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Farmdale Elementary

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Farmdale Elementary ranks 2468 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Farmdale Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 324 students in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of consistent academic improvement.

The school has transformed from being in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools a few years ago to now performing above the state average, a turnaround that outpaces many of its neighbors. While nearby schools like Sierra Park Elementary and Huntington Drive Elementary have seen declines, Farmdale's students, particularly in upper grades, excel in mathematics, outperforming the district average. The school is exceptionally effective with its student population, achieving these results with moderate per-student spending and a significant reduction in chronic absenteeism.

Farmdale's performance is competitive even when compared to higher-performing schools like Multnomah Street Elementary and City Terrace Elementary, especially notable given its context. A striking comparison is with Emery Park Elementary in the neighboring Alhambra Unified district, which serves a community with very different needs, highlighting how district boundaries can create different educational landscapes within the same geographic area.

324

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,280

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2660 Ruth Swiggett Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-2708

(323) 222-6659

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Farmdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sereno Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

4.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,468^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

184^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	52.5	2468 of 5857	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	2354 of 5869	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	3450 of 5859	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3746 of 5883	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	5280 of 5789	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4833 of 5662	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	5380 of 5692	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	5349 of 5614	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	4945 of 5611	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	4946 of 5530	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	4497 of 5390	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	4734 of 5377	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	4892 of 5314	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	5077 of 5193	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	4512 of 5113	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	4665 of 5113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	4476 of 4818	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.5	4287 of 4822	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	3992 of 4809	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	2095 of 2585	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1906 of 2128	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	1312 of 3311	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	2989 of 3275	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2083 of 3246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	2570 of 5597	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	1664 of 5612	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	42.2	2866 of 5609	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3907 of 5635	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.4	5234 of 5492	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5035 of 5413	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	1355 of 5107	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1194 of 5107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	2242 of 5087	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	2986 of 5084	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4478 of 4963	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4034 of 4830	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	1590 of 5460	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	1519 of 5517	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	3037 of 5363	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3439 of 5264	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4491 of 5173	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	4021 of 5084	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2144 of 5628	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	3026 of 5643	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3632 of 5638	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3293 of 5663	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4584 of 5510	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4115 of 5431	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)60th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
Farmdale Elementary	Public	K-5	2660 Ruth Swiggett Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-6659	324	17	19.0	87.3%	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	293 (90.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	52.5	2468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		53.8	2354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	114	33.3		33.3	41.0	42.0	55.6				44.9	45.9	36.5	52.8				44.3							$29,280	$5,181	$24,099
Sierra Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3170 Budau Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1081	240	14	17.1	92.9%	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	220 (91.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	33.4	3686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		44.9	2870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.1%	816	26.8		26.8	17.9	35.1	39.0	35.0			32.5	28.6	35.1	36.6	20.0			31.8							$32,008	$7,494	$24,514
Huntington Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4435 North Huntington Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1336	282	17	16.5	92.9%	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	260 (92.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26.5	4276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		21.8	4704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	428	15.8		15.8	37.1	29.7	37.8	25.0			32.9	27.8	27.0	23.7	25.0			25.9	86.1				88.4		$35,694	$6,268	$29,426
El Sereno Elementary	Public	K-6	3838 Rosemead Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-3389	222	10	22.2	94.6%	6 (2.7%)	4 (1.8%)	208 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	39.8	3230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.7	2575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	655	10.3		10.3	37.9	46.3	34.5	50.0			42.5	34.5	41.5	24.1	32.1			33.9							$29,562	$5,475	$24,087
Multnomah Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 North Indiana Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-6005	322	16	20.1	73.3%	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	272 (84.5%)	20 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	82.8	1033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		77.7	1262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	229	52.2		52.2	58.9	62.1	76.1				65.0	66.1	58.6	56.5				60.6							$23,988	$4,729	$19,259
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	5243 Oakland St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-1440	169	11	15.3	92.9%	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	157 (92.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	27.4	4174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		25.1	4355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	181	12.5		12.5	20.0	32.3	34.8	29.6			30.2	33.3	35.5	33.3	17.9			29.6	85.2	85.2	92.6	88.9	85.2	88.9	$42,635	$9,079	$33,556
Glen Alta Elementary	Public	K-8	3410 Sierra St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1195	112	7	15.9	97.3%	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.4%)	100 (89.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	72.4	1502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.4%		59.5	2093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	591		35.3	34.6		50.0		63.6	91.7	47.1	57.1		50.0		54.6	25.0	29.4	37.1							$41,423	$7,158	$34,265
City Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 City Terrace Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0581	313	16	19.5	78.6%	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	275 (87.9%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	75.5	1351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		70.7	1569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	218	44.4		44.4	45.8	60.0	64.4				56.8	67.4	58.9	51.1				59.3	96.4				96.4		$24,418	$5,475	$18,943
Murchison Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Murchison St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0148	312	20	15.6	98.4%	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	294 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	45.8	2839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		35.7	3466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	627	26.9		26.9	65.8	32.7	43.4				45.7	55.3	20.0	37.7				36.2							$36,225	$7,405	$28,820
Gates Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Manitou Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-9574	450	23	19.5	93.8%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (81.3%)	66 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.5	2620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		46.3	2781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	161	36.9		36.9	39.7	34.6	45.9				40.3	54.8	35.9	39.3				43.0							$27,525	$5,598	$21,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmdale Elementary

Is Farmdale Elementary a good school?

Farmdale Elementary ranks 2468^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Farmdale Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Farmdale Elementary?

Students at Farmdale Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Farmdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farmdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Sereno Middle
High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High
High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

How many students attend Farmdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Farmdale Elementary.

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