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Para Los Ninos Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4434^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Para Los Ninos Charter is a K-5 elementary school serving 301 students in downtown Los Angeles, operating within the Para Los Ninos Charter District, but its recent academic performance has shown significant volatility, dropping to a 1-star state ranking in the 2024-2025 school year.

The school has a notable strength in supporting English Language Learners, where it has consistently ranked in the top tier of schools statewide, yet it faces challenges with chronic student absenteeism and a dramatic recent decline in test scores across all subjects. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student—nearly $38,000—than nearby schools like Puente Charter ($20,296) and KIPP Promesa Prep ($23,149), though this higher spending has not led to consistently stronger academic results compared to these peers.

When compared to other local schools, Para Los Ninos Charter currently performs better than Ninth Street Elementary but lags behind higher-performing options like Soto Street Elementary. The school's proven success with English Learners suggests it has effective strategies that could be leveraged to address its recent overall academic setbacks and improve consistency for all students.

301

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1617 East Seventh St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021-1207

(213) 239-6605

District: Para Los Ninos Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

African American:

3.7%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

California avg41%

4,434^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1292^nd of 1,543Para Los Ninos 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	24.7	4434 of 5857	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.7	2248 of 5869	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2691 of 5859	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	2311 of 5883	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	4576 of 5789	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.0	112 of 3162	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	367 of 3245	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	399 of 3311	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	2341 of 3275	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4351 of 5597	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2475 of 5612	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	2711 of 5609	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	2030 of 5635	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	4447 of 5492	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3293 of 5107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.4	923 of 5107	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	1594 of 5087	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	1051 of 5084	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.7	3414 of 4963	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3752 of 5460	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.9	1269 of 5517	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	1772 of 5363	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	1083 of 5264	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	3260 of 5173	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4122 of 5628	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.6	1950 of 5643	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	2518 of 5638	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	2440 of 5663	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	4232 of 5510	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science13%-20 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 (2025)
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
Para Los Ninos Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1617 East Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Para Los Ninos Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-6605	301	15	20.0	88.0%	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	284 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	24.7	4434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%		55.7	2248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	2186	12.8		12.8	19.6	42.5	34.0				31.2	25.5	34.9	19.2				26.2
Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	835 St.anford Ave.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 896-2700	302	12	25.1	99.0%	8 (2.6%)	27 (8.9%)	230 (76.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)	12.7	5445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		13.7	5413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	32	13.6		13.6	5.0	18.4	28.9				18.5	8.9	10.4	18.6				13.2	85.4	92.7		87.8	87.8	87.8	$49,725	$45,910	$3,815
Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-2961	300	14	21.4	84.3%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		64.4	1860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	1626	24.4		24.4	40.7	36.8	40.0				39.4	33.3	34.2	26.7				31.4
KIPP Promesa Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	1241 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Promesa Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6400	495	22	22.1	86.1%	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	480 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	76.6	1306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		44.3	2903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	1597				54.4	55.9					55.2	67.8	58.3					62.9	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1263 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-4125	518	23	22.4	74.1%	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	496 (95.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33.2	3700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%		27	4201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	501	27.3	22.2	24.6	32.7	44.3	31.5	36.5	38.3	44.4	38.3	32.0	45.2	14.6	17.5	21.3	27.0	26.3
Soto Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6513	186	12	15.4	87.1%	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	59.3	2098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		45.2	2847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	749	30.0		30.0	41.7	64.3	43.3	59.3			50.5	58.3	60.0	36.7	39.3			46.4							$83,712	$79,056	$4,656
Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	360	23	15.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	338 (93.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23.6	4537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		20.8	4790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	253	13.8	28.3	22.7	20.0	19.4	34.5	41.5	30.2	53.2	34.0	22.5	26.7	37.9	12.2	18.9	34.0	24.6							$69,486	$66,050	$3,436
San Pedro Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-9538	403	20	20.1	98.3%	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	388 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.7	4081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		39.5	3204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	877	13.6		13.6	36.8	36.5	30.9				34.4	39.7	26.7	24.7				29.4							$41,992	$38,512	$3,480
Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center	Public	K-2	2750 East Hostetter St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-0270	86	4	21.5	98.8%	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	84 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$94,828	$89,548	$5,280
Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1942 East Second St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-9401	226	13	17.3	98.2%	5 (2.2%)	8 (3.5%)	211 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	41.1	3146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		38.7	3256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	110	7.1		7.1	48.2	40.0	23.1	45.8			39.3	32.1	50.0	21.4	52.0			38.7							$52,232	$49,138	$3,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Para Los Ninos Charter

What is the racial makeup of Para Los Ninos Charter?

Students at Para Los Ninos Charter are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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Para Los Ninos Charter District

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Para Los Ninos Charter ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Para Los Ninos Charter.

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