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Century Park Elementary

Public Grades K-5
3365th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of California elementary schools
Summary

Century Park Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 256 students in Inglewood, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it has shown a remarkable academic turnaround over the past several years.

The school's story is one of significant improvement, having climbed from the very bottom of statewide rankings to now performing better than 43% of California elementary schools. This progress is especially notable in mathematics, where student proficiency now exceeds the state average, and in the strong performance of several student subgroups. While challenges remain in English Language Arts and science, and chronic absenteeism is still a concern, the school has made dramatic gains in getting students to class regularly, which correlates with its academic rise. This improvement trajectory stands out compared to some neighboring schools like Manhattan Place Elementary and Woodworth-Monroe Academy, which have struggled to show similar progress.

When looking at nearby schools in other districts, Century Park's performance is solid within its challenging context. It is outperformed by York in the Hawthorne district academically but shows a more effective use of resources than some higher-spending peers. The school's journey demonstrates that focused strategies can lead to meaningful gains, even as work continues to ensure consistent performance across all grade levels and to fully support every student's needs.

256
Students ?
18.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,013
Per pupil spending ?
97.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10935 South Spinning Ave.
       Inglewood, CA  90303-2599

(323) 757-8231

District: Los Angeles Unified


Students who attend Century Park Elementary usually attend:

High:    George Washington Preparatory High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.7%
African American:
43.8%
Two or more races:
7.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Science scores 14 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg39%
California avg41%
3,365th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 42 pts since 2015
From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
279th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified
791st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.73365 of 585742.5%★★☆☆☆
202446.52765 of 586952.9%★★★☆☆
202349.72545 of 585956.6%★★★☆☆
202222.44611 of 588321.6%★☆☆☆☆
20196.45715 of 57891.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.85271 of 56626.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.85299 of 56926.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.35421 of 56143.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.75567 of 56110.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201337.23509 of 553036.5%★★☆☆☆
201231.13869 of 539028.2%★☆☆☆☆
201133.83694 of 537731.3%★★☆☆☆
201016.44819 of 53149.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.45027 of 51933.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.75017 of 51131.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200720.24279 of 511316.3%★☆☆☆☆
20069.84640 of 48183.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200517.14158 of 482213.8%★☆☆☆☆
200416.04269 of 480911.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.2161 of 56971.7%★★★★☆
202481.670 of 59388.2%★★★★☆
202378.5105 of 66184.1%★★★★☆
202245.0304 of 66354.1%★★★☆☆
201921.0651 of 74712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3536 of 70023.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202540.33069 of 559745.2%★★☆☆☆
202444.72751 of 561251.0%★★★☆☆
202361.41884 of 560966.4%★★★☆☆
202237.63154 of 563544.0%★★☆☆☆
201910.25303 of 54923.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.24966 of 54138.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202559.11759 of 510765.6%★★★☆☆
202471.21129 of 510777.9%★★★★☆
202373.51014 of 508780.1%★★★★☆
202238.63011 of 508440.8%★★☆☆☆
201912.34778 of 49633.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201832.73371 of 483030.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202551.82313 of 546057.6%★★★☆☆
202461.01730 of 551768.6%★★★☆☆
202364.71493 of 536372.2%★★★★☆
202231.83690 of 526429.9%★☆☆☆☆
20198.15097 of 51731.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.64562 of 508410.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.63358 of 562840.3%★★☆☆☆
202448.02572 of 564354.4%★★★☆☆
202336.43308 of 563841.3%★★☆☆☆
202213.65336 of 56635.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.95492 of 55100.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.75047 of 54317.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202535.21697 of 284740.4%★★☆☆☆
202322.12096 of 242013.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)72nd percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school
Female (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)40th percentile~ school
Male (2025)40th percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics38%~ state avg
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state
Science18%-14 vs state

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Students at Century Park Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 44% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Century Park Elementary ranks 3365th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Century Park Elementary.

Students who attend Century Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : George Washington Preparatory High


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