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Short Avenue Elementary

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Short Avenue Elementary ranks 740 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Short Avenue Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school with 414 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, known for its strong academic performance and exceptional student attendance.

The school stands out for its rapid and impressive improvement, now ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools. Its test scores in English, math, and science are consistently higher than both the district and state averages, and it competes favorably with the highest-performing schools in the area, such as Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary. Perhaps its biggest strength is a chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.3%, which is less than half the rate of the local district average and significantly better than most neighboring schools like Stoner Avenue Elementary (24.3%) and Grand View Boulevard Elementary (20.5%). This focus on daily attendance provides a solid foundation for learning and is a key driver of the school's success.

Short Avenue achieves these excellent results efficiently, spending less per student than several nearby schools with lower performance. The school is effective for all student groups, with those from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the 90th percentile statewide. While the school excels in early grades, there is a slight dip in 5th-grade scores, presenting a focus area. Overall, within a competitive landscape that includes options like Ocean Charter, Short Avenue Elementary has established itself as a top-tier, transformative choice for families.

414

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,108

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12814 Maxella Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90066-6107

(310) 397-4234

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Short Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marina del Rey Middle
High:	Venice Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.6%

Two or more races:

31.6%

White:

29.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg39%

California avg41%

740^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	88.5	740 of 5857	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	1552 of 5869	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1567 of 5859	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	1703 of 5883	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	2005 of 5789	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2581 of 5662	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	2303 of 5692	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	2381 of 5614	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	2319 of 5611	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.7	2767 of 5530	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	2810 of 5390	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	2147 of 5377	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.7	2055 of 5314	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	1382 of 5193	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	60.6	1818 of 5113	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.7	2080 of 5113	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	2097 of 4818	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	1885 of 4822	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.0	2410 of 4809	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.3	361 of 747	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	968 of 5597	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	1555 of 5612	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	1494 of 5609	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	2129 of 5635	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2377 of 5492	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	2703 of 5413	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	577 of 5107	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	1340 of 5107	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	2054 of 5087	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	1825 of 5084	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	1443 of 4963	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	1738 of 4830	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	562 of 5460	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	1255 of 5517	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.9	2503 of 5363	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	1609 of 5264	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	2131 of 5173	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2329 of 5084	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	595 of 5628	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1553 of 5643	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1593 of 5638	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	1328 of 5663	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	1580 of 5510	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	2246 of 5431	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	155 of 2598	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	549 of 2651	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	603 of 2834	78.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2019)52nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

Science52%+20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 5, 2018

This charming neighborhood school, nestled within and surrounded by vibrant and growing communities, has won numerous awards from technology (LA App Challenge) to visual and performing arts (Bookmark, Art, Dance) & more. Focused on the whole child, the thoughtful curriculum includes TK/K-6 school-wide hands-on Science projects, Latin for all classes, technology in the classroom (PlanetBravo), STEAM Exhibition Nights, Play-Well LEGO, Chess Tutors and more. Stop by our school and you will see the children are delightful, happy and blossoming from the dedicated, caring, enthusiastic and happy teachers and staff, bolstered by passionate and committed parents and volunteers. The school is also on track to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) elementary school. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 10, 2017

This neighborhood school is a gem! This is our second year at Short Avenue Elementary and my son is reading far above average in the first grade. We absolutely love the principal and the teachers who are all dedicated and fantastic at preparing the students to excel beyond elementary. I have been told that the teachers from the middle schools look forward to the students from Short Avenue Elementary because they end up being the leaders in their middle school classes. I am continually pleased to learn more great things about how the school is adding more enrichment for the students with a new Planet Bravo technology/coding program that just started this semester. I look forward to being more impressed with my son's exponential growth from this wonderful education at our lovely public elementary school. 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 (2025)
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
Short Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	12814 Maxella Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 397-4234	414	19	21.7	28.7%	122 (29.5%)	12 (2.9%)	139 (33.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	131 (31.6%)	88.5	740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		71	1552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	812	52.5		52.5	70.2	86.3	75.0				77.0	60.3	80.4	55.0				65.8	85.9	91.8	90.6	92.9	90.6	92.9	$32,108	$30,878	$1,230
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
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
Grand View Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	3951 Grand View Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-3618	510	27	18.8	65.5%	52 (10.2%)	33 (6.5%)	365 (71.6%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.0%)	73.2	1463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.2	1723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	260	41.9		41.9	62.5	59.3	58.1				60.1	58.8	63.8	39.2				53.3	94.8	98.1	98.1		98.1	98.1	$41,636	$39,162	$2,474
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
Beethoven Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3711 Beethoven St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 398-6286	315	14	22.4	61.3%	80 (25.4%)	17 (5.4%)	185 (58.7%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	70.5	1580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		76.5	1313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	267	44.6		44.6	57.1	59.3	61.5				59.6	57.1	45.8	43.1				47.6							$37,379	$35,990	$1,389
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	$36,630	$34,228	$2,402
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	$49,266	$45,494	$3,772
Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Coeur D'Alene Ave.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 821-7813	295	13	22.6	31.5%	123 (41.7%)	9 (3.1%)	54 (18.3%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (30.2%)	93.7	426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		88.1	808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	382	67.2		67.2	79.2	88.6	73.8				79.7	77.1	77.3	60.7				70.6	93.4		96.7	96.7			$31,134	$29,816	$1,318
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	$35,493	$33,856	$1,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Short Avenue Elementary

Is Short Avenue Elementary a good school?

Short Avenue Elementary ranks 740^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Short Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Short Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Short Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Marina del Rey Middle
High : Venice Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Short Avenue Elementary?

Students at Short Avenue Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 32% Two or more races, 29% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Short Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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