Kester Avenue Elementary

5353 Kester Ave., Van Nuys, 91411

A most effective school, according to The Times “value-added” analysis.

Each school’s rating was based on the performance of all students who took the California Standards Tests in math and English between 2003-04 to 2009-10. Value-added measures the difference between the expected progress of the student body and its actual performance. It is designed to estimate what the school contributes to students’ learning. By contrast, the state’s Academic Performance Index measures students’ achievement level, which is tied closely to students’ socio-economic background.

Overall effectiveness

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Math effectiveness

English effectiveness

API: 878/1000

Learn more about test scores and demographics at Kester Avenue Elementary using the The Times’ California Schools Guide ».

Faculty

This faculty list includes nearly all third-through fifth-grade classroom instructors who have taught at the school at some point during the 2004-05 to 2009-10 school years. Some teachers have retired or left the school.

School years / Grade taught
Teacher 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Adamian, Christine
4th
Arsalan, Frozan
4th
4th
4th
4th
4th
5th
5th
Astorga, Adriana
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Baba, Donalynn
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Ballman, Meggan
3rd
3rd
Benbassat, Andrea
4th
4th
4th
Burgess, Sharon
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Di Lorenzo, Jennifer
4th
Dorsey, Irene
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Ekmekji, Rhoda
5th
5th
4th
Elston, Shelia
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
Hansen, Joanna
5th
5th
Holmes Mahl, Rachel
3rd
3rd
3rd
5th
Hong, Jennie
5th
Hovsepian, Maral
4th
Hung, Sherry
5th
5th
Inouye, Patricia
4th
4th
4th
Jacksier, Jennifer
4th
4th
4th
Jacobs, Nancy
4th
4th
4th
4th
4th
4th
Jefferson, Barbara
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Karapetian, Christina
4/5
Landrum, Marie Lise
3rd
Lustig, Brenda
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Merin, Hyla
3rd
3rd
3rd
Perez, Monica
5th
Pope, Jane
4th
4th
4th
Ray, Valerie
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
Schaffer, Gregory
4th
4th
4th
4th
4th
4th
4th
Shubitz, Susan
3rd
3rd
3rd
Smiley, Barbara
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
Weaker, Jenna
5th
5th
5th
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