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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Van Nuys, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Van Nuys based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 35.7% Exceeded Standard, compared to 10.6% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Kester Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 68.8 53.7% 75.3% 12.5% 0.3%
2 Erwin Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 53.8 26.4% 47.5% 18.5% 0.0%
3 Stagg Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 48.0 26.9% 53.3% 19.6% 0.0%
4 Sylvan Park Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 46.5 20.7% 45.2% 18.4% 0.0%
5 Kittridge Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 45.3 17.9% 39.9% 18.7% 0.1%
6 Van Nuys Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 40.6 13.9% 32.0% 19.7% 0.0%
7 Valerio Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 39.7 11.4% 28.5% 24.3% 0.0%
8 Hazeltine Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 38.8 13.1% 35.5% 22.4% 0.1%
9 Columbus Avenue
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 38.3 10.3% 29.9% 17.1% 0.0%
10 Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 35.6 8.3% 23.4% 23.2% 0.0%

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