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South Park Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

South Park Elementary is a large public K-6 school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, serving 825 students in a high-needs area of Los Angeles where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below both the Los Angeles Unified district and state averages. For example, while about 46% of students in the district are proficient in English, only about 25% are at South Park. This performance lags behind several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary and Ninety-Third Street Elementary. The school spends less per student than many of these neighboring schools, raising questions about resource allocation.

Despite these academic struggles, South Park has made remarkable progress in one key area: getting kids to school. The rate of chronic absenteeism has been cut in half over three years, dropping from 46.9% to 22.2%, which is now better than the district average and better than some higher-performing schools like Russell Elementary. This suggests the school is implementing effective strategies to engage students and families, even if those efforts have not yet fully translated to test scores. Comparisons with local charter schools are mixed; Watts Learning Center outperforms South Park academically, while KIPP Ignite Academy performs similarly or worse.

825

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,558

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8510 Towne Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90003-3119

(323) 753-4591

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend South Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles Drew Middle
High:	Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
	John C. Fremont Senior High
	Mervyn M. Dymally High
	More...
	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

African American:

10.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,839^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

447^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	19.8	4839 of 5857	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5318 of 5869	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	5206 of 5859	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5246 of 5883	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	5211 of 5789	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	5320 of 5662	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	4959 of 5692	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	5023 of 5614	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	5463 of 5611	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	4970 of 5530	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	4186 of 5390	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	4443 of 5377	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	4333 of 5314	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	3638 of 5193	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	3985 of 5113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	4174 of 5113	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	4220 of 4818	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	4180 of 4822	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	4514 of 4809	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	442 of 569	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	585 of 593	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	555 of 661	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	413 of 663	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	520 of 747	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	619 of 700	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1864 of 2227	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	2234 of 2585	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	2028 of 2128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1961 of 3162	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	2848 of 3245	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3087 of 3311	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	2959 of 3275	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3095 of 3246	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	4529 of 5597	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5023 of 5612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5032 of 5609	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4999 of 5635	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4739 of 5492	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5161 of 5413	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	3556 of 5107	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4138 of 5107	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4137 of 5087	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4260 of 5084	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4153 of 4963	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4337 of 4830	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	335 of 429	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4226 of 5460	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4851 of 5517	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4504 of 5363	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4486 of 5264	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4396 of 5173	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4665 of 5084	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4775 of 5628	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5188 of 5643	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4895 of 5638	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4998 of 5663	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5106 of 5510	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5046 of 5431	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2582 of 2847	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2336 of 2635	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2257 of 2420	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science19%-13 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 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 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 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
South Park Elementary	Public	K-6	8510 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4591	825	39	21.1	97.8%	6 (0.7%)	89 (10.8%)	702 (85.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	19.8	4839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	5318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	479	19.2	19.2	25.0	21.0	32.0	20.7	24.7	26.6	20.6	24.0	18.0	22.3	93.7		98.1	98.1	96.2	98.1	$22,558	$4,484	$18,074
McKinley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7812 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7481	474	25	18.9	99.2%	1 (0.2%)	75 (15.8%)	397 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		17.7	5061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	307	12.2	12.2	20.0	19.6	27.8	20.0	21.9	23.9	17.5	15.1	9.2	15.9							$25,548	$5,643	$19,905
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary	Public	K-6	8919 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2960	669	33	20.2	97.5%	2 (0.3%)	94 (14.1%)	553 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	34.5	3622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.1	3781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	159	16.5	16.5	33.0	39.8	40.0	33.3	37.2	38.6	34.6	31.9	18.0	32.9	91.1	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	98.2	$24,402	$5,227	$19,175
Ninety-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-6	330 East 93rd St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-2869	772	41	18.8	97.5%	6 (0.8%)	103 (13.3%)	626 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	30.3	3933^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		22.9	4587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	654	16.5	16.5	23.3	34.2	38.4	25.0	31.5	35.3	38.2	31.5	11.1	32.8	92.1	95.8	97.0	96.4	95.8	97.0	$24,078	$5,039	$19,039
KIPP Ignite Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	9110 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Ignite Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6402	448	21	21.3	87.1%	2 (0.4%)	180 (40.2%)	252 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	12.2	5491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		8.5	5751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	260			18.0	18.8			18.4	19.2	20.3			19.7	95.2				96.4		$20,870	$2,193	$18,677
Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	1263 East Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7247	739	37	19.9	97.4%	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.2%)	674 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		37.1	3363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	239	11.5	11.5	31.6	34.3	28.9	41.2	34.0	35.7	32.3	28.9	48.0	36.2	96.1	98.5	98.5	96.9			$23,032	$4,112	$18,920
KIPP Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	8466 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-2279	588	27	21.7	76.7%	4 (0.7%)	230 (39.1%)	344 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	39.6	3249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		18.7	4973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	1724			36.6	29.2			33.2	47.3	37.1			42.6							$22,004	$2,579	$19,425
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	752	41	18.3	96.8%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	36	3483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		22	4683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	1200	14.2	14.2	35.7	39.4	28.6	36.1	34.5	40.0	52.4	27.8	30.6	37.3	97.6	98.4		97.6	98.4	98.4	$27,624	$5,295	$22,329
Watts Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-5	310 West 95th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-9900	368	13	28.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	141 (38.3%)	224 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42.1	3060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		41	3127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	67	33.3	33.3	35.7	45.6	35.1		38.8	34.6	44.6	29.8		36.3							$21,173	$2,112	$19,061
Wisdom Elementary	Public	K-6	1125 East 74th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5760	648	30	21.6	97.7%	10 (1.5%)	31 (4.8%)	599 (92.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	35.3	3554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		28.1	4102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	548	22.2	22.2	36.0	37.5	37.4	33.0	35.9	35.0	44.4	33.3	22.3	33.2							$22,187	$4,245	$17,942

Frequently Asked Questions about South Park Elementary

What district is South Park Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is South Park Elementary a good school?

South Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of South Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles Drew Middle
High : Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
High : John C. Fremont Senior High
High : Mervyn M. Dymally High
High : Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

How many students attend South Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 825 students attended South Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Park Elementary?

Students at South Park Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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