Lashon Academy District

About Lashon Academy District

Lashon Academy District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles County. The district currently enrolls a small but growing cohort, with enrollment distributed across the elementary and newly added middle school grades. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial white student population and smaller numbers of Asian, multiracial, Black, and Native American students. Specific counts for students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as rates of special education or English learner status, were not available in the data.

The district operates a single charter school, Lashon Academy, which has undergone significant changes in recent years. Most recently, the school expanded from serving kindergarten through sixth grade to include seventh and eighth grade, allowing families to remain at the school through eighth grade rather than transition elsewhere. This expansion was driven partly by community interest in the school's Modern Hebrew language instruction. The district also received approval to increase its overall enrollment capacity, signaling plans for growth and additional available seats for incoming families.

The district has also expanded its physical footprint. Beyond its original Van Nuys location, it now operates a second campus in the Van Nuys area and a third campus in Valley Village, which sits outside the charter's originally stated service boundary and operates from a synagogue building. This geographic expansion drew public attention to questions about enrollment boundaries and the use of religious facilities for a publicly funded charter school, so prospective families may want to clarify with the school which campus location they would attend and understand the district's enrollment and service-area policies.

On chronic absenteeism, Lashon Academy District sits in the top quartile among Los Angeles County's districts, meaning its rate of chronic absenteeism is substantially lower than the county median. This is a genuine strength and reflects strong engagement and attendance patterns. Per-pupil spending falls in the lower range compared to other county districts, a financial fact that does not determine quality but may reflect the school's operational approach or funding sources and is worth understanding if cost and resource depth matter to a family.

State assessment data and graduation rates were not available, likely because the district serves only through eighth grade and California does not administer statewide proficiency tests at elementary and early middle grades. The county's authorizing agency noted that Lashon Academy has demonstrated strong academic performance in its charter renewal process, though the specific evidence and results were not detailed in the available material. A parent interested in academic outcomes may want to request recent performance data directly from the school, since state data does not apply to this grade span.