Glen Alta Elementary

Glen Alta Elementary serves 116 students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Los Angeles, California. As a regular public school with a 14.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio, it operates at a scale where individual attention is built into the structure. The school earns a composite score of 9.4 out of 10, rated Exceptional.

Its growth score of 9.7 stands out even against that high baseline, meaning students here don't just perform well — they accelerate. That trajectory shows up in the rankings: Glen Alta places 41st out of 9,533 public schools statewide and 12th out of 563 schools across Los Angeles. It outperforms 100 percent of California schools, a threshold very few schools at any level reach.

Among elementary schools specifically, it ranks 40th out of 5,817 in California — a result that holds up whether you're comparing it to schools in wealthy suburbs or high-resource urban districts. For parents weighing options in the Los Angeles area, Glen Alta's combination of a small enrollment, strong academic scores, and exceptional growth data puts it in a category most schools in the state simply don't reach.

With an enrollment of 116 students, Glen Alta Elementary is a smaller school where families often find a close-knit community atmosphere. Smaller settings can mean more individual attention from teachers and staff, though they may offer fewer extracurricular options than larger schools.