Bushnell Way Elementary vs Canfield Avenue Elementary

Canfield Avenue Elementary ranks #17 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 0.2% statewide. Bushnell Way Elementary ranks #39 of 9,533 — still an exceptional standing, top 0.4% statewide. Both schools are strong performers in absolute terms, but the 22-position gap in state rank reflects meaningful differences in how each school performs on California's full accountability framework.

Academically, Canfield Avenue Elementary scores 9.7/10 versus Bushnell Way Elementary's 8.0/10 — a 1.7-point gap that reflects higher tested proficiency rates. The growth picture flips: Bushnell Way Elementary earns a perfect 10.0/10 growth score against Canfield Avenue Elementary's 9.8/10, indicating that students at Bushnell Way are advancing at a slightly faster rate relative to their starting points. A family weighing current achievement levels against academic momentum will find these two schools pulling in opposite directions on those two dimensions.

The demographic and structural differences between the schools are substantial. Bushnell Way Elementary enrolls 159 students with a 14.5:1 student-teacher ratio and 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Canfield Avenue Elementary enrolls 296 students — nearly twice as many — at a 21.1:1 ratio, with 49% of students on free or reduced-price lunch. Bushnell Way Elementary's smaller class sizes give each student more direct teacher access, while its higher free/reduced lunch rate reflects a student body facing greater socioeconomic pressure, making its near-perfect growth score particularly notable.

Both schools serve grades KG through 05, so families with children in those grade bands will find full elementary coverage at either campus. The 12.1 miles separating the two schools puts them in distinct Los Angeles neighborhoods, meaning geography will naturally filter most families toward one or the other. The structural difference — a 159-student intimate campus versus a 296-student mid-size school — is the most durable practical distinction for daily school-life experience.