English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 3–5, spring 2026
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 29%Advanced: 11%
- Ararat Charter
- 39%Advanced: 15%
- California
- 46%Advanced: 24%
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Van Nuys Elementary and Ararat Charter
Both are between the 25th and 49th percentile among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Van Nuys Elementary 29th
Ararat Charter 45th
California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Van Nuys Elementary 29th
Ararat Charter 45th
California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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How do their test results compare?
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). marks a figure clearly ahead of the other school. California: the same grades statewide.
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 3–5, spring 2026
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 30%Advanced: 11%
- Ararat Charter
- 31%Advanced: 12%
- California
- 42%Advanced: 21%
Do students show up and stay in class?
Average school: the average California elementary school we score.
Chronically absent
Missed 10% or more of school days · 2025–26 school year
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 21 in 10094 of 457 students
- Ararat Charter
- 21 in 10072 of 339 students
- Average school
- 17 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 0.6%3 of 466 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Ararat Charter
- 0.3%1 of 344 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Average school
- 1.6%
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state’s matched growth measure compares each student’s results with what the state expected from their earlier scores.
State growth measure, points vs expected
Grades 4–5, spring 2025 · students with scores in both years
- Van Nuys Elementary
- −6 pts English −1 pts mathThe state calls them Moderate in English and Average in math · 144 students
- Ararat Charter
- −3 pts English −1 pts mathThe state calls both Average · 105 students
How are they scored, who runs them, and how big are they?
Percentile among California elementary schools, with the Scope Score
Spring 2026 tests
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 29th percentileDevelopingScope Score 27
- Ararat Charter
- 45th percentileDevelopingScope Score 33
A charter’s authorizer decides whether its charter is renewed when the term ends.
Who runs the school
- Van Nuys Elementary
- Los Angeles Unified
- Ararat Charter
- A charter school
Charter approved by, and when the current term ends
- Van Nuys Elementary
- Not a charter
- Ararat Charter
- Los Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2028
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 9%
- Ararat Charter
- 22%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 19
- Ararat Charter
- 6
Size, grades and staffing help you picture the school. A staffing ratio is not class size.
Students per teacher
Public schools: federal school directory, 2024–25 · a staffing ratio, not class size
- Van Nuys Elementary
- 21
- Ararat Charter
- 24
Grades offered
- Van Nuys Elementary
- TK–5
- Ararat Charter
- TK–5
Sources and definitions
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026: the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, per subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades. A ✓ marks a figure ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error (on chronic absence, ahead means lower). Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts; “chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The absence and suspension references are the average California school we score at these schools’ level, each school counted once. The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores, for grades 4–8, from the state’s spring 2025 release. Students per teacher is from the federal school directory, 2024–25, which also lists enrollment: Van Nuys Elementary 459; Ararat Charter 333. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only). A charter’s authorizer is from CDE’s charter term file and its term end from CDE’s Charter School Database.