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Latona Avenue Elementary

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Latona Avenue Elementary ranks 3079 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3079^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Latona Avenue Elementary is a small, K-6 public school in the Los Angeles Unified school district, serving 149 students in a community where the vast majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has shown impressive long-term growth over the past decade and currently performs around the state average in science. It has been particularly effective in supporting its Hispanic students and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with these groups often scoring above average compared to similar students across California. A major recent success is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen from over 46% to just under 20%, now nearly matching the state average. However, like many schools in the area, its overall state ranking has dipped in recent years, and performance varies significantly by grade, with strong 4th-grade results but notable challenges in 3rd and 6th-grade math.

Compared to nearby schools like Loreto Street Elementary and Huntington Drive Elementary, Latona has shown more stability in its rankings despite recent declines. It spends more per student than many neighbors, except for schools like Hillside Elementary. Notably, it performs competitively with a local charter school, Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy, while serving a student population with greater economic need. The school's key challenges are improving consistency across all grades and subjects and addressing a significant performance gap between male and female students.

149

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,475

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4312 Berenice Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90031-1408

(323) 221-5148

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Latona Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Florence Nightingale Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Benjamin Franklin Senior High
	Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

Asian:

5.4%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2022) to 47th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,079^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

245^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	41.8	3079 of 5857	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	2514 of 5869	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	2758 of 5859	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	2080 of 5883	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	2556 of 5789	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	2079 of 5662	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	2549 of 5692	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.5	3891 of 5614	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.2	4966 of 5611	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	5205 of 5530	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	4828 of 5390	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	3186 of 5377	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	3174 of 5314	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.3	2015 of 5193	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.4	1790 of 5113	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.7	2578 of 5113	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.7	3400 of 4818	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.8	3420 of 4822	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	3355 of 4809	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	3566 of 5609	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	2014 of 5492	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	2406 of 5413	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2002 of 5107	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	1296 of 5107	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	1472 of 5087	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	917 of 5084	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	1485 of 4963	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1082 of 4830	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2426 of 5460	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	1580 of 5517	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	1463 of 5363	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	848 of 5264	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	1785 of 5173	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	787 of 5084	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4169 of 5628	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.4	2142 of 5643	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	3010 of 5638	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	2351 of 5663	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	2388 of 5510	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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)61st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)36th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Latona Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4312 Berenice Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-5148	149	9	16.5	89.3%	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.7%)	127 (85.2%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	41.8	3079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.9	2514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	565																	33.3		33.3	29.2	52.9	46.7	44.4			41.9	20.8	47.1	46.7	16.7			31.1				$30,475	$6,023	$24,452
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
Arroyo Seco Museum Science	Public	K-8	4805 Sycamore Terr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5141	413	20	20.6	74.1%	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	360 (87.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	64.3	1869^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		67	1728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	141																	32.7	67.3	51.0	47.7	47.1	61.2	61.7	75.0	81.8	62.8	45.5	47.1	40.8	59.6	47.7	58.2	50.0				$22,326	$3,452	$18,874
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	120 East Avenue 35	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2665	92	6	15.3	91.3%	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	82 (89.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	49.3	2637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		31.5	3808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	1171																	45.5		45.5	26.7	41.2					40.5	53.3	41.2					45.2				$61,573	$15,308	$46,265
Loreto Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3408 Arroyo Seco Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5176	250	16	15.6	92.0%	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	236 (94.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.9	3158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		24	4459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	1301																	28.9		28.9	41.0	29.4	51.1				41.5	36.6	25.7	35.6				33.1				$29,988	$5,924	$24,064
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
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2670 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-8484	265	13	20.4	82.3%	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (95.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	32.1	3794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		24.7	4398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	604	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	2.6	19.6	10.1	0.0	0.0	3.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.6		19.6	42.5	23.1	27.5				30.8	55.0	30.8	21.6				34.6				$23,922	$4,566	$19,356
Bushnell Way Elementary	Public	K-5	5507 Bushnell Way	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6511	157	8	19.6	84.1%	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	143 (91.1%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	50.9	2552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		49.4	2585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	33																	44.0		44.0	34.6	53.6	64.0				50.6	32.0	35.7	28.0				32.1				$45,649	$10,544	$35,105
Mt. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	3981 San Rafael Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-8320	430	18	23.8	18.1%	175 (40.7%)	3 (0.7%)	93 (21.6%)	41 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (27.0%)	94	396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		92.3	554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.6%	158																	68.9		68.9	80.6	72.7	80.4	83.3			78.7	76.1	70.9	65.2	70.8			71.4	94.2	96.5	96.5	$16,926	$2,436	$14,490
Aldama Elementary	Public	K-5	632 North Avenue 50	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-1434	329	16	20.5	74.2%	33 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	281 (85.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	45.8	2842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		33	3689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	847																	20.4		20.4	35.3	48.4	44.9				43.3	43.1	51.6	24.5				40.9				$26,723	$5,138	$21,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Latona Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Latona Avenue Elementary?

Students at Latona Avenue Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Latona Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Latona Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Florence Nightingale Middle
High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High
High : Benjamin Franklin Senior High
High : Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet
High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Is Latona Avenue Elementary a good school?

Latona Avenue Elementary ranks 3079^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Latona Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Latona Avenue Elementary.

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