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Goethe International Charter

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Goethe International Charter ranks 1243 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Goethe International Charter is a well-regarded K-8 public charter school in Los Angeles serving about 480 students, consistently earning high state ratings within the Goethe International Charter District.

The school has notable strengths, including strong overall academic performance that beats state averages, an excellent attendance record with very low chronic absenteeism, and a highly efficient use of resources, achieving great results with significantly lower per-student spending than many nearby schools like ICEF Vista Elementary Academy and Stoner Avenue Elementary. Its K-8 structure provides continuity that many local K-5 schools do not offer, and it excels in science. However, a review of the data shows some important areas for families to consider. There is a noticeable drop in math proficiency in the middle school grades compared to the strong performance in earlier grades, a pattern more pronounced here than at the similar Ocean Charter. Furthermore, performance trends for some student subgroups have declined in recent years.

When compared to its neighbors, Goethe stands out for its consistency and efficiency. While schools like Short Avenue Elementary may outperform in specific subjects and El Marino Elementary has an exceptional attendance rate, Goethe provides a stable, high-quality K-8 program with a proven track record of student engagement and academic success.

479

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,378

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12500 Braddock Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90066-6808

(310) 306-3484

District: Goethe International Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.4%

Hispanic:

30.1%

African American:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,243^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

818^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 21 pts since 2022

From top 9% (2022) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

309^th of 1,543Goethe International 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	1243 of 5857	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	863 of 5869	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	819 of 5859	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	738 of 5883	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	1116 of 5789	80.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	69 of 569	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	1261 of 5597	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	863 of 5612	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	963 of 5609	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	602 of 5635	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	738 of 5492	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	1947 of 5107	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	790 of 5107	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1290 of 5087	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	869 of 5084	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	251 of 4963	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	2253 of 5460	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	1047 of 5517	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	995 of 5363	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	300 of 5264	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	40.9	3046 of 5173	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	1218 of 5628	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	867 of 5643	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	631 of 5638	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	885 of 5663	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	1428 of 5510	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	471 of 2598	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	53 of 2651	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	229 of 2661	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	76 of 2726	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	597 of 2834	78.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	818 of 2761	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	612 of 2783	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	390 of 2781	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	249 of 2740	90.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	187 of 609	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	749 of 2533	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	483 of 2551	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	352 of 2531	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	686 of 2395	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	511 of 2388	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1178 of 2542	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	799 of 2579	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	827 of 2534	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	743 of 2552	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	433 of 2538	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	373 of 1520	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	205 of 1537	86.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

African American (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+13 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 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
Goethe International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Goethe International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-3484	479	23	20.6	25.1%	165 (34.4%)	82 (17.1%)	144 (30.1%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.8%)	77.9	1243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		87	863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	380	57.7	44.0	51.0	58.8	59.6	73.1	59.3	51.9	66.0	61.4	62.8	78.9	57.7	25.5	30.8	44.0	49.7							$13,378	$535	$12,843
Braddock Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4711 Inglewood Blvd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-6707	541	26	20.8	59.7%	40 (7.4%)	28 (5.2%)	193 (35.7%)	163 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (21.4%)	86.4	853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.4%		90.3	690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	163	57.7		57.7	60.9	72.8	68.3				67.3	67.8	66.7	56.7				63.2	90.4	94.2	96.2	94.2	94.2	96.2	$21,171	$3,975	$17,196
Ocean Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12870 Panama St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Ocean Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-5511	563	22	25.5	22.7%	271 (48.1%)	10 (1.8%)	164 (29.1%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (16.3%)	62.6	1935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		71.3	1536^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	399	32.7	34.0	33.3	50.0	52.9	56.4	70.9	78.1	75.5	64.5	53.6	36.8	30.9	52.7	65.9	41.5	48.0	85.9	91.0	88.5	96.2	93.6		$16,012	$64	$15,948
ICEF Vista Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Elementary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6400	270	13	20.7	98.1%	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	253 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.2	1734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%		62.8	1941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	207	18.5		18.5	62.8	72.7	56.4				63.3	58.8	62.2	38.2				52.3	96.2	96.2					$28,311	$7,409	$20,902
Playa del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	12221 Juniette St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-3560	272	12	22.6	41.9%	68 (25.0%)	31 (11.4%)	105 (38.6%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.3%)	80.5	1137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		85.5	930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	207	41.5		41.5	63.0	83.7	61.0				69.2	60.9	79.1	43.9				61.5	90.9			90.9		94.6	$22,333	$2,874	$19,459
Stoner Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11735 Braddock Dr.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-3396	258	15	17.2	95.0%	10 (3.9%)	28 (10.9%)	213 (82.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	48.8	2656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		32.9	3698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	1042	30.0		30.0	32.5	26.5	52.0				38.7	57.5	23.5	52.0				46.0	85.2	90.7	94.4	90.7	90.7	88.9	$27,619	$5,057	$22,562
Short Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	12814 Maxella Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 397-4234	414	19	21.7	28.7%	122 (29.5%)	12 (2.9%)	139 (33.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	131 (31.6%)	88.5	740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		71	1552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	812	52.5		52.5	70.2	86.3	75.0				77.0	60.3	80.4	55.0				65.8	85.9	91.8	90.6	92.9	90.6	92.9	$21,147	$3,113	$18,034
El Marino Elementary	Public	K-5	11450 Port Rd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4241	795	36	22.0	18.6%	121 (15.2%)	19 (2.4%)	316 (39.7%)	156 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (23.0%)	88.8	723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.1	860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	137	43.5		43.5	64.9	75.4	71.9				70.5	75.6	81.4	67.0				74.7							$18,883	$667	$18,216
Grand View Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	3951 Grand View Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-3618	510	27	18.8	65.5%	52 (10.2%)	33 (6.5%)	365 (71.6%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.0%)	73.2	1463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.2	1723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	260	41.9		41.9	62.5	59.3	58.1				60.1	58.8	63.8	39.2				53.3	94.8	98.1	98.1		98.1	98.1	$24,803	$4,144	$20,659
Cowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7615 Cowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-1973	377	21	17.9	63.4%	6 (1.6%)	229 (60.7%)	70 (18.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	70.9	1561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		64.8	1835^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.7%	274	31.6		31.6	65.5	52.3	52.6	75.0			57.8	70.7	47.7	51.8	66.7			57.1							$22,189	$3,264	$18,925

Frequently Asked Questions about Goethe International Charter

How many students attend Goethe International Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Goethe International Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Goethe International Charter?

Students at Goethe International Charter are 34% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% African American, 14% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Goethe International Charter a good school?

Goethe International Charter ranks 1243^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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