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Hooper Avenue Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

5090^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hooper Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 for about 608 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, operating in a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has struggled significantly, ranking in the bottom tier of California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below both the district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a concern at 27.8%, which is higher than at several nearby schools like Aurora Elementary (17.1%) and Forty-Ninth Street Elementary (20.1%). Performance is particularly low for key student groups, including English learners and students in special education.

Despite a substantial increase in per-student spending to over $25,000, academic outcomes have not shown a corresponding improvement. This contrasts with some neighboring schools serving similar student populations that achieve better results, such as Ascot Avenue Elementary, which ranks in the 56th percentile statewide. However, there are signs of cautious progress, as the school's statewide ranking and chronic absenteeism rate have shown modest improvement in the most recent years.

608

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,955

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1225 East 52nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-4703

(323) 232-3571

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Hooper Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Angeles Academy Middle
High:	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High
	Nava College Preparatory Academy
	Santee Education Complex
	Thomas Jefferson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

African American:

3.5%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,090^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

467^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	17.1	5090 of 5857	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5465 of 5869	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5649 of 5859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5580 of 5883	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5452 of 5789	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	5106 of 5662	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	5447 of 5692	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	5360 of 5614	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	5407 of 5611	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	5467 of 5530	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	5318 of 5390	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	5269 of 5377	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	5258 of 5314	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	5146 of 5193	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.0	5066 of 5113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	5012 of 5113	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	4697 of 4818	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	4666 of 4822	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	4535 of 4809	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	640 of 661	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	689 of 747	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	602 of 700	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1949 of 2227	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2294 of 2585	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1821 of 2128	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	2807 of 3162	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	3222 of 3245	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3201 of 3311	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3197 of 3275	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	2733 of 3246	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4482 of 5597	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4929 of 5612	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5294 of 5609	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4912 of 5635	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	5209 of 5492	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4887 of 5413	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4093 of 5107	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4535 of 5107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	4792 of 5087	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4667 of 5084	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4473 of 4963	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4029 of 4830	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	360 of 364	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4470 of 5460	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4990 of 5517	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5086 of 5363	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4825 of 5264	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4746 of 5173	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4399 of 5084	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5194 of 5628	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5432 of 5643	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	5500 of 5638	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	5562 of 5663	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	5161 of 5510	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4931 of 5431	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2650 of 2847	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2575 of 2635	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2399 of 2420	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science13%-19 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 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
Hooper Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	1225 East 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-3571	608	31	19.6	98.8%	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.5%)	568 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	17.1	5090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.2	5465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	375	13.4		13.4	23.8	29.8	24.3				25.8	23.8	21.2	14.4				19.9							$25,955	$5,794	$20,161
Hooper Avenue Primary Center	Public	K	1280 East 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 233-5866	142	8	17.7	97.9%	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	132 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)																		94.9	98.3		97.2	97.2	98.3	$36,556	$4,691	$31,865
Aurora Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 East 52nd Pl.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-1500	304	17	17.8	97.0%	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	26.7	4253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		18	5029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	776	18.2		18.2	21.3	27.6	35.9				28.5	33.3	33.9	25.5				30.9	92.9	95.7		97.1	95.7		$29,664	$5,649	$24,015
ISANA Himalia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4607 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	ISANA Himalia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 231-7005	655	29	22.8	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	645 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	23.3	4564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		18.6	4977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	413	18.2	12.7	15.4	29.3	30.7	32.0	30.4	32.5	35.4	31.9	34.5	25.4	13.0	20.3	24.1	16.5	21.6							$18,234	$3,559	$14,675
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy	Public	K-5	1041 East 46th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7117	367	17	21.5	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	338 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	32	3796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		37.7	3321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	475	32.3		32.3	26.3	31.4	41.5				32.8	33.3	30.0	24.6				29.5	93.2	97.3	96.0	93.2	96.0	97.3	$27,595	$6,135	$21,460
Forty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	750 East 49th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 234-9045	491	24	20.4	97.4%	5 (1.0%)	39 (7.9%)	435 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	28	4135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		16.8	5139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	1004	11.5		11.5	38.2	27.4	24.1				29.4	43.8	33.3	24.1				33.2	96.4			97.3		97.3	$27,795	$6,441	$21,354
Ascot Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1447 East 45th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-3178	610	31	19.6	97.5%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.6%)	580 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	50	2592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		42.3	3051^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	459	33.0		33.0	32.6	48.5	42.6				41.4	36.5	49.0	46.8				44.2							$23,958	$4,747	$19,211
Holmes Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5108 Holmes Ave.	Los Angeles	90058	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7238	125	8	15.6	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	34 (27.2%)	83 (66.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	15.3	5237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		8.8	5735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	498	7.1		7.1	33.3	21.4	7.1	30.0			23.8	20.0	7.1	7.1	20.0			14.3							$44,015	$9,598	$34,417
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-5	899 East 42nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-0791	409	24	17.0	97.6%	8 (2.0%)	16 (3.9%)	382 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20	4826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		16.5	5167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	341	10.8		10.8	21.9	22.1	31.3				25.0	37.5	14.3	24.6				25.1	92.0	96.6		93.1	95.4	96.6	$26,985	$6,140	$20,845
Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy	Public	K-5	1321 East 61st St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2310	454	21	21.6	97.8%	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	432 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41	3153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		44.1	2913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	240	30.0		30.0	27.9	32.9	50.6				38.1	41.2	35.7	33.3				36.4							$22,023	$4,744	$17,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Hooper Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Hooper Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Hooper Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hooper Avenue Elementary?

Students at Hooper Avenue Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hooper Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Los Angeles Academy Middle
High : Dr. Maya Angelou Community High
High : Nava College Preparatory Academy
High : Santee Education Complex
High : Thomas Jefferson Senior High

What district is Hooper Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Hooper Avenue Elementary a good school?

Hooper Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.1% of California elementary schools.

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