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Best Elementary Schools
in Glendale Unified

This page covers 20 elementary schools in Glendale Unified. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Dunsmore Elementary
Grades KG–06562 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
22.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
2
rank
Glenoaks Elementary
Grades KG–06490 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
23.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
57/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
3
rank
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Grades KG–06509 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
23.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
4
rank
John C. Fremont Elementary
Grades KG–06589 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
23.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
5
rank
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Grades KG–06594 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
23.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
6
rank
Mark Keppel Elementary
Grades KG–05918 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
25.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
57/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Verdugo Woodlands Elementary
Grades KG–06623 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
25.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
8
rank
Valley View Elementary
Grades KG–06455 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
25.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
9
rank
Monte Vista Elementary
Grades KG–06695 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
25.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
10
rank
Mountain Avenue Elementary
Grades KG–06555 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,462/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
26.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,462
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
10 more elementary schools in Glendale Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
20
Elementary Schools
32
Total Schools
53
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Dunsmore Elementary
Score: 53/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.