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Budlong Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Budlong Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 624 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with over a third of students missing too much school—a rate higher than most nearby elementary schools like Sixty-First Street Elementary and Western Avenue Technology Magnet. This consistent pattern has contributed to the school's long-term ranking in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools.

However, the school's story is complex. It shows notable recent strength in supporting its Special Education students, yet struggles profoundly with English Language Learners and male students. Importantly, several neighboring schools, such as Gil Garcetti Learning Academy, serve similar student populations but achieve stronger academic results, demonstrating that improvement is possible in the community. For Budlong Avenue, targeted efforts to improve daily attendance and address instructional gaps for its lowest-performing student groups appear to be critical next steps.

624

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,807

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5940 South Budlong Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044-2815

(323) 750-6955

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Budlong Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Augustus Hawkins High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

African American:

15.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,846^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

449^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	19.8	4846 of 5857	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5212 of 5869	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4957 of 5859	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5306 of 5883	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	5328 of 5789	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4912 of 5662	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	4873 of 5692	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	4594 of 5614	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	4599 of 5611	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	4745 of 5530	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	4290 of 5390	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	4560 of 5377	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	4877 of 5314	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	5056 of 5193	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	4786 of 5113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	4752 of 5113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	4486 of 4818	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	4239 of 4822	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	3941 of 4809	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	516 of 569	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	454 of 593	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	551 of 661	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	541 of 663	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	511 of 747	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	461 of 700	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1912 of 2227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	2257 of 2585	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1525 of 2128	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	2984 of 3162	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	3197 of 3245	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	3267 of 3311	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3226 of 3275	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3081 of 3246	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4352 of 5597	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4377 of 5612	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4363 of 5609	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5053 of 5635	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4965 of 5492	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4447 of 5413	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3208 of 5107	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3956 of 5107	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3418 of 5087	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4047 of 5084	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4170 of 4963	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3626 of 4830	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4185 of 5460	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4639 of 5517	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4186 of 5363	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4464 of 5264	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4572 of 5173	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4102 of 5084	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4889 of 5628	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	5402 of 5643	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5106 of 5638	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5106 of 5663	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	5182 of 5510	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4924 of 5431	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1274 of 2847	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1567 of 2420	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science15%-18 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
Budlong Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5940 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-6955	624	33	18.9	96.6%	6 (1.0%)	99 (15.9%)	506 (81.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	19.8	4846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		16	5212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	366	14.9		14.9	20.6	25.0	28.3				24.8	32.7	25.5	17.5				25.0	92.1	93.9	98.3	93.9	95.6	95.6	$25,807	$6,029	$19,778
Gerald A. Lawson Academy of the Arts Math and Sci	Public	K-6	929 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3650	480	23	20.8	98.5%	5 (1.0%)	56 (11.7%)	402 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	15.7	5206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.8	5500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	294	11.5		11.5	19.7	30.5	31.2	18.8			25.8	13.2	27.1	12.8	6.3			15.5	93.5				96.7		$23,625	$5,220	$18,405
ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5029 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6997	237	10	23.7	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	87 (36.7%)	150 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.9	4235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.7	4490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	255	7.1		7.1	25.0	37.8	26.2				29.3	27.3	51.4	21.4				32.5							$25,411	$4,512	$20,899
Fifty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	816 West 51st St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-3175	606	32	18.9	98.5%	22 (3.6%)	75 (12.4%)	489 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	14	5345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		20.1	4860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	485	12.5		12.5	20.0	16.2	21.5				19.2	24.3	19.0	16.7				20.1	92.2	96.9	98.4	97.7	93.8	97.7	$27,993	$5,597	$22,396
Sixty-First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6020 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1138	541	28	19.3	98.9%	7 (1.3%)	52 (9.6%)	460 (85.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	47.6	2729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		28.9	4028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	1299	18.3		18.3	38.4	31.9	41.4	65.1			41.8	47.7	34.3	37.3	83.7			47.5	93.3			98.3	96.7		$27,410	$5,333	$22,077
Western Avenue Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	1724 West 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 295-3261	563	30	18.6	98.4%	4 (0.7%)	85 (15.1%)	434 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	21.7	4693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.4	4545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	148	16.1	22.6	18.4	19.2	33.9	23.2	39.2	38.8	39.3	30.7	24.7	23.7	10.7	29.4	16.3	19.4	21.0	91.8	95.3	96.5	95.3	92.9	95.3	$27,550	$6,849	$20,701
Gil Garcetti Learning Academy	Public	K-6	612 West 68th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2133	519	26	19.9	98.3%	2 (0.4%)	56 (10.8%)	450 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	40.2	3201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.6	2699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	502	13.6		13.6	32.1	55.6	29.6	53.7			40.3	33.8	52.4	25.0	43.9			37.2	96.2	97.1		98.1	98.1		$27,685	$5,715	$21,970
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center	Public	K-2	1017 West 47th St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8911	96	4	24.0	87.5%	4 (4.2%)	10 (10.4%)	81 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$60,363	$12,648	$47,715
Raymond Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7511 Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1183	457	22	21.2	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	114 (24.9%)	329 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	35	3584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		31.2	3837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	253	6.5		6.5	27.4	46.9	39.0				37.4	37.3	49.3	24.7				36.5	81.5	91.3	94.6	87.0	90.2	90.2	$26,752	$5,393	$21,359
Invictus Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4928 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Invictus Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 792-4403	161	8	20.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	72 (44.7%)	87 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19.7	4848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		4.7	5862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	1014	5.9	14.3	9.7	38.5	20.0	23.5	25.0		14.3	24.0	34.6	13.3	11.8	12.5		0.0	15.6							$19,841	$4,792	$15,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Budlong Avenue Elementary

What district is Budlong Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Budlong Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Budlong Avenue Elementary.

Is Budlong Avenue Elementary a good school?

Budlong Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Budlong Avenue Elementary?

Students at Budlong Avenue Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Budlong Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Budlong Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : Augustus Hawkins High

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