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Learning by Design Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4841^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Learning by Design Charter is a small, K-5 elementary school serving 114 students in South Los Angeles, operating within its own Learning by Design Charter District.

The school's academic performance has been highly inconsistent in recent years, with its statewide ranking swinging dramatically from very low to above average and back down again, which is unusual compared to more stable nearby schools like Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary. It spends less per student than most surrounding schools in the Los Angeles Unified district and has larger class sizes than some, such as Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary. A significant positive trend is a major reduction in chronic absenteeism, though the rate is still higher than the state average.

Performance varies widely by grade, with 5th-grade math and overall science proficiency being critical areas of concern, the latter being among the lowest of all local schools. When compared directly to its closest neighbor, Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary, which serves a similar community, Learning by Design Charter generally underperforms in consistency and test scores. The school shows potential through its improved attendance but faces clear challenges in delivering stable educational outcomes across all subjects and grade levels.

114

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,449

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7019 South Van Ness Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-1659

(323) 903-5712

District: Learning by Design Charter District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.3%

Hispanic:

42.1%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

California avg41%

4,841^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 16 pts since 2022

From bottom 1% (2022) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1397^th of 1,543Learning by Design Charter 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	19.8	4841 of 5857	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.4	2219 of 5869	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	4019 of 5859	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.4	5800 of 5883	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	370 of 569	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.4	127 of 593	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	224 of 661	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	438 of 663	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	5080 of 5597	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4286 of 5460	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	2527 of 5517	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	3614 of 5363	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.3	5197 of 5264	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4745 of 5628	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.6	2080 of 5643	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.5	5526 of 5663	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science4%-29 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 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
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
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
YES Academy	Public	K-5	3140 Hyde Park Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-4992	462	22	21.0	97.0%	2 (0.4%)	134 (29.0%)	287 (62.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	14.3	5330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		11.7	5573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	243	12.0		12.0	20.8	22.5	23.7				22.3	24.0	21.1	9.3				18.1	92.7	95.8	96.9	94.8	93.8	96.9	$30,160	$7,017	$23,143
Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5939 Second Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5118	202	12	16.8	93.1%	2 (1.0%)	44 (21.8%)	140 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.9%)	33.5	3682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		23.4	4534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	852	9.1		9.1	42.2	18.2	24.2				29.7	45.7	57.6	9.1				38.4	82.7	96.2		90.4	86.5	94.2	$42,234	$10,809	$31,425
Crete Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6103 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Crete Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 791-1600	284	15	19.4	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	183 (64.4%)	90 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	4.9	5838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.2	5801^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	37	3.5		3.5	2.7	10.2	6.9	10.8			7.9	5.4	4.2	6.7	5.1			5.2							$21,122	$1,844	$19,278
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
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
Angeles Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	2611 West 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5103	297	17	17.4	95.6%	8 (2.7%)	82 (27.6%)	186 (62.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	20.9	4746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		23.7	4500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	246	11.1		11.1	17.1	34.6	30.6				26.2	21.4	44.4	13.9				24.8	89.3	92.9		91.1	91.1	91.1	$30,238	$5,698	$24,540
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
Western Avenue Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	1724 West 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 295-3261	563	30	18.6	98.4%	4 (0.7%)	85 (15.1%)	434 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	21.7	4693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.4	4545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	148	16.1	22.6	18.4	19.2	33.9	23.2	39.2	38.8	39.3	30.7	24.7	23.7	10.7	29.4	16.3	19.4	21.0	91.8	95.3	96.5	95.3	92.9	95.3	$27,550	$6,849	$20,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Learning by Design Charter

Is Learning by Design Charter a good school?

Learning by Design Charter ranks in the bottom 17.3% of California elementary schools.

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Learning by Design Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Learning by Design Charter?

Students at Learning by Design Charter are 55% African American, 42% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Learning by Design Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Learning by Design Charter.

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