The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in English language arts. The lowest is 14% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Noble Avenue Elementary
Noble Avenue Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade public school in North Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. It is part of Los Angeles Unified, one of the largest school districts in the country. The school sits in a dense residential section of the Valley where housing costs run well above the national average and even above the California statewide benchmark, though values in the immediate zip code edged slightly downward in the past year. Renting is also expensive, with monthly rent consuming a very high share of the median national household income. Families considering a move into the district should also know that voters recently approved a major school facilities bond, the largest in LAUSD's history, to be repaid through property tax increases that could stretch for decades, adding a meaningful long-term cost to homeownership in the district.
The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with very small shares of white, Asian, and multiracial students. The vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, one of the highest economic need indicators a school can carry. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed, so parents with children in those categories should ask the school directly about supports and caseloads.
Academic results on the 2024-25 California CAASPP assessments tell a candid story. Across third, fourth, and fifth grades, fewer than a third of students tested at or above proficiency in English language arts or math at any grade level, and science proficiency among fifth graders was lower still. Placed against other districts in Los Angeles County, the school's overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile of the county comparison set. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible from this data alone to say whether results are improving, holding steady, or declining. Parents may want to ask the school and district about specific academic support structures, intervention programs, and how student progress is tracked year to year.
One broader district-level change directly affects life at Noble Avenue: LAUSD implemented a full school-day ban on cellphones, smartwatches, and earbuds beginning in early 2025. The policy covers lunch and breaks, not just classroom time, which is a meaningful shift in how students and parents communicate during the school day. Families should understand that this is a firm district-wide rule, not a school-by-school decision.
The district also operates a Black Student Achievement Plan that funds culturally responsive curriculum, counselors, and added support staff at priority campuses. The program was restructured in 2024 to broaden eligibility beyond race following a civil-rights complaint, and funding was increased for the 2025-26 school year. Whether Noble Avenue is among the schools that receive targeted staffing and curriculum support through that program is something a parent could ask the school directly.
Program information for Noble Avenue was not available in what we reviewed, so specifics on enrichment, arts, after-school programming, or specialty instruction cannot be described here. The locale research for North Hills itself returned no usable detail, so neighborhood character, walkability, and nearby amenities are not described rather than guessed at.
What the data does give clearly is a picture of a high-need school with proficiency levels that are low by statewide standards and sit in the bottom quartile among the county districts we compared. That is a fact a parent should hold, ask about, and probe with the school rather than a conclusion about what the school can or cannot become for a specific child.
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