Vanalden Avenue and Tarzana Elementary

Vanalden Avenue is at the 59th percentile and Tarzana Elementary the 25th among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Vanalden Avenue’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
All 5,726 California public elementary schools we score, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests.
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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.

English: Proficient or Advanced

Grades 3–5, spring 2026

Vanalden Avenue
Clearly ahead: 44%Clearly ahead: Advanced: 20%
Tarzana Elementary
31%Advanced: 11%
California
46%Advanced: 24%

Math: Proficient or Advanced

Grades 3–5, spring 2026

Vanalden Avenue
Clearly ahead: 44%Advanced: 16%
Tarzana Elementary
25%Advanced: 10%
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

Vanalden Avenue
22 in 10079 of 366 students
Tarzana Elementary
26 in 10075 of 293 students
Average school
17 in 100

Suspended at least once

2025–26 school year

Vanalden Avenue
0 of 373 students enrolled at any point in the year
Tarzana Elementary
0 of 305 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

Vanalden Avenue
−8 pts English −5 pts mathThe state calls them Moderate in English and Average in math · 104 students
Tarzana Elementary
−4 pts English −6 pts mathThe state calls them Average in English and Moderate in math · 58 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

Vanalden Avenue
59th percentileSolidScope Score 40
Tarzana Elementary
25th percentileDevelopingScope Score 25

Who runs the school

Vanalden Avenue
Los Angeles Unified
Tarzana Elementary
Los Angeles Unified

Teachers in their first year

2024–25 school year

Vanalden Avenue
0%
Tarzana Elementary
7%

Average years of teaching experience

2024–25 school year

Vanalden Avenue
19
Tarzana Elementary
18

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

Vanalden Avenue
18
Tarzana Elementary
18

Grades offered

Vanalden Avenue
TK–5
Tarzana Elementary
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: Vanalden Avenue Elementary 369; Tarzana Elementary 246. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).

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