La Canada Elementary: High scores, real growth, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
La Canada posts 63.2% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
La Canada Elementary scores 87 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 99th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
⭐ High Ceiling — Ask what happens for a kid who shows up behind — a high ceiling for the top can sit right next to thin support at the bottom, and the score alone won't show you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “85% proficient” and call it done. La Canada deserves a closer read. It sits at the 99th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The headline number: 63.2% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 8.1pp across grades; the floor rises 2.7pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
The community around it
Student demographics
2 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 80
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 90 | 59% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 86% | +42 |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 71% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 87% | +42 |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 67% | 21% | 7% | 4% | 88% | +40 |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 66% | 25% | 6% | 4% | 90% | +44 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 90 | 53% | 29% | 12% | 6% | 82% | +37 |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 67% | 18% | 13% | 1% | 86% | +44 |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 62% | 20% | 14% | 4% | 82% | +47 |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 71% | 16% | 11% | 3% | 87% | +52 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 94 | 43% | 24% | 30% | 3% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 83.7% | −2 | +22 |
| Asian | 109 | 91.7% | −2 | +17 |
| Two or More Races | 34 | 97.1% | +2 | +36 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Canada Elementary ← | — | 87 | 63.2% | 85.1% | +1.2 | 0.6% |
| Paradise Canyon Elementary | 1.1 mi | 81 | 55.1% | 83.7% | +5.9 | 0.4% |
| Monte Vista Elementary | 2.3 mi | 80 | 66.5% | 85.4% | −0.3 | 0.7% |
| Palm Crest Elementary | 1.2 mi | 78 | 67.6% | 87.2% | −9.1 | 0.4% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
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