Is Vanalden Avenue Elementary a good school?

Vanalden Avenue Elementary ranks 2893 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vanalden Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 386 students attended Vanalden Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vanalden Avenue Elementary?

Students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Vanalden Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vanalden Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle High : Reseda Charter High

Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Vanalden Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Reseda, California, serving 404 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.

Vanalden Avenue Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with student performance on standardized tests generally below the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages. The school serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.1% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Vanalden Avenue Elementary also has a significant population of English Language Learners and students with special needs. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.6% to 35.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Vanalden Avenue Elementary performs similarly to or slightly better than some nearby public elementary schools, such as Reseda Elementary and Bertrand Avenue Elementary, it lags behind the higher-performing public charter schools in the area, such as CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community and Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics. Addressing the school's challenges, including low student performance, high chronic absenteeism, and the socioeconomic factors impacting its student population, will be crucial for Vanalden Avenue Elementary to improve and provide a quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

19019 Delano St.
Reseda, CA 91335-6727

(818) 342-5131

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2893^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,023

Students who attend Vanalden Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle
High:	Reseda Charter High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 386

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

White:

14.5%

Asian:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Vanalden Avenue Elementary ranks better than 50.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 210^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 44.45. (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 (74.1%), White (14.5%), Asian (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vanalden Avenue Elementary is 18.3, which is the 116^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Vanalden Avenue Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vanalden Avenue Elementary is $12,023, which is the 200^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vanalden Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Vanalden Avenue Elementary 2893^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Vanalden 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 Vanalden Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	53.95	1963^rd	4809	59.2%
2005	53.87	2009^th	4822	58.3%
2006	55.98	1917^th	4818	60.2%
2007	52.23	2193^rd	5113	57.1%
2008	60.54	1824^th	5113	64.3%
2009	43.42	2853^rd	5193	45.1%
2010	33.01	3626^th	5314	31.8%
2011	28.15	4119^th	5377	23.4%
2012	52.36	2476^th	5390	54.1%
2013	65.92	1780^th	5530	67.8%
2015	41.15	2952^nd	5611	47.4%
2016	38.10	3212^th	5614	42.8%
2017	24.83	4277^th	5692	24.9%
2018	32.09	3660^th	5662	35.4%
2019	20.79	4724^th	5789	18.4%
2022	37.82	3243^rd	5883	44.9%
2023	36.81	3369^th	5874	42.6%
2024	44.45	2893^rd	5862	50.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.51	3235^th	3246	0.3%
2019	27.60	2662^nd	3275	18.7%
2022	24.85	2956^th	3311	10.7%
2024	47.35	1333^rd	3160	57.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.00	1515^th	2420	37.4%
2024	30.08	1822^nd	2634	30.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.23	3295^th	5084	35.2%
2019	24.40	4264^th	5173	17.6%
2022	49.39	2314^th	5264	56.0%
2023	52.46	2203^rd	5374	59.0%
2024	58.40	1899^th	5511	65.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.31	3254^th	5413	39.9%
2019	28.18	3970^th	5492	27.7%
2022	28.02	3921^st	5635	30.4%
2023	28.98	3867^th	5617	31.2%
2024	40.50	3019^th	5605	46.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.68	1356^th	2128	36.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.60	3807^th	5431	29.9%
2019	17.56	4857^th	5510	11.9%
2022	47.75	2568^th	5663	54.7%
2023	44.46	2779^th	5650	50.8%
2024	47.59	2594^th	5636	54.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.95	2873^rd	4830	40.5%
2019	27.03	3897^th	4963	21.5%
2022	47.86	2336^th	5084	54.1%
2023	44.22	2602^nd	5098	49.0%
2024	58.51	1752^nd	5102	65.7%

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Rank History for White students at Vanalden Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	20.64	2197^th	2647	17.0%

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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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by a parent
Monday, January 28, 2019

Excellent school, great staff, great teachers and the principle is always available for her students and parents. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Vanalden Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	274	14	31	150	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
1989	280	22	40	149	1	n/a	n/a	0	492
1990	265	25	38	153	3	n/a	n/a	0	484
1991	252	29	28	176	2	n/a	n/a	0	487
1992	224	41	28	192	3	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	211	47	27	208	4	n/a	n/a	0	497
1994	180	42	29	223	3	n/a	n/a	0	477
1995	145	41	28	268	3	n/a	n/a	0	485
1996	145	41	28	268	3	n/a	n/a	0	485
1997	129	44	32	306	2	n/a	n/a	0	513
1998	130	42	26	327	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1999	135	53	30	336	1	n/a	n/a	0	555
2000	115	41	31	334	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
2001	127	38	43	358	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
2002	158	32	45	351	2	n/a	n/a	0	588
2003	158	32	45	351	2	n/a	n/a	0	588
2004	130	27	44	367	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
2005	114	14	45	369	1	n/a	n/a	0	543
2006	100	16	53	348	2	n/a	n/a	0	519
2007	89	18	51	339	4	n/a	n/a	7	508
2008	67	19	51	329	2	n/a	n/a	0	468
2009	58	29	53	316	0	0	3	0	459
2010	58	29	48	319	0	2	6	0	462
2011	62	26	49	300	0	1	0	0	438
2012	62	29	45	273	0	1	0	0	410
2013	71	22	42	259	0	1	0	0	395
2014	74	17	38	276	0	0	0	0	405
2015	66	12	26	288	0	0	11	0	403
2016	81	14	15	312	0	0	10	0	432
2017	66	15	18	329	0	1	13	0	442
2018	52	10	25	318	0	0	11	0	416
2019	59	16	35	308	0	0	0	0	418
2020	56	15	37	318	0	0	15	0	441
2021	52	12	39	329	0	0	16	0	448
2022	49	10	31	316	0	0	15	0	421
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	404	404
2024	56	15	19	286	0	0	10	0	386

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

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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 Vanalden Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	469	17.0	27.5	n/a
1989	492	17.0	28.9	n/a
1990	484	17.8	27.1	n/a
1991	487	17.8	27.3	n/a
1992	488	18.1	26.9	55.9
1993	497	17.0	29.2	69.2
1994	477	18.0	26.5	67.7
1995	485	18.0	26.9	80.4
1996	485	18.0	26.9	80.4
1997	513	23.0	22.3	76.4
1998	525	26.0	20.2	78.1
1999	555	29.0	19.1	80.5
2000	521	27.0	19.3	77.9
2001	566	28.0	20.2	78.3
2002	588	30.0	19.6	80.8
2003	588	30.0	19.6	80.8
2004	569	28.0	20.3	75.6
2005	543	27.0	20.1	78.1
2006	519	26.0	20.0	75.7
2007	508	27.0	18.8	73.3
2008	468	28.0	16.7	75.9
2009	459	23.0	18.4	75.4
2010	462	19.0	24.3	74.5
2011	438	n/a	n/a	74.7
2012	410	16.0	25.6	n/a
2013	395	16.0	24.6	71.9
2014	405	18.0	22.5	79.3
2015	403	18.0	22.3	72
2016	432	18.0	24.0	79.2
2017	442	18.0	24.5	83
2018	416	20.0	20.8	82.7
2019	418	18.0	23.2	83.7
2020	441	n/a	n/a	89.3
2021	448	20.0	22.4	89.7
2022	421	22.0	19.1	88.6
2023	404	22.0	18.3	90.1
2024	386	21.0	18.3	81.6

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 Vanalden Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	469	17.0	27.5	n/a
1989	492	17.0	28.9	n/a
1990	484	17.8	27.1	n/a
1991	487	17.8	27.3	n/a
1992	488	18.1	26.9	55.9
1993	497	17.0	29.2	69.2
1994	477	18.0	26.5	67.7
1995	485	18.0	26.9	80.4
1996	485	18.0	26.9	80.4
1997	513	23.0	22.3	76.4
1998	525	26.0	20.2	78.1
1999	555	29.0	19.1	80.5
2000	521	27.0	19.3	77.9
2001	566	28.0	20.2	78.3
2002	588	30.0	19.6	80.8
2003	588	30.0	19.6	80.8
2004	569	28.0	20.3	75.6
2005	543	27.0	20.1	78.1
2006	519	26.0	20.0	75.7
2007	508	27.0	18.8	73.3
2008	468	28.0	16.7	75.9
2009	459	23.0	18.4	75.4
2010	462	19.0	24.3	74.5
2011	438	n/a	n/a	74.7
2012	410	16.0	25.6	n/a
2013	395	16.0	24.6	71.9
2014	405	18.0	22.5	79.3
2015	403	18.0	22.3	72
2016	432	18.0	24.0	79.2
2017	442	18.0	24.5	83
2018	416	20.0	20.8	82.7
2019	418	18.0	23.2	83.7
2020	441	n/a	n/a	89.3
2021	448	20.0	22.4	89.7
2022	421	22.0	19.1	88.6
2023	404	22.0	18.3	90.1
2024	386	21.0	18.3	81.6

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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