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Leland Street Elementary

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Leland Street Elementary ranks 3471 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Leland Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 418 students in San Pedro as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, operating in a community with significant economic need where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall state ranking places it in the lower-middle tier, but a closer look reveals important strengths: it performs notably better for its Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students than its overall score suggests, ranking at the 55th and 53rd percentiles for these groups respectively. This indicates the school is relatively more effective in serving these populations compared to many other schools across California. However, the school faces a major challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 30.3%, which is the second-highest rate among nearby schools and well above state averages, impacting consistent learning. Performance also improves significantly in the upper grades, with 5th-grade English proficiency reaching 50%, suggesting effective support for students as they progress.

When compared to neighboring schools, Leland Street occupies a middle ground. It performs better than some schools with similar or higher poverty levels, like Barton Hill Elementary, but lags behind others such as Bandini Street Elementary and nearby magnet schools like Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet. A particular area for growth is science, where proficiency is low at 22.9%, a pattern seen in several lower-performing schools in the area. The school's per-student spending is mid-range compared to its neighbors, yet academic outcomes generally trail those with similar investment, pointing to potential opportunities to enhance how resources are used to boost student achievement.

418

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,167

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 South Leland St.
San Pedro, CA 90731-5224

(310) 832-0505

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Leland Street Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

Two or more races:

11.0%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,471^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

294^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	36.1	3471 of 5857	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3884 of 5869	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3244 of 5859	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2590 of 5883	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	3297 of 5789	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3979 of 5662	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	3919 of 5692	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	3346 of 5614	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	3808 of 5611	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	2785 of 5530	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.9	2401 of 5390	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.5	2991 of 5377	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	2768 of 5314	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	2298 of 5193	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.6	2744 of 5113	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.1	2326 of 5113	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.9	1966 of 4818	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.6	1974 of 4822	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.0	2106 of 4809	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	579 of 2227	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	1203 of 2585	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.4	1677 of 2128	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3441 of 5597	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3948 of 5612	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	3029 of 5609	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2855 of 5635	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	3287 of 5492	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3391 of 5413	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2321 of 5107	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	2635 of 5107	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	2061 of 5087	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	1677 of 5084	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	2299 of 4963	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	3092 of 4830	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	2561 of 5460	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	3114 of 5517	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	2202 of 5363	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	1271 of 5264	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	2210 of 5173	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	3166 of 5084	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3277 of 5628	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3415 of 5643	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3240 of 5638	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	2213 of 5663	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	3113 of 5510	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4231 of 5431	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.6	67 of 130	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	1879 of 2635	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.2	729 of 2726	73.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+18 vs school

White (2022)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Military Connected (2022)48th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)29th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 16, 2011

Poor leadership by the school's principal. Office staff is lazy and unhelpful. School rules that fall under the Zero Tolerance policy are not enforced. The GATE program (if your child is considered "gifted") is virtually non-existent and there is no support for these students or parents. The school also consistently ranks low on the school report card we are mailed every year. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
South Shores/CSUDH Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-5	2060 West 35th St.	San Pedro	90732	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-6596	407	18	22.6	48.6%	88 (21.6%)	18 (4.4%)	218 (53.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	72 (17.7%)	75.5	1350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		71.5	1523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	173	38.6	38.6	72.9	54.9	62.9	63.5	77.1	54.9	40.0	57.4							$19,689	$2,532	$17,157
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
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
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 Leland Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Leland Street Elementary attend?

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

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

What district is Leland Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Leland Street Elementary a good school?

Leland Street Elementary ranks 3471^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Leland Street Elementary?

Students at Leland Street Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% White, 6% African American.

How many students attend Leland Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Leland Street Elementary.

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