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Loreto Street Elementary

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Loreto Street Elementary ranks 3158 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Loreto Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 250 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's state ranking has seen notable ups and downs in recent years but shows a strong recent improvement, currently placing in the 46th percentile; this includes particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners, who rank in the 84th percentile. The school has made a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools like the consistently high-performing Solano Avenue Elementary or the lower-performing Aragon Avenue Elementary, Loreto Street sits in the middle of the local performance spectrum.

Interesting takeaways include a significant performance gap between female and male students, and strong results for the school's Hispanic students. The school operates with a lower student-teacher ratio than many neighbors, such as Arroyo Seco Museum Science, and does so with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources. While performance varies by grade, the overall picture is of a school demonstrating promising improvements in key areas like attendance and recent test scores.

250

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,988

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3408 Arroyo Seco Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90065-2454

(323) 222-5176

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Loreto Street 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:

94.4%

Asian:

2.4%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,158^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

254^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	40.9	3158 of 5857	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4459 of 5869	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2853 of 5859	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.1	4324 of 5883	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5436 of 5789	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4203 of 5662	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	5063 of 5692	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	3964 of 5614	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	4567 of 5611	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	4556 of 5530	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	3841 of 5390	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.0	3386 of 5377	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	3545 of 5314	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.9	3509 of 5193	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	2774 of 5113	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.0	2849 of 5113	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.4	3827 of 4818	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	4344 of 4822	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.8	4353 of 4809	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	494 of 3162	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	673 of 3245	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	32.3	2426 of 3311	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2843 of 3275	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	3243 of 3246	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2271 of 5597	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	4052 of 5612	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	2423 of 5609	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	4182 of 5635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4989 of 5492	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	4665 of 5413	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	2259 of 5107	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	3538 of 5107	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	1702 of 5087	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	3274 of 5084	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4591 of 4963	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	3268 of 4830	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	2060 of 5460	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	4285 of 5517	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.7	1896 of 5363	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	3355 of 5264	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4659 of 5173	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3393 of 5084	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	4080 of 5628	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4494 of 5643	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3164 of 5638	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4000 of 5663	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5276 of 5510	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3485 of 5431	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1220 of 2847	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	2220 of 2635	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (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	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Aragon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1118 Aragon Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-5173	205	10	20.5	95.1%	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	187 (91.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	29.1	4026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.7	3547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	479																	11.8		11.8	31.4	40.7	21.6				29.2	40.5	44.4	25.5				34.8			$33,039	$7,394	$25,645
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
El Rio Community	Public, Charter	K-8	211 South Ave. 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	El Rio Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-8034	316	19	16.9	24.1%	130 (41.1%)	3 (0.9%)	125 (39.6%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.3%)	66	1792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		51.9	2458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	666																	52.0		52.0	68.8	55.8	56.0	46.7			58.3	56.3	37.2	40.0	20.0			41.0			$17,493	$295	$17,198
Gates Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Manitou Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-9574	450	23	19.5	93.8%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (81.3%)	66 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.5	2620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		46.3	2781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	161																	36.9		36.9	39.7	34.6	45.9				40.3	54.8	35.9	39.3				43.0			$27,525	$5,598	$21,927
Solano Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	615 Solano Ave.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-4291	198	10	19.8	68.2%	33 (16.7%)	7 (3.5%)	86 (43.4%)	50 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.1%)	84.4	942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.6	969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	27																	50.0		50.0	60.0	79.3	61.5	81.8			70.6	60.0	70.0	50.0	59.1			60.2	94.3	94.3	$25,399	$3,943	$21,456
Albion Street Elementary	Public	K-6	322 South Avenue 18	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-3108	121	7	17.2	90.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	104 (86.0%)	13 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	38.1	3336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		32.2	3766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	430																	35.7		35.7	13.0	45.8	71.4	37.5			39.0	12.5	37.5	21.4	37.5			26.9			$48,248	$8,124	$40,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Loreto Street Elementary

Is Loreto Street Elementary a good school?

Loreto Street Elementary ranks 3158^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Loreto Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Loreto Street Elementary?

Students at Loreto Street Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Loreto Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Loreto Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Loreto Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loreto Street 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

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