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Kester Avenue Elementary

Regular School · Van Nuys, CA

Kester Avenue Elementary is a regular school school in Van Nuys, California, serving grades KG–05 with 886 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 24.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
886
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
24.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 299 34%
White 251 28%
Two or more races 179 20%
Asian 113 13%
Black or African American 44 5%
Total enrollment 886 459M / 427F

English Language Learners: 62 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.49 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
94 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
42
4.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 886 100%

Contact & Location

5353 Kester Ave.

Van Nuys, CA 91411

Phone: (818)787-6751

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/kester_el

District

Los Angeles Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,962

District enrollment: 426,268

NCES ID

062271003115

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD