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TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary

Q: How many students attend TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary?

Students at TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 44% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 271 students in South Los Angeles, and it has shown the most dramatic academic improvement in the area this past year.

After several years of very low performance, the school's test scores have made a remarkable leap, with proficiency in English and Math increasing by about 18 and 24 percentage points, respectively. This improvement outpaces all nearby schools, including KIPP Empower Academy, a high-performing charter school with a similar student population. However, this success story exists alongside a serious and persistent challenge: the school has the highest rate of chronic student absences in the area, with more than half of students missing too much school, which is typically a major barrier to learning.

When compared to other local schools in the Los Angeles Unified district, TEACH Prep operates with larger class sizes and a moderate budget per student. Interestingly, the school spends significantly less per student than a school like Manhattan Place Elementary but has achieved stronger recent academic results. The school's future will depend on whether it can maintain its impressive academic turnaround while addressing the fundamental attendance issues that affect its community.

271

Students ?

27.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,266

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8505 South Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-3053

(323) 872-0708

District: TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementa

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

African American:

43.9%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg43%

4,156^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 24 pts since 2022

From bottom 5% (2022) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1204^th of 1,543TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementa 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	27.7	4156 of 5857	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	5813 of 5869	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	5742 of 5859	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	5564 of 5883	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	204 of 569	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.9	489 of 593	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	526 of 661	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	441 of 663	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	3157 of 3162	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	3114 of 3245	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3036 of 3311	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4761 of 5597	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	5607 of 5612	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	5544 of 5609	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5528 of 5635	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2593 of 5107	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5040 of 5107	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	4795 of 5087	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4517 of 5084	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3349 of 5460	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.8	5445 of 5517	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5200 of 5363	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4780 of 5264	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3138 of 5628	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5435 of 5643	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5462 of 5638	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4999 of 5663	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)64th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-19 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
TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8505 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementa	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0708	271	10	27.1	99.3%	4 (1.5%)	119 (43.9%)	145 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	27.7	4156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		6.9	5813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	1657			34.0	25.0			29.4	32.0	32.7			32.4							$20,266	$3,052	$17,214
La Salle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8715 La Salle Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1161	330	18	18.3	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	131 (39.7%)	179 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	25.5	4353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		21.4	4740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	387	13.1	13.1	37.5	14.3	33.3		30.5	43.9	14.7	18.0		27.0	85.5	90.8	96.1	90.8	90.8	89.5	$29,328	$6,597	$22,731
Manhattan Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1308	218	13	16.7	95.4%	2 (0.9%)	104 (47.7%)	93 (42.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	6.6	5797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.3	5830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	33	9.1	9.1	9.5	12.5	13.6		12.0	12.5	6.3	4.6		7.7	90.9	90.9					$54,234	$12,502	$41,732
Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2112 West 74th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2338	377	18	20.9	92.6%	2 (0.5%)	185 (49.1%)	149 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.9%)	38.6	3307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		28.8	4042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	735	14.8	14.8	28.1	45.5	44.4		38.7	40.0	40.0	33.3		37.9							$30,068	$5,970	$24,098
Raymond Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7511 Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1183	457	22	21.2	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	114 (24.9%)	329 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	35	3584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		31.2	3837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	253	6.5	6.5	27.4	46.9	39.0		37.4	37.3	49.3	24.7		36.5	81.5	91.3	94.6	87.0	90.2	90.2	$26,752	$5,393	$21,359
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
Learning by Design Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	7019 South Van Ness Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Learning by Design Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 903-5712	114	5	22.8	78.1%	0 (0.0%)	63 (55.3%)	48 (42.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	19.8	4841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		56.4	2219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	2622	3.6	3.6	6.3		39.3		27.8	46.7		7.1		20.8							$22,449	$729	$21,720
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
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
Loren Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	830 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4445	601	29	20.7	99.0%	5 (0.8%)	83 (13.8%)	499 (83.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	24.4	4465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.1	4354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	111	10.8	10.8	29.1	31.2	27.7	23.2	27.9	47.1	23.8	16.9	22.9	28.1	95.3	98.4			95.3		$25,122	$4,620	$20,502

Frequently Asked Questions about TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary

How many students attend TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary?

Students at TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 44% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary a good school?

TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary ranks 4156^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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