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Also appealing to families is the Kester Avenue Elementary School, serving children through fifth grade and scoring 876 out of a possible 1,000 on the 2005 Academic Performance Index Base Report. Part of the L.A. Unified School District, the Richard Neutra-designed school, among the first built with separate buildings, boasts the highest API score of Sherman Oaks area elementary schools. Van Nuys Middle School and Van Nuys High School scored 638 and 639, respectively.





Historical values



Residential resales:

Year...Median Price

1990...$260,750

1995...$200,000

2000...$283,000

2005...$625,000

*2006...$669,250

*Year to date




Sources: DataQuick Information Systems; api.cde.ca.gov; www .neighborhoodlink.com/

shermanoaks/magnoliawoods/.