Sylmar Elementary

Sylmar Elementary serves 415 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Sylmar, California, earning a composite score of 9.1 out of 10 — rated Exceptional by MySchoolScout. The school ranks first among all 13 public schools in Sylmar and outperforms 98% of California public schools, a standing that reflects consistent, measurable performance across multiple data dimensions. Academic scores sit at 8.1 out of 10, but the school's most striking figure is its growth score of 9.7 — indicating that students here advance faster than peers at comparable schools.

That trajectory puts Sylmar Elementary 145th among 5,817 California elementary schools, a top-3% finish in a large and competitive field. Growth at this level tells parents the school isn't just serving high-performing students well; it is actively moving all students forward. With a student-teacher ratio of 18.9 to 1, the school operates at a moderate class size by California standards.

It carries no selective enrollment requirements — these results come from a standard neighborhood public school. Families in Sylmar searching for strong academic momentum without an application process or lottery have a clear top local option here.