How does Carlos Santana Arts Academy compare to other elementary schools in North Hills?

Carlos Santana Arts Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.6/100, placing it at the 34th percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 756 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Carlos Santana Arts Academy?

12.2% of students at Carlos Santana Arts Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Carlos Santana Arts Academy improving or declining?

Carlos Santana Arts Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 4.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Carlos Santana Arts Academy?

26.3% of students at Carlos Santana Arts Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Carlos Santana Arts Academy

Los Angeles Unified North Hills Los Angeles County 91343

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

756 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

379 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 86.3%

White 3.4%

Asian 0.8%

Black 7.7%

Other 1.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carlos Santana Arts Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.2%
Met Standard	19.8%
Below Standard	68.0%

Exceeded

12.2%

Met

19.8%

Below

68.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Carlos Santana Arts Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.2% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.7% exceeded — 7.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.