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Franklin Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Avenue Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school in the Los Angeles Unified school district, serving 387 students and ranking in the 97th percentile among all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with over 85% of students proficient in English and over 78% proficient in Math, far exceeding both district and state averages. A key strength is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.3%, which is less than half the district average and contributes significantly to student success. This high performance is consistent across all student groups, and the school achieves these outstanding results while spending less per student than many neighboring schools, highlighting the effectiveness of its teaching and school culture.

Franklin Avenue forms a notable cluster of excellence with nearby Ivanhoe Elementary, as both schools share similarly high test scores and low absenteeism despite efficient budgets. In contrast, other nearby schools like Dayton Heights Elementary and Grant Elementary spend significantly more per student but have much lower academic proficiency. This demonstrates that within the same area, school-level factors such as attendance initiatives and instructional quality can create vastly different educational outcomes.

387

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,011

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1910 North Commonwealth Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027-2800

(323) 663-0320

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Franklin Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet
High:	John Marshall Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

Two or more races:

28.7%

Hispanic:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg39%

California avg41%

161^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	96.9	161 of 5857	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	379 of 5869	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	634 of 5859	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	706 of 5883	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	549 of 5789	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	613 of 5662	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.6	888 of 5692	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	85.2	885 of 5614	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	87.2	770 of 5611	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	85.7	717 of 5530	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.9	680 of 5390	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	87.3	618 of 5377	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	857 of 5314	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.1	946 of 5193	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	81.0	927 of 5113	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	1154 of 5113	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	56.6	1894 of 4818	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.4	1897 of 4822	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	1640 of 4809	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	163 of 5597	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	385 of 5612	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	1024 of 5609	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	978 of 5635	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	509 of 5492	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	777 of 5413	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	133 of 5107	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.3	742 of 5107	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	340 of 5087	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	402 of 5084	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	331 of 4963	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	556 of 4830	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	188 of 5460	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	430 of 5517	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	934 of 5363	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	1348 of 5264	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	332 of 5173	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	847 of 5084	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	181 of 5628	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	394 of 5643	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	334 of 5638	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	503 of 5663	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	567 of 5510	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	92.1	441 of 5431	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	79 of 718	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	82 of 2598	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	120 of 2651	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	698 of 2661	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	489 of 2726	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	626 of 2834	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	621 of 2737	77.3%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

Science73%+40 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

We love this school so much! My daughter just finished kindergarten and it is everything a great neighborhood school should be. People don't realize schools like this exist in LAUSD, and we have it all at Franklin. Very involved parent community, excellent after-school programming and arts and music activities, great community events, attentive and nurturing teachers, and kids who love to learn! And the families are so kind and welcoming, it's a wonderful community. We are so glad we get 5 more years here! 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 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 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 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
Franklin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1910 North Commonwealth Ave.	Los Angeles	90027	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-0320	387	16	24.1	25.6%	166 (42.9%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (18.9%)	36 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (28.7%)	96.9	161^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		94.5	379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	218	73.1	73.1	86.2	86.0	83.3		85.1	84.6	79.0	71.2		78.2	95.1						$17,011	$2,502	$14,509
Los Feliz Science/Technical/Engineer/Math/Medicine Magnet	Public	K-5	1740 North New Hampshire Ave.	Los Angeles	90027	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-0674	428	19	22.5	81.1%	138 (32.2%)	6 (1.4%)	208 (48.6%)	51 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	53	2431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		60.1	2058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	373	23.7	23.7	46.8	47.3	57.9		50.9	45.3	42.9	36.8		41.5							$19,721	$3,790	$15,931
Lexington Avenue Primary Center	Public	K-2	4564 West Lexington Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-2884	113	7	16.1	93.8%	5 (4.4%)	8 (7.1%)	89 (78.8%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)																			$42,001	$7,730	$34,271
Ivanhoe Elementary	Public	K-5	2828 Herkimer St.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 664-0051	426	18	23.6	17.8%	186 (43.7%)	7 (1.6%)	57 (13.4%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (31.5%)	96.5	195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.8	513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	318	76.0	76.0	85.5	75.0	85.3		82.2	85.5	80.3	69.3		77.8	94.6	96.4		96.4	96.4	96.4	$16,587	$2,133	$14,454
Lockwood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4345 Lockwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 662-2101	285	15	18.9	96.5%	13 (4.6%)	8 (2.8%)	237 (83.2%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	34.7	3608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		31.3	3824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	216	28.3	28.3	31.4	27.5	47.1	50.0	39.6	29.0	19.5	22.6	31.6	25.3	91.7	93.8		93.8	93.8		$31,207	$5,987	$25,220
Micheltorena Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1511 Micheltorena St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 661-2125	388	20	19.4	39.9%	118 (30.4%)	4 (1.0%)	173 (44.6%)	22 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (17.8%)	77.4	1267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		76.6	1310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.7%	43	45.8	45.8	71.2	62.5	62.7		65.4	73.1	53.2	39.0		54.4	97.0	97.0			97.0		$23,758	$4,052	$19,706
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	1133 North Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-2158	277	15	18.4	96.4%	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.5%)	236 (85.2%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	29.8	3982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		28.5	4068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	86	20.5	20.5	18.6	40.5	48.7		35.3	22.2	31.6	25.6		26.2	96.4	96.4			96.4	96.4	$34,611	$7,942	$26,669
Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 West Virginia Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-7700	288	15	19.2	96.5%	22 (7.6%)	5 (1.7%)	240 (83.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	38.6	3309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		33.4	3643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	334	14.9	14.9	20.4	64.9	40.0		39.7	21.6	58.5	31.9		36.0	96.4		96.4	96.4	96.4		$28,739	$5,863	$22,876
Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-6	3955 Glenfeliz Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 666-1431	189	10	19.8	74.1%	31 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	127 (67.2%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.4%)	62	1963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		46.3	2775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.7%	812	34.6	34.6	20.0	75.0	48.2	77.3	54.1	45.0	68.8	30.8	59.1	48.8							$32,632	$4,404	$28,228
Dayton Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	607 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 661-3308	214	12	17.8	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	193 (90.2%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	2562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		59.6	2083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	479	9.3	9.3	51.2	57.1	46.5		51.3	54.8	57.1	18.6		42.5	94.2						$33,208	$5,975	$27,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Franklin Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Franklin Avenue Elementary.

What district is Franklin Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Franklin Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet
High : John Marshall Senior High

Is Franklin Avenue Elementary a good school?

Yes! Franklin Avenue Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 161^st of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Avenue Elementary?

Students at Franklin Avenue Elementary are 43% White, 29% Two or more races, 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian.

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