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La Ballona Elementary

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La Ballona Elementary ranks 2247 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Ballona Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 531 students in the well-regarded Culver City Unified district, though its academic performance sits in the middle range compared to other schools in the area.

Academically, the school performs slightly above the state average in English and Math but lags significantly behind its own district peers like Farragut Elementary and Linwood E. Howe Elementary. This creates a notable "within-district gap," as La Ballona serves a student population with greater economic needs (over half qualify for free/reduced lunch) compared to those other Culver City schools. The school shows real strengths, however, with a strong track record of reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic and demonstrating effective support for specific student groups.

When looking at nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified district, La Ballona's position is mixed: it outperforms some neighbors like Palms Elementary but trails high-performers like Clover Avenue Elementary. A key takeaway for parents is that the school has comparable per-student funding to higher-achieving schools, suggesting resources are available, but faces the challenge of elevating overall achievement, particularly in upper-grade math and science, while building on its existing successes.

531

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,500

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10915 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232-4045

(310) 842-4334

District: Culver City Unified

Students who attend La Ballona Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Culver City Middle
High:	Culver City High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.4%

White:

15.4%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Culver City Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg57%

California avg41%

2,247^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	56.1	2247 of 5857	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	2107 of 5869	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	2394 of 5859	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	2319 of 5883	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	662 of 1417	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	1871 of 5789	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	1765 of 5662	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	1914 of 5692	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	2177 of 5614	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	1955 of 5611	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.4	1305 of 5530	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	62.7	1908 of 5390	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.5	1607 of 5377	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	51.4	2497 of 5314	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	1754 of 5193	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	2127 of 5113	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.8	2281 of 5113	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.6	2519 of 4818	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.8	2203 of 4822	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.9	2211 of 4809	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.6	59 of 593	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	989 of 1205	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	1815 of 2585	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	1978 of 3162	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	2530 of 3245	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.7	1063 of 3311	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	197 of 602	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	664 of 3275	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	922 of 3246	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1980 of 5597	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1745 of 5612	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	2092 of 5609	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	2450 of 5635	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	511 of 1267	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	1586 of 5492	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	1577 of 5413	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	2026 of 5107	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	1924 of 5107	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	2173 of 5087	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	2280 of 5084	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	1222 of 4963	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	1354 of 4830	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2683 of 5460	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2546 of 5517	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	2628 of 5363	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1978 of 5264	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	403 of 1110	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	1015 of 5173	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	1208 of 5084	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2422 of 5628	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	2402 of 5643	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2552 of 5638	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	2030 of 5663	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	678 of 1272	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	1992 of 5510	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1876 of 5431	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.2	196 of 670	70.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	567 of 2847	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	612 of 2635	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	373 of 2420	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	686 of 2598	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	712 of 2651	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	597 of 2661	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	312 of 2726	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	568 of 2737	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)90th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)71st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2019)30th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2024)18th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science29%-3 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
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
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
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
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
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
Clover Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11020 Clover Ave.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 479-7739	468	21	22.2	40.6%	95 (20.3%)	26 (5.6%)	99 (21.2%)	159 (34.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (18.8%)	98.1	62^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.7	106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	44	78.1	78.1	89.7	81.7	85.7	85.6	88.1	88.5	84.4	87.0							$30,688	$29,640	$1,048
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	$49,266	$45,494	$3,772
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	$41,636	$39,162	$2,474
Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	3330 Granville Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-1175	590	28	21.0	14.9%	254 (43.1%)	13 (2.2%)	97 (16.4%)	65 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	160 (27.1%)	96.2	218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.8	277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	59	70.4	70.4	85.9	68.5	85.9	79.9	90.9	78.7	88.7	86.1	98.2	98.2	98.2				$27,774	$26,800	$974
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

Frequently Asked Questions about La Ballona Elementary

What district is La Ballona Elementary in?

Culver City Unified

Is La Ballona Elementary a good school?

La Ballona Elementary ranks 2247^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of La Ballona Elementary?

Students at La Ballona Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

How many students attend La Ballona Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended La Ballona Elementary.

What schools do graduates of La Ballona Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Ballona Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Culver City Middle
High : Culver City High

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