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Castelar Street Elementary

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Castelar Street Elementary ranks 2585 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Castelar Street Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 626 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need area where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows a mix of strengths and challenges; it performs better than both the district and state in mathematics and has been exceptionally effective in supporting its English Language Learners, but it struggles significantly with science instruction. While the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, it maintains a notable advantage in managing chronic student absenteeism, with a rate much lower than the district average and nearby schools like Ann Street Elementary and Logan Academy of Global Ecology. Furthermore, Castelar operates with more efficient per-student spending compared to several neighboring schools with similar demographics.

When compared to other local options, Castelar is generally one of the stronger performing Los Angeles Unified schools in its immediate area. However, parents may note that higher-performing schools like Solano Avenue Elementary and the charter school PUC Milagro Charter are located nearby, demonstrating that different instructional approaches can yield different results even with similar student populations.

626

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,381

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

840 Yale St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2328

(213) 626-3674

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Castelar Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Florence Nightingale Middle
High:	Belmont Senior High
	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
	More...
	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.6%

Hispanic:

28.6%

White:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,585^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

785^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 25 pts since 2022

From top 4% (2022) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

198^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2585 of 5857	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	2232 of 5869	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	2032 of 5859	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	1731 of 5883	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	2078 of 5789	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	2343 of 5662	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	1967 of 5692	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.9	1487 of 5614	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	60.2	1925 of 5611	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.1	1672 of 5530	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.7	1550 of 5390	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	70.3	1477 of 5377	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	58.9	2044 of 5314	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	1835 of 5193	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.8	1743 of 5113	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	1631 of 5113	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	1471 of 4818	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	1616 of 4822	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	1348 of 4809	72.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	908 of 1203	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	942 of 1205	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	927 of 1190	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	850 of 1154	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	961 of 1149	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	936 of 1071	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	637 of 3162	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	966 of 3245	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	719 of 3311	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	1128 of 3275	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	976 of 3246	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2538 of 5597	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2121 of 5612	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	1757 of 5609	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1762 of 5635	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	2044 of 5492	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2515 of 5413	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3749 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3060 of 5107	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3132 of 5087	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2793 of 5084	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2730 of 4963	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3404 of 4830	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	1857 of 5460	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1662 of 5517	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	912 of 5363	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	644 of 5264	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	1102 of 5173	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	1678 of 5084	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2511 of 5628	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	2255 of 5643	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	2229 of 5638	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1701 of 5663	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	1961 of 5510	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2105 of 5431	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2457 of 2598	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	785 of 2761	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	509 of 2783	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	569 of 2781	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	96.4	102 of 2740	96.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	490 of 739	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	382 of 743	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	411 of 715	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	344 of 733	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	674 of 2533	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	535 of 2551	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	514 of 2542	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	311 of 2579	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	220 of 2531	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	694 of 2534	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	844 of 2552	66.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-50 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science23%-10 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Castelar Street Elementary	Public	K-8	840 Yale St.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 626-3674	626	31	20.1	85.5%	99 (15.8%)	16 (2.6%)	179 (28.6%)	298 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	50.1	2585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		56.1	2232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	353	19.6	33.3	22.7	50.6	43.8	38.6	45.0	74.3	61.5	48.7	63.4	47.3	28.3	34.8	35.1	40.7	44.1	95.7					$23,381	$3,952	$19,429
Ann Street Elementary	Public	K-5	126 East Bloom St.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-3194	79	5	15.8	96.2%	2 (2.5%)	14 (17.7%)	58 (73.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)					22.2					19.4		16.7					16.7						$47,572	$9,567	$38,005
Betty Plasencia Elementary	Public	K-5	1321 Cortez St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-7450	411	21	20.0	95.1%	16 (3.9%)	14 (3.4%)	360 (87.6%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	27.4	4177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		31.7	3801^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	376	19.7		19.7	28.3	29.7	39.0				32.1	32.8	28.0	24.6				28.4	94.9		94.9		95.9	$30,428	$6,125	$24,303
Solano Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	615 Solano Ave.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-4291	198	10	19.8	68.2%	33 (16.7%)	7 (3.5%)	86 (43.4%)	50 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.1%)	84.4	942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.6	969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	27	50.0		50.0	60.0	79.3	61.5	81.8			70.6	60.0	70.0	50.0	59.1			60.2	94.3			94.3		$25,399	$3,943	$21,456
PUC Milagro Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	PUC Milagro Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1786	267	12	22.2	88.0%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	258 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.4	297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		92.8	517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	220	65.2		65.2	82.6	88.4	74.5				81.6	97.8	69.8	72.3				80.2						$19,630	$2,338	$17,292
Albion Street Elementary	Public	K-6	322 South Avenue 18	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-3108	121	7	17.2	90.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	104 (86.0%)	13 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	38.1	3336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		32.2	3766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	430	35.7		35.7	13.0	45.8	71.4	37.5			39.0	12.5	37.5	21.4	37.5			26.9						$48,248	$8,124	$40,124
El Rio Community	Public, Charter	K-8	211 South Ave. 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	El Rio Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-8034	316	19	16.9	24.1%	130 (41.1%)	3 (0.9%)	125 (39.6%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.3%)	66	1792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		51.9	2458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	666	52.0		52.0	68.8	55.8	56.0	46.7			58.3	56.3	37.2	40.0	20.0			41.0						$17,493	$295	$17,198
Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	360	23	15.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	338 (93.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23.6	4537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		20.8	4790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	253	13.8	28.3	22.7	20.0	19.4	34.5	41.5	30.2	53.2	34.0	22.5	26.7	37.9	12.2	18.9	34.0	24.6						$39,675	$6,423	$33,252
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)	Public	K-5	309 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-2932	408	20	20.4	96.3%	15 (3.7%)	56 (13.7%)	326 (79.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	20.8	4758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		30.2	3912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	846	15.1		15.1	21.9	27.3	32.4				27.4	29.0	23.8	20.6				24.3	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5		$26,392	$5,188	$21,204
Logan Academy of Global Ecology	Public	K-8	1711 West Montana St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-6353	362	22	16.5	93.6%	5 (1.4%)	15 (4.1%)	325 (89.8%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33.3	3697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.9%		20	4868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	1171	26.5	26.4	26.4	20.5	33.3	38.2	40.0	47.8	45.3	38.0	24.4	47.2	17.1	35.6	19.2	22.6	27.2	90.9	95.5	95.5	92.4	95.5	$31,839	$5,108	$26,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Castelar Street Elementary

What district is Castelar Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Castelar Street Elementary a good school?

Castelar Street Elementary ranks 2585^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Castelar Street Elementary?

Students at Castelar Street Elementary are 48% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Castelar Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Castelar Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Castelar Street Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Florence Nightingale Middle
High : Belmont Senior High
High : Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
High : Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
High : Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
High : Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
High : School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

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