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N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts

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N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts ranks 3251 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts is a public K-5 elementary school serving 417 students in Los Angeles, operating as its own independent district rather than as part of the larger Los Angeles Unified system.

While its overall state ranking is in the middle range, the school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners, who perform in the 84th percentile statewide, and for managing student attendance significantly better than most neighboring schools like Gratts Learning Academy and Union Avenue Elementary. Academically, it consistently outperforms other local schools with similar student populations, such as MacArthur Park Elementary, by 15-20 points in core subjects, and it does this while spending about half per student compared to schools like Lake Street Primary.

The school shows notable strengths in fourth-grade English and support for economically disadvantaged students, though science scores and fifth-grade math present clear areas for growth. Its trajectory of steady improvement since the pandemic and its cost-effective operation suggest it is a resilient and strategically managed option for families in the area.

417

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,269

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

379 South Loma Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1142

(213) 413-9183

District: N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

California avg41%

3,251^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

875^th of 1,543N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts 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	39.6	3251 of 5857	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	3199 of 5869	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4183 of 5859	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3991 of 5883	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1120 of 1417	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2642 of 5789	54.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.6	495 of 3162	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	1006 of 3245	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1327 of 3311	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	501 of 602	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.5	496 of 3275	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3382 of 5597	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3268 of 5612	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3831 of 5609	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3583 of 5635	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	838 of 1267	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2809 of 5492	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2006 of 5107	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2035 of 5107	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	3044 of 5087	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2865 of 5084	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	1544 of 4963	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	2212 of 5460	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	2315 of 5517	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	3169 of 5363	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	2775 of 5264	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	726 of 1110	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	1522 of 5173	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2893 of 5628	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2957 of 5643	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4044 of 5638	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4044 of 5663	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1150 of 1272	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	2384 of 5510	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	1558 of 2635	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening44%+19 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Writing21%+4 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Overall14%+4 vs state

Reading11%+3 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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	379 South Loma Dr.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9183	417	18	23.1	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	410 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.6	3251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		39.6	3199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.5%	52	19.2	16.7	6.4	14.0	59.6	28.6	42.6	44.1	25.5	33.3	4.3	20.6	10.6	16.7	6.4	11.0	16.7		16.7	31.8	55.2	43.9				43.2	38.5	45.8	19.7				34.2						$22,269	$3,110	$19,159
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)	Public	K-5	309 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-2932	408	20	20.4	96.3%	15 (3.7%)	56 (13.7%)	326 (79.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	20.8	4758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		30.2	3912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	846																	15.1		15.1	21.9	27.3	32.4				27.4	29.0	23.8	20.6				24.3	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5		$26,392	$5,188	$21,204
Union Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	150 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 483-1345	809	37	21.8	93.9%	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	775 (95.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	33.4	3685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		36.9	3373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	312																	23.4		23.4	34.5	40.0	37.5				37.1	32.7	30.8	28.2				30.7	95.5	96.7	97.2	96.7	97.8	$21,870	$4,992	$16,878
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	680 Little St.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 484-0326	577	27	21.3	97.9%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.6%)	539 (93.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30.7	3899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		25	4365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	466																	20.0		20.0	23.6	36.0	41.4				33.4	33.6	33.6	26.7				31.4	93.9	96.5	94.8	96.5	96.5	$24,625	$4,584	$20,041
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	697 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-4245	603	30	20.2	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	602 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		30.9	3863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	83																	14.8	23.3	19.0	20.6	28.6	26.2	51.7	38.3	45.0	34.9	36.5	36.5	18.0	42.4	38.3	46.7	36.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.5	$23,192	$2,614	$20,578
Lake Street Primary	Public	K-1	135 North Lake St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-3305	104	6	17.3	94.2%	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.7%)	80 (76.9%)	14 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)																																							$48,692	$6,725	$41,967
MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts	Public	K-5	2300 West Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-7217	338	16	21.1	97.9%	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	311 (92.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.4	4643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		25.3	4337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	306																	8.2		8.2	18.0	40.4	24.5				27.2	23.4	42.3	12.2				26.1	90.9	93.5	97.4	94.8	97.4	$26,576	$6,216	$20,360
Charles White Elementary	Public	1-5	2401 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-9172	233	14	16.6	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	222 (95.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	55.2	2297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%		30.8	3871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	1574																	26.5		26.5	51.2	36.2	47.9				44.9	50.0	50.0	49.0				49.7						$31,522	$6,966	$24,556
Betty Plasencia Elementary	Public	K-5	1321 Cortez St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-7450	411	21	20.0	95.1%	16 (3.9%)	14 (3.4%)	360 (87.6%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	27.4	4177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		31.7	3801^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	376																	19.7		19.7	28.3	29.7	39.0				32.1	32.8	28.0	24.6				28.4	94.9		94.9		95.9	$30,428	$6,125	$24,303
Olympic Primary Center	Public	K	950 South Albany St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-2753	96	5	19.2	96.9%	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	88 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)																																							$48,349	$5,802	$42,547

Frequently Asked Questions about N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts

What is the racial makeup of N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts?

Students at N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts are 98% Hispanic.

Is N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts a good school?

N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts ranks 3251^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts.

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