Lashon Academy, Van Nuys CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lashon Academy

Lashon Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Van Nuys, a neighborhood in Los Angeles County. It is a small school with an enrollment drawn heavily from Hispanic and white families, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school recently expanded to add grades seven and eight, allowing families to keep children through middle school rather than transferring after sixth grade, a shift that reflects both the school's growth ambitions and community demand for its Hebrew language instruction.

On state testing, Lashon Academy shows a subject-dependent profile. English language arts proficiency runs solidly, with students in the middle grades and above reaching proficiency rates that sit above the midpoint when measured against other schools in Los Angeles County. Math proficiency is weaker and more uneven across grade levels. Performance dips noticeably in sixth and seventh grade mathematics before recovering slightly in eighth. Science data is limited to fifth and eighth grades; fifth-grade science results are below proficiency benchmarks, while eighth-grade science reaches near-midpoint performance. Taken as a whole, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the median for schools countywide.

The school's approach centers on Modern Hebrew language instruction as a core program. The expansion to grades seven and eight was driven in part by family demand for continued access to Hebrew study through middle school, signaling that the language curriculum is central to the school's identity and parental choice to enroll.

Lashon Academy has undergone several recent structural changes worth noting. In addition to adding grades seven and eight, the school secured approval in 2024 to expand to a second campus located at a synagogue in Valley Village, outside the original Van Nuys service area stated in its charter. This expansion drew public attention and concern regarding both the church-state separation issue involved in operating a public charter school on religious premises and questions about the school's geographic scope. A 2025 material revision further increased the school's overall enrollment capacity and approved a new facility, signaling continued growth.

The school sits in a housing market where median home values and rents are moderately above state benchmarks, placing it in a mixed-income neighborhood where families are balancing affordability against school choice and program access.

For families considering enrollment, Lashon Academy offers a distinctive pathway built around Hebrew language learning and a K-8 continuity that was not available before the grade expansion. The academic performance pattern suggests stronger outcomes in language arts than mathematics, and a parent may want to look into the school's math support or curriculum approach further with the school directly. The recent campus expansion and capacity growth indicate the school is planning for enrollment demand, though families may also want to understand the implications of operating across multiple sites. The school does not publish special education services data here, so parents with students needing IEP or English learner support should contact the school directly to understand what services are available.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 354%

School 54% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 767%

School 67% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 849%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.