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Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center

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Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center ranks 2717 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2717^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center is a public elementary school serving 616 students in grades K-5 within the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its significant and steady academic improvement over the past decade despite serving a community with high economic need.

The school has climbed from a low state ranking to performing above the district average, now ranking higher than most nearby traditional public schools like Menlo Avenue Elementary and Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary. It shows particular strength in supporting student growth in English and Math, and has made impressive gains in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic, doing better in this area than several neighboring schools. While its name highlights a science focus, its current science test scores are an area for growth compared to its other subjects.

Compared to local charter options, Global Education Academy performs similarly academically with better attendance, while Gabriella Charter 2 ranks lower. Alexander achieves its solid academic results efficiently, spending less per student than schools like John W. Mack Elementary while often achieving better outcomes, making it a strong value in the area.

616

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,785

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3737 South Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4366

(213) 746-1995

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.7%

African American:

10.1%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,717^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

219^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	47.8	2717 of 5857	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2771 of 5869	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	3378 of 5859	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3328 of 5883	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3505 of 5789	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3949 of 5662	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	4037 of 5692	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	4042 of 5614	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	4349 of 5611	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	4429 of 5530	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	3709 of 5390	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.3	4315 of 5377	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	3445 of 5314	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	2684 of 5193	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	2409 of 5113	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.6	2296 of 5113	55.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	49 of 569	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	81 of 593	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	155 of 661	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	206 of 663	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	271 of 747	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	403 of 700	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	2702 of 3245	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3228 of 3311	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	3231 of 3246	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	2777 of 5597	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	2874 of 5612	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3195 of 5609	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	3015 of 5635	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	3310 of 5492	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3888 of 5413	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	1793 of 5107	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1690 of 5107	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	2210 of 5087	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2180 of 5084	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	2438 of 4963	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	2830 of 4830	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	1769 of 5460	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	1810 of 5517	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2625 of 5363	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2378 of 5264	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	2508 of 5173	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	3049 of 5084	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	2532 of 5628	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2506 of 5643	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	3317 of 5638	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3454 of 5663	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3507 of 5510	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3853 of 5431	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)91st percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)17th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science23%-10 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
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center	Public, Charter	K-5	3737 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 746-1995	616	28	22.0	86.4%	19 (3.1%)	62 (10.1%)	503 (81.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	47.8	2717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		46.4	2771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	54	22.6		22.6	42.6	56.8	42.9				47.5	31.4	48.4	35.7				38.4	97.2	98.1		98.1	97.2	98.1	$20,785	$3,754	$17,031
Global Education Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4141 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Global Education Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9588	358	18	19.8	96.4%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	343 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.9	2502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		36.5	3405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	903	22.0	16.2	19.2	57.5	38.5	48.8	40.5	45.2	63.9	48.9	65.0	53.9	39.0	13.5	19.1	43.2	39.0							$20,549	$2,626	$17,923
Accelerated Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	3914 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Accelerated Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-6694	526	16	32.8	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	516 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.4	2855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		50.8	2519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.1%	336	22.9		22.9	46.0	40.0	36.2	49.1			42.6	58.1	37.5	22.1	35.1			38.8	95.7		96.8	95.7		95.7	$24,840	$681	$24,159
Accelerated	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Accelerated District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6343	729	37	19.8	88.9%	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	718 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25	4401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		31	3858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	543	14.3	17.6	16.4	30.0	25.7	24.3	41.9	47.7	31.3	35.1	37.1	27.1	20.0	16.1	22.7	19.9	23.0	97.0			97.0		97.0	$17,261	$551	$16,710
Menlo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-8	4156 Menlo Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4291	531	29	18.3	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.0%)	464 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	36.2	3470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		31.1	3854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	384	15.7	23.9	19.0	27.3	50.0	36.2	46.5	47.2	58.7	43.3	33.9	38.8	20.0	44.2	17.0	43.5	31.6	92.0	94.0		92.0	94.0	94.0	$24,576	$5,593	$18,983
Maple Primary Center	Public	K-2	3601 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-0984	127	7	18.1	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	113 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)								(n/a)																		94.0			97.0			$41,668	$6,042	$35,626
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 West 36th Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9186	394	22	17.9	95.7%	3 (0.8%)	82 (20.8%)	290 (73.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	24.4	4466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		23.5	4528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	62	16.4		16.4	34.0	32.3	25.0				30.3	31.5	31.8	14.8				26.0	93.3	96.6		94.4	93.3	96.6	$27,706	$6,134	$21,572
John W. Mack Elementary	Public	K-5	3020 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-7620	283	17	17.1	96.5%	1 (0.4%)	42 (14.8%)	226 (79.9%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	18.3	4983^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.4	5178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	195	15.2		15.2	18.2	19.2	30.4				23.0	24.2	27.7	18.2				23.4							$36,142	$8,659	$27,483
West Vernon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4312 South Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4218	470	22	21.3	98.9%	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	432 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	42.9	3012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		38.7	3261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	249	9.3		9.3	33.3	41.4	48.8				41.1	46.7	37.7	43.0				42.9	93.8	97.7	98.5	96.1	96.1		$23,510	$5,167	$18,343
Trinity Street Elementary	Public	2-5	3736 Trinity St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-2358	185	12	15.4	98.4%	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	23.4	4555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		17.8	5047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	492	13.7		13.7	32.4	20.5	24.5				25.4	46.2	25.0	19.6				29.1							$41,445	$10,398	$31,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center

What district is Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center?

Students at Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center are 82% Hispanic, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center a good school?

Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center ranks 2717^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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