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ISANA Himalia Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

ISANA Himalia Academy is a K-8 public school serving 655 students in South Los Angeles, operating within its own independent ISANA Himalia Academy District and providing a continuous education from kindergarten through middle school, unlike most nearby K-5 elementary schools.

While the school faces academic challenges common to the area, it achieves results comparable to several nearby schools like Hooper Avenue Elementary and Harmony Elementary while spending significantly less per student. The school has shown a strong, positive trend in reducing chronic absenteeism, bringing its rate nearly even with the state average and lower than most neighboring schools. Its performance is relatively stronger for its core student population compared to its overall state ranking.

Notable areas for improvement include science proficiency and performance in upper-grade mathematics. Compared to other local schools in the large Los Angeles Unified district, ISANA Himalia Academy demonstrates notable efficiency with its resources, maintaining a stable improvement trajectory in a high-need community.

655

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,942

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4607 South Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-5456

(323) 231-7005

District: ISANA Himalia Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

Two or more races:

0.9%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,564^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 38% (2019) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,022^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1289^th of 1,543ISANA Himalia Academy District 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	23.3	4564 of 5857	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4977 of 5869	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4978 of 5859	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4928 of 5883	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3595 of 5789	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	1704 of 2227	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	2379 of 3162	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	2634 of 3245	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1962 of 3311	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2136 of 3275	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4235 of 5597	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4853 of 5612	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4462 of 5609	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4361 of 5635	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3382 of 5492	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	3478 of 5107	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4078 of 5107	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4013 of 5087	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3955 of 5084	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2436 of 4963	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3793 of 5460	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4390 of 5517	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4225 of 5363	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4011 of 5264	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	2578 of 5173	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4508 of 5628	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4743 of 5643	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5043 of 5638	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5026 of 5663	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3462 of 5510	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	2030 of 2635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2129 of 2420	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	2022 of 2761	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1833 of 2783	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2209 of 2781	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1891 of 2740	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1449 of 2715	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	866 of 1478	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	865 of 1521	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	462 of 1540	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	877 of 1442	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1857 of 2533	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1517 of 2551	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1962 of 2531	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1678 of 2509	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1388 of 2380	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1530 of 2395	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1318 of 2388	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1733 of 2374	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1345 of 2359	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	851 of 2213	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1627 of 2542	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1409 of 2579	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1843 of 2531	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1404 of 2458	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	751 of 2369	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1910 of 2534	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1937 of 2552	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2117 of 2538	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1818 of 2527	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1278 of 2407	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science15%-17 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 (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
ISANA Himalia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4607 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	ISANA Himalia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 231-7005	655	29	22.8	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	645 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	23.3	4564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		18.6	4977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	413	18.2	12.7	15.4	29.3	30.7	32.0	30.4	32.5	35.4	31.9	34.5	25.4	13.0	20.3	24.1	16.5	21.6							$34,942	$33,330	$1,612
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy	Public	K-5	1041 East 46th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7117	367	17	21.5	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	338 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	32	3796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		37.7	3321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	475	32.3		32.3	26.3	31.4	41.5				32.8	33.3	30.0	24.6				29.5	93.2	97.3	96.0	93.2	96.0	97.3	$50,738	$46,240	$4,498
Forty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	750 East 49th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 234-9045	491	24	20.4	97.4%	5 (1.0%)	39 (7.9%)	435 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	28	4135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		16.8	5139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	1004	11.5		11.5	38.2	27.4	24.1				29.4	43.8	33.3	24.1				33.2	96.4			97.3		97.3	$45,217	$41,426	$3,791
Hooper Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	1225 East 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-3571	608	31	19.6	98.8%	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.5%)	568 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	17.1	5090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.2	5465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	375	13.4		13.4	23.8	29.8	24.3				25.8	23.8	21.2	14.4				19.9							$42,910	$39,080	$3,830
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-5	899 East 42nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-0791	409	24	17.0	97.6%	8 (2.0%)	16 (3.9%)	382 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20	4826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		16.5	5167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	341	10.8		10.8	21.9	22.1	31.3				25.0	37.5	14.3	24.6				25.1	92.0	96.6		93.1	95.4	96.6	$49,054	$44,238	$4,816
Aurora Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 East 52nd Pl.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-1500	304	17	17.8	97.0%	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	26.7	4253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		18	5029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	776	18.2		18.2	21.3	27.6	35.9				28.5	33.3	33.9	25.5				30.9	92.9	95.7		97.1	95.7		$51,818	$47,302	$4,516
Hooper Avenue Primary Center	Public	K	1280 East 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 233-5866	142	8	17.7	97.9%	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	132 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)																		94.9	98.3		97.2	97.2	98.3	$83,762	$80,222	$3,540
Ascot Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1447 East 45th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-3178	610	31	19.6	97.5%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.6%)	580 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	50	2592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		42.3	3051^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	459	33.0		33.0	32.6	48.5	42.6				41.4	36.5	49.0	46.8				44.2							$42,118	$38,948	$3,170
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	981 East 41st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-5234	506	26	19.8	96.2%	6 (1.2%)	25 (4.9%)	464 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	18	5015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.2	5287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.9%	272	10.5		10.5	16.2	31.6	25.3				24.5	30.0	27.9	12.4				22.7							$50,652	$46,674	$3,978
Center for Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	4016 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Center for Advanced Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-0245	237	13	18.2	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	224 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45.2	2873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		32.2	3767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	894	18.0		18.0	58.7	45.2	48.7				51.2	52.2	16.7	23.1				31.5	91.3				91.3

Frequently Asked Questions about ISANA Himalia Academy

What district is ISANA Himalia Academy in?

ISANA Himalia Academy District

What is the racial makeup of ISANA Himalia Academy?

Students at ISANA Himalia Academy are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend ISANA Himalia Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended ISANA Himalia Academy.

Is ISANA Himalia Academy a good school?

ISANA Himalia Academy ranks in the bottom 22.1% of California elementary schools.

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