue Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Limerick Avenue Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of the local Village Charter Academy and Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley, which have consistently outperformed the district and state averages. However, Limerick Avenue Elementary's performance is on par with or slightly better than the nearby traditional public schools, such as Melvin Avenue Elementary, Winnetka Avenue Elementary, and Nevada Avenue Elementary, which have also struggled with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-5

8530 Limerick Ave.
Canoga Park, CA 91306-1299

(818) 341-1730

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2574^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,942

Students who attend Limerick Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ernest Lawrence Middle
High:	Chatsworth Charter High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 652

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Asian:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Limerick Avenue Elementary ranks better than 56.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 168^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 49.63. (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 (83.3%), two or more races (6.3%), Asian (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Limerick Avenue Elementary is 21. 343 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Limerick Avenue Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Limerick Avenue Elementary is $9,942. 406 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Limerick Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Limerick Avenue Elementary 2574^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Limerick Avenue 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 Limerick Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.84	3375^th	4809	29.8%
2005	28.24	3394^th	4822	29.6%
2006	26.81	3529^th	4818	26.8%
2007	21.40	4179^th	5113	18.3%
2008	21.58	4227^th	5113	17.3%
2009	19.24	4484^th	5193	13.7%
2010	28.51	3967^th	5314	25.3%
2011	17.55	4824^th	5377	10.3%
2012	21.97	4516^th	5390	16.2%
2013	30.90	3965^th	5530	28.3%
2015	30.22	3683^rd	5611	34.4%
2016	32.71	3549^th	5614	36.8%
2017	29.73	3858^th	5692	32.2%
2018	27.53	4033^rd	5662	28.8%
2019	23.65	4473^rd	5789	22.7%
2022	51.83	2458^th	5883	58.2%
2023	46.05	2759^th	5874	53.0%
2024	49.63	2574^th	5862	56.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.11	3041^st	3246	6.3%
2019	25.39	2839^th	3275	13.3%
2022	39.44	1843^rd	3311	44.3%
2023	53.00	1053^rd	3250	67.6%
2024	73.31	350^th	3160	88.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.89	539^th	2420	77.7%
2024	52.52	905^th	2634	65.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.72	3119^th	5084	38.7%
2019	34.52	3538^th	5173	31.6%
2022	68.86	1221^st	5264	76.8%
2023	62.03	1631^st	5374	69.7%
2024	62.68	1637^th	5511	70.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.63	3715^th	5413	31.4%
2019	31.21	3737^th	5492	32.0%
2022	46.59	2606^th	5635	53.8%
2023	37.76	3163^rd	5617	43.7%
2024	48.18	2504^th	5605	55.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.23	1571^st	2128	26.2%
2019	24.02	2121^st	2585	17.9%
2022	56.50	674^th	2227	69.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.46	3987^th	5431	26.6%
2019	20.07	4658^th	5510	15.5%
2022	55.61	2158^th	5663	61.9%
2023	53.18	2270^th	5650	59.8%
2024	49.89	2467^th	5636	56.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.67	899^th	1071	16.1%
2019	7.09	1066^th	1149	7.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Limerick Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.95	3083^rd	4830	36.2%
2019	31.13	3614^th	4963	27.2%
2022	65.12	1375^th	5084	73.0%
2023	61.11	1602^nd	5098	68.6%
2024	64.61	1440^th	5102	71.8%

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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 Limerick Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	382	83	87	357	0	n/a	n/a	0	909
1989	355	60	101	366	1	n/a	n/a	0	883
1990	342	67	119	431	17	n/a	n/a	0	976
1991	336	71	102	460	1	n/a	n/a	0	970
1992	309	63	106	525	4	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1993	261	73	122	511	6	n/a	n/a	0	973
1994	228	54	107	483	3	n/a	n/a	0	875
1995	193	57	92	578	1	n/a	n/a	0	921
1996	193	57	92	578	1	n/a	n/a	0	921
1997	196	70	80	609	1	n/a	n/a	0	956
1998	166	69	87	646	1	n/a	n/a	0	969
1999	160	71	83	729	5	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2000	147	64	95	769	6	n/a	n/a	0	1081
2001	122	61	100	782	3	n/a	n/a	0	1068
2002	106	67	110	839	3	n/a	n/a	0	1125
2003	106	67	110	839	3	n/a	n/a	0	1125
2004	94	59	118	850	2	n/a	n/a	0	1123
2005	87	53	113	804	3	n/a	n/a	0	1060
2006	70	57	97	760	3	n/a	n/a	0	987
2007	75	58	103	792	0	n/a	n/a	4	1032
2008	79	42	110	801	2	n/a	n/a	0	1034
2009	71	46	100	791	1	0	0	0	1009
2010	54	41	102	765	1	0	14	0	977
2011	53	39	87	740	4	5	10	0	938
2012	45	38	79	755	3	6	2	0	928
2013	38	30	64	719	3	4	0	0	858
2014	51	33	67	685	4	2	0	0	842
2015	41	26	66	694	1	2	16	0	846
2016	51	29	65	675	1	3	16	0	840
2017	40	24	61	678	1	1	10	0	815
2018	36	26	80	649	2	1	11	0	805
2019	36	29	70	625	4	2	3	0	769
2020	34	23	57	622	4	2	12	0	754
2021	32	18	55	588	1	4	14	0	712
2022	17	19	46	556	1	1	20	0	660
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	631	631
2024	21	9	36	543	1	1	41	0	652

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 Limerick Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	909	31.0	29.3	n/a
1989	883	30.0	29.4	n/a
1990	976	33.5	29.1	n/a
1991	970	34.5	28.1	n/a
1992	1007	35.1	28.6	68.1
1993	973	32.0	30.4	68.2
1994	875	32.7	26.8	70.3
1995	921	34.0	27.1	74.5
1996	921	34.0	27.1	74.5
1997	956	42.5	22.5	76.9
1998	969	48.0	20.2	74.3
1999	1048	56.0	18.7	77.5
2000	1081	56.0	19.3	80.6
2001	1068	56.0	19.1	79.6
2002	1125	56.5	19.9	82.8
2003	1125	56.5	19.9	82.8
2004	1123	56.5	19.9	81.3
2005	1060	54.0	19.6	77.5
2006	987	49.0	20.1	83.7
2007	1032	52.0	19.8	81.7
2008	1034	56.0	18.5	81.5
2009	1009	53.0	17.7	77.5
2010	977	45.0	21.7	85
2011	938	n/a	n/a	86.4
2012	928	37.5	24.7	n/a
2013	858	36.0	23.8	51.2
2014	842	35.0	24.0	86
2015	846	34.0	24.8	87.6
2016	840	34.0	24.7	90.5
2017	815	33.0	24.6	87
2018	805	34.0	23.6	90.7
2019	769	33.0	23.3	88.4
2020	754	n/a	n/a	90.7
2021	712	32.0	22.2	92.4
2022	660	31.0	21.2	93.3
2023	631	31.0	20.3	93.3
2024	652	31.0	21.0	95.7

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 Limerick Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	909	31.0	29.3	n/a
1989	883	30.0	29.4	n/a
1990	976	33.5	29.1	n/a
1991	970	34.5	28.1	n/a
1992	1007	35.1	28.6	68.1
1993	973	32.0	30.4	68.2
1994	875	32.7	26.8	70.3
1995	921	34.0	27.1	74.5
1996	921	34.0	27.1	74.5
1997	956	42.5	22.5	76.9
1998	969	48.0	20.2	74.3
1999	1048	56.0	18.7	77.5
2000	1081	56.0	19.3	80.6
2001	1068	56.0	19.1	79.6
2002	1125	56.5	19.9	82.8
2003	1125	56.5	19.9	82.8
2004	1123	56.5	19.9	81.3
2005	1060	54.0	19.6	77.5
2006	987	49.0	20.1	83.7
2007	1032	52.0	19.8	81.7
2008	1034	56.0	18.5	81.5
2009	1009	53.0	17.7	77.5
2010	977	45.0	21.7	85
2011	938	n/a	n/a	86.4
2012	928	37.5	24.7	n/a
2013	858	36.0	23.8	51.2
2014	842	35.0	24.0	86
2015	846	34.0	24.8	87.6
2016	840	34.0	24.7	90.5
2017	815	33.0	24.6	87
2018	805	34.0	23.6	90.7
2019	769	33.0	23.3	88.4
2020	754	n/a	n/a	90.7
2021	712	32.0	22.2	92.4
2022	660	31.0	21.2	93.3
2023	631	31.0	20.3	93.3
2024	652	31.0	21.0	95.7

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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