New Horizons Charter Academy: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 12 points. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
New Horizons Charter Academy's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
New Horizons Charter Academy scores 50 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 69th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “49% proficient” and call it done. New Horizons Charter Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in North Hollywood, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +4.4pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
As a charter, New Horizons Charter Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
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 16.7pp across grades; the floor rises 25.0pp. 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.
New Horizons Charter Academy's most underrated number
50.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school tracks and follows up on attendance. High absence often reflects community stress, not classroom quality — a visit will tell you which.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 77
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
1 more gap 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
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 22.1pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
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 | 15 | 13% | 27% | 20% | 40% | 40% | −3 |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 20% | 33% | 20% | 27% | 53% | +9 |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 30% | 35% | 20% | 15% | 65% | +17 |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 28% | 0% | 22% | 50% | 28% | −19 |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 18% | 35% | 24% | 24% | 53% | +5 |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 17% | 39% | 39% | 4% | 57% | +10 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 16 | 38% | 19% | 19% | 25% | 56% | +11 |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 20% | 20% | 27% | 33% | 40% | −2 |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 25% | 15% | 20% | 40% | 40% | +5 |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 26% | 11% | 26% | 37% | 37% | +2 |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 12% | 18% | 35% | 35% | 29% | −5 |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 21% | 17% | 29% | 33% | 38% | +5 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 44 | 2% | 25% | 61% | 11% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 96 | 50.0% | +9 | +12 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 50 | 46.0% | +5 | +7 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons Charter Academy ← | — | 50 | 24.3% | 49.1% | +4.4 | 0.8% |
| Science Academy STEM Magnet | 1.3 mi | 93 | 87.7% | 98.3% | −4.6 | 0.2% |
| Colfax Charter Elementary | 2.1 mi | 75 | 54.3% | 80.3% | −3.0 | 0.1% |
| R. L. Stevenson Elementary | 3 mi | 62 | 36.8% | 65.7% | +21.3 | 0.3% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.