Kester Avenue Elementary School

5353 Kester Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91411 | (818) 787-6751

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 927

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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 927 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 1208th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5353 Kester Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91411

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Los Angeles Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
Graduation Rate: 48.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 21.3
Enrolled Students: 667,870

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 927
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 442 (47.7%)
Females: 485 (52.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 113 (12.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 358 (38.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 471 (50.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Kester Avenue Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.6%
Black	71	7.7%
Asian	99	10.7%
Hispanic	406	43.8%
White	311	33.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	190	20.5%
1st Grade	136	14.7%
2nd Grade	152	16.4%
3rd Grade	156	16.8%
4th Grade	153	16.5%
5th Grade	140	15.1%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

6.5%

District:

26.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

17.4%

District:

31.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 46.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.1

Average Age

School:

42.8

District:

46.7

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Kester Avenue Elementary School

Reviewed by Former Student on January 28, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
ohmygosh, i love this school! class of 2008

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 24, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Well! First..My kids went to this school, and some of their teaches are mean and old teachers that should not teach at schools. Specialy Mrs. Doran! she makes her class as a jail, gives kids benches (bench is when a kid should sit on the bench during his break, and could not move, even stand otherwise he or she will get another bench). Principle Mrs. Golberg does not care about this problems and keeps teachers like that in school! I would not recommend to take your little ones to this school while they have teachers and principles like that in the school....

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