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Fifteenth Street Elementary

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Fifteenth Street Elementary ranks 3905 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fifteenth Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 353 students in San Pedro, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges but shows recent improvement and notable strengths in supporting specific student groups.

Academically, the school ranks in the bottom third of California schools, with proficiency rates in English and math around 32%, which are substantially lower than many nearby schools like Park Western Place Elementary and White Point Elementary. The student population is overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged, and the school operates with less per-student funding than several comparable schools in the area, such as Cabrillo Avenue Elementary. However, performance has been trending upward over the past three years, and chronic absenteeism has been cut nearly in half since the pandemic.

Despite overall challenges, Fifteenth Street Elementary demonstrates real effectiveness with vulnerable populations, ranking very high for its support of English Language Learners and Special Education students. The school shows a significant performance gap between male and female students, and there are inconsistencies in achievement across grade levels, with math scores dropping sharply by 5th grade. While concentrated poverty presents a major hurdle, the school's recent progress and specialized program successes suggest a foundation to build upon.

353

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,005

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1527 South Mesa St.
San Pedro, CA 90731-4834

(310) 547-3323

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Fifteenth Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard Henry Dana Middle
High:	San Pedro Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

African American:

3.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,905^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

357^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	30.7	3905 of 5857	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4167 of 5869	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4624 of 5859	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3604 of 5883	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3726 of 5789	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	2885 of 5662	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	2829 of 5692	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.5	3048 of 5614	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4618 of 5611	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.2	3369 of 5530	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	2999 of 5390	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	3549 of 5377	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.4	4272 of 5314	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	4255 of 5193	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	3924 of 5113	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	3653 of 5113	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	3431 of 4818	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.8	3115 of 4822	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.4	3908 of 4809	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.4	1567 of 2585	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1696 of 2128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.7	519 of 3162	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.7	1845 of 3245	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3017 of 3311	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	1261 of 3275	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1535 of 3246	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	4528 of 5597	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4160 of 5612	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4596 of 5609	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	2997 of 5635	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3881 of 5492	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2675 of 5413	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	2949 of 5107	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3430 of 5107	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3601 of 5087	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	2935 of 5084	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2747 of 4963	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	1422 of 4830	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3096 of 5460	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3578 of 5517	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3612 of 5363	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	2473 of 5264	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2659 of 5173	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	1585 of 5084	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3204 of 5628	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3869 of 5643	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4337 of 5638	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3980 of 5663	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3292 of 5510	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2936 of 5431	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	791 of 2847	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	36.9	1471 of 2635	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science18%-15 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Fifteenth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1527 South Mesa St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 547-3323	353	18	19.6	95.5%	11 (3.1%)	12 (3.4%)	317 (89.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	30.7	3905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		27.4	4167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	262	17.5	17.5	33.3	23.1	41.1	32.1	50.0	26.2	17.5	32.5	94.2				96.5		$23,005	$5,121	$17,884
Cabrillo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	732 South Cabrillo Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-6446	303	16	18.9	92.4%	5 (1.7%)	27 (8.9%)	252 (83.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	58	2165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		32.2	3761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.9%	1596	29.6	29.6	48.9	43.2	56.1	49.2	32.6	60.4	52.4	48.5	96.0			96.0		97.3	$32,041	$5,700	$26,341
Leland Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2120 South Leland St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-0505	418	20	20.9	83.5%	26 (6.2%)	25 (6.0%)	315 (75.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.0%)	36.1	3471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		30.6	3884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	413	22.9	22.9	26.2	34.3	50.0	37.4	27.9	35.8	35.2	33.2							$26,167	$4,856	$21,311
Point Fermin Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Kerckhoff Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-2649	304	14	21.7	61.2%	53 (17.4%)	21 (6.9%)	183 (60.2%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	86	875^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		72.6	1467^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.0%	592	52.4	52.4	63.1	71.4	64.3	65.8	69.2	69.1	59.5	66.4	76.3	84.8	91.5	78.0	86.4	86.4	$21,117	$2,822	$18,295
Barton Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	423 North Pacific Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 547-2471	329	17	19.3	95.7%	4 (1.2%)	52 (15.8%)	266 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	24.1	4490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.7	4393^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	97	5.6	5.6	29.4	27.9	22.2	26.5	27.5	47.5	14.8	30.7	94.1						$30,158	$5,868	$24,290
Bandini Street Elementary	Public	K-5	425 North Bandini St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-4593	232	11	21.0	87.5%	6 (2.6%)	11 (4.7%)	193 (83.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	58.6	2139^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.5%		32.8	3709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.8%	1570	14.3	14.3	42.9	50.0	46.4	46.6	60.7	62.5	46.4	56.8	86.2	92.3	93.9	90.8	90.8	92.3	$33,520	$6,337	$27,183
Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration Magnet	Public	K-5	1570 West Seventh St.	San Pedro	90732	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-1538	306	15	20.4	73.5%	24 (7.8%)	12 (3.9%)	248 (81.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	61.3	2004^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%		49.1	2607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	603	26.8	26.8	54.4	51.0	48.8	51.5	54.4	46.0	51.2	50.4	97.4				97.4		$29,126	$5,257	$23,869
White Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Silvius Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 833-5232	314	17	18.4	38.9%	82 (26.1%)	23 (7.3%)	132 (42.0%)	17 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	54 (17.2%)	75	1366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		72.5	1473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	107	47.9	47.9	63.4	46.9	79.2	65.3	53.7	34.4	64.6	52.9							$23,638	$3,014	$20,624
Park Western Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1214 Park Western Pl.	San Pedro	90732	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 833-3591	528	25	21.1	66.7%	45 (8.5%)	27 (5.1%)	314 (59.5%)	73 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.1%)	87.1	818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		83	1038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	220	51.8	51.8	65.4	63.2	70.6	66.4	69.2	70.1	65.9	68.4							$23,974	$3,405	$20,569
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet	Public	K-5	1946 West Crestwood St.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-8130	289	13	22.2	73.0%	37 (12.8%)	33 (11.4%)	178 (61.6%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.4%)	54.8	2321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		54	2347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	26	31.8	31.8	47.4	38.6	45.5	43.7	56.4	59.1	31.8	48.8							$28,122	$4,633	$23,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Fifteenth Street Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fifteenth Street Elementary?

Students at Fifteenth Street Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Fifteenth Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Fifteenth Street Elementary a good school?

Fifteenth Street Elementary ranks 3905^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fifteenth Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Fifteenth Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fifteenth Street Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Richard Henry Dana Middle
High : San Pedro Senior High

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