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Bonita Street Elementary

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Bonita Street Elementary ranks 2253 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bonita Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Carson, California, serving 386 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bonita Street Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 44.51% of Bonita Street students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.45% for Los Angeles Unified and 48.81% for California. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Bonita Street Elementary's academic performance lags behind nearby schools, such as Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary, Carson Street Elementary, and Catskill Avenue Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance.

399

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,378

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21929 Bonita St.
Carson, CA 90745-3406

(310) 834-8588

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Bonita Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Andrew Carnegie Middle
High:	Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High
	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High
	Carson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

Asian:

21.3%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,253^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	2253 of 5857	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	2960 of 5869	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3922 of 5859	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	4088 of 5883	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4727 of 5789	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	3105 of 5662	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	3734 of 5692	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.4	2753 of 5614	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.3	2896 of 5611	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	2702 of 5530	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.8	3608 of 5390	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.6	3647 of 5377	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.8	3183 of 5314	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	2841 of 5193	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.1	2655 of 5113	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	2647 of 5113	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.4	2418 of 4818	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.2	2587 of 4822	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	2552 of 4809	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	600 of 663	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	452 of 747	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.0	136 of 700	80.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.2	2053 of 2585	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1619 of 2128	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	3115 of 3245	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1730 of 5597	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2715 of 5612	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	3912 of 5609	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3855 of 5635	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4446 of 5492	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3184 of 5413	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	1840 of 5107	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	2889 of 5107	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4063 of 5087	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4302 of 5084	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4456 of 4963	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2899 of 4830	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1538 of 5460	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	3095 of 5517	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3335 of 5363	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3863 of 5264	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4371 of 5173	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2708 of 5084	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2668 of 5628	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	2974 of 5643	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3640 of 5638	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3986 of 5663	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4589 of 5510	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2871 of 5431	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1298 of 2847	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	2064 of 2420	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile~ school

African American (2022)10th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	21929 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-8588	399	19	21.0	77.9%	5 (1.3%)	47 (11.8%)	232 (58.1%)	85 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	20 (5.0%)	55.8	2253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%		43.5	2960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.6%	707	44.3		44.3	32.0	43.4	55.7				44.5	36.0	52.8	42.6				43.9	97.5				97.5		$25,378	$4,458	$20,920
Dolores Street Elementary	Public	K-5	22526 Dolores St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-2565	370	17	21.7	85.1%	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.0%)	241 (65.1%)	52 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	47.9	2704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%		40.6	3148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	444	33.3		33.3	37.5	47.0	43.9				43.1	35.7	59.1	24.2				39.9							$25,656	$4,124	$21,532
Carson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	161 East Carson St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-4508	623	28	22.2	68.2%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.7%)	366 (58.7%)	121 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	54 (8.7%)	72.9	1477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		67.4	1709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	232	49.5		49.5	53.9	61.5	66.7				60.5	52.9	50.9	44.1				49.5							$21,066	$4,160	$16,906
Del Amo Elementary	Public	K-5	21228 Water St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-5351	285	15	19.0	75.4%	5 (1.8%)	35 (12.3%)	166 (58.2%)	59 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	50.2	2584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		53.8	2353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	231	30.6		30.6	41.7	42.6	33.3				39.5	60.0	41.7	41.7				47.1	93.4	95.1	96.7	96.7	93.4	96.7	$26,289	$4,968	$21,321
Catskill Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	23536 Catskill Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-7241	419	21	19.9	90.2%	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.2%)	339 (80.9%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	59.4	2095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		47.5	2703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	608	30.2		30.2	45.3	55.4	46.9				48.9	53.1	57.9	39.1				49.7	93.2	98.3	97.4	94.9	96.6	97.4	$25,817	$4,508	$21,309
Caroldale Learning Community	Public	K-8	22424 Caroldale Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8570	620	35	17.9	77.9%	11 (1.8%)	56 (9.0%)	296 (47.7%)	176 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	68 (11.0%)	56.2	2245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		59.6	2082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	163	30.2	20.3	26.0	46.5	47.0	50.6	48.7	62.7	56.3	51.5	46.6	50.8	39.5	40.3	54.2	40.6	44.8	96.0				97.3		$22,051	$4,240	$17,811
Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary	Public	K-5	23240 Archibald Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-8710	413	19	21.7	64.6%	7 (1.7%)	18 (4.4%)	237 (57.4%)	101 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.1%)	79.6	1174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		71.6	1522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	348	40.0		40.0	70.0	69.6	55.7				64.5	71.7	67.9	49.3				62.2	96.0						$22,101	$4,127	$17,974
Van Deene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	826 West Javelin St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8680	320	15	21.3	80.3%	13 (4.1%)	13 (4.1%)	242 (75.6%)	42 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	68.6	1662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		46.4	2768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	1106	32.6		32.6	55.0	51.2	76.7	56.5			60.0	57.5	43.9	55.8	39.1			48.8							$24,001	$4,118	$19,883
Annalee Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	19410 South Annalee Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 537-4740	194	10	19.4	77.8%	0 (0.0%)	152 (78.4%)	25 (12.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.2%)	53.2	2412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		56.5	2207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	205	44.8		44.8	23.5	51.4	72.4				48.0	29.4	43.2	41.4				38.0							$32,360	$4,457	$27,903
Broad Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	24815 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3118	441	24	18.3	85.3%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	395 (89.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	47.2	2745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		39.2	3226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	481	21.4		21.4	39.4	41.8	45.7				42.3	43.7	46.3	41.4				43.8	95.9						$26,653	$5,548	$21,105

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonita Street Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bonita Street Elementary?

Students at Bonita Street Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

What district is Bonita Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Bonita Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Bonita Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bonita Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonita Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andrew Carnegie Middle
High : Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High
High : Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High
High : Carson Senior High

Is Bonita Street Elementary a good school?

Bonita Street Elementary ranks 2253^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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