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Cowan Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Cowan Avenue Elementary a good school?

Cowan Avenue Elementary ranks 1561 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cowan Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 377 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its strong academic performance and significant improvement in recent years.

The school stands out for achieving test scores in English and Math that are well above both the district and state averages, which is particularly impressive given that over 60% of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. For comparison, nearby schools like Westport Heights Elementary and Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet, which serve similar student populations, have significantly lower proficiency rates. Cowan Avenue also operates efficiently, spending less per student than many surrounding schools while maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio that allows for more individual attention.

While the school's trajectory is positive, moving from a 2-star to a 4-star rating, it does face a notable challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than at neighboring schools like Kentwood Elementary and WISH Community. Performance can vary between grade levels, with exceptional strength in 6th-grade English and 3rd-grade Math. Overall, Cowan Avenue represents a compelling option for families, demonstrating it can deliver solid academic results and effective support for its students within the public school system.

377

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,189

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7615 Cowan Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90045-1206

(310) 645-1973

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.7%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Two or more races:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,561^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd 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	70.9	1561 of 5857	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	1835 of 5869	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	2129 of 5859	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	1463 of 5883	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	1132 of 5789	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	938 of 5662	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	1337 of 5692	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	58.2	2077 of 5614	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.3	3053 of 5611	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.3	1818 of 5530	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	1854 of 5390	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	1737 of 5377	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	2735 of 5314	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	2114 of 5193	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.3	1840 of 5113	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.5	1659 of 5113	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.8	1075 of 4818	77.7%	★★★★☆
2005	54.7	1967 of 4822	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	1353 of 4809	71.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	24 of 569	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	20 of 593	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	38 of 661	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	16 of 663	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	4 of 747	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	7 of 700	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	1496 of 5597	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	1995 of 5612	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	2253 of 5609	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	1514 of 5635	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	1338 of 5492	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	794 of 5413	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	679 of 5107	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	1152 of 5087	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1215 of 5460	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	1360 of 5517	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	1559 of 5363	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	775 of 5264	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	154 of 5173	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	131 of 5084	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1726 of 5628	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	1593 of 5643	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	2006 of 5638	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	1437 of 5663	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	942 of 5510	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	1174 of 5431	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2024)87th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Great school, EXCELLENT Gifted & High Ability Magnet program. Too bad it only goes from 3rd-6th. The 6th Grade Magnet is the absolute very best class I could have ever asked for. The teacher, Mrs. Gaines-Jones, is far beyond OUTSTANDING. She inspires and motivates each of her children to strive and achieve their greatest potential. The calculation of the separate Cowan's Gifted Magnet API is actually much higher, in the mid-900s! My 2 children have been here since Kindergarten and both are performing extremely well in school and on the standardized tests. Like most a schools, you get select few parents who seem to have challenges and more personal issues, but overall I think it is a quality school with a very family oriented environment compared to most schools. Close Quote

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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
Cowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7615 Cowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-1973	377	21	17.9	63.4%	6 (1.6%)	229 (60.7%)	70 (18.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	70.9	1561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		64.8	1835^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.7%	274	31.6		31.6	65.5	52.3	52.6	75.0			57.8	70.7	47.7	51.8	66.7			57.1							$22,189	$3,264	$18,925
WISH Community	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	WISH Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 642-9474	860	43	19.3	17.0%	289 (33.6%)	133 (15.5%)	243 (28.3%)	64 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (14.8%)	92.4	517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.1	563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	46	65.8	45.2	54.7	78.7	80.3	78.2	75.4	67.0	59.6	72.6	70.7	77.6	70.5	53.9	50.5	48.9	60.5	98.4						$15,325	$515	$14,810
Kentwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Emerson Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 670-8977	352	16	22.0	30.4%	125 (35.5%)	52 (14.8%)	80 (22.7%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (24.4%)	96.2	225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		85.3	940^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	715	70.0		70.0	86.4	80.4	76.7				81.6	93.2	74.5	73.3				80.8							$25,622	$4,020	$21,602
Playa del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	12221 Juniette St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-3560	272	12	22.6	41.9%	68 (25.0%)	31 (11.4%)	105 (38.6%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.3%)	80.5	1137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		85.5	930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	207	41.5		41.5	63.0	83.7	61.0				69.2	60.9	79.1	43.9				61.5	90.9			90.9		94.6	$22,333	$2,874	$19,459
Westport Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 West 79th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-5611	166	9	18.4	81.9%	11 (6.6%)	55 (33.1%)	60 (36.1%)	15 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.1%)	29.6	3992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		47.9	2673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	1319	18.9		18.9	40.9	34.6	27.8				33.3	45.5	36.0	13.9				28.9	92.0						$30,025	$5,256	$24,769
Playa Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	13150 West Bluff Creek Dr.	Playa Vista	90094	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 228-1800	488	22	22.1	21.7%	148 (30.3%)	72 (14.8%)	84 (17.2%)	72 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (22.7%)	86.2	865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		83.5	1018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	153	52.6		52.6	79.7	62.1	69.6				70.8	81.3	62.1	49.1				64.8	92.9				96.5		$18,655	$2,607	$16,048
Goethe International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Goethe International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-3484	479	23	20.6	25.1%	165 (34.4%)	82 (17.1%)	144 (30.1%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.8%)	77.9	1243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		87	863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	380	57.7	44.0	51.0	58.8	59.6	73.1	59.3	51.9	66.0	61.4	62.8	78.9	57.7	25.5	30.8	44.0	49.7							$13,378	$535	$12,843
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	8821 Villanova Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 670-0480	161	9	17.8	78.9%	1 (0.6%)	109 (67.7%)	39 (24.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	23.9	4510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		35.4	3484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	1026	20.0		20.0	23.8	37.5	34.3				33.0	19.1	21.9	20.0				20.5							$36,099	$5,312	$30,787
El Marino Elementary	Public	K-5	11450 Port Rd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4241	795	36	22.0	18.6%	121 (15.2%)	19 (2.4%)	316 (39.7%)	156 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (23.0%)	88.8	723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.1	860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	137	43.5		43.5	64.9	75.4	71.9				70.5	75.6	81.4	67.0				74.7							$18,883	$667	$18,216
Braddock Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4711 Inglewood Blvd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-6707	541	26	20.8	59.7%	40 (7.4%)	28 (5.2%)	193 (35.7%)	163 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (21.4%)	86.4	853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.4%		90.3	690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	163	57.7		57.7	60.9	72.8	68.3				67.3	67.8	66.7	56.7				63.2	90.4	94.2	96.2	94.2	94.2	96.2	$21,171	$3,975	$17,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Cowan Avenue Elementary

Is Cowan Avenue Elementary a good school?

Cowan Avenue Elementary ranks 1561^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cowan Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Cowan Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Cowan Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cowan Avenue Elementary?

Students at Cowan Avenue Elementary are 61% African American, 19% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 2% White.

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