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Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Q: Is Arroyo Seco Museum Science a good school?

Arroyo Seco Museum Science ranks 1869 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1869^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arroyo Seco Museum Science is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Los Angeles, California, with 428 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Los Angeles Unified School District, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in academic assessments.

Arroyo Seco Museum Science's students have demonstrated exceptional performance, with 62.76% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 50% proficient or better in Mathematics at the end-of-course level, compared to the district's 46.45% and 36.76%, respectively, and the state's 48.81% and 37.3%. The school's Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students also perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state. Additionally, Arroyo Seco Museum Science has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 30.8% in 2022-2023 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, indicating a focus on student engagement and attendance.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Aldama Elementary and Mt. Washington Elementary, Arroyo Seco Museum Science stands out for its consistently higher academic performance and increased per-student spending, which may contribute to its ability to provide more resources and support for its diverse student population.

413

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,326

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4805 Sycamore Terr.
Los Angeles, CA 90042-4482

(323) 254-5141

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

White:

8.0%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 57th percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2025) from a 57th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,869^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

294^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	1869 of 5857	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	1728 of 5869	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	1918 of 5859	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2525 of 5883	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	2379 of 5789	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	2404 of 5662	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	2246 of 5692	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	2219 of 5614	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	2099 of 5611	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.7	1445 of 5530	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	1445 of 5390	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	1090 of 5377	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.5	1488 of 5314	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	62.1	1813 of 5193	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	1918 of 5113	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	1450 of 5113	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	63.6	1607 of 4818	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.4	1771 of 4822	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.9	1765 of 4809	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	58.4	760 of 2585	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2154 of 5597	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	1579 of 5612	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	1990 of 5609	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2353 of 5635	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	2808 of 5492	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	2454 of 5413	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	943 of 5107	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	803 of 5107	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	1031 of 5087	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	1635 of 5084	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1470 of 4963	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	1425 of 4830	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	1479 of 5460	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	1339 of 5517	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	1456 of 5363	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	1894 of 5264	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1646 of 5173	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	1786 of 5084	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1558 of 5628	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	1832 of 5643	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	1775 of 5638	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2540 of 5663	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	1830 of 5510	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	2286 of 5431	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.4	637 of 2635	75.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	294 of 2761	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	510 of 2783	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	591 of 2781	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	931 of 2740	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	851 of 2715	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	1057 of 2480	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.3	816 of 2508	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.2	590 of 2497	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	642 of 2477	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	244 of 2379	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	515 of 2259	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.0	490 of 2236	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	68.3	591 of 2179	72.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.6	574 of 2063	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	52.3	873 of 2005	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.9	764 of 1999	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.1	647 of 1804	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.5	515 of 1777	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	53.3	715 of 1769	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.4	918 of 1491	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	381 of 2533	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	612 of 2551	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	675 of 2531	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	983 of 2509	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	748 of 2380	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	851 of 2262	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	67 of 2395	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	174 of 2388	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	254 of 2374	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	570 of 2359	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	349 of 2213	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	574 of 2072	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	100 of 2542	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.5	412 of 2579	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	326 of 2531	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	659 of 2458	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	535 of 2369	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	808 of 2230	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	231 of 2534	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	351 of 2552	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	468 of 2538	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	743 of 2527	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	843 of 2407	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	1205 of 2273	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	167 of 1552	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)76th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)71st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)89th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)38th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

Mathematics50%+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)	% Varicella (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arroyo Seco Museum Science

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Seco Museum Science?

Students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Arroyo Seco Museum Science in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Arroyo Seco Museum Science a good school?

Arroyo Seco Museum Science ranks 1869^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arroyo Seco Museum Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Arroyo Seco Museum Science.

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