Van Nuys Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.9% |
| Met Standard | 18.2% |
| Below Standard | 68.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Van Nuys Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.6% exceeded — 6.7 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 19.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 25.0% | 12.5% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 73 | 12.3% | 15.1% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 84 | 9.5% | 26.2% | 35.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 19.1% | 17.6% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 76 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 26.3% |
| 5th | 87 | 12.6% | 16.1% | 28.7% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.7