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Watts Learning Center

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Watts Learning Center ranks 3060 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Watts Learning Center is a public elementary school serving 368 students in grades K-5 in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the independent Watts Learning Center District.

While the school's overall state rating is average, it stands out for its effectiveness with the students it serves, consistently outperforming many nearby schools with similar student populations. For example, it achieves significantly higher proficiency rates in English, math, and science than close neighbors like Charles W. Barrett Elementary and One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary. The school has shown particular strength in science, where its proficiency recently exceeded the state average, and it maintains a lower rate of chronic absenteeism than schools such as KIPP Empower Academy or Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary.

Notably, Watts Learning Center achieves these outcomes with fewer resources per student and larger class sizes than most comparison schools in the much larger Los Angeles Unified district. This efficiency presents an interesting contrast to a higher-performing nearby school like Figueroa Street Elementary, which has more funding and smaller classes. The school's performance has remained stable and shows a positive recovery trend in attendance, indicating a consistent learning environment for its students.

368

Students ?

28.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,173

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 West 95th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003-4012

(323) 754-9900

District: Watts Learning Center District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.9%

African American:

38.3%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2021 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

California avg41%

3,060^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

807^th of 1,543Watts Learning Center 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	3060 of 5857	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	3127 of 5869	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	3053 of 5859	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3496 of 5883	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1133 of 1417	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2703 of 5789	53.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	172 of 569	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	119 of 593	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	163 of 661	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	109 of 663	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	135 of 747	81.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	1433 of 3162	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	333 of 3245	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	933 of 3311	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	136 of 602	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	268 of 3275	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2637 of 5597	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2635 of 5612	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	3246 of 5609	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3183 of 5635	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	967 of 1267	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2918 of 5492	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	1162 of 5107	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	1643 of 5107	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	1705 of 5087	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	2459 of 5084	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	669 of 4963	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1929 of 5460	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2140 of 5517	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	1833 of 5363	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	2224 of 5264	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	688 of 1110	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	1263 of 5173	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3304 of 5628	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3343 of 5643	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2710 of 5638	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	3618 of 5663	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1041 of 1272	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	2316 of 5510	58.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

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Schools Near Watts Learning Center

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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
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
Charles W. Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	419 West 98th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1419	473	24	20.1	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	90 (19.0%)	366 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	20.6	4774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		33.1	3677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	1097	14.3	14.3	27.0	30.1	25.0		27.5	25.0	28.2	18.2		24.0	96.6			96.6			$29,209	$5,422	$23,787
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
Manchester Avenue Elementary	Public	1-6	661 West 87th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-3472	509	25	20.3	98.0%	5 (1.0%)	83 (16.3%)	384 (75.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	28.8	4070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		24	4463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	393	25.5	25.5	22.6	32.0	44.6	37.5	34.0	16.7	17.4	32.4	27.6	23.2							$23,329	$4,622	$18,707
One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Public	K-5	147 East 107th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-8137	804	40	20.1	98.5%	8 (1.0%)	174 (21.6%)	597 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	15	5263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.8	5402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	139	14.0	14.0	17.4	21.4	34.9		24.6	10.5	15.4	17.2		14.3	91.0	94.8		92.9	94.8	94.8	$24,950	$4,313	$20,637
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
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1109 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1466	745	36	20.6	98.9%	7 (0.9%)	158 (21.2%)	547 (73.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	31.5	3842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		28.2	4095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	253	22.1	22.1	33.6	29.7	39.3		33.9	30.1	34.3	29.2		31.4	89.9			92.8	95.0		$24,566	$4,936	$19,630
Danny J. Bakewell Senior Primary Center	Public	K	8621 South Baring Cross St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 751-3887	170	8	21.2	98.2%	11 (6.5%)	14 (8.2%)	120 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.1%)								(n/a)													97.8				97.8		$30,569	$5,224	$25,345
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Watts Learning Center

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Watts Learning Center District

What is the racial makeup of Watts Learning Center?

Students at Watts Learning Center are 61% Hispanic, 38% African American.

Is Watts Learning Center a good school?

Watts Learning Center ranks 3060^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Watts Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Watts Learning Center.

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