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Lankershim Elementary School

Grades: K-5

Students: 326

Type: Public

6/10

GreatSchools Rating

Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1

Certified Teachers: 100%

Community Reviews

17 Reviews

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Los Angeles Unified School District

5250 Bakman Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 91601

(818) 769-3130

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Additional GreatSchools Ratings

4/10

Test Scores

4/10

Equity

Academic Progress

College Readiness

7/10

Student Growth

Community Reviews

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racial profiling (slurs being said that are unaddressed by staff), unmet iep and 504 requests, lack of contact to parents.

Posted by a community member on 3/16/2026

I truly tried to keep my child in this school, but I could not continue once it became clear how issues are handled especially for children with IEPs.The principal and staff lack integrity and routinely cover for one another instead of addressing problems honestly. Complaints are met with hostility,

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Posted by a parent on 2/6/2026

This school is a disaster. From the disgusting sidewalks full of trash, including but not limited to beer cans, soiled clothing, drug paraphernalia, USED needles, and even homeless people sleeping on the sidewalks, this isnt the worst of it. The school is extremely unorganized. The first days of sch

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Posted by a parent on 8/18/2025

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Our students have returned after a year and a half at home, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The students were not used to the structure of school at the beginning of the year, and have had to re-acclimate themselves to being at Lankershim Elementary School. Many are well below grade level, and are dea

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Posted by a principal on 4/6/2022

The office staff is very friendly, hard-working and as prompt as possible. The principal seems like she is really trying her best but may not have the best grasp on guiding teacher curriculum. Our experience with a 2nd grade teacher is the overall reason for the score. The class seemed very structur

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Posted by a parent on 12/13/2020

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Los Angeles schools - Lankershim Elementary School is located at 5250 Bakman Ave., Los Angeles CA 91601. Lankershim Elementary School is in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Lankershim Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.