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Playa del Rey Elementary

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Playa del Rey Elementary ranks 1137 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

Playa del Rey Elementary is a public elementary school in Culver City, California, serving 271 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Playa del Rey Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with students performing significantly better than the district and state averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, 69.23% of Playa del Rey students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.45% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also spends significantly more per student than the district and state averages, with a per-student spending of $22,333 in 2023-2024 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 22.5.

When compared to nearby schools, Cowan Avenue Elementary and Braddock Drive Elementary, Playa del Rey Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic assessments. The charter schools in the area, such as Goethe International Charter and WISH Community, also demonstrate strong academic performance, but Playa del Rey maintains a higher ranking in many areas.

272

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,333

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12221 Juniette St.
Culver City, CA 90230-6235

(310) 827-3560

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Playa del Rey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marina del Rey Middle
High:	Venice Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

White:

25.0%

Two or more races:

17.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2013 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,137^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd 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	80.5	1137 of 5857	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	930 of 5869	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	744 of 5859	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	917 of 5883	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	802 of 5789	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	691 of 5662	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	88.7	717 of 5692	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	1160 of 5614	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.9	785 of 5611	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	851 of 5530	84.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	1006 of 5390	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.4	1785 of 5377	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	2061 of 5314	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.1	2296 of 5193	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.4	3636 of 5113	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.3	2535 of 5113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.3	2707 of 4818	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.4	2421 of 4822	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.4	2387 of 4809	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	835 of 5597	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	845 of 5612	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	561 of 5609	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	728 of 5635	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	794 of 5492	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	612 of 5413	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	1145 of 5107	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	1037 of 5107	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	402 of 5087	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	678 of 5084	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	409 of 4963	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	397 of 4830	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	786 of 5460	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	698 of 5517	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	384 of 5363	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	727 of 5264	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	259 of 5173	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	145 of 5084	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1464 of 5628	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	978 of 5643	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	927 of 5638	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	1151 of 5663	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	855 of 5510	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	816 of 5431	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	220 of 2598	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

Science41%+9 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
Playa del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	12221 Juniette St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-3560	272	12	22.6	41.9%	68 (25.0%)	31 (11.4%)	105 (38.6%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.3%)	80.5	1137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		85.5	930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	207	41.5		41.5	63.0	83.7	61.0				69.2	60.9	79.1	43.9				61.5	90.9			90.9		94.6	$22,333	$2,874	$19,459
Goethe International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Goethe International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-3484	479	23	20.6	25.1%	165 (34.4%)	82 (17.1%)	144 (30.1%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.8%)	77.9	1243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		87	863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	380	57.7	44.0	51.0	58.8	59.6	73.1	59.3	51.9	66.0	61.4	62.8	78.9	57.7	25.5	30.8	44.0	49.7							$13,378	$535	$12,843
Cowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7615 Cowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-1973	377	21	17.9	63.4%	6 (1.6%)	229 (60.7%)	70 (18.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	70.9	1561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		64.8	1835^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.7%	274	31.6		31.6	65.5	52.3	52.6	75.0			57.8	70.7	47.7	51.8	66.7			57.1							$22,189	$3,264	$18,925
Braddock Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4711 Inglewood Blvd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-6707	541	26	20.8	59.7%	40 (7.4%)	28 (5.2%)	193 (35.7%)	163 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (21.4%)	86.4	853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.4%		90.3	690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	163	57.7		57.7	60.9	72.8	68.3				67.3	67.8	66.7	56.7				63.2	90.4	94.2	96.2	94.2	94.2	96.2	$21,171	$3,975	$17,196
El Marino Elementary	Public	K-5	11450 Port Rd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4241	795	36	22.0	18.6%	121 (15.2%)	19 (2.4%)	316 (39.7%)	156 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (23.0%)	88.8	723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.1	860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	137	43.5		43.5	64.9	75.4	71.9				70.5	75.6	81.4	67.0				74.7							$18,883	$667	$18,216
Stoner Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11735 Braddock Dr.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-3396	258	15	17.2	95.0%	10 (3.9%)	28 (10.9%)	213 (82.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	48.8	2656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		32.9	3698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	1042	30.0		30.0	32.5	26.5	52.0				38.7	57.5	23.5	52.0				46.0	85.2	90.7	94.4	90.7	90.7	88.9	$27,619	$5,057	$22,562
ICEF Vista Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Elementary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6400	270	13	20.7	98.1%	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	253 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.2	1734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%		62.8	1941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	207	18.5		18.5	62.8	72.7	56.4				63.3	58.8	62.2	38.2				52.3	96.2	96.2					$28,311	$7,409	$20,902
Ocean Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12870 Panama St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Ocean Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-5511	563	22	25.5	22.7%	271 (48.1%)	10 (1.8%)	164 (29.1%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (16.3%)	62.6	1935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		71.3	1536^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	399	32.7	34.0	33.3	50.0	52.9	56.4	70.9	78.1	75.5	64.5	53.6	36.8	30.9	52.7	65.9	41.5	48.0	85.9	91.0	88.5	96.2	93.6		$16,012	$64	$15,948
WISH Community	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	WISH Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 642-9474	860	43	19.3	17.0%	289 (33.6%)	133 (15.5%)	243 (28.3%)	64 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (14.8%)	92.4	517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.1	563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	46	65.8	45.2	54.7	78.7	80.3	78.2	75.4	67.0	59.6	72.6	70.7	77.6	70.5	53.9	50.5	48.9	60.5	98.4						$15,325	$515	$14,810
Playa Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	13150 West Bluff Creek Dr.	Playa Vista	90094	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 228-1800	488	22	22.1	21.7%	148 (30.3%)	72 (14.8%)	84 (17.2%)	72 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (22.7%)	86.2	865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		83.5	1018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	153	52.6		52.6	79.7	62.1	69.6				70.8	81.3	62.1	49.1				64.8	92.9				96.5		$18,655	$2,607	$16,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Playa del Rey Elementary

What district is Playa del Rey Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Playa del Rey Elementary a good school?

Playa del Rey Elementary ranks 1137^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Playa del Rey Elementary?

Students at Playa del Rey Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 25% White, 17% Two or more races, 11% African American, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Playa del Rey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Playa del Rey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marina del Rey Middle
High : Venice Senior High

How many students attend Playa del Rey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Playa del Rey Elementary.

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