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Kester Avenue Elementary

(818) 787-6751

Physical Address:
5353 Kester Ave
Van Nuys, CA  91411
Mailing Address:
5353 Kester Ave.
Van Nuys, CA  91411

School Information

District:
Los Angeles Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
927

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Kester Avenue Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 43.80% 62.96% 48.34%
White 33.55% 16.67% 31.61%
Asian/Pacific 10.68% 10.27% 10.31%
Black 7.66% 10.80% 8.03%
Others 3.67% 2.98% 5.47%
American Indian 0.65% 0.48% 2.10%

Genders in Kester Avenue Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 52.32% 48.19% 46.97%
Male 47.68% 51.81% 53.03%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Kester Avenue Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 349 359 406
White 295 308 311
Asian/Pacific 100 95 99
Black 71 74 71
Others 0 31 34
American Indian 3 5 6
Total 818 872 927

Enrollment by Gender for Kester Avenue Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 412 431 485
Male 406 441 442
Total 818 872 927

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Kester Avenue Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 818 872 927
# Eligible for free lunch 335 (41%) 311 (36%) 358 (39%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 109 (13%) 119 (14%) 113 (12%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 444 (54%) 430 (49%) 471 (51%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Kester Avenue Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 818 872 927
Fulltime teachers 46.5 42.0 39.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.60 19.00 23.77
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75