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Monte Vista Street Elementary

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Monte Vista Street Elementary ranks 3228 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Vista Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 181 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its remarkable and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of significant growth, having jumped from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and moving from the 15th to the 45th percentile statewide in just two years, a gain far greater than most nearby schools like Arroyo Seco Museum Science or Yorkdale Elementary. This improvement is seen across test scores, with English and math proficiency rising sharply, and a major drop in chronic absenteeism. The school shows particular strength in supporting its Special Education students, ranking in the 83rd percentile for that group, and performs well for Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, outperforming its overall ranking.

While challenges remain, especially in early-grade math, the school's high per-student funding appears to be contributing to positive changes. Its trajectory is encouraging, especially when compared to the wide range of school performance in the area, from the high-performing Mt. Washington Elementary to the similarly improving Buchanan Street Elementary, demonstrating that effective practices can lead to substantial gains.

181

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,573

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5423 Monte Vista St.
Los Angeles, CA 90042-3322

(323) 254-7261

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Monte Vista Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet
High:	Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

1.7%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,228^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

264^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	39.8	3228 of 5857	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4406 of 5869	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4989 of 5859	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4134 of 5883	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	5006 of 5789	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	5013 of 5662	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	4642 of 5692	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	4224 of 5614	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	4915 of 5611	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	4346 of 5530	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	4076 of 5390	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	4392 of 5377	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.8	4019 of 5314	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.6	3391 of 5193	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.7	3348 of 5113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.6	4030 of 5113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	3132 of 4818	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.8	2904 of 4822	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.5	2613 of 4809	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.6	1980 of 2585	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2040 of 2128	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	3084 of 3311	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3030 of 3275	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	3223 of 3246	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	2966 of 5597	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4068 of 5612	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4613 of 5609	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3942 of 5635	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4662 of 5492	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4840 of 5413	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	1910 of 5107	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	3405 of 5107	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4002 of 5087	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3099 of 5084	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4057 of 4963	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	3932 of 4830	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2229 of 5460	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	3787 of 5517	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4102 of 5363	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3135 of 5264	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	4127 of 5173	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4203 of 5084	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3261 of 5628	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4400 of 5643	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4846 of 5638	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4029 of 5663	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4815 of 5510	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4774 of 5431	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	473 of 2847	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	36.4	1489 of 2635	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2101 of 2420	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science29%-4 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
Monte Vista Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5423 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7261	181	10	18.1	88.4%	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.8	3228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		24.6	4406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	1178	28.6		28.6	33.3	38.5	47.4				41.1	18.2	38.5	33.3				31.0							$36,573	$7,027	$29,546
Richard Riordan Primary Center	Public	K-5	5531 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 551-6822	136	7	19.4	77.9%	10 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	113 (83.1%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	88.9	715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%					(n/a)				70.6	63.6					70.3	70.6	72.7					67.6							$35,186	$7,865	$27,321
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
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
Buchanan Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5024 Buchanan St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-7118	278	16	17.3	66.2%	26 (9.4%)	3 (1.1%)	217 (78.1%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	51.2	2542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		37.4	3340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	798	34.2		34.2	50.0	48.7	42.1				47.2	60.0	32.4	18.4				39.2							$29,870	$4,974	$24,896
Yorkdale Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Meridian St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-0587	205	10	20.5	82.9%	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.8%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	33.2	3708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		33.4	3648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	60	15.2		15.2	43.3	42.9	18.2				34.7	43.3	34.3	21.2				32.7	91.3				91.3		$27,159	$4,356	$22,803
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
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet	Public	K-5	317 North Avenue 62	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7328	239	12	19.9	81.6%	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	210 (87.9%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	54.6	2332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.1	2236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	96	37.1		37.1	51.7	42.1	51.4				48.0	55.2	47.4	22.9				41.2	88.1	94.9	93.2	91.5	89.8	91.5	$31,275	$5,672	$25,603
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
Toland Way Elementary	Public	K-6	4545 Toland Way	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-3142	218	12	18.1	85.3%	16 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (72.5%)	33 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	55.1	2301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		36.6	3390^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	1089	26.9		26.9	57.1	48.0	42.3	45.8			47.9	57.1	53.9	30.8	37.5			44.3							$35,380	$5,897	$29,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet
High : Benjamin Franklin Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Street Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Street Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What district is Monte Vista Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Monte Vista Street Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Street Elementary ranks 3228^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monte Vista Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Monte Vista Street Elementary.

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