Van Nuys Elementary
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Ranking
- State Rank: 4 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 714 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)
From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
History
1911 - Van Nuys first opened as a country school at the same year the Van Nuys town was founded.
1912 - Van Nuys school moved to four store rooms at Van Nuys Blvd. at Victory to accomodate the additional number of students. Also, the cornerstone for the school building was started.
1913 - The school building was occupied.
1914 - Los Angeles annexed Van Nuys and the school became a Los Angeles City School.
1923 - 5 bungalows were added to make enough space to house the thousand children who attended.
1933 - The school was demolished after the earthquake. Classes were moved out to half-day sessions in ten tents and three bungalows.
1934 - The corner stone of the school was laid.
1935 - Students and staff moved in.
1937 - Auditorium was built.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.188136" lon="-118.446522" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.188075, -118.446524, 6464 Sylmar Ave
Van Nuys, CA </googlemap>
1] Head south on Van Nuys Blvd toward Blythe St.
2] Turn left at Vanowen St.
3] Turn right at Sylmar Ave.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Ina Lessem - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 98%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 0%
- Average teaching experience: 11 years
- Average teaching in district: 10 years
- First year teachers: 2%
Ethnic Diversity
- 94% Hispanic
- 2% African American
- 2% White
- 1% Filipino
- <1% American Indian/Alaska Native
- <1% Asian
Parent & Staff Comments
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About the Neighborhood
Van Nuys is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. The TV show Beverly Hills 90210 was filmed on a set in Van Nuys. Van Nuys is in the heart of the San Fernando Valley and home to about 100,000 people; the main thoroughfare, Van Nuys Boulevard, is noted for its car dealerships. It also functions similar to a "county seat" for the Valley, with its Government Center (Erwin Street Mall) containing a branch of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Van Nuys police station, the Van Nuys offices for Los Angeles City Hall, Van Nuys State Office Building and a branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Notable locations
- Van Nuys Airport, the busiest general aviation airport in the world, the 5th busiest airport in the United States, and among the 20 busiest airports in the world by aircraft movements.
- The Japanese Garden
- Sepulveda Dam
- Busch Gardens Theme Park (1964-1979)
- Van Nuys FlyAway Bus service
