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Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary

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Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary ranks 3540 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 338 students in the ABC Unified School District in Lakewood, CA, where it ranks in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are below both district and state averages. It spends more per student than several higher-performing nearby schools, such as Margaret Landell Elementary and Patricia Nixon Elementary, despite having larger class sizes. The school has shown notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, with its migrant, Hispanic, and special education students ranking well above the state average in recent years.

While the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism and shows significant grade-level inconsistencies, particularly in 4th-grade math, it is on a recent upward trajectory. Its performance highlights a paradox within its own high-ranking district, where nearby schools like Furgeson Elementary and Palms Elementary show vastly different results, suggesting that factors beyond simple geography or district affiliation influence student outcomes.

338

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,580

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21314 Claretta Ave.
Lakewood, CA 90715-2301

(562) 229-7885

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle
High:	Artesia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of ABC Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg57%

California avg41%

3,540^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 19Elementary Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC 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	35.5	3540 of 5857	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3974 of 5869	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3856 of 5859	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4287 of 5883	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3730 of 5789	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3554 of 5662	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.9	3923 of 5692	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	3603 of 5614	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.1	3388 of 5611	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	3582 of 5530	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.7	3754 of 5390	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	3163 of 5377	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.6	4187 of 5314	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	3730 of 5193	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	3958 of 5113	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	3973 of 5113	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	3830 of 4818	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4399 of 4822	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.3	3983 of 4809	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.7	992 of 2585	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	1119 of 2128	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	2272 of 3162	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2004 of 3245	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	1211 of 3311	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	947 of 3275	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	437 of 3246	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	3719 of 5597	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3939 of 5612	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4260 of 5609	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4428 of 5635	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4013 of 5492	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3456 of 5413	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2241 of 5107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	2723 of 5107	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2837 of 5087	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3135 of 5084	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2840 of 4963	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2701 of 4830	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2739 of 5460	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3433 of 5517	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	3038 of 5363	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3438 of 5264	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2940 of 5173	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2783 of 5084	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	3182 of 5628	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3735 of 5643	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3374 of 5638	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3821 of 5663	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3203 of 5510	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3431 of 5431	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	13 of 78	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	28 of 74	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.9	813 of 2635	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)83rd percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2024)69th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2019)62nd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Science36%+4 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434																					36.4	36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9	37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0	27.0	96.6			96.6		$21,580	$2,443	$19,137
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	463	19	24.3	82.3%	9 (1.9%)	78 (16.8%)	274 (59.2%)	56 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.3%)	50.8	2559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	75																					28.8	28.8	40.3	45.2	44.1	43.2	43.3	50.0	41.7	35.6	43.0	42.7						$19,084	$2,523	$16,561
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	297	16	18.5	92.6%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	26.5	4268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.7	4231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	37	17.7	15.0	6.7	0.0	9.9	58.8	15.0	33.3	10.5	28.2	23.5	30.0	13.3	0.0	16.9	11.8	10.0	0.0	5.3	7.0	18.9	18.9	40.0	19.4	41.7	23.1	31.2	40.0	32.3	18.9	10.5	24.8						$23,814	$2,466	$21,348
Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	298	16	18.6	93.6%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (65.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (30.5%)	35.2	3560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.5	3331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	229																					29.4	29.4	28.9	26.5	43.1	44.7	36.3	33.3	31.4	28.9	26.3	30.0	91.1					$21,164	$2,535	$18,629
A. E. Arnold Elementary	Public	K-6	9281 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6965	560	23	24.3	53.0%	125 (22.3%)	21 (3.8%)	215 (38.4%)	162 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	74.3	1410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.2	1235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	175																					38.4	38.4	58.3	55.4	58.3	54.4	56.5	73.6	62.2	52.1	46.2	57.7	97.2					$18,687	$850	$17,837
Aloha Elementary	Public	K-6	11737 East 214th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7825	302	15	20.1	88.1%	7 (2.3%)	51 (16.9%)	184 (60.9%)	31 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.3%)	41.5	3117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.7	2819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	298																					30.0	30.0	40.5	39.5	50.0	39.7	42.2	51.4	30.8	32.5	19.0	31.6						$20,564	$2,577	$17,987
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	11733 East 205th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7910	346	17	20.3	80.3%	11 (3.2%)	21 (6.1%)	250 (72.3%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	28.5	4095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.8	4126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	31																					18.0	18.0	14.6	14.3	34.7	58.0	31.9	19.5	9.3	14.0	45.1	22.7						$19,858	$2,658	$17,200
Steve Luther Elementary	Public	K-6	4631 La Palma Ave.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6918	403	18	22.3	58.1%	50 (12.4%)	16 (4.0%)	161 (40.0%)	126 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.7%)	74.4	1402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		75.3	1354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	48																					47.6	47.6	59.1	47.7	59.5	63.3	57.9	56.8	47.7	59.5	51.7	53.7						$24,827	$951	$23,876
Nixon (Patricia) Elementary	Public	K-6	19600 Jacob Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7895	681	26	26.1	52.6%	58 (8.5%)	53 (7.8%)	260 (38.2%)	217 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	81 (11.9%)	87.2	813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.1%		88.7	767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	46																					54.0	54.0	69.5	61.5	77.0	70.1	69.2	68.3	62.4	62.0	60.8	63.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$18,200	$1,988	$16,212
Margaret Landell Elementary	Public	K-6	9739 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6960	662	25	26.4	24.9%	67 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (12.4%)	449 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	97.8	89^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.2	246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	157																					76.6	76.6	85.4	90.7	89.4	81.7	86.6	83.3	85.6	79.8	76.2	81.1						$16,415	$843	$15,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary

What schools do graduates of Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle
High : Artesia High

What district is Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

What is the racial makeup of Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary?

Students at Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary.

Is Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary a good school?

Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary ranks 3540^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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