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Kester Avenue Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

5353 Kester Ave

Van Nuys CA, 91411, Los Angeles County

Phone: 818-787-6751

Ranking:

(733 out of 6,930, top 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Los Angeles Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	38		37		38		NA	NA	39		42		47
Total Students:	936		936		957		986		927		872		818
Kindergarten:	169	18.1%	136	14.5%	158	16.5%	153	15.5%	190	20.5%	126	14.4%	117	14.3%
Grade 1:	135	14.4%	153	16.3%	211	22.0%	181	18.4%	136	14.7%	146	16.7%	148	18.1%
Grade 2:	160	17.1%	164	17.5%	170	17.8%	162	16.4%	152	16.4%	154	17.7%	157	19.2%
Grade 3:	160	17.1%	165	17.6%	159	16.6%	165	16.7%	156	16.8%	167	19.2%	130	15.9%
Grade 4:	158	16.9%	165	17.6%	185	19.3%	162	16.4%	153	16.5%	143	16.4%	128	15.6%
Grade 5:	154	16.5%	153	16.3%	74	7.7%	163	16.5%	140	15.1%	136	15.6%	138	16.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	465	49.7%	461	49.3%	461	48.2%	485	49.2%	442	47.7%	441	50.6%	404	49.4%
Female:	471	50.3%	475	50.7%	496	51.8%	501	50.8%	485	52.3%	431	49.4%	410	50.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	1.3%	16	1.7%	8	0.8%	9	0.9%	6	0.6%	5	0.6%	3	0.4%
Asian:	127	13.6%	122	13.0%	124	13.0%	124	12.6%	99	10.7%	95	10.9%	100	12.2%
Hispanic:	392	41.9%	422	45.1%	432	45.1%	423	42.9%	406	43.8%	359	41.2%	349	42.7%
Black:	75	8.0%	74	7.9%	81	8.5%	83	8.4%	71	7.7%	74	8.5%	71	8.7%
White:	326	34.8%	299	31.9%	307	32.1%	341	34.6%	311	33.5%	308	35.3%	295	36.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	5	0.5%	6	0.6%	4	0.4%	5	0.6%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	30	3.2%	26	3.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	386	41.2%	320	34.2%	NA	NA	384	38.9%	358	38.6%	311	35.7%	335	41.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	140	15.0%	82	8.8%	NA	NA	86	8.7%	113	12.2%	119	13.6%	109	13.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.63		25.30		25.52		NA	NA	23.77		19.00		17.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.3	320.3	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.9	325	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.6	333	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.9	336.7	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.9	341.7	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.7	345.5	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.6	349.9	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386.1	353.4	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	356.6	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399.6	353.4	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.7	348.8	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.5	351.2	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423.6	362.5	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.4	360.4	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.8	364.8	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417.1	365.9	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396.1	364.6	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399.6	371.2	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.2	366.2	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.8	365.4	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.8	307.1	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	308.8	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.2	316.5	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.6	317.9	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.1	319.8	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.1	325.8	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.9	329.4	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.5	335.7	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.1	340.4	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.4	338.4	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396.6	344	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415.1	352.4	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	358.5	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425.3	363.6	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409.1	371.9	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411.9	376.4	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429.3	382	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432.2	398.9	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441.3	397.1	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458.4	396.3	399.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.6	325.2	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.1	330.3	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396.5	335.6	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	339.2	353.2
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.8	344.4	357.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404.6	353	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397.7	356.2	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.1	360.5	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405.6	367.2	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412.7	365.3	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.6	335.9	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397.1	343.1	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421.6	350	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427.5	356	366.1
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433.9	367.4	373.9
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440.7	371.9	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431.1	380.7	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456.2	387.2	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439.7	392.2	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451.6	392.9	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	325.5	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.7	324.9	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.2	327.2	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.6	329.3	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.3	334.4	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	341	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.2	346.2	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.4	350.5	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395.9	355.2	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.5	355.6	365.2
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	328.9	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453.6	337.1	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432.4	340.8	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426.1	345.9	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429.8	357	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450.1	365.9	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	370.7	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448.9	384.8	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	386	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438.3	385.3	393.2
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.7	307	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.1	311.6	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.1	316.5	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	323.5	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395.9	334.5	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411.2	340.5	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.1	348	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.8	355.5	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	359.6	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415.1	358.1	366.9

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* Kester Avenue Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.