The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Fair Avenue Elementary
Fair Avenue Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in North Hollywood, a mixed-use neighborhood on the cusp of major change. The school sits within Los Angeles Unified, the nation's second-largest school district, and draws from a census area that is predominantly Hispanic with very high economic need.
The school's student population is small to mid-sized for the grade band. Almost all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the surrounding neighborhood. Hispanic students comprise the vast majority of the enrollment, with much smaller numbers of Asian, Black, and white students. Data on English learner and special education enrollment was not available.
State testing results on the 2024-25 CAASPP assessments show proficiency rates in the range of roughly one-quarter to two-fifths of students across the tested grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates hover around one-third across grades three through five. In mathematics, proficiency is slightly lower, ranging from roughly one-quarter to two-fifths depending on grade. In science, fifth-graders show proficiency at about one-quarter. When compared against all other schools within Los Angeles County that serve similar grade bands, Fair Avenue's overall proficiency index falls into the bottom quartile, meaning the school's results are among the lower-performing schools in that peer set. A parent may want to look into further with the school what academic support is in place for students working below grade level and what approaches the school is using to help students close proficiency gaps.
One year of testing data is available, so no trend can yet be assessed.
North Hollywood itself is undergoing rapid transformation centered on transit-oriented development around the North Hollywood Metro station. The neighborhood has a distinctive character: its core, the NoHo Arts District, functions as a walkable cultural hub anchored by theaters, galleries, music recording venues, restaurants, and bars, drawing creative professionals and young people in the arts. Surrounding blocks shift to quieter, more suburban residential streets of bungalows and apartments. Major development is already underway. The largest project, District NoHo, is a Metro joint development planned to bring thousands of housing units, much of it affordable, along with retail and a renovated transit center, built in phases over several years. A second large mixed-use redevelopment of the former Laurel Plaza mall site is also underway. The neighborhood has also seen condo towers rise among older single-story homes. This growth reshapes the housing market and the character of the area.
Housing in the 91606 zip code where the school is located is moderately priced relative to the Los Angeles region, though still at levels where rent consumes a significant share of household income and mortgage costs are substantial relative to median household income. The area is transit-rich, with the North Hollywood Metro station at the neighborhood's heart serving the B Line subway to Downtown LA and the G Line bus rapid transit, plus a bus rapid transit corridor to Pasadena planned to open ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
At the district level, Los Angeles Unified voters approved a major school facilities bond, the largest in the district's history, to repair and upgrade aging school buildings; the measure will result in property tax increases on a multi-decade timeline, a factor for families considering a move into the district. The district has also implemented an all-day cellphone ban for students district-wide as of February 2025, a shift that affects daily school routines and parent-student communication. The district's Black Student Achievement Plan, which funds culturally responsive curriculum and added staffing at targeted schools, was restructured in 2024 to broaden eligibility and received a budget increase for the 2025-26 school year.
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