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Linwood E. Howe Elementary

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Linwood E. Howe Elementary ranks 671 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Linwood E. Howe Elementary is a well-regarded public school serving about 570 students in grades K-5 within the Culver City Unified district, consistently ranking in the top tier of California elementary schools.

Academically, the school is strong, with students outperforming both district and state averages in English, math, and science. It shows effective support for all student groups and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic absenteeism to well below state levels. Compared to some nearby schools, like La Ballona Elementary in the same district, Linwood E. Howe achieves higher test scores while serving a student population with a lower level of economic need. It also stands out for its cost-effective use of resources, delivering strong results with moderate per-student spending compared to higher-spending schools in Los Angeles Unified such as Palms Elementary.

Within the local landscape, Linwood E. Howe is a reliable and high-performing choice. While schools like Farragut Elementary (also in CCUSD) and Castle Heights Elementary (in LAUSD) rank slightly higher, it offers consistent quality and stability. The school's decade-long record of high ratings and recent ranking improvements indicate positive momentum, making it a pillar of the Culver City educational community.

567

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,365

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Irving Pl.
Culver City, CA 90232-2812

(310) 842-4338

District: Culver City Unified

Students who attend Linwood E. Howe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Culver City Middle
High:	Culver City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.0%

Hispanic:

30.5%

Two or more races:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

California avg41%

671^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Culver City Unified

319^th of 1,543Culver City 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	89.8	671 of 5857	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	951 of 5869	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	1148 of 5859	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	925 of 5883	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	256 of 1417	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	1184 of 5789	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	993 of 5662	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.6	1638 of 5692	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	66.7	1682 of 5614	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	63.6	1772 of 5611	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.6	1080 of 5530	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	1382 of 5390	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	61.9	1913 of 5377	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.5	2651 of 5314	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.3	2401 of 5193	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.5	2082 of 5113	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.2	2717 of 5113	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.9	2331 of 4818	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.0	1953 of 4822	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.9	2308 of 4809	52.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	64.9	201 of 747	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	79.2	345 of 2585	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	232 of 2128	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	778 of 5597	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	873 of 5612	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	1128 of 5609	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	654 of 5635	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	208 of 1267	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	1157 of 5492	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	817 of 5413	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	580 of 5107	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	1007 of 5107	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	1490 of 5087	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	1013 of 5084	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	2230 of 4963	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	948 of 4830	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	2108 of 5460	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	2322 of 5517	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	1709 of 5363	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	845 of 5264	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	312 of 1110	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	1025 of 5173	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	1005 of 5084	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	580 of 5628	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	1020 of 5643	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	1092 of 5638	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	1222 of 5663	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	280 of 1272	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	1144 of 5510	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	1127 of 5431	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	89 of 718	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	379 of 670	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	330 of 669	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	313 of 610	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.5	75 of 445	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	561 of 2847	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	635 of 2635	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	197 of 2598	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	245 of 2651	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	345 of 2661	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	115 of 2726	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	227 of 2834	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	484 of 2737	82.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)87th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2019)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science51%+18 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Linwood E. Howe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Irving Pl.	Culver City	90232	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4338	567	25	22.6	27.9%	227 (40.0%)	35 (6.2%)	173 (30.5%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (17.1%)	89.8	671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		85	951^st of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	280	51.1	51.1	78.7	68.2	75.6	74.2	78.7	71.6	56.7	68.9	98.2	98.2		98.2	98.2		$24,365	$23,454	$911
Palms Elementary	Public	K-5	3520 Motor Ave.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-7337	229	14	16.3	78.6%	19 (8.3%)	27 (11.8%)	135 (59.0%)	27 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.2%)	30.1	3951^st of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		30.5	3890^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	61	10.0	10.0	51.3	35.7	35.1	40.7	39.0	25.0	7.9	24.4							$56,838	$54,300	$2,538
Farragut Elementary	Public	K-5	10820 Farragut Dr.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4323	548	23	23.8	20.6%	206 (37.6%)	37 (6.8%)	104 (19.0%)	96 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (18.6%)	94	403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.1%		88.6	781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	378	70.0	70.0	79.4	78.9	77.8	78.7	75.0	66.7	72.2	71.3							$19,871	$18,960	$911
La Ballona Elementary	Public	K-5	10915 Washington Blvd.	Culver City	90232	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4334	531	25	21.2	53.9%	82 (15.4%)	31 (5.8%)	342 (64.4%)	31 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.1%)	56.1	2247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		59.1	2107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.1%	140	29.4	29.4	47.4	55.0	59.4	54.0	44.2	51.3	28.4	40.4	97.2	98.2	98.2		98.2		$23,500	$22,418	$1,082
Castle Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	9755 Cattaraugus Ave.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 839-4528	501	22	22.7	32.7%	154 (30.7%)	41 (8.2%)	199 (39.7%)	42 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (12.6%)	95.7	261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		96.1	253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	8	62.2	62.2	73.5	82.9	84.2	80.5	86.8	82.9	70.7	79.6							$30,876	$29,582	$1,294
New Los Angeles Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	5753 Obama Blvd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 556-9500	160	8	21.3	78.1%	11 (6.9%)	45 (28.1%)	98 (61.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	39	3286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		38	3305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	19	24.0	24.0	50.0	38.5	31.8	40.3	45.8	38.5	16.0	33.3	90.0			90.0		90.0
Shenandoah Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2450 Shenandoah St.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-3142	331	16	20.6	93.4%	6 (1.8%)	16 (4.8%)	289 (87.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	31.5	3843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		34.9	3529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	314	17.5	17.5	24.0	30.2	49.1	35.0	22.0	30.8	36.8	30.2	93.9	96.3		95.1	96.3		$51,908	$48,556	$3,352
Baldwin Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5421 Rodeo Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 937-7223	417	21	19.8	76.3%	13 (3.1%)	314 (75.3%)	59 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	40.1	3211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		48.8	2628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	583	17.7	17.7	36.2	52.5	35.5	41.2	42.0	40.3	27.4	36.8	96.5	96.5			96.5		$39,258	$37,336	$1,922
Charnock Road Elementary	Public	K-5	11133 Charnock Rd.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-6110	281	16	17.5	90.7%	20 (7.1%)	22 (7.8%)	188 (66.9%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.7%)	62.3	1952^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		52.4	2432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.6%	480	28.9	28.9	47.1	53.1	53.3	51.6	58.8	50.0	45.7	50.8							$55,521	$52,496	$3,025
El Rincon Elementary	Public	K-5	11177 Overland Ave.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4340	565	24	23.5	32.9%	142 (25.1%)	108 (19.1%)	148 (26.2%)	62 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (18.2%)	83.6	985^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		84.4	980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	5	59.3	59.3	69.2	57.8	73.3	66.7	73.4	46.7	61.6	60.7	98.3	98.3	98.3		98.3	98.3	$21,677	$20,670	$1,007

Frequently Asked Questions about Linwood E. Howe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Linwood E. Howe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linwood E. Howe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Culver City Middle
High : Culver City High

Is Linwood E. Howe Elementary a good school?

Linwood E. Howe Elementary ranks 671^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Linwood E. Howe Elementary in?

Culver City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Linwood E. Howe Elementary?

Students at Linwood E. Howe Elementary are 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Linwood E. Howe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Linwood E. Howe Elementary.

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